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Browser Performance - What's Changed with Chrome in the Mix?

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:18:39 GMT

This week Google released their new browser, Chrome. There has been so much buzz about it that it's been deafening. It is seriously amazing how passionate people get about a browser. But let's face it, a browser is likely what most people use more than any other software on their computer now days. I spend so much of my time online. Performance is important to me, just like anyone else. Since Chrome's release, I've spent some time reading performance metrics in an attempt to see past the marketing hype, and I've been pleased with what I've found. Not specifically with Chrome, but with the improvements across the board with many, but certainly not all, browsers.

NVelocity Server Control

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:31:05 GMT

A light weight server control which wraps the NVelocity implementation.

My Dev Kit -- Alvin Ashcraft

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:46:14 GMT

With a nod to John Lam and Shawn Wildermuth for the inspiration, here is a rundown of the things I use on a daily basis to develop software. This includes hardware, software and online resources.

Scraping, or Programatically Accessing, a Secure Webpage

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:46:11 GMT

There are many secure websites out there that provide useful information but do not have a public API to access it's data. A prime example of this is the LinkedIn website. You might love to gather some info from LinkedIn, but their promise to deliver a public API has yet to come to fruition. The problem is, the pages with all the good data are secure, requiring the user to log in before accessing these pages. Let's say we want to scrape this data from these pages programatically? We need to authenticate to access these pages. We can do that by reusing the authentication cookie from the site that we receive when we log in with a browser.

Why I Am No Longer Supporting IE6

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:46:03 GMT

In the recent relaunch of this site, I created a new custom skin for Subtext. Since this is just a personal site, I threw things together fairly quickly, testing along the way with Firefox3 and IE7. Once I was getting closer to complete, I took a look at my new site in all the usual browsers, including IE6. Ugh, it looked terrible. I gave it some thought and made some decisions about supporting IE6. I'm not going to support it. Not on this site and not on others that I have a say in. I'm not talking about leaving my site unusable for IE6 users - they just won't get as good of an experience. I'm not alone with this decision. Read on to see why I am no longer supporting IE6.

Handling "GO" Separators in SQL Scripts - the easy way

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:46:02 GMT

use SMO to run SQL scripts on .NET

Accessing the Windows RSS Platform with C#

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:46:54 GMT

Internet Explorer 7 introduced the Windows RSS Platform. The Windows RSS Platform will be a core part of Windows Vista, but with IE7 it is now avilable on XP as well. The new functionality in IE7 to consume RSS feeds is made capable by the Windows RSS platform. This new functionality exists in Outlook 2007 also, giving you the ability to consume RSS feeds in Outlook folders ala Newsgator style, which can also synchronize with the Windows RSS Platform.

More on Device Filtering With ASP.NET Server Control Properties

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:22:50 GMT

Details about setting ASP.NET Browser control properties differently for different browsers by using device filtering syntax for setting the properties. Shows that this can be used for more than just setting control properties, but for page directives, templated controls and more. Also explains how device filtering in ASP.NET works.

Browser Specific Server Control Properties and Taking a Site Offline

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:23:58 GMT

Isn't it great when you work with a tool day after day and you thought you knew everything there was to know about it? Then find out something that has been there for a long time that you somehow missed? Here's two things that have been in ASP.NET since version 2.0 that I somehow missed until just recently.

.NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Allows managed code to be launched from network

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:15:33 GMT

Hurray, its finally fixed! manage code 'just works' from network file share! Now I know that some of you are probably just saying 'who cares' or 'huh?' but for those of us who have hit this problem, this has been a major deployment headache, and I am happy to say that the end of this particular problem is in sight. The problem scenario is this. If you have a managed applications like 'MyApp.exe' it works great if you run it locally (eg C:\bin\MyApp.exe), but fails when you try to run it from a network location (eg \\Myhost\bin\MyApp.exe). The problem is that the security system for the runtime treats network locations as less trustworthy than local locations, and thus throws an security exception. The problem is that failing to run managed code WHILE STILL ALLOWING UNMANAGED EXE's to run, does not provide any security (because hackers will simply use unmanaged code) but does cause nontrivial deployment headaches (manage apps can't be run from network locations).

Keep Your Link-Juice by Using a Custom HTTP Module for 301 Redirects

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:46:18 GMT

In my process of turning www.aspforblondes.com into www.crazeegeekchick.com I had some concerns regarding broken links, search engine rank etc. I decided to write an ASP.NET custom HTTP Module to achieve my goals. After reading tons of information about 301 permanent redirects.

Link blogs. do yourself a favor

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:31:02 GMT

I'm currently subscribed to 110 feeds and everyday the number of unread posts is going up. It seems like i just can't catch up anymore. Of all those unread posts, a lot will be very interesting, but there will also be quite a few that won't interest me that much. So i'm going to cut back on the number of feeds i'm subscribed to, and i'm going to rely on some fantastic links blogs to point me to the best posts.

How to Send Trackbacks and Pingbacks in ASP.NET

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:31:02 GMT

This is an excellent article from Keyvan Nayyeri showing how to create trackbacks and pingbacks in ASP.NET.

The Work-at-Home Developer's Guide to Happiness

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:31:02 GMT

As a long time work-at-home developer, I've come to realize over the years how important it is to have the right work routine and balance to remain happy in both your professional and personal life. I've worked from my home 100% of the time for the last 6-7 years and had often worked from my home in spurts before that. Without question, it requires the right mindset and dedication. There's an upside as well as a downside to working from home, but with the right routine you can be successful at it.