Boost Performance by Using a CDN in Your ASP.NET Site 2 Jun 2011 | 11:48 pm

A CDN (Content Delivery Network) is simply a network of data centers spread across the globe which serve static content to a user from the nearest available data center. Thus a request for a static fi...

Free SQL Server Backup Script 11 May 2011 | 02:35 pm

The SQL Server backup function accessible from SQL Server Management Studio is convenient but crude, the powerful script allows for backing up multiple databases and setting many other parameters such...

Including ASP.NET Membership in an Existing Database 22 Feb 2011 | 11:30 pm

By default, when adding ASP.NET Membership to your web app a new ASP.NET Membership database will be created. However, in many circumstances you may wish the Membership database to be part of your  ma...

ASP.NET MVC Authentication using AccountController 3 Feb 2011 | 08:16 pm

The AccountController class is a controller for user authentication which is included in a default MVC project created with Visual Studio. Prior to using this controller, you will need to modify it so...

SharePoint with ASP.NET MVC 2 Feb 2011 | 12:08 am

How to use SharePoint with ASP.NET MVC.

Sending Mail from a .NET App Using Amazon SES (Simple Email Service) 28 Jan 2011 | 09:37 pm

Amazon’s Simple Email Service (SES) is a great solution for any project which requires bulk emails. the primary advantage of SES is cost, at $0.10 per 1000 emails sent it is between 5-10x cheaper than...

ASP.NET MVC Error Handling using the HandleError Filter 26 Jan 2011 | 02:54 am

ASP.NET Errors can be effectively handled using the HandleError filter, which specifies how exceptions which are thrown in a controller method are to be dealt with (note that ASP.NET MVC supports meth...

Using Sequence in SQL Server 2011 (an Alternative to Identity) 7 Jan 2011 | 12:16 am

Using the Identity attribute for a column in SQL Server is a very convenient way to auto-increment a field in a row and generate unique ID’s for use as a primary key. SQL Server 2011 introduces Sequen...

WordPress Facebook Connect Login 25 Oct 2010 | 09:40 pm

Protect Your ASP.NET App From SQL Parameter Injection 21 Oct 2010 | 03:24 pm

Securing your ASP.NET web app from SQL Injection attacks paramount in the design of any ASP.NET app. Say you are viewing a transaction of customer #448, andyour URL looks something like www.myapplicat...