Detecting Session Timeouts using a ASP.Net MVC Action Filter

tyronedavisjr.com — This article shows one way on how to detect a session timeout in an ASP.Net MVC application. The implementation uses a MVC action filter to detect when a session has timed out redirects the user to a Login page. read more...

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SQL Server 2008 Express with Management Tools

microsoft.com — SQL Server 2008 Express database was released last week; but now Microsoft just released the Management tools and the Advanced Services additions that give you SQL Server 2008 Express Reporting Services read more...

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New ASP.NET MVC Videos and Tutorials

published 3 months, 12 days ago, submitted by jamesewelch 3 months, 12 days ago

weblogs.asp.net — 15 new ASP.NET MVC videos were just published at the http://www.ASP.net/mvc website. The first 10 videos are basic tutorials on the ASP.NET MVC framework. If you haven’t had a chance to play with ASP.NET MVC yet, these tutorials are a great introduction. The second set of 5 videos is part of an ongoing video series: ASP.NET MVC Pair Programming. In these videos, I pair with a prominent community expert to build an entire ASP.NET MVC application from start to finish (because of time constraints – a very, very simple application). The goal is to emphasize the process of building a web application instead of the product. read more...

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A simple jQuery Client Centering Plugin

published 3 months, 12 days ago, submitted by rstrahl 3 months, 13 days ago

west-wind.com — Centering content is a useful client side UI feature especially when working with pop ups or popup windows when displayed for the first time. Here's a little jQuery plug in that handles centering in the window and in other container elements easily. read more...

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40 CSS/JS Styling and Functionality Techniques

noupe.com — Designing effective web forms isn’t easy, as we need to figure out more practical styling and functionality techniques to provide a great user experience. Recently there have been a number of noteworthy techniques such as styling different form fields, live validation, Context highlighting, trading options from field to another, slider controls and more - using CSS and different Javascript libraries. Below we present findings of search to more than 40 tutorials and demos to showcase the capabilities and robustness of CSS and Javascript. read more...

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An Open Letter to the ALT.NET Community

published 5 months, 4 days ago, submitted by mberseth 5 months, 4 days ago

codethinked.com — It seems as if everyone in .net land has chimed in on the whole Entity Framework "Vote Of No Confidence" petition recently, and up until now I have mostly stayed on the sidelines. As with any seemingly risky move, I was quite torn on the issue. And to a certain extent, I still am ... read more...

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Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1: First Impressions

submitted by ColinCochrane 8 months, 22 days ago

colincochrane.com — Since the IE development team releasing the first beta version of Internet Explorer 8 for developers last week, I've had the chance to play around with this latest incarnation of the Internet Explorer family. While most of the focus has been on the improved support for web standards, which is immediately evident even in this early beta, there are many more new features and enhancements that are making IE8 look like its shaping up into a solid browser. read more...

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Visual LINQ: Watch query expressions as they happen!

published 9 months, 2 days ago, submitted by wisemx 9 months, 3 days ago

msmvps.com — Interested yet? The source code is available... read more...

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