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Mobile Browser Detection in ASP.NET
Before last week the only two viable Mobile Browser Detection options were: WURFL – Great for non-.NET solutions. .NET APIs lack support2. DeviceAtlas – Great for .NET solutions, but it’s starts at
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Mobile Web Design Book References
I just finished Cameron Moll’s “Mobile Web Design” book. Not only is it a great book…short, sweet and comprehensive, but it has a lot of great references. I figured I’d help others find the references
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Windows Live Sign-In Assistant Conflicts with Outlook IRM
If you are trying to read a protected mail using Outlook and are getting prompted to enter a Windows Live Id instead of your network credentials it is because there is a conflict between Outlook IRM a
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Hidden Facebook Status Codes
I installed win7 today and had to post about it… Facebook converts <3 to a heart…how cute. What other hidden Facebook codes are out there?
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Delete All Outlook RSS Feeds
My Outlook RSS Feeds were in a really funky state this morning. I had to create a new profile and I had RSS Sync enabled. When that is the case Outlook re-adds all Feeds that you have ever added to th
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Entering Credentials in Gmail App on BlackJack II
If you are using the Gmail Mobile App on Windows Mobile you may notice that it seems impossible to enter a username and password into the authentication screen. You can actually enter the data, but yo
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Backslash key on Blackjack II
The backslash key isn’t on the default key layout on the Blackjack. Just hold down the “sym” button and a list of symbols (special characters) will appear. Jon
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Web Unit Tests Without HttpContext
Phil Haack created a very useful HttpSimulator to assist in unit testing code that accesses the HttpContext. I was up an running in a few minutes. Here’s a sample that worked for me. [TestMethod] publ
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Windows Live SkyDrive - 5 GB of Free Online Disk Space
I regularly use SkyDrive for sharing files with my friends and family. You get 5GB free, the UI is super easy to use and you completely control the permission model on your folders and files. Check i
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LINQ: Sequence contains no elements. InvalidOperationException when calling Single
If you call Single to get an object from your DB and the object doesn’t exist you will get an InvalidOperationException. return this.DataContext.MemberDaos.Single(m => m.MemberID == id); Instead o
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LINQ: "Add" renamed to "InsertOnSubmit"
If you are using LINQ to insert data with RTM bits you won’t find the Add method on the DataContext post Beta2. Use the InsertOnSubmit method instead.
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Binding Complex Properties to GridView
Binding simple (int/string, etc) type properties to a TemplateColumn in a GridView is easy, but when you need to bind the Grid to an object that has properties that aren’t simple types it gets a bit m
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Visual Studio - Close All Documents toolbar command
When dev’n I frequently want to close all the open documents in VS. The right click on tab command in VS doesn’t have that option, so after digging around in the customize window box I found “Window
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ASP.NET WebProfile Generator Released to CodePlex.com
Tim McBride just pushed out his code that dynamically creates the profile provider classes for non-WebSite projects. http://www.codeplex.com/WebProfile/
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ATOM 1.0 Schema
I just spent a while searching for the ATOM 1.0 schema definition. This looks like the most human readable form out there. http://www.atomenabled.org/developers/syndication/ HTH, Jon
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Web Application Projects do not support dynamic Profile class generation
I found out the hard way that Web Application Projects do not support dynamic class generation for profile providers. For now you need to use the “WebSite” type project instead of WAP or you can use
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Reflector add-ins now on CodePlex.com
Lutz Roeder’s Reflector add-ins are now on www.CodePlex.com http://www.codeplex.com/reflectoraddins
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Hiding and showing the Office 2007 ribbon
I accidentally hit Ctrl+F1 today and my ribbon was gone. Hit Ctrl + F1 and it’s back. Kind of a hidden command, HTH
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Page Cannot Be Displayed error in IIS
The “page cannot be displayed” issue in IE could be many things. First turn off the Show Friendly Error Message option in IE. Then check event viewer. And if all else fails recreate the website in IIS
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AJAX Control Extender Project Template Install
If you are wondering where the “Atlas Control Project” template disappeared to with the latest beta, you can find install instructions for the template here: http://ajax.asp.net/ajaxtoolkit/Walkthroug