I'm all Zipped Up(stevenharman.net)

submitted by ussherm(5285) 5 years, 2 months ago

Decrease your website's bandwidth requirements by turning on HTTP Compression on your IIS 6.0 web server. read more...

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Subtext v1.9.4 "Windward" Edition Released(stevenharman.net)

submitted by x.static(435) 5 years, 3 months ago

subText v1.9.4 has been released, and Steve Harman has all the details. read more...

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CSS Friendly Control Adapters - Add 'em to Your Site(stevenharman.net)

submitted by ussherm(5285) 5 years, 4 months ago

An overview of how I integrated CSS Friendly Control Adapters (used to render clean CSS based markup) into a project working on... and a couple of tips/tricks to help you use the adapters for your projects. read more...

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WinXP - Zune Theme(stevenharman.net)

submitted by ussherm(5285) 5 years, 5 months ago

A clean and attractive new Windows XP Theme based on Microsoft's new Zune player UI... a review with screen shots. Did I mention that it's FREE (as in beer)! read more...

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Hotfix KB928388 - Revised Daylight Savings Time(stevenharman.net)

submitted by ussherm(5285) 5 years, 5 months ago

A Gottcha that resulted from applying Microsoft's fix for KB928388 - Revised Daylight Savings Time - and how it caused some issues for the Subtext project and our Unit test suite. So if your application has any concept of time zones, and you plan to support time zones that follow the new US timezone laws, you might want to read on. read more...

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SQL Server 2005 Management Studio - Clear Recent Servers List.(stevenharman.net)

submitted by ussherm(5285) 5 years, 6 months ago

If you've used the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Management Studio (SSMS) very much you probably make heavy use of the "Server name" drop down list to quickly connect to SQL Servers that you use on a regular basis. That list can get pretty long and lose it's usefulness as you connect to more and more SQL Servers over time. This post gives a quick tip for how to clean that list. read more...

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Get Around Database Locks with the NOLOCK Keyword(stevenharman.net)

submitted by ussherm(5285) 5 years, 6 months ago

Using MBUnit's awesome Rollback attribute for unit tests cause the test to be wrapped in a transaction - which is well and good as that allows any changes made by the test to be undone. However, it also causes a database lock contention when you try to read from a locked row/table while debugging your unit test. Read on for a quick tip to get around this issue. read more...

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Mapping Drives via Remote Desktop(stevenharman.net)

submitted by ussherm(5285) 5 years, 6 months ago

Microsoft's integrated Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is an essential tool in my developer's utility belt... One of the most common tasks you'll need to do when using an RDC is transfer a file from your local machine to the remote machine that you're logged into. Microsoft's RDP Client has a sweet little feature that will connect your local hard drives to the remote machine when you open a RDC. read more...

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The 'ATLAS' Framework - Callback Handler JavaScript Bug(stevenharman.net)

submitted by ussherm(5285) 5 years, 9 months ago

I take a look at a bug with how the most recent ATLAS framework handles the client-side JavaScript callback functionality... and how some Firefox Browser Extensions (Plugins) may break it. The issue is related to some assumptions that the framework makes about the location of certain styleSheets in the DOM. Read on for a full look and to leave any feeback. NOTE: I've confirmed that both the June and July CTP's are impacted by this bug. read more...

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ReSharper - Show Type Hierarchy(stevenharman.net)

submitted by ussherm(5285) 5 years, 10 months ago

A couple of very useful, even if slightly obvious, keyboard shortcuts for Visual Studio w/ReSharper... Get ready to have your productivity soar*! * = no guarentees ;) read more...

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Another Bulletproof SQL Script Using INFORMATION_SCHEMA Views(stevenharman.net)

submitted by ussherm(5285) 5 years, 10 months ago

This article presents a SQL Script that will use the INFORMATION_SCHEMA Views to determine if a particular Stored Procedure exists in a database for a given schema... and an optional script that makes use of Template Parameters. read more...

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[How-To] Save Your Visual Studio 2003 Settings.(stevenharman.net)

submitted by ussherm(5285) 5 years, 11 months ago

A quick-and-dirty guide to exporting and importing your Visual Studio 2003 IDE settings. A true time saver! A few of the settings covered include: External Tools, Fonts and Colors, Text Editor, Keyboard schemes and shortcuts, Windows layouts, and more... read more...

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Custom Output Caching in ASP.NET(stevenharman.net)

submitted by ussherm(5285) 5 years, 11 months ago

In this post I cover one of the finer points of Page Fragment Caching with the ASP.NET Framework - using the PartialCachingAttribute class and its varyByCustom parameter to provide customized caching of User Controls. There is even some sample code to help illustrate the point. read more...

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Java Succumbing to .NET in my Organization(theserverside.com)

submitted by ussherm(5285) 5 years, 11 months ago

An experienced Java developer talks about how .NET is taking the front seat in his organization's development teams... and covers a few of the reasons why. read more...

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