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11 Things that Annoy Me in .Net Programming

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:26:18 GMT

Here are eleven things that annoy me that I have run into while doing .Net programming. Some are legitimate gripes that should be fixed poste haste and others are simply personal preferences that you very well may disagree with.

A Simple Way to Pause Your Game

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:47:10 GMT

Pausing your game is a nice and easy feature to add to your XNA game.

Salt an MD5 Hash For a Password String

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:14:38 GMT

Make an MD5 hash more secure by adding a little salt.

Do our Applications Have to Look So Bad?

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:46:59 GMT

I've seen a number of functional, useful websites and applications (usually for internal company use) that are can simply be described as ugly. Is it because the developers can't design or is it simply because design isn't a requirement or consideration? I tend to believe the later.

11 Quick and Useful ASP.net Tips and Tricks

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:04:47 GMT

Here are eleven tips and tricks I've collected while developing ASP.net applications that are useful and just might even make your day a little brighter.

A Simple Animal CAPTCHA

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:39:56 GMT

A basic animal image CAPTCHA designed to keep spammers away without making it too difficult on your users.

A Simple Multi-File Upload Form

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:01:13 GMT

A nifty form you can use to upload multiple files from an ASPX page to your web server.

Loop Through All Controls on an ASP.net Webpage

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:11:35 GMT

A nifty way using ForEach loops to get all the controls on a webpage.

Get the ID of a Newly Inserted Row Using SCOPE_IDENTITY()

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:13:15 GMT

The best way to go about getting the ID of a row you just added to your MS SQL database from within a C# web application.

Using DataBinder.Eval in the RowDataBound Event

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:23:50 GMT

A better way to get data than using hidden fields in the RowDataBound event (because apparently I didn't know about this very simple and obvious way).

Formatting Text For User Submitted Content

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:46:19 GMT

Format user submitted text to allow for things like page breaks, bold text, and italic.

Enable/Disable All Buttons in a GridView using JavaScript

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:37:17 GMT

An example how to enable and disable all the buttons in a Gridview without having to post back to the server. Works with DataGrids too.

Bouncing Ball Movement in a 2D Level

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:19:08 GMT

Making an enemy that bounces like a ball around a 2D level, not just bounces at the screen boundries.

Scrolling to the Top of an AJAX Page

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:36:19 GMT

Get around AJAX's tendencies to keep the browser where you post.

GridView Row Color Change On MouseOver

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:56:22 GMT

A need little feature that can jazz up any Gridview is adding a color-change when the mouse is over a row. This tutorial shows you how (using alternating row colors to boot).

A Simple RSS Feed using XmlTextWriter

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:20:04 GMT

RSS is a beautiful thing that no website should be without. Use this code to create just such an RSS feed for your syndication pleasure.

Using AJAX to Create a DropDownList for Populating a TextBox

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:59:52 GMT

A pretty little ditty that I created to allow you to copy items into a textbox quickly clientside.

Creating A List Of Unique Tags For Your Site Part 2

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:50:55 GMT

Expanding on my previous post to add tag count, alternating colors, and fix a bug with untrimmed tags to the tag listing.

Easy JavaScript Debugging With Visual Studio

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:54:20 GMT

An easy way to debug your JavaScript from the Visual Studio IDE that every web developer should know about.

Creating A List Of Unique Tags For Your Site

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:24:51 GMT

C# example how to load comma delimited tags from a database and display a sorted list of unique tags in a label. Useful if you are writing your own newscript or blog engine.

Is It Worthwhile To Be Certified?

Tue, 27 May 2008 05:01:51 GMT

There seem to be two prevailing schools of thought on this issue, yeah or nay. No spoilers here, you'll have to read the article to find out.

ListView Control With ImageButtons

Sun, 25 May 2008 17:35:06 GMT

How to use the new ListView control to create a repeating section of ImageButtons then handle a user click on one such button.