/Blog/Default.aspx Welcome to IroCon.com en-us Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:17:22 GMT Copyright ©2006-2010 Irocon alfero How to export the results of a SQL query to CSV or Excel format without installing Microsoft Excel. http://www.irocon.com/Blog/2010/02/25/how-to-create-an-excel-file-without-1.aspx Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:23:10 GMT http://www.irocon.com/trackback.axd?id=273 alfero This tutorial provides you with a high-level overview of ASP.NET MVC models, views, and controllers. In other words, it explains the ‘M’, ‘V’, and ‘C’ in ASP.NET MVC. After reading this tutorial, you should understand how the different parts of an ASP.NET MVC application work together. You should also understand how the architecture of an ASP.NET MVC application http://www.irocon.com/Blog/2009/04/07/understanding-models-views-and.aspx Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:19:26 GMT http://www.irocon.com/trackback.axd?id=271 alfero Dan Wahlin presents 5 compelling reasons to try out ASP.NET MVC: Automatic mapping of control values to object properties Automatic generation of views Built-in AJAX support Intergrarion with other JavaScript libraries such as JQuery Promotes better coding practices and a Solid Application Architecture   http://www.irocon.com/Blog/2009/04/07/5-reasons-to-do-web-design-in-asp-net.aspx Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:22:06 GMT http://www.irocon.com/trackback.axd?id=270 alfero Bruno Piovan shows how to post updates to Twitter using the .NET WebClient. Very simple and elegant. No need to include an external library. public void PostTwitterUpdate(string userName, string password, string updateMessage){ using (WebClient wc = new WebClient()) { wc.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(userName, password); ServicePointManager.Expect100Continue = false; byte[] updateMessageBytes http://www.irocon.com/Blog/2009/04/07/how-to-post-updates-to-twitter-using.aspx Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:04:05 GMT http://www.irocon.com/trackback.axd?id=269 alfero I just discovered a way to automatically shorten urls posted to Twitter:     public static string MakeTinyUrl(string url)    {        try        {            if (url.Length <= 30)            {                return url;      http://www.irocon.com/Blog/2009/03/25/using-tinyurl-com-in-net-application.aspx Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:41:37 GMT http://www.irocon.com/trackback.axd?id=268 alfero This is just a test. http://www.irocon.com/Blog/2009/03/25/testing.aspx Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:47:26 GMT http://www.irocon.com/trackback.axd?id=267 alfero The year 2009 promises to bring us some excellent, and even groundbreaking, new reads. Listed below are 30 web design related books from some of the brightest designers and developers in the industry, that will likely be influential must-reads. http://www.irocon.com/Blog/2009/03/25/30-useful-web-design-books-for-2009.aspx Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:36:28 GMT http://www.irocon.com/trackback.axd?id=266 alfero From Andrew Houle's blog: This post dissects 4 principles of web design that help you create cleaner, more aesthetically pleasing sites. Contrast Repetition Alignment Proximity It’s unbelievable how much better your designs will become when you take into consideration these four basic principles. There are always more things to consider, but a foundation of contrast, repetition, alignment and http://www.irocon.com/Blog/2009/03/25/4-principles-of-good-design-for.aspx Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:15:54 GMT http://www.irocon.com/trackback.axd?id=265 alfero Jordan  posted a very quick and dirty list meant for people wanting to find out the absolute bare bones of SEO.Search Engine Optimization is the art of getting your site positioned as close to the top of the front page as possible. Here are the 8 items that Jordan considers most important: HTML Document Title HTML Document name Incoming links Page content Sitemaps Outgoing links Heading (H1,H2, http://www.irocon.com/Blog/2009/03/25/8-things-every-beginner-seo-should-know.aspx Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:04:44 GMT http://www.irocon.com/trackback.axd?id=264 alfero From Glen Stansberry's blog: Here are ten of some of the most underused and misunderstood tags in HTML. While they might be less familiar, they're still quite useful in certain situations. <cite> <optgroup> <acronym> <address> <ins> and <del> <label> <fieldset> <abbr> <rel> <wbr> I've used only three of these tags in my web development http://www.irocon.com/Blog/2009/03/24/10-rare-html-tags-you-really-should.aspx Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:57:53 GMT http://www.irocon.com/trackback.axd?id=263