Windows is very "expensive" compared to Linux for running a simple web server.... Lesson learned.
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Over to the dark side: WordPress
After a year (or more) of struggling with getting good SEO for a website I cobbled together, my client and I have decided to bite the bullet and switch out custom .NET site over to WordPress. This was a much…
Continue ReadingTattooRegret.Net – Laser tattoo removal search engine
So we’ve launched a new site: TattooRegret.Net. It’s a site built on several Google tools coming together to provide what we hope is a useful service: a search engine dedicated to helping you find a laser tattoo removal clinic near…
Continue ReadingUpdating App.Config on-the-fly
Like most .NET developers, I use an application configuration file to store information that will be needed by my application at run-time. But what happens if you want to change the values that your application is using while the application…
Continue ReadingGetting hierarchical (nested) data from DataSets
The other day I was struggling with generating XML data from a database I was working with. After talking with a co-worker, he mentioned using Transact-SQL and the "For XML Explicit" options related to a query. So I looked at…
Continue ReadingA JavascriptSerializer twist
I had some trouble parsing some JSON text using JavascriptSerializer class. Here is some code that I used to parse the troublesome text.
Continue ReadingCompiling C# Code from the Command Line (Updated)
Compiling C# Code from the command line is a useful skill. CSC.EXE and MSBUILD.EXE are two tools which professional developers should know how to use. Here's how/why I recently had to dust off my skills in these areas.
Continue ReadingJavascriptserializer and .NET – Why the sudden interest?
A while back, I put up a page on my first introduction to the Javascriptserializer class in the .NET library. Specifically, it dealt with how I used to to write a “hello world” application for Facebook. But in the last…
Continue ReadingComplete MySQL and iTextSharp Example
I present a small sample web application that illustrates how to use iTextSharp to create a PDF document using data derived from a MySQL datasource. Specific workarounds for GoDaddy hosting are implemented.
Continue ReadingCompiling iTextSharp for use on GoDaddy
On this site, I have a page that discusses some of the problems that I encountered while getting a website up and running on GoDaddy servers. Specifically, I had to re-compile some open-source projects to allow them to work in…
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