Monthly Archives: November 2009

The jQuery Chaining Pattern Implemented Using C#

Posted on November 21, 2009 by rcravens

If you are a web developer you surely are familiar with jQuery and its ability to chain commands together. For instance: $("#someElement") // Select an element .removeClass("off") // Remove a class .css("background" : "red") // Add a style .append("<span>This element … Continue reading →

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AJAX calls to ASP.NET MVC action methods using jQuery

Posted on November 13, 2009 by rcravens

It is best practice to use jQuery (or similar JavaScript library) for your web development. These libraries provide a powerful JavaScript API that allows you to interact with the DOM. There are many many differences between browsers and even between … Continue reading →

Posted in asp.net, jQuery, mvc | 17 Comments

Browse Files On Remote Computers

Posted on November 7, 2009 by rcravens

I recently posted on an application that was able to monitor the desktops of multiple remote computers. The network topology is shown below. Notice that the remote computers (User 1-6 below) and the Monitoring Station are behind their own firewalls. … Continue reading →

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Fancy <blockquote> Tags In Less Than 5 Minutes

Posted on November 1, 2009 by rcravens

During this post we will explore using CSS to style the HTML <blockquote> tag. The <blockquote> tag is used to define a long quotation. This is content that your design should emphasize in your web page. The effect that we … Continue reading →

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