Disk Partition Alignment for SQL Server and as Storage Best Practice

by Simon Deshaies 28. March 2009 03:11

Some times we have this huge server, dedicated to SQL Server. It processes thousands or even millions of transactions a day. It should keep up because we really did buy the works, the hard drive and memory such load requires. And yet, it does not deliver what you paid for. Well some people got curi... [More]

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Passing Value From ASPX Page to Code Behind | Simon Deshaies

by Simon Deshaies 12. January 2009 14:07

For a log time when I wanted to pass a value form my ASP.NET page to my code behind I used the code below and it worked only in a ListView or Repeater. ListView Code: <asp:ListView ID="SomeListView" runat="server"> <LayoutTemplate> <asp:PlaceHolder ... [More]

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My Blog Changes | Simon Deshaies

by Simon Deshaies 10. January 2009 05:56

Yesterday I migrated my blog to a new server. In the process I decided it would be nice to upgrade to the new version (1.4.5). So I discovered a couple of things. BlogEngine.Net does not support SQL Server 2000, yeah I now it's a old version of SQL but this new server has it. Why? Well I try t... [More]

Tags: blog, blogengine.net, css, style, asp.net, xhtml, update

Vote for OpenX! | Simon Deshaies

by Simon Deshaies 5. January 2009 05:52

OpenX is nominated to The Crunchies 2008 Awards. As I blog earlier OpenX is one of the most interesting open source application I discovered in 2008. And they have a chance to get recognized for that. So please vote here.

Tags: open source, advertisment, awards, vote

How To: Connect to SQL Server with C# and Optimize Reusability. | Simon Deshaies

by Simon Deshaies 16. November 2008 06:36

I wrote a article a while back on how to connection to SQL and publish a class that would do just that. Since it was by far the most popular article on my blog. I'm thinking this must be something people need help/guidance. It's been 8 month since I drafted that class (MySQLConnection). In these las... [More]

Tags: c#, sql, sql server, asp.net, how to, insert, update, create, delete

OpenX Ad Management Software | Simon Deshaies

by Simon Deshaies 26. September 2008 14:49

In a side project I had to integrate a ad manager into a existing website. In fact all that there is to be done in add JavaScript or any other suitable tags to the HTML page. The big part is the ad manager. In the quest to find the good one I stumble on OpenX ad manager. This is by far one of the be... [More]

Tags: open source, open x, advertisement, ad

How to: use Foreach in C# | Simon Deshaies

by Simon Deshaies 16. April 2008 14:41

Understanding foreach was one of the toughest learning experience I had to go trough when learning C#. Foreach is use to iterate trough an Array or a Collection. When searching the web for examples of how to actually use it I never found enough. I decided to show a couple of example that I would of ... [More]

Tags: c#, asp.net, how to, foreach, for, sql, sql server, connection

Say no to IE 6, savethedevelopers.org |Simon Deshaies

by Simon Deshaies 16. April 2008 12:49

Say no to IE 6! Our current campaign focuses on assisting users in upgrading their Internet Explorer 6 web browser. This campaign will result in former IE 6 users having a more enjoyable experience on the web while (hopefully) creating a less stressful and complicated environment for web developer... [More]

Tags: browser, internet, best practice

My Encryption 64 Class for .NET in C# | Simon Deshaies

by Simon Deshaies 15. April 2008 03:54

We rely on encryption on the Internet more than ever before. For shopping, paying bills, banking online, and many other purposes, it's important that our Internet transactions remain as secure as possible. Encryption is an especially popular and effective technique for maintaining Internet security.... [More]

Tags: c#, encryption, .net, class, security, asp.net

CSS Naked Day | Simon Deshaies

by Simon Deshaies 9. April 2008 19:04

It's a little late but I removed my cascading style sheet from my weblog. Participating in this event is great and I like the idea of supporting web standards. Though what really got my to participate is that msdn did, great? Not! I couldn’t get to the .NET Framework Library, so, I had t... [More]

Tags: css, web standards, rant

Six LinkedIn Best Practices | Simon Deshaies

by Simon Deshaies 22. March 2008 12:16

This blog was initially about .NET development, and I find myself to diverge from that goal more and more. But this, is also about development, about professional development. Laurence and I composed together some best practices on how to use LinkedIn, to better your professional stand... [More]

Tags: linkedin, social networking, blog article, best practice

PDF Bad Image Problem (Pixilated) | Simon Deshaies

by Simon Deshaies 20. March 2008 10:34

For the last few days I've been trying to print a PDF, it's the first time I really try to print a PDF since I got Windows Vista. My problem was bad images, they were fine in excel and word but once printed trough Adobe PDF, bioPDF or PDF995. It all came out the same, pixilated. ... [More]

Tags: pdf, best practice, bio pdf, freeware

How to: float? | Simon Deshaies

by Simon Deshaies 18. March 2008 15:52

In web design one of my favorite CSS propriety if the float. Here I’ll demonstrate how to use it to built a page header. In this simple example I float every section left, but it can be done differently. <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" &... [More]

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How To: Connect to SQL using C# and SELECT, INSERT or any other SQL STATEMENT? | Simon Deshaies

by Simon Deshaies 12. March 2008 05:10

UPDATE: I greatly improved this connection class in this post, read: http://weblog.simondeshaies.net/post/2008/11/How-To-Connect-to-SQL-Server-with-C-and-Optimize-Reusability.aspx I started a thread on the asp.net forums a while back wanting to share with the others a easy way to co... [More]