CSS Tips and Tricks Blog

I have noticed that people are sending me a lot of CSS Tips and Tricks and although related
to .NET are more generic. I have created a new blog at:

http://clinch-css.blogspot.com/

Please continue to email me your tips at chrisw_88@hotmail.com and I will be placing them on either of these blogs depending on their context.

Url Encode vs HtmlEncode

Some newer developers are getting confused with URL Encoding and Html Encoding.
Below is a good article to explain the difference.

http://aspnetresources.com/blog/encoding_forms.aspx

Please continue to email me your tips at chrisw_88@hotmail.com and I will be placing them on either of these blogs depending on their context.

Sort Your Data with the DataView

I have had questions on how to sort data in a dataview.
Here is a good article to explain the process:

http://www.knowdotnet.com/articles/dataviewsort.html

Please continue to email me your tips at chrisw_88@hotmail.com and I will be placing them on either of these blogs depending on their context.

Setting the DataList's SelectedIndex Programmatically

There have been a number of emails asking how to set the selected index of a datalist programmatically. Here is a link to a good article on how to do it:



http://scottonwriting.net/sowblog/posts/363.aspx


Please continue to email me your tips at chrisw_88@hotmail.com and I will be placing them on either of these blogs depending on their context.

Slice.ca - Finally an ASP.NET 2.0 website done properly

Finally a site that is implementing ASP.NET 2.0 the way it should be.
Be sure to check out http://www.slice.ca.

You have seen the ad campaigns they are everywhere. "

If I wanted to become more literate I would watch a book"
"I watch slice but don't tell anyone, this isn't going to be in an ad is it?"

This website is awesome, I am addicted to it already, be sure to check out the latest gossip, have a little fun playing games and doing quizzes, you can even check out some advice but my favorite are the videos.

Here is my favorite clip so far: Three Takes hosts and their vices I guess you could say my vice is slice.

But seriously, from a developer point of view, this website is using Ajax when necessary, not over kill like some sites. It balances flash when needed. Takes advantage of all cache levels. Implements master pages and uses themes, and had minimized the use of tables to a tight site.

This is definitely a development wonder. So be sure to check it out.