Archive for 'Web' Category
Configuring VyprVPN on Android 2.1
We all know that NOTHING is private on an Open Wi-Fi network (like at starbucks, book stores, airports … and yes even hotel rooms) (see this article for more information: What is a Wi-Fi Hotspot and How Do I Use It? and this one How to Stay Safe on Public Wi-Fi) So how do you [...]
Creating a ASP.NET Rounded Panel
These days using a Rounded Panel on your web site is almost a given. Here is an example to creating a Rounded Panel that inherits from System.Web.Ui.Panel, in a WebControls class library. First thing I did was fire up Jasc Paintshop Pro and created some rounded rectangles (with a 4px radius) … then I cut [...]
How To Install Windows Live Writer on Windows Server 2008
So this is my first post using Windows Live Writer from a Windows Server 2008 workstation. I was not able to install Windows Live Writer 2008 on my server workstation, it would give the error: Sorry, Windows Live programs cannot be installed on Windows Server, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, or Windows operating systems earlier [...]
HowTo Filter System.IO.Directory.GetFiles with Linq
Here we are going to see an easy way to enumerate files in a directory, filter the files with Linq, then bind the results to a ASP.NET repeater control. We will show you the old .NET 1x way of doing this, then the new and improved Linq way of doing this. I had a method [...]
Querying Selected Items From ListItemCollection Using Lambda Expressions
You can use Linq and Lambda expressions along with the new extensions provided in the .NET framework 3.5 to filter those old school specialized collections like ListItemCollection. The key is to first convert the collection to a generic list using the Cast or ToList extension methods …. more on this in this article
ASP.NET What Server Side controls require a Server Form
This is a list that I have compiled of ASP server side controls that require or do not require to be nested inside of a server form (form runat=server) Requires Does not Require asp:Label asp:HyperLink asp:TextBox asp:Button asp:LinkButton asp:ImageButton asp:DropDownList asp:ListBox asp:CheckBox asp:CheckBoxList asp:Image [...]
Webservice fix for error message – Maximum request length exceeded
So I ran into a weird error this morning on one of my webservices. It was a SOAP exception which yielded a 500 HTTP Status error (as viewable from the trace.axd) “There was an exception running the extensions specified in the config file. –> Maximum request length exceeded.” The WebService call was posting a DataSet [...]
Publishing a .NET ClickOnce Application to a linux Apache Server
You might think that you can only publish a ClickOnce application to a IIS server. This is in fact not the case, you CAN publish a ClickOnce application to a apache web server either running on Linux or Windows. In fact its pretty simple. Configure your apache publish directory for ClickOnce applications At the root [...]
How to reset a DNN password at the Database
If your DotNetNuke passwords all of a sudden stop working (like due to a failed upgrade), have no fear you can reset them at the database! This is not a hack, it uses the official aspnet Password Reset. Open SQL Query Analyzer – Connect to your dotNetNuke database Paste the following Stored Procedure code into [...]