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Community Preview of the Enterprise Library 4.0

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:05:01 GMT

his release has been adapted to work with WMI version 2.0 and version 3.5 of the .NET Framework. Enterprise Library 4.0 has the Allow Partially-Trusted Caller attribute (APTCA) on all assemblies. This means that you can call the methods of Enterprise Library and the application blocks from an application running in a partial trust environment. You can do this with the signed assemblies provided with Enterprise Library. There is no longer any requirement, as there was in version 3.x, to recompile the source code then either use the unsigned binaries or strong-name them yourself. The Caching Application Block has been refactored to allow developers to replace the CacheManager class with other implementations, including the ones offered by the distributed cache solution providers. This does not affect the API of the application block. There are also additions in functionality to the Logging Application Block, the Validation Application Block, the Exception Handling Application Block. For details see the change log attached.

How to grayout an image in .Net

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:31:02 GMT

This article shows how to gray out an image in .net programmatically. This can be useful for making "Disabled" versions of images, etc.

stylizedweb.com - Most used CSS tricks

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:01:02 GMT

Earlier before I have written an article about current best CSS hacks which you can see here And now here's the list of today's most used CSS tricks - tips. I have added image examples for most of them because of critics on CSS hacks article. If you think I have missed any please let me know.

if ... else if ... else if ... else ... : an alternative

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:16:02 GMT

Did you know there's an alternative way of writing "if .. else if .. else if .. etc.." in C#? You probably do, but if you don't, read on...

CSS - Creating icons for web page using CSS & XHTML

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:03:23 GMT

This article tells that how to make icons using CSS and XHTML, which we can use in our asp.net websites.

Building a grouping Grid with GridView and JQuery

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:15:25 GMT

Building a grouping Grid with GridView and JQuery

Write more empty lines! They will be read!

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:31:02 GMT

Using empty lines in source code may seem like a waste of precious screen space, but it's crucial to writing readable code.

Common ASP .net performance myths

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:38:21 GMT

Common ASP .net performance myths

Solution to ASP.NET Form - PayPal Problem

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:01:02 GMT

They do say it's the simple things that get you stumped. For all of you ASP.NET developers out there who have yet to integrate a site with PayPal, just wait until you finally get to add that button to your form to pass the transaction details over to PayPal..

MIX'08 Session Recordings Now Available Online

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:01:02 GMT

The MIX'08 Session Recordings are now available online. So far, its just the recordings from yesterday, but all the recordings for the entire event should be up by Monday. This is really awesome, you can almost attend the event for free online. Go check it out.

How To: Build a better ASP.NET AJAX UpdateProgress notification

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:18:43 GMT

I've been working on ASP.NET AJAX eversince it's beta days and the UpdateProgress and UpdatePanel has been my bestfriend since day one. I've learned a few tricks while using ASP.NET and today I'd like to share with you several ways to customize the look and feel of you UpdateProgress control with this sample solution. I have created a sample application that would demonstrate different ways to position your UpdateProgress control in the web browser.

AJAX Control Toolkit Updated to 20229

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:01:03 GMT

*Version 3.0.20229* 2008-02-29 release of the AJAX Control Toolkit targets the official release of .NET Framework 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008. * *AjaxControlToolkit-Framework3.5.zip* is the full release package with complete source code to all controls, the test framework, VSI, and more. * *AjaxControlToolkit-Framework3.5-NoSource.zip* contains only the sample web site and VSI and is for people who don't need or want the source code for the controls. *Version 1.0.20229* You can also download the Toolkit for .NET Framework 2.0, ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 and Visual Studio 2005. * *AjaxControlToolkit.zip* is the full release package with complete source code to all controls, the test framework, VSI, and more. * *AjaxControlToolkit-NoSource.zip* contains only the sample web site and VSI and is for people who don't need or want the source code for the controls. Please see the [url:sample website release notes|http://asp.net/ajax/ajaxcontroltoolkit/samples] for more details.

GoDaddy Now offering IIS7

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:23:45 GMT

If you recently set up a new Windows shared hosting account you noticed the addition of support for IIS7. What does this mean to you?

The Sweet Sound of a Million Microsoft Haters Heads Exploding

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:01:02 GMT

Ensuring open connections; promoting data portability; enhancing support for industry standards; fostering more open engagement with customers and the industry, including open source communities... this isn't your daddy's Microsoft

SharePoint 2007 Link Resources for 2/20/2008

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:43:53 GMT

Some SharePoint links for 2/20/2008

Exploring C# 3.0

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:13:49 GMT

Many of the compiler changes in C# 3.0 were driven by Language Integrated Query (LINQ), but the changes to C# 3.0 are important in their own right because they can enhance your code tremendously.

Do try...catch blocks hurt runtime performance?

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:31:02 GMT

This posts looks at the real runtime cost of writing a try...catch block in a .Net language. Drawing on his knowledge of .Net internals, the author looks at how such structures are represented in a compiled .Net assembly and what happens at runtime, so the performance characteristics can be understood.

ASP.NET Runtime Cheat Sheet: HttpRequest, HttpRuntime, and f

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:16:07 GMT

Cheat sheets for retrieving various bits of ASP.NET runtime information, all with live sample values, links to MSDN, and some explanations. Includes source code.

Friendly "maintenance" page for your ASP.NET application

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:31:02 GMT

ScottGu demonstrates a nice and easy way to show a maintenance page for your ASP.NET application while you're working on it.