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One more GREAT Host

2010-01-22T19:13:00.000Z

As I being telling on my blog, in previous posts, I trying to find a new web host. Why? The reason is simple, my current host is too expensive, and give me any garantees about backups plans. You need to checkout Web Hosting Geeks, it's simply a GREAT web site hosting. I garatee that you will simply love it.

Great Host

2010-01-22T19:08:00.000Z

Today I have searched the web for a good web hosting. After some time, I found out about Web Hosting Rating, it is simply great, the support, the service and of course the price. In these days where good host, for good price, are hard to find I recomended Web Hosting Rating

IContact

2010-01-08T18:33:00.002Z

iContact is an easy to use email marketing software, surveying, autoresponder, and blogging tool that allows small businessesto easily communicate online with their customers, prospects, and members. email marketing solution that will fill all your requirements very cheap. email marketing service that iContact starts at $9.95 per month and scales upward based on list size. They also have an

How To Crash Windows Vista In 10 Seconds Or Less

2007-06-27T16:33:00.000Z

Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system is a mighty paradox. On the one hand, it’s more robust and feature-rich than any of its predecessors. For the most part, it’s also more secure and is immune to many pretty sophisticated takedown attempts. But it’s got one nasty Achilles’ Heel, which’ll enable you to crash the OS in under 10 seconds. Here’s the deal: One of the simplest command sequences

CodeSnip: Simple Array Shuffler

2007-06-26T21:20:00.000Z

Introduction ShuffleArray is a function that takes an array as argument, shuffles it, and returns another array holding the shuffled items. Steps The steps of shuffling are as follows: 1. Create a new array with the same dimension of the original array to be shuffled. 2. Select an item randomly from the original array and insert it in the new array. 3. Repeat the previous

Client Printing Support in SQL Server Reporting Using SOAP

2007-06-26T21:12:00.000Z

As the reports rendered by the “Render()” web method do not support the toolbar provided in the “ReportViewer” control, it makes a difficult choice for a programmer to print reports from the application directly. One of the method to use, the printing functionality as in toolbar of the ReportViewer control, can be implemented by certain customization in the application. This can be said as Direct

Selecting data from different databases

2007-06-26T21:08:00.000Z

GianMarco writes “I need to make a view that includes external data in different DB (still sql, on the same server). How can I do it? In acces I can link external table and then create my query but in Sql?” Milk, a cup of coffee and chocolate, it’s that you need to make, coffee art! See more pictures here. Link & Image: weirdomatic

Javascript Intellisense in Visual Studio "Orcas"

2007-05-14T16:56:00.001Z

In February I did a blog post called My "First Look at Orcas" Presentation. It provided a good summary of some of the cool web development features coming with Visual Studio "Orcas". If you haven't had a chance to read it, I recommend checking it out here. One of the most highly anticipated features is the support for client Javascript Intellisense within Visual Studio "Orcas" (this

Datastreams

2007-05-08T18:06:00.001Z

When developing applications for big companies who had some legacy systems/applications running, and you are required to do the Data Extraction from the legacy systems import to your application. This, sometimes, can be really hard, especially when there are missing data in some rows, or some data extractions are comma delimited, some tab and some with other format like XLS, XML etc. Here’s the

SQL Function - Default Parameters

2007-05-08T16:57:00.001Z

Today I try to write a SQL function in SQL Server 2005, but after minutes of search I couldn't found anything that really works. Check this example: 1> 2> drop PROCEDURE GetData 3> GO 1> 2> -- Specifying a Default Parameter Value 3> 4> CREATE Function GetData( @TID int = 3 ) 5> AS 6> SELECT * from Employee WHERE ID = @TID 7> GO 1> 2> SELECT GetData( 1 ) 3> GO ID name

Enterprise Library 3.0 released to the wild!

2007-04-10T07:22:00.001Z

Tom Hollander just made the announcement on his blog. Run out, download it, try it out, and them them know what you think.

