Enum parsing in C#
Frequently, you will have a situation where you store the string representation of an enumerated value in a file or database, and when it is retrieved you have...
Embedded resources and localization
Discovered something quite by accident today. If you use an embedded file in a VS.Net project and have the filename in the format [basename].[locale].[extension] (example: MyInfo.en-US.xml), VS.Net automatically...
Memory
What a difference 1Gb makes! I finally got around to upgrading the memory on my notebook to 2Gb and things sure are faster. Now I can finally start...
Tagging API for ASP.Net
After coming up blank on a robust tagging API for ASP.Net apps, and wanting to incorporate this functionality into new versions of most Speerio products, I decided to...
DotNetNuke Newsletter
Whew…another DNN Newsletter done and sent. We have some really interesting nuggets of information in this one, so do check it out. Now to sit and track the...
Democratization of Search
It has begun. With Amazon’s announcement of the Alexa web search platform beta the index of the web is no longer the domain solely of 800 lb gorillas....
Stack-based directory traversal
If you do any file processing, you will inevitably find yourself writing recursive code to traverse a directory structure. If you have a directory structure that is broad...
Squidoo
Looks like Lee Sykes beat me to the DotNetNuke lens on Squidoo. Interestingly enough, the ASPnet lens was available for the taking. I also picked up WebDAV, Tagging and Logos....
Innovation and forum software
Umair could not have made a more timely post about Yahoo’s lack of innovation. He discusses Yahoo’s “hyperimitation” and how it never really improves anything in any meaningful...