SimpleMembership.Mvc3 - 1.0 Enables the SimpleMembership API from WebMatrix/WebPages (i.e. WebSecurity) to be used with ASP.NET MVC3. This allows you to use the WebSecurity helper found in the … [Read more...]
ASP.NET MVC, Dependency Injection and The Bliss of Truly Decoupled Applications
In traditional software and web applications application layering is one of the tenets of good application design and architecture. It stems from the separation of concerns principle in computer … [Read more...]
Recreating the MobileMe Gallery in Silverlight – Part 1 *Updated*
Originally, in Part 1 of my soon-to-be multi-part series on recreating the MobileMe Gallery in Silverlight I used a separate WCF project (under .NET 3.5) to create my Gallery Service to serve as a … [Read more...]
Create your own branded url-shortener in under 10 minutes using ASP.NET MVC 2
UPDATE: bit.ly now allows custom domains without having to pay. Additionally, there are services like Droplr, CloudApp and JumpShare. Currently, I use Droplr for my personal short links and file … [Read more...]
Silverlight MobileMe Gallery now on CodePlex!
I have published the initial source for my project "Recreating the MobileMe Gallery in Silverlight 3" on CodePlex. You can now access the Alpha release of the code here: … [Read more...]
Recreating the MobileMe Gallery in Silverlight 3 – Part 1
In my introductory post I detailed the features needed to successfully recreate the MobileMe Gallery in Silverlight 3. While a bit late, this is Part 1 of a multi-part series where I will detail out … [Read more...]
Silverlight Midpoint Rounding Solution
As a follow up to my previous Shakespearean-titled post on rounding, I decided to provide a quick follow up to provide a solution for midpoint rounding in Silverlight. Based on some traffic that … [Read more...]
To round ‘up’, or to round ‘down’: that is the question
/// <summary> /// Implements alternate rounding methods, in contrast to Decimal.Round() /// and Math.Round(), which implement banker's rounding (5 rounds to even). /// See … [Read more...]
Recreating the MobileMe Gallery in Silverlight 3
Background: Even though I am an avid fan of many Microsoft products (especially their developer tools), Apple has just done certain things "right" for the home user where it seems Microsoft has … [Read more...]
Welcome to Rest Azured!
Since everyone and their mother is talking about REST these days and the fact that Microsoft's latest big bet is Windows Azure, I decided "Rest Azured" was a good name for my new blog. I chose "Rest … [Read more...]