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Handling click-happy users using ASP.NET Ajax

27. June 2008 00:18 by janko | Comments (3)
It has become a standard to disable a user to start another postback while the current is still running. I believe that you already know about Ajax loading indicators and that you use them to notify users that the postback is in the progress. But there are a few more options you could use. [More]

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Visualize your visitors using CrazyEgg

16. June 2008 16:19 by Janko | Comments (1)
CrazyEgg is a service that will help you visualize the usage of your website. How? Simple, by tracking visitor's activity on your pages. It shows you what's hot on your website, where users click and shows you very detailed information for each click by creating very detailed and graphically rich reports. What would be the benefit of using such a service? Instead of explaining, let's take a look at the sample tests I did. [More]

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Exception handling best practices in ASP.NET web applications

02. June 2008 10:56 by janko | Comments (11)
Exception handling plays an important part of application management and user experience. If implemented correctly it can make maintenance easier and bring the user experience to a higher level. If not, it can be a disaster. The goal of this article is to provide an overview of what exception handling is from the user perspective and the perspective of people who maintain the application, and to show the best practices of how to implement useful error handling in ASP.NET web applications. [More]

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Awesome web development and web design articles and sites in May 2008

30. May 2008 11:47 by Janko | Comments (6)
This article shows a reviews of 16 great articles and sites I found in May 2008. There are articles about web development with ASP.NET, Ajax and jQuery. There are also a great web design resources, tools, plugins, BlogEngine.NET extensions and one great usability article. [More]

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Create MessageBox user control using ASP.NET and CSS

28. May 2008 00:57 by janko | Comments (13)
This article shows how to create MessageBox user control using ASP.NET and CSS. It have the ability to render different message types. It also have a close button in order to enable users to hide the message after reading. The article will guide you through the basics of making a simple and functional user control. [More]

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ASP.NET Ajax basics: Calling ScriptServices using JavaScript

14. May 2008 22:57 by Janko | Comments (1)
In a previous post "Partial page rendering", we have looked into ASP.NET Ajax basics - partial rendering using UpdatePanel control. In this article you will see another way to perform partial page rendering and that is - by calling a ScriptService from JavaScript. Let's see why UpdatePanels are not ... [More]

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ASP.NET Ajax basics: Partial page rendering

08. May 2008 10:13 by Janko | Comments (0)
In this article, you will see how to perform a partial page rendering using ASP.NET Ajax Extensions and UpdatePanels. This article is intended for beginners in ASP.NET Ajax development and those who whish to switch to ASP.NET. Example in this article was made using .NET Framework 2.0 and Visual Stud... [More]

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Turn DataTable object into a styled HTML table using extension methods in C#

28. April 2008 22:08 by Janko | Comments (2)
.NET Framework 3.0 introduced a feature called extension methods. This allows you to add your custom methods to existing objects in .NET Framework. In this example, I'll show you how to generically create HTML table from DataTable object on the server, without a line of HTML code. The code from this... [More]

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13 helpful Firefox add-ons for designers and developers

23. April 2008 15:46 by Janko | Comments (7)
Last time I presented you 3 must-have IE add-ons that I use for design and development. This time I'll show you 13 helpful Firefox add-ons that I also use. 1. CSSViever This is a simple hover CSS property viewer. Simple, but yet - very useful. 2. ColorZilla This tool enables you to pick up a color... [More]

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3 must-have Internet Explorer add-ons for developers

21. April 2008 13:30 by Janko | Comments (3)
Every developer has their own tools that they use in work. Those tools make work easier and when we get used to exploiting them, life becomes unimaginable without them. Whether debugging web applications or going deep with CSS, browser add-ons become irreplaceable in work. I will show you my must-h... [More]

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