Archive for January, 2007

If you want to  use Visual Studio 2005 to edit classic asp files you can do the following to get some intellisense and syntax highlighting.
In MSV go this menu:
Tools => Options
Select Text Editor
then
Select File Extension
Put in ASP under the Extension box. I chose Web Form as my editor.
Throw <%@ Language=VBScript %>  at the top of [...]


I often struggle with how I manage my time.  Time management is a funny ‘thing’. What is good time management? How generous should I be with myself?
Sometimes I can fool myself into thinking I am being productive. While reading how the gravitational pull of the moon may reduce cholestoral for citizens of Japan might be [...]


Joel over at joelonsoftware.com wrote a very interesting article on steps to better code. If you are interested in this subject I would read his article. It was very enjoyable for myself. I pasted the steps he listed below. The whole article can be found at http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html
The Joel Test

Do you use source control?
Can you [...]


If you are having problems with firefox alignment or positioning of web controls such as GridView or perhaps many other things .NET related, you might want to check to see if you are using <asp:panel …
Check to see if you are putting a height attribute on panel, or perhaps a width attribute if its a [...]


Want to send mail in .NET 2005? Here’s a quick example on how to do it. It was made by Peter A. Bromberg, Ph.D. and taken from http://www.eggheadcafe.com/articles/20050505.asp