HOW TO upload multiple files using ASP.NET

Here are a few options I have come across -Use the jQuery Multiple File Upload Plugin. An example showing how to use it with ASP.NET with code in VB.NETUse a Flash based component to upload multiple files in a medium-trust hosting environment. This has a Progress Bar too.Also see:HOW TO implement AutoComplete...

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Resources on Improving Scalability of ASP.NET apps

I plan to compile all the good stuff I find on Scaling ASP.NET applications here for easy reference. If you know of any other useful resources, please leave a comment1) The freely downloadable Patterns & Practices guide Improving .NET Application Performance and Scalability has exhaustive info and...

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Fiction to Fact

Just like Jules Verne's ideas on submarine in the book Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea have turned out to be prophetic, the idea of a gestural interface in the movie Minority Report seems to have inspired many researchers and such a UX technology could be commonplace in the near future.Scott Hanselman...

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Online Reputation/Recommendation systems

It is interesting to see how the Web is increasingly being used to help as a reputation/recommendation system.(from Dilbert.com)On the work front, there is a good chance that LinkedIn.com can give you some background about a person you are about to meet for the first time. For many, the ratings &...

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Book Review: In the Trenches with Microsoft Office Project 2007

Project 2007 is a complex & powerful tool for Project management. By taking over the number crunching & analysis part, it helps Project Managers conserve time and focus on decision making aspects. In the Trenches with Microsoft Office Project 2007 by Elaine Marmel shows how to use Project...

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HOW TO keep up-to-date on the latest technologies & trends

Microsoft Solution Architect MVP Udi Dahan's view on managing the avalance of technical info on the new technologies that is available these days -"Never has so much information been so readily available and accessible to so many. It turns out, though, that much of that information is about how something...

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What is "domain sharding"

It's a term that Steve Souders uses to describe intentionally splitting web page resources across multiple domains to make pages load faster.Steve Souders has done extensive research on improving front-end performance of website. He has shared his findings on "domain sharding":Most of the U.S. top ten...

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Free ASP.NET based CMS

A Content Management System allows content creators to submit content without requiring technical knowledge of HTML or the uploading of files. The following is list of free ASP.NET based Content Management Systems -Sitecore XpressDotNetNukeAxCMS.net Kentico CMSFree, with source:UmbracoRainbow TheBeerHouse:...

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HOW TO fetch unread emails from a mail server

I learnt today that fetching unread email messages is not natively supported by POP3.The POP3 protocol does not provide the ability to ask the server which emails are "unread". Furthermore, a pure POP3 server does not even keep this information. Some servers, such as Exchange Server, expose both POP3...

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Humor is dying. Preserve MAD

There is news that after 55 years as a monthly publication, MAD magazine will become a quarterly.It is, of course, a sign of the times, if ever their were one, a sign that the magazine is continuing to struggle at the hands of newer forms of media, seven years after finally caving and including advertisements...

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Free C++ Learning Resources

Many school and college students start their programming careers learning C++ as part of their curriculum. Here is a list of free e-books and compilers:Microsoft's Beginner Developer Learning Center has some fantastic introductory learning material for Web and Windows Development. As part of that, C++:...

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Can SQL Server Express be used on a Production Server?

Yes...with some limitations, going by these threads on the ASP.NET Forums.The FAQ for the Express products has another interesting point about SQL Server ExpressWhat is the difference between SQL Server 2008 Express and SQL Server Compact Edition?SQL Server Compact Edition is a lightweight , easy to...

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Need a Progress Indicator image-get a customized Throbber

The animated image that you see in most AJAX based websites to indicate progress is called a Throbber. If you ever need a Throbber, you can turn to the free and excellent Throbber Generator by Yannick Croissant (A.K.A Country). You can choose from a variety of indicators and also change the background...

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Why are these Visual Studio Settings not enabled by default?

Enclosing HTML attribute values within quotes is one of the steps to make your web pages XHTML compliant. The benefit of making your web pages XHTML compliant is that there is a high probability that your pages would become cross-browser too. ScottGu pointed out a tip from the Visual Web Developer MSDN...

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HOW TO pronounce foreign names

When I was in school & being a non-native English speaker, it was a revelation to me that "Nietzche" is pronounced "n ih t sz ah" and "Sean" as "sh aw n".I was glad to find the website "Pronounce Names" which calls itself a "Dictionary of Name Pronunciation". I tried out several intriguing names...

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HOW TO build your own Project Template in Visual Studio 2008

If you build a lot of websites that follow a similar structure or wish to enforce a similar structure within your team so that the code and applications are consistent and standardized, you can consider building your own Project template in Visual Studio 2008 in order to re-use. For instance, you may...

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