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Submitted on Sep 01, 2009, 3:09 p.m.
I’m pretty sure that anyone who actually likes to ‘make stuff’ and has been a programmer at least once in their life – has got a short list of pet projects that he/she has started – and maybe even...Get XElement Value with Default
Submitted on Aug 01, 2009, 6:24 p.m.
Thanks to this post at .Net Dojo, here’s a utility method for getting a safe value from an XElement, returning a default value if the element was not found. public static T...ASP.NET MVC 304 Not Modified Filter for Syndication Content
Submitted on Jul 25, 2009, 11:35 p.m.
Earlier I posted about a compression filter for ASP.NET MVC that was the product of two other posts on compression and QValues. I’ve also seen a couple of posts describing different approaches to...The Best Windows 7 Feature
Submitted on Jul 17, 2009, 9:13 a.m.
I’m still freak’n over how solid, fast and all-round great Windows 7 is. The first time ever an OS upgrade (without repaving the machine) actually feels like I did a fresh install. Vista drove me...How to ban Internet Explorer 6 from your Site Using the IIS7 Url Rewrite Module
Submitted on Jul 11, 2009, 3:39 a.m.
UPDATE 12/07/2009 - As Shirley Boyle sang - "I dreamed a dream". The exercise below was great for learning how to use the IIS7 Url Rewrite Module - but there is a long list of user agents that...The Functional Renaissance
Submitted on Jul 08, 2009, 11:09 a.m.
I recently watched Luca Bolognese’s presentation at last years PDC on F#. A really great presentation. I’ve also been listening to Steve Vinoski’s podcasts on the The Functional Web. There’s...iPoo
Submitted on Jul 08, 2009, 8:47 a.m.
What will those crazy folks at Apple think of next?.................................................How to Compile a WPF Application as a Class Library
Submitted on Jun 24, 2009, 11:17 p.m.
Charles Petzold’s book, Applications = Code + Markup - received some critical press for not being very pretty. And it’s true that there’s a lot of text and code listings but (and as you’ll see...IIS7 StaticContent and ClientCache Settings
Submitted on Jun 12, 2009, 5:58 p.m.
Yet another great feature of IIS7 - declarative static content cache settings. It took a little detective work to find the settings for this feature – including a helpful post from Jörg Jooss. I...MSc in Information Security
Submitted on May 19, 2009, 7:52 p.m.
Whew – well after a tough few months I’ve finally completed the coursework towards my masters degree in Information Security - taught by the Information Security Group (ISG) at Royal Holloway, ...