C# Tutorials

2007-04-10T07:18:00.000Z

Check this tutorials on ASP . NET Introduction Creating a Data Access Layer Creating a Business Logic Layer Master Pages and Site Navigation Basic Reporting Displaying Data With the ObjectDataSource Declarative Parameters Programmatically Setting the ObjectDataSource's Parameter Values Master/Detail Master/Detail Filtering With a DropDownList Master/Detail Filtering With Two

Videos

2007-04-08T11:10:00.000Z

Today I have found this new website http://channel9.msdn.com/ you can view many many videos all related with programming or technology.Yes, it a microsoft site but microsoft also has good products :P (forget Win ME)You can obtain various information about almost every microsoft products.In my opinion you should spend a couple of minutes a check it out.Hasta!!!

SQL Server 2005 and TABLE Variable Coolness

2007-04-03T19:25:00.000Z

Check this Post I've always found working with stored procedures that return tabular data somewhat cumbersome within the context of another stored procedure. In other words, it's not the most intuitive of tasks to call a stored procedure that returns a rowset and work with its data from within a stored procedure. There are several approaches that one might take to accomplish this. Creating a

Getting Started with Reporting Services

2007-03-30T20:00:00.000Z

SQL Server Reporting Services allows you to design and deploy nicely formatted and interactive reports representative of your data. Suitable for print or online distribution, these reports and it allows you to get professional results very quickly. This video demonstrates how to set up Reporting Services and the Business Intelligence Development Studio to build reports using the wizards and

How Do I: Use the ASP.NET AJAX AutoComplete Control

2007-03-30T19:36:00.001Z

This is one of my favorites features in AJAX Control Toolkit.By adding the Autocomplete to your site you are making a better interface to our users. And this is all the matter.The AutoComplete extender control from the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit provides real-time suggestions to the user as he or she types in a text box on the Web page, where the list of suggestions is obtained by an

Ten cool Visual Studio Orcas features, part 2

2007-03-30T18:27:00.000Z

Visual Studio Orcas, due for release at the end of 2007, promises numerous improvements for Visual Basic, a data query called the Language Integrated Query (LINQ), a new Entity Framework for ADO.NET and updated tools for ASP.NET AJAX and Office 2007 development. This two-part series examines ten of the IDE's new features as they were explained during sessions at DevConnections 2007. Part

Maybe Bionic-Insects, Insect Lab

2007-03-29T20:15:00.000Z

If you like strange thing you must check this post.Come one and Check the photosInsect Lab is an artist operated studio that customizes real insects with antique watch parts and electronic components. Offering a variety of specimens that come in many shapes, sizes and colours, each specimen is individually designed and hand- assembled, each is one of a kind and unique.Perhaps are bionic

3D Terabyte data storage technology

2007-03-29T18:48:00.000Z

Mempile has developed a removable optical storage technology allowing for the storage of 1 Terabyte (1,000 Gigabytes) of information on a single inexpensive disc.The device builds on the existing know-how attained through the development of CDs and DVDs, extending it so as to write layers upon layers of stacked information. This quantum leap in storage capacity (viz., equivalent to 200 DVDs on a

Microsoft Joins OpenAJAX Alliance

2007-03-26T18:38:00.000Z

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Databinding methods such as Eval(), XPath(), and Bind() can only be used in the context of a databound control

2007-03-26T17:30:00.001Z

Today I found this error: Databinding methods such as Eval(), XPath(), and Bind() can only be used in the context of a databound control. I've found a simple solution to Databinding methods such as Eval(), XPath(), and Bind() can only be used in the context of a databound control. Suppose you have these two dropdownlist controls each one into an edittemplate of a detailsview (the first with

Scalar User Defined Functions

2007-03-20T19:20:00.001Z

In SQL Server scalar user defined functions must be called using 2 part names. So instead of "select yourfunction()" you should call it as "select dbo.yourfunction()"

