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C#: Generate WebPage Thumbmail Screenshot Image

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:16:08 GMT

There are a few services out there that serve up screenshots of any webpage for you to display on your website. One popular one is Kwiboo; this is the one that DotNetKicks uses. For some time now I've wondered what the easiest way to do this in .NET was, and today I stumbled upon the undocumented WebBrowser.DrawToBitmap method that makes this extremely easy to do.

Introducing Waegis

Mon, 12 May 2008 20:46:04 GMT

A new spam blocking service just hit the .NET space: Waegis. It's a service similar to Akismet, but written entirely in .NET

Slice - Collection Slicing Extension Method

Tue, 13 May 2008 08:46:02 GMT

A recreation of Python collection slicing in .NET using extension methods.

dasBlog 2.1 Released!

Tue, 13 May 2008 04:16:02 GMT

dasBlog 2.1 has been released from its new home at CodePlex.

SEO Page Manager For ASP.Net

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:46:10 GMT

manage all your meta tags and sitemap urls in one convenient place

Great Little Silverlight Tool Every .Net Developer Need

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:31:02 GMT

A light and handy Silverlight utility which allows you to select through all the possible String.Format options. And provides you with a code snippet to paste into your code.

Integrate PayPal Checkout Button with ASP.NET 2.0

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:01:02 GMT

I recently posted a solution to the eternal PayPal / ASP.NET form submission problem using Jeremy Schneider's custom GhostForm class. Since then, several people have made mention of a problem of a problem that I came across myself when coding this, namely getting your project to recognize the reference to the new custom form class.

ASP.NET: How to Integrate Both Google Checkout and PayPal In 3 Steps

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:30:56 GMT

If you've pulled your hair out trying to implement any sort of plausible solution to Google Checkout and PayPal integration, check out this amazingly simple solution!

Graffiti 1.0 Released

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:16:02 GMT

Telligent released the first final version of its new CMS product, Graffiti. Graffiti 1.0 can run under Mono and provides powerful features with simplicity.

Put Down the XmlNode and Step Away From the StringBuilder

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:31:02 GMT

Demonstrates the easiest way of generating and parsing Xml available in the .net framework. No more XmlNodes and no more CleanStringForXml custom utility functions.

The Most Useful VS Feature No One Seems To Use

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:46:02 GMT

Speed up your debugging time by using the Exceptions dialog box.

Google Chart C# API

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:01:03 GMT

Simple example of using the excellent Google Chart C# API Wrapper, includes code for using on a WinForm app.

Best VS Fonts and Settings EVER

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:46:02 GMT

Okay the title is a bit over the top :) Recently I was playing around with the vs settings after reading Scott Hanselman's article on black/white IDE colors and came up with this. Take a look and let me know what you think. Maybe it will be your new color scheme in VS...

Keep your CSS files clean with a tiny HttpHandler

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:16:02 GMT

CSS, is the heart of any web application today. Writing cross browser CSS is really a hell of an art and including CSS files selectively and writing CSS hacks that will work out in one browser but wont in other is also a tedious job...

OpenID implementation in C# and ASP.NET

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:01:02 GMT

Interested in adding OpenID to your .NET website?

A good list of opensource apps

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:46:30 GMT

I agree with the list totally

How to check email works with no SMTP

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:01:02 GMT

Testing code that sends email has always been a pain. You had to set up a SMTP service just to test that your .NET application sends the e-mail correctly...

Completely free PDF .NET library written in C#

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:16:02 GMT

Want to add PDF support to your .NET project. Try this. Open Source library to create/edit PDF files. With unrestricted license to change, sell, sublicense.

Log4Net Config to Make Your Loggin' Rockin' | From C Sharp to C Sharp

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:01:02 GMT

Hot config for your Log4Net needs.

Microsoft Sync Framework Support in Visual Studio 2008

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:01:03 GMT

How to add synchronization framework to your app in several mouse clicks in Visual Studio 2008.

Stable SPAW Editor v.2 .NET Edition Released

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:16:05 GMT

.NET Edition of the one of the most popular Open Source web based WYSIWYG editor controls has been released. Industry unique multi-document tabbed WYSIWYG editor is finally available to .NET developers. Includes designer support for Visual Studio 2005.

Windows Services Can Install Themselves

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:01:03 GMT

Using the InstallUtil.exe utility that ships with the .NET SDK can be a real pain. It's rarely in the PATH so you probably have to hunt down the utility when you are working on QA and production servers as I do. Installing a Windows Service should be easier. In this short article, I'll show you a way to make your Windows Services install themselves without needing InstallUtil.exe at all.

LINQPad

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:31:02 GMT

Tired of querying in antiquated SQL? Well, you don't have to! LINQPad lets you interactively query SQL databases in a modern query language: LINQ. Kiss goodbye to SQL Management Studio! LINQPad supports everything in C# 3.0 and Framework 3.5: * LINQ to SQL * LINQ to Objects * LINQ to XML LINQPad is also a terrific tool for learning LINQ: it comes preloaded with 200 examples from the recently released C# 3.0 in a Nutshell. There's no better way to experience the coolness of LINQ and functional programming.

21+ FREE Regular Expression Tools & Resources (for .Net Developers)

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:31:02 GMT

A list (and review) of 21+ FREE Regular Expression tools and resources, mostly for .Net developers.