Monthly Archive for July, 2009

Using jQuery with ASP.Net Demo Web site

Published on July 28, 2009 in asp.net and javascript. 3 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

I was recently asked to demonstrate how to use jQuery with ASP.Net, with a focus on AJAX. So I spent a few hours and cooked up this demo web site.

The Web site demonstrates the following jQuery concepts:

  • Basic jQuery selectors and API usage
  • Wiring up javascript event handlers with jQuery
  • AJAX autocomplete textbox using the Autocomplete plugin
  • Maintaining AJAX navigation history and state using the History plugin
  • Loading dynamic html into a panel using the jQuery.load API function
  • Loading dynamic html into a modal dialog using the FaceBox plugin

The demo could be useful to both someone starting out with jQuery or an old-timer looking for some new AJAX approaches. Let me know what you think.

Download

asp.net-jQuery-demo.zip
(Requires Visual Studio 2008 and the .Net Framework 3.5)

Preview

Trentacular is now on DreamHost

Published on July 6, 2009 in Other. 2 Comments Tags: .

I have been hosting trentacular out of my house up until this past weekend. While having complete control over the server was nice, I decided it was not worth having to worry about downtime, ISP reliability, etc. So DreamHost won my business with their Independence Day special: a year of hosting (unlimited storage/bandwidth) and a domain renewal for just $9.24. Yes, that is for the whole year!

If you experience any issues such as slowness or unavailablility, please let me know (which I realize might be difficult to do if the site is down ;) ).