DataTable Enhancements in ADO.NET 2.0

2007-03-14T15:19:00.001Z

This article was write by Joydip Kanjilal January 14, 2007 and can be found fully in this link ADO.NET 2.0 has added many new powerful features to the DataTable class. Some of these features include the ability to load a DataReader instance into a DataTable instance by using the Load method of the DataTable class, the DataTableReader, built-in serialization support, etc. This article

Asp .NET GRidView Row Edit

2007-03-11T20:44:00.000Z

http://msconline.maconstate.edu/tutorials/ASPNET2/ASPNET09/aspnet09-01.aspx Formatted GridView Editing A GridView can be formatted with bound columns for more control over its display. The following GridView displays the entire Products table as a paged recordset with various bound-field controls used for display and editing. For illustration purposes it permits editing of only the

New C# "Orcas" Language Features: Automatic Properties, Object Initializers, and Collection Initializers

2007-03-11T11:25:00.001Z

from ScottGu's Blog by ScottGu Last week we shipped the March CTP of our Visual Studio and .NET Framework "Orcas" release. It is available as a free download by anyone, and can be downloaded as as both a VPC (allowing you to run it in a virtual machine) as well as a standalone setup install (note: if you are running Vista you want to make sure you only use the VPC version). You can download it

Using foreach with ENUMs

2007-03-09T15:46:00.001Z

DropDownList list = new DropDownList(); list.Items.Add( new ListItem( "- Select - ", "-1" ) ); foreach( SUIT s in Enum.GetValues( typeof( SUIT ) ) ) list.Items.Add( new ListItem( s.ToString(), ( (int)s ).ToString() ) );

ASP.NET 2.0 SetFocus to control

2007-03-08T20:28:00.001Z

Set focus into ASP .NET Control it should be a easy task but only if are using simple pages. I have found this 3 article that give some tips how to Set Focus automatically. I have a Master Page that don't have any button, in a Child Page I have a User Control (that have a button and some validators with focus on error active) and a submit button. What I want to do is Focus submit button every

ASP.NET 2.0 Page_Load is not a god

2007-03-08T20:16:00.000Z

Check this post on Wen Ching's Blog ASP.NET 2.0 Page_Load is not a god Page_Load event is not everything. Use the right page events instead of totaling depending on Page_Load and then blame ASP.NET 2.0 for not being capable J Giving you an example: MasterPage è Default.aspx o MultiView § View1 · uclBanking · uclInsurance § View2 · uclInsurance 1st user

Web Custom Control and Skins, Themes

2007-03-06T12:46:00.000Z

I found this post on Scott Blog that tell how to configurate Skins/Themes with Web Custom Controls. Q: How do you skin custom controls and user controls in ASP.NET 2.0? A: You can use an @ Register directive in the .skin file. Once the control is registered, skinning works just as you'd expect. For instance, the following control: namespace OdeToCode.WebControls { public class

Programming Magazine - ObjectiveView Issue #10

2007-02-27T14:13:00.000Z

Today I have found a programming maganize Objective View You need Acrobat Reader to read this articles collection. You can get all others issues at www.ratio.co.uk/objectiveview.html

Dynamic Control Place Holder

2007-02-25T22:07:00.000Z

DynamicControlsPlaceholder - A placeholder that saves its child controls Problem: ASP.NET gives a developer the opportunity to programmatically add controls to a web form using ParentControl.Controls.Add(new Control()); However, these controls are not persisted in any way thus having to be recreated for each subsequent request. Goal: To create a control

AJAX tutorial video - Use the ASP.NET AJAX FilteredTextbox Extender?

2007-02-24T22:41:00.000Z

This new video teach us how to optimize validation. We can even use Regular Expressions to make sure that our users don't input invalid data.In the near future I will post a introduction to Regular Expressions.Learn how the handy ASP.NET AJAX FilteredTextbox extender allows the developer to define which characters the user may enter in a text box control.Check out this tutorial on video:Use the

AJAX tutorial video - Use the ASP.NET AJAX DynamicPopulate Extender?

