March 2004 - Posts

• List2List composite web control walkthrough

  List2List custom control walkthrough Article show the basic considerations & steps when building a custom composite Web Control. This actually my first web control - I enjoyed every minute when working on it and learning the basics Demo & code available   Posted Mar 26 2004, 04:37 PM by guyS with no comments Filed under: ASP.NET, Bits & Bytes

• XML2HTML_ENTRY_FORM : The XML Structure - Step #1

  I'm working on a module that should construct HTML forms + JS Functionality (for different input events) from a pre-defines XML's that contains set of rules as followed: Definition of each input in the form - this XML will be send to the client and back to the server with the form input element values as part of it The Validation/s we will do on the client browser for the specified input element/s Dependencies between elements (behaviors)- for example: when a ListBox of Customers value changes - we should change the ListBox of the Support Persons After I search for something similar in Google and I didn't find equivalent source code, walkthrough or product I hope that someone could assist me from his experience while working on a similar solution. Or by directing me to a product that gives this functionality or to direct me to relevant resources that can help For more details click here ... Posted Mar 21 2004, 03:04 PM by guyS with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Bits & Bytes

• PocketPC must to have utilities

  I've just bought my first pocket pc. I must confess, there was a lot of excitement. I started to check the right software utilities for me, that I can use in my PocketPC and make my life easier. I find what I wanted after browsing Microsoft mobile web site software catalog In order to keep truck on my appointments, tasks and contacts I bought the Informant 5.1 for 29$ - excellent!! For ideas in highlights and ToDo lists I use the ListPro from IliumSoft For keeping my different web site user names, passwords pairs I use ewallet also from IliumSoft. Right now the list consists 12 user names/pwds Until we will have a single sign on on the web I will need this great software. Its cost only 29.95US$ I found that the Microsoft notes software is good enough for writing short blogs and other short technical paragraphs on different subjects When I want to play I use- a chess game I bought in IPACKChoice web site, tetris and packman sharewares I also think of buying the Battery Pack 2003 which seems very useful The advantages of using IPAQ are huge - I stopped using notes for my ideas & design concepts (lots of notes), contacts phone. I also have a better control of my tasks and tasks progress status. I have in one place my subscriptions to web sites details. Today, while I was waiting to my wife in my car I wrote 70% of this blog - isn't that nice? Posted Mar 19 2004, 03:53 PM by guyS with 15 comment(s) Filed under: Tech Misc

• Is it OK to Share your Knowledge & Opinion in a Blog

  I think the problematic situation start when you are sharing opinions and knowledge we gain or adopt while working for our employer who pay us from his money in order that we will have the opportunity to gain new skills for his advantages. I think most of us sign a confidential agreement before we start to work for our employer,in which we are obligated to keep any knowledge (sometimes it's called opinions) we get during our daily work private. For example - you find a great tip while working with one of the ASP.NET controls at your work office. Can u share it with other? Is it absolutely right to do so? After you find this amazing tip you have changed your opinion on this control - can you share it with other? Another example - you found a great web site after 1.5 hours of searching in the net at your work office. Then you browse in the site content for another 1.5 hour and read its articles which you find helpful (again - in your work office). Can you share it with other? I've just started my own blog 1 week ago and I explained why I want to blog- I still confused what I alloed to publish there I also want to post a short walkthrough on how to represent an HTML Entry form as XML. I had to do the design in work and I would like to share it with others. I did not invent anything new but still, do I have the right to publish this post?     Posted Mar 19 2004, 02:22 AM by guyS with 9 comment(s) Filed under: Tech Misc

• Why I need this new blog?

  Hi everyone [ok - the first weeks r actually - Hi to Me Again:-)  ] This is my new blog and and my first post, I'm trying to answer to myself what was the motivation to do it (Its not that I'm bored and have too much spare time)? My first conclusion was that I need this blog to maintain my daily experience knowledge in 24x7 electronic media. A place where I can add and manage my How To's, my favorite articles and the list is long. The advantages are huge - no more IE Favorite, no more several PCs (work, home) with lost information pieces - All the right Info for me will be in this blog But, the more I think of it, I get the understanding that there is additional reason - which is the real reason. In the last 2 years something good has been happening in the software industry - people started to share there information and experience with others colleague(its not so easy as its seems). This is one of the good things the Internet gave us - a giant reference, tutorials and of course blogs Two years ago, when someone had a good idea for a "killer" application - he tried his first steps to a start up. Today - the same guy will write an Article about this "killer" application or will give it few words in his blog - nothing more. So, this is why I start to blog - I want to add my small contribution to this giant sharing media and write about my daily experience while designing and implementing N-Tier applications. I hope you find this blog interesting and helpful;-)   Posted Mar 16 2004, 01:26 AM by guyS with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Tech Misc