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Displaying XML just like Internet Explorer

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:39:02 GMT

This is everything you need to display XML in your webpage the same way IE displays it when you open an XML document in IE.

Simple Regex for cleaning illegal characters from a string.

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:32:36 GMT

I use this regex loads when writing dynamic urls.

A good coding font makes a difference. Envy Code R, better than ever!

Tue, 27 May 2008 20:46:12 GMT

Am I the only one who believes a great programming font can boost your productivity and increase your coding joy? Check out Damien Guard's superb new release of Envy Code R, my favorite coding font.

Fast ASP.NET web page loading by batching javascripts downloads

Fri, 16 May 2008 17:01:12 GMT

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.

The easiest string to/from byte array I've found

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:42:50 GMT

When looking for a utility function to convert from a hex string to a byte array, I found this example .. works a treat!

How to disable web.config Inheritance for Child Applications?

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:01:02 GMT

Each ASP.NET Web Application has its own configuration file called web.config file. In fact every directory in ASP.NET application can have one. Settings in each web.config file apply to the directory where its placed, and all the subdirectories of that directory. This is called Configuration Inheritance and it can cause serious headaches if you are not fully aware of how it works...

Dear Software Tool Vendors...I'm Breaking Up With You

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:16:04 GMT

Ever feel like you can't keep up with the latest and greatest and things are getting more complex not easier? So does Jimmy Bogard.

Browser version detection in Javascript

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:23:39 GMT

Here is a list of tests you can use to figure out which browser your client is running

Geting the position of the mouse pointer in JavaScript (Works in IE7)

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:18:34 GMT

The following function will return the position of the mouse pointer based on the event. It actually works in IE7.

Tips for IE8

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:13:29 GMT

IE8 and some tips

Using the Observer Pattern

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:01:04 GMT

This article walks through a C# example of implementing the Observer design pattern using an interesting video game example

Customise Password Recovery Email

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:20:33 GMT

Implement your own Password Recovery Email rather than rely on the simple mail defination of the PasswordRecovery control. Using this method you can replace the password recovery mail with more sophisticated emails using alternate views and linked resources

DeepZoom in C# - Not just possible, but easy

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:46:02 GMT

DeepZoom is a new technology which has been added to Silverlight 2 which gives you a new and unique way of managing images within your application. It is implemented by the <MultiScaleImage> element in XAML, which, as its name suggests, gives you the facility to control scale and zoom of your images, with Silverlight providing a huge virtual space on which these images can be drawn. This is best described by example. Here you can see an image of a kids science project.

VB.net, oh how I hate thee, let me count the ways...

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:01:02 GMT

A developer who is forced to work in VB.net finally hits the tipping point. Oh, and that developer is me.

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...

Returning a Distinct list of values from an array or IEnumerable

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:35:44 GMT

I recently had a list of Guids in a string which was returned from a group of checkboxes with identical names. I wanted to itterate through Guids and process each one only once. Basicaly, ignoring duplicates.

Returning the first few items from an Array list, like TSQL Top()

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:33:23 GMT

I needed to bind the first 5 items in a List<T> to a repeater. Having recently discovered the .Distinct() extension, I had a look through the other methods attached to my List<T> and found .Take(int)

T-SQL Query to Find the Second Highest Column Value in a Table

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:31:02 GMT

One of my favorite technical interview question on SQL Server is "What query would you write to find the second highest column value in a table?" The question seems easy, however most developers fail to answer to this. Read this post for the answer.

Developing Kigg - Part 1

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:46:02 GMT

Learn how to develop a Digg-like application with ASP.NET MVC, LINQ to SQL and ASP.NET AJAX. The first part of the article goes here.

Minify your CSS through Regex

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:16:02 GMT

Decreace the size of your CSS stylesheet through a few simple and easy Regex replacements.

Having a Wii bit of fun

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:31:02 GMT

A detailed step by step article on how to connect to a Wii controller and bind it to a WPF application

Check Username Availability with ASP.NET AJAX

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:01:02 GMT

Here is a little trick you can use to spice up your asp.net registration pages. I will use ASP.NET AJAX to inform the user whether the username they have entered is available. Rather than use the UpdatePanel, I will slim down the amount of data going over the wire for each ajax request. I will accomplish this using the PageMethods feature.

Capturing the Screen Contents in .NET 2.0

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:01:02 GMT

When supporting installed software, descriptions of problems can be enhanced greatly by viewing the contents of the user's screen. In this article we will explore how to perform a screen grab and display the captured image in a Windows Forms application.

8 Web Design Mistakes That Developers Make

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:31:02 GMT

An excellent website takes a particularly savvy blend of both great design and great code. Because of this, you often find designers having to figure out code and developers trying their hand at design. Speaking as a developer who spent his university years studying among other developers, I can safely say that programmers are not designers.