2007-02-23T21:56:00.000Z

After a few days without post any videos here comes a new one.Watch a demonstration of using the ASP.NET AJAX DynamicPopulate extender to dynamically populate an area of a web page with the results of an asynchronous call to a web methodCheck out this tutorial on video:Use the ASP.NET AJAX DynamicPopulate Extender?

PHP Editors

2007-02-23T09:29:00.001Z

Today I downloaded a new PHP software Nusphere phpED. It's appear to be a good and solid software, but I just try it for a few minutes. This weekend I will try it a bit more and then I told you my experience.

Case Sensitive!!!!

2007-02-22T21:51:00.000Z

Did you know that your assembly public key Token in web.config are case sensitive??Well I don't!!!Today I have spent about 3 hours to correct severals problems that appear on my application when I send it to my new Server.After that time I discover that the only mistake that I have done was not to verify the case sensitive of my assembly public key Token. :S:S:S:S

AJAX tutorial video - Use the ASP.NET AJAX Draggable Panel Extender?

2007-02-17T19:45:00.000Z

With the AJAX script you will surprise your site users.With the ASP.NET AJAX Draggable Panel Extender you can provide a content panel with a header area that allows the user to move the panel around the web page.Check out this tutorial on video:Use the ASP.NET AJAX Draggable Panel Extender?

AJAX tutorial video - Use the ASP.NET AJAX Collapsable Panel Extender?

2007-02-17T12:43:00.000Z

In this video you will learn how to use the ASP.NET AJAX Collapsable Panel Extender to allow the user to dynamically show or hide content on a web page.Check out this tutorial on video:Use the ASP.NET AJAX Collapsable Panel Extender?

AJAX tutorial video - Use the ASP.NET AJAX Client Library Controls?

2007-02-16T07:38:00.000Z

Maybe this weekend I could spare some time to see this video. It's appear to be very interesting.Demonstrates the client-side programming experience using scripts and controls from the ASP.NET AJAX client library. The client controls add actions, behaviors, and data-bindings to the client-side user interface experience.Check out this tutorial on video:Use the ASP.NET AJAX Client Library Controls?

AJAX tutorial video - Use the ASP.NET AJAX Accordion Control?

2007-02-15T07:32:00.000Z

A nice effect for page with a lot of information.In this way you can split the information in chapters instead of display one BIG page. Learn how the ASP.NET AJAX Accordion control makes efficient use of screen real-estate by enabling the smooth animated transition between different content panes.Check out this tutorial on video:Use the ASP.NET AJAX Accordion Control?

AJAX tutorial video - Use the ASP.NET AJAX AlwaysVisible Control Extender?

2007-02-13T15:52:00.000Z

This tutorial show how to put a visible box, but this can be done using only javascript.See how easy it is to anchor a page element to a position on screen, where it remains always visible no matter how far the user may scroll the document. The floating page element may be anything from static text to an AJAX-based, context-aware help box.Check out this tutorial on video:Use the ASP.NET AJAX

AJAX tutorial video - Use the ASP.NET AJAX ModalPopup Extender Control?

2007-02-12T19:06:00.000Z

More 1 popup effect.Learn how to use the ASP.NET AJAX ModalPopup extender control that comes with the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit. In this video the ModalPopup extender is used to pop open a standard ASP.NET Panel control as a modal dialog box.Check out this tutorial on video:Use the ASP.NET AJAX ModalPopup Extender Control?

AJAX tutorial video - Use the ASP.NET AJAX Popup Control Extender?

2007-02-11T16:23:00.000Z

I really like the effect of this AJAX tutorial, it's like Sourceforge when we change the default download mirrorThis video demonstrates the use of the Popup control extender that ships with the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit. Learn how to extend a TextBox control so that, when it receives focus, a popup dialog will appear with a list of options.Check out this tutorial on video:Use the ASP.NET AJAX

AJAX tutorial video - Use the ASP.NET AJAX TextBoxWatermark Control Extender?

2007-02-09T07:10:00.000Z

Well this is a good tutorial, but there is things that we can make with AJAX more fun that TextBoxWatermark.In this video you will learn how to use the TextBoxWatermark control extender from the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit, which adds new watermark properties to all standard TextBox controls on an ASP.NET page.Check out this tutorial on video:Use the ASP.NET AJAX TextBoxWatermark Control

Atanks

2007-02-08T23:03:00.000Z

Today I found a game, that brought me some memories from when I play on my 486 with SO called DOS.The game is open source so you can download the code and personalize it.Check it ATANKS

AJAX tutorial video - ASP.NET AJAX Enable an Existing Web Service?

2007-02-07T06:59:00.000Z

To tell the truth I until today I didn't use Web Services, but I try it and I like it's the potential.This video demonstrates how simple it is to add Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX functionality to an existing ASP.NET web service. This enables the web service to generate a JavaScript proxy that the client browser can use to call the web service.Check out this tutorial on video:ASP.NET AJAX Enable an

AJAX tutorial video - Add ASP.NET AJAX Features to an Existing Web Application?

2007-02-06T22:56:00.000Z

After today I will display some information about the video, instead of only show a picture.Learn how easily you add Microsoft ASP.NET AJAX functionality to an existing ASP.NET application. This video shows that there is no need to change your server controls or data access code — just add and configure a few ASP.NET AJAX controls. Simple!Check out this tutorial on video:Add ASP.NET AJAX Features

AJAX tutorial video - Make Client-Side Network Callbacks with ASP.NET AJAX?

2007-02-05T13:53:00.000Z

Yesterday a blogger send me a mail saying that there was an error on yesterday post.I already correct the link. If you see any error please contact me.Check out this tutorial on video:Make Client-Side Network Callbacks with ASP.NET AJAX?

AJAX tutorial video - Implement Dynamic Partial-Page Updates with ASP.NET AJAX?

2007-02-04T18:51:00.000Z

I still haven't time to see this one, but I hope to see tomorrow.Check out this tutorial on video:Implement Dynamic Partial-Page Updates with ASP.NET AJAX?

AJAX tutorial video - Use the ASP.NET AJAX CascadingDropDown Control Extender?

2007-02-03T18:48:00.000Z

It's the 3º video of AJAX tutorial on video.I love this one.Check out this tutorial on video:Use the ASP.NET AJAX CascadingDropDown Control Extender?

AJAX tutorial video - How Do I: Get Started with the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit?

2007-02-02T18:45:00.000Z

I think that it's a good idea to display in my blog a AJAX tutorial video per day.Here's goes the 2ºCheck out this tutorial on video:How Do I: Get Started with the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit?

AJAX tutorial video

2007-02-01T13:54:00.000Z

A friend of mine talk about this new technology AJAX, a couple months ago.After I check it out, I thought that it was hard to learn because it uses JavaScript (I don't like JavaScript, I don't know why, but it's true. Perhaps a first bad experience a couple of months ago)But now with ASP .NET we get some powerful tools and above all FREE.Check out this tutorial on video:How Do I: Get Started with

Windows Vista on Stores

2007-01-30T22:53:00.000Z

Microsoft launch today Windows Vista the operation system that will replace Windows XP.If you want Windows Vista on your PC don't forget to buy some extra memory, because the minimum requirement is 512MB and buy also a Pentium 4.I think that this requirements are a little high for a operation system, Microsoft open your eyes not everyone can buy a new computer every time that a new OS is lauch.

SQL Server

2007-01-26T22:33:00.000Z

Today I have the opportunity to install SQL Server 2005 in my Windows 2003 Server.I already have use MySQL in windows and I was amazing with the results. It's very very fast and the user interface is very easy to use.I'm starting to learn T-SQL and doesn't seams very complicated but there aren't many tutorials and the ones that exists could be more complete.Of course, I can always be some