What have I been up to?
It's been rather quiet on my blog recently, if you're wondering why (and don't chat to me on/off-line) I thought I would share with you what we've been working on recently.
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Wording a letter/email to get something
When running any business, there will inevitably be a time when you need to ask a client for permission for something, whether it's to use their name as a reference or to bill them for a service. These letters are always tricky, get it wrong and your client
The Controls collection cannot be modified because the control contains code blocks
Server Error in '/' Application. The Controls collection cannot be modified because the control contains code blocks (i.e. <% ... %>).Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated
Understanding email server connection checks
One of the reasons I'm fanatical about Rackspace as a hosting partner is that if you're unsure about something, you know you're able to ask an expert and get a top-notch response to your quandary.
I was recently speaking with another host who was
Amazon -unbelievable customer service
Stacey bought me a Canon IXUS 950 IS for my birthday which needless to say I was more than chuffed to receive, it's a fantastic camera with enough bells and whistles to make it more than just a happy snappy camera but not too many to make it
String.Format- Exception of type System.Web.HttpUnhandledException was thrown.
TypeSystem.FormatExceptionMessageException of type 'System.Web.HttpUnhandledException' was thrown. StackTraceat System.Text.StringBuilder.FormatError() at System.Text.StringBuilder.AppendFormat(IFormatProvider provider, String format, Object[] args) at System.String.Format(IFormatProvider provider, String format, Object[] args) Error Line0
Just got that message (or at most "Exception of type
Chip and Pin -is it really more secure?
We've officially been using Chip and Pin in all stores since around February 2007 in the UK which has made life a lot easier in many ways but ever since it's introduction, I for one have had concerns over the claims that it's safer.
Quote of the day
"Charge less and just do it quicker" -or- "Charge less, just spend less time on it"
That's what I got from someone that (infrequently) passes me work when I quoted him on some development yesterday. It sums some clients up though, they think you
OS Commerce error: 1062 - Duplicate entry '' for key x
What am I doing messing with OS Commerce I hear you cry? Well one of our SEO clients (Florame Organic Aromatherapy) uses a very hacked version of OS Commerce as it's engine and as dire as it is, if it ain't broke don't fix
'debug' is undefined with Microsoft AJAX release and TextChangedBehavior.js
As with my previous post, we upgraded the AJAX framework on the weekend which broke a few things, but one control in particular that broke was our TextChangedTextBox which is based on Pete Kellner's timed postback control. Since updating we were receiving a "'debug' is