Social Timeline

submitted by bradygaster 2 months, 8 days ago

bradygaster.com — I've come up with a little demonstration app that shows how MVC can integrate with JQuery and maybe even an additional javascript framework. This example specifically targets the SIMILE Timeline widget. I saw SIMILE a few weeks ago, then I saw a really nice mimic of it used on Plurk. I figured, there's no reason for the Plurk users to have a corner on the social timeline market. We FriendFeed and Twitter addicts need our timeline too, don't we? So was born this pet project. The timeline only supports the FriendFeed API right now. I'd like to add Twitter next, then maybe an RSS provider, and so on. read more...

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Lossy Logging with a buffer

beefycode.com — rid the logging noise - just check the logs when something bad happens. read more...

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Silverlight 2 Beta2 Released

published 5 months, 26 days ago, submitted by crpietschmann 5 months, 27 days ago

weblogs.asp.net — Silverlight 2 Beta2 was released today. Silverlight 2 Beta2 supports a go-live license that allows you to start using and deploying Silverlight 2 for commercial applications. There will be some API changes between Beta2 and the final release, so you should expect that applications you write with Beta2 will need to make some updates when the final release comes out. But we think that these changes will be straight-forward and relatively easy, and that you can begin planning and starting commercial projects now. read more...

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Fast ASP.NET web page loading by batching javascripts downloads

codeproject.com — Hack for the .Net script manager to pull all needed javascript files at once and push them to the bottom of the html to speed up rendering. read more...

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FormatWith 2.0 - String formatting with named variables

published 8 months, 5 days ago, submitted by JamesNK 8 months, 5 days ago

james.newtonking.com — An improved version of the string FormatWith extension method. It now has the ability to also work with named variables, e.g. "{UserName} last logged in at {LastLoginDate}".FormatWith(user) read more...

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ScottGu: IIS 7.0 Bit Rate Throttling Module Released

published 8 months, 15 days ago, submitted by Jemm 8 months, 15 days ago

weblogs.asp.net — The blog post below provides a quick overview of some of the options you can use to reduce the cost of delivering video, and discusses a new free download - the IIS 7.0 Bit Rate Throttling Module - that was released a few days ago and which enables you to easily save money when serving video from an IIS web server using any video technology (including Silverlight, Windows Media Player and even Flash). read more...

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My Presentations in Arizona this Tuesday

published 8 months, 23 days ago, submitted by adminjew 8 months, 24 days ago

weblogs.asp.net — 1) Developing Applications using Silverlight 2: This will be a drill-down into the new Silverlight 2 Beta1 release, and how you can build applications with it using VS 2008 and Expression Blend. You'll leave this session with a good understanding of the basics of Silverlight programming and how to start building applications with it. 2) Developing Applications using ASP.NET MVC: This session will be a drill-down into the new ASP.NET Model-View-Controller framework option (which last week was updated . You'll leave this session with a good understanding of what it is, how it works, and how to start building ASP.NET web applications with it. read more...

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VS 2008 Web Development Hot-Fix Roll-Up Available

weblogs.asp.net — VS 2008 Web Development Hot-Fix Roll-Up Available, as posted to ScottGu's blog. Numerous fixes, including the "source code editor freeze" issue that a few people have experienced. read more...

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