Logged in User - ConsultSarath.com

This articles explains how to use the ASP.NET Membership and Roles features to control various parts of the page according the logged in user. By using these features, we can create templates for anonymous users, logged-in users, role-based templates, and also login and online status. Most simple case would be to display Login link when no user is logged in, and the same would turn as Logout li...

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Snippet: Get Browser Name from UserAgent String

When you want to save logs on your website for any events like visits, errors, etc., it would be good if you add the browser name also. In case of errors, this information will do great for you, because client-side script errors and malfunctions might be browser dependant, and you would have to really debug them on those browsers in some cases.

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T-SQL Function: How to parse UserAgent to extract Browser Name

As you parse the UserAgent string in the server-side VB.NET or C#.NET code, it is possible to parse it using T-SQL programming. This would be extremely useful when your web application is more SQL Server dependant - having most of the business logic as stored procedures and functions. The only difference here is, as in ASP.NET, the UserAgent string is not accessible directly inside T-...

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Firefox users targetted by fake antivirus scams

Firefox users have targeted by new scam that tries to load a user’s PC with fake antivirus software using a passably convincing version of the Windows Update page.

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Sega says 1.3 million users affected by cyber attack

Japanese video game developer Sega Corp said on Sunday that information belonging to 1.3 million customers has been stolen from its database, the latest in a rash of global cyber attacks against video game companies.

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Snippet: Generate random strