I get many (MANY) email from customers who are struggle to answer specific technical problems. As time permits I’m going to start answering them here, I recently received an email from a developer building an application using the Ajax Control Toolkit and he needed his page to contain an Accordion Control...

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A free Android application for testing your ASP.NET Development Knowledge. [ Check it out here. ]...

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Since I spent some time today working with control extenders and exactly where in the page lifecycle to do what, I thought I’d share the whole list. If (!IsPostBack) Begin PreInit End PreInit Begin Init End Init Begin InitComplete End InitComplete Begin PreLoad End PreLoad Begin Load End Load Begin LoadComplete...

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I’ve recently had several questions about attempts to use the Ajax Control Toolkit’s Modal Dialog, or more accurately, to misuse it, as a window. It’s a “dialog” and therefore not well suited to being used for receiving data from the user. Controls like the Modal Dialog Extender Control are convenient...

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I’ve posted the first set of minor updates to my new Web Community Application Project at www.MMARingside.org Updates include…. Migrated to ASP.NET 4Beta. Add Daily News Updated and Downloads Page. Add Membership & Rolls with SQL Express. Add Global Properties like Site Name, Slogan. Refractor Controls...

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Some time ago I started playing with the idea of organizing an Open Source project to build a CMS. It generated a lot of interest, but the “expectations” seemed overwhelming to me. NETOOP is not dead, I still plan to build it but I intend to build version one myself (On MVC) and release it as FREE source...

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:) Why is it that folks that wanna complain seem to always lack the courage to identify themselves of provide contact information? Note to anonymous keyboard warriors. 1.) Consumption of web content is OPTIONAL and free. It you dislike, don’t consume. 2.) Constructive criticism and advice is always welcome...

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  Try your hand at PHP on Windows and win a complete 52" HDTV home entertainment system and the opportunity to present your creation to the crowd at php|tek 2010 in Chicago with an all-expenses paid trip! Have you tried to run PHP on Windows? No?  That's why PHP Architect is hosting the...

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Yes, C++ is alive and well and as I always say, you just can’t go wrong with a Murach’s Book. This is the book I would choose if I were going to teach a course on Managed Code C++ programming. It starts at the beginning and works it’s way through OO concepts to advanced C++ 2008 language...

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