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Anything and everything ASP.NET and more. Expect to see tips and tricks, opinions on new technology, and fun code samples, along with the occasional rant.

February 2007 - Posts

Application Styling for NetAdvantage ASP.NET - What's the big deal?
In the Beginning there was Presets It's a huge deal! In ASP.NET 1.x, there was virtually no good way to style an entire application so we introduced Presets which provided you with a way to copy the style created on one instance of a control, and apply Read More...
Posted: 23 Feb 2007, 15:19 | 6 Comments
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Dogfooding.. always an experience
If you're not familliar with the term, it refers to "Eating your own dogfood" ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogfooding ) In short, it means you're working with your own product as if you were one of your customers. In my case, I've been knee deep in Read More...
Posted: 22 Feb 2007, 20:27 | 1 Comments
Excel Copy and Paste with NetAdvantage for ASP.NET
Working with a web based grid doesn't have to be boring. Our goal since day one has been to make Web based controls just as functional as their Windows Forms counterparts. This isn't an easy task as I'm sure you know, but luckly our developers are always Read More...
Posted: 20 Feb 2007, 16:56 | 6 Comments
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Working with NetAdvantage - Tips for a successful project with reduced maintenance time (cost).
My first tip - USE VISUAL STUDIO 2005. It is amazing how much productivity can be gained by using Visual Studio 2005. Not only is the design-time support better, but it also allows you to create projects which are a whole lot more maintainable (by leveraging Read More...
Posted: 16 Feb 2007, 09:51 | 13 Comments
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NetAdvantage for ASP.NET 2007 Vol 1 Beta - Now available
Do you have a current NetAdvantage Subscription? If so, you should have already received an invitation to the beta. If you haven't received the email, double check your profile and verify that your email address is still accurate. You also might want Read More...
Posted: 06 Feb 2007, 10:39 | 1 Comments
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