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Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:26:28 GMT

A while back I was working on a project where I had to implement a Windows Communication Service for authenticating users. Internally the service was going to use a user repository to validate the provided credentials. I wanted to design the service in such a way that it didn't take a hard dependency on a specific user repository implementation, instead I wanted to make use of the Dependency Inversion Principle to decouple the service's dependency on the user repository.

Prevent Crawlers On Your Data Service

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:08:58 GMT

At ConvergeSC 2009, an attendee asked me to describe how to prevent crawlers from trolling your ADO.NET Data Service. I explained as best as I could, but I felt like a blog post might make it more clear.

9 Essential Elements of Design

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:51:05 GMT

Design plays a key role in any web design project. There are some essential elements of design like space, line, shape, form, texture, and color that every designer must know.

Never worry about ASP.NET AJAX's "d" again

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:30:00 GMT

Since a lot of people are having trouble with it, I want to share one method you can use to completely isolate your code from the ".d" problem. In this post, I will show you how to detect the ".d" and how you can completely isolate your $.ajax success handler from it.

5 Handy tips to fix space beneath floated elements

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:26:24 GMT

When two elements are floated in a div, chances are parent element no longer contains it because the float is removed from the flow. Here I am sharing five quick tips to fix this problem.

Using WCF Services with PHP

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:13:37 GMT

I recently wrote two postings on the subject of WCF services: WCF Services - Let's Get Started and WCF and Unit Tests. One could see that creating and testing services was not complicated at all. Let's go on and take some steps nearer to the real world - our service is used by SOAP clients running on different platforms.

WCF and Unit Tests

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:03:33 GMT

Good practices demand tests for every new thing you have been able to get running. Otherwise our TDD chief is glum and moody during smoke breaks. So, to maintain the ever cheerful and busy climate in our office, this posting is going to discuss testing web services.

WCF Services - Let's Get Started

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:48:55 GMT

In connection with testing WCF services I had to get the services to work under IIS on my development computer. The default WCF services library created by Visual Studio does not automatically include IIS support. There were other small glitches that I was able to overcome nicely, in spite of everything.

9 Important XML Syntax Rules You Must Know

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:50:31 GMT

XML became a W3C Recommendation on February 10, 1998. It has been amazing to see how quickly the XML standard has developed, and how quickly a large number of software vendors have adopted the standard. The syntax rules of XML are very simple and logical. The rules are easy to learn, and easy to use.

Scheduled WebService call using Windows Service

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:12:14 GMT

This Windows Service will call the web service at the Time mentioned in the App.config file. The Schedules can be made Monthly, Weekly and Daily (To be Set in the App.config file).

EntitySpaces - WCF DynamicQuery Serialization

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 03:46:43 GMT

We have decided to use the WCF DataContract approach when serializing our enhanced DynamicQuery's. In our upcoming alpha release our DynamicQuery classes now live in a separate assembly that can execute on the client side along with your EntitySpaces proxies without requiring either the EntitySpaces.Core or the EntitySpaces.Interfaces assemblies. The EntitySpaces.DynamicQuery assembly (only 52k in size) is also compatible with Silverlight and can run down inside of the browser.

4 Nice way to Convert HTML to PDF Online

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:09:18 GMT

Today I would like to share a some free online tools to convert HTML document into PDF. Using these free online tools you can publish your Web page as PDF instantly.

Mozilla releases Firefox 3.5 Preview for beta users

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:26:31 GMT

Mozilla Firefox unveiled the Firefox 3.5 Preview for Firefox 3.5 beta 4 users on June 8, 2009. If you're a user of Firefox 3.5 beta, you would be able to update by selecting "Check for Updates." in the "Help" menu.

Service-Oriented Architecture and Microsoft .NET

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:26:56 GMT

This article is intended to provide an overview how Microsoft .NET and related technologies support the goals and principles of Service-Oriented Architecture. The main approach of Microsoft .NET is explained along with the concepts of Service-Oriented Architecture and it fits into this strategy.

Spell Check Web Service

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:45:50 GMT

In this example we will create a Web Service which provides spell check functionality.

Sending Email From a Gmail Account with C# .NET and Web Services

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:06:41 GMT

Learn how to create a basic C# ASP .NET web service which sends emails using Gmail's SMTP server and your own Gmail account.

Best of TutorialFeed

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:03:06 GMT

Today I would like to share Best of TutotorialFeed posts. These posts are very useful for Web Designer and Developers. If you have missed my previous and famous posts, now this time you can bookmark your favorites posts.

Amazon Web Services - Allocate Address example

Sun, 31 May 2009 00:47:44 GMT

The ec2-allocate-address command assigns an EC2 Elastic IP Address to an account. An Elastic IP address is associated with an account and billed accordingly until the address is released using ec2-release-address command. This example allocates a new address for the account.

8 Useful Frames and Border Fonts for Web Designers

Thu, 28 May 2009 06:44:50 GMT

Fonts always play a key role in your designing so choosing a right font is very important. When you talk about Frames and Border you always think about CSS, but today I am going to share some very useful fonts that design your Frames and Border.

How to Design a Nice Vertical Menu with CSS

Tue, 26 May 2009 14:50:58 GMT

In this tutorial I would like to teach you how to design a Vertical Menu with the help of little CSS. This is very nice Vertical Menu style tutorial for beginners.

.NET Access Control Service

Mon, 25 May 2009 00:14:52 GMT

My previous article explained the basics of building windows azure services. Let's start looking at the .NET Access Control Service. .NET Access Control Service allows you to use the authentication and authorization services from external sources that are maintained by security experts. Security experts control the authentication and issue the token to the application. Application just uses those tokens by avoiding the authentication process.

Castle Windsor WCF Services Resolution Facility

Fri, 22 May 2009 00:03:35 GMT

How to write a Castle Windsor facility that allows you to create WCF Services proxies based on Services INterfaces registered in the IoC container.

Webservice return the Image of the Customer in ASP.NET 2.0

Wed, 20 May 2009 14:23:28 GMT

Webservice Image of the Customer in ASP.NET 2.0

REST Eanbaled Service in WCF Tutorial

Tue, 19 May 2009 18:12:38 GMT

This tutiorial will explain how to create and consume a basic REST Enabled service in WCF. This is very basic tutorial but it will be very helpful in debugging common error while creating REST Services.

10 Free Forms for Blogger & Websites

Fri, 15 May 2009 11:59:36 GMT

If you are looking 'how to put a any form in a blogger' then this post is going to help you.