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Looks like i’m going with the G37!

by Steven Ng on June 3, 2008

Even though I wish the aptera was available to check out. Well i’ve negotiated what I think is an okay lease but still trying see what the best deal is since we’re in a little recession and gas prices are … Read the rest

Need help picking out a new car

by Steven Ng on April 19, 2008

In the last few years, cars are getting more horsepower, amazing styles and designs at reasonable prices. This makes it tougher for me to decide on what car I want, factor in cost, dealership headaches and proximity saturation (who else … Read the rest

Simple iPhone Traffic Checker

by Steven Ng on January 21, 2008

Everyone knows you can check traffic off of Google Maps built into your iPhone, but what if you don’t have 2 fingers available to pinch-out and see all the traffic conditions? My answer is the simple Traffic Checker (alpha) http://ragingminds.com/iphone/trafficRead the rest

Are the Rock Band drums too loud?

by Steven Ng on December 15, 2007

I just got Rock Band and it’s really fun to play, especially with a group of friends or online. I originally was hooked in Guitar Hero, however my new calling seems to be the drums! They’re definitely my favorite instrument … Read the rest

Pricey Technologies That Could Use More Tech Support

by Steven Ng on October 30, 2007

I’ve currently been working with some technologies like Sitecore, Akamai (actually I take that back, Akamai has decent tech resources) and Prospero which have great company sites but lack public online technical documentation and support. I’ve tried searching for … Read the rest

Integrating Google Mini Search Appliance

by Steven Ng on October 24, 2007

For companies that want to use Google’s search on their websites, they can purchase a Google Mini Search Appliance starting at $1995. Google gives you many ways to integrate this into your site, but in this post I will explain … Read the rest

Lost 4 Letter Pattern

by Steven Ng on June 2, 2007

Lost is the type of show that makes me “think” throughout the entire show and hours after it. I was quite happy and intrigued by the Lost season finale. I was shocked to find out the side story about Jack … Read the rest

Quick Ajax example using Prototype.js

by Steven Ng on March 20, 2007

Overview

UPDATE: Please visit my updated article appropriately named “Quick Ajax Example Using jQuery“.

This example will explain how to use the Prototype.js Javascript library to perform a simple Ajax call from an html page to an ASP.NET … Read the rest

Using Log4net in your web apps

by Steven Ng on March 20, 2007

Log4net is part of the Apache Logging Services Project. It’s a tool to help ASP.net developers log message to a text file, xml file, email or database.

  1. Add log4net.Config.XmlConfigurator.Configure(); to Global.asax in the Application_Start method.
  2. In your code-behind or BasePage.cs,
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ASP.NET 2.0 FileUpload control tutorial

by Steven Ng on February 12, 2007

In this tutorial I will show how to write C# code that handles the FileUpload control. We will use the RegularExpressionValidator control for client-side validation and introduce server-side validation methods when uploading specific file types.

coming soon…Read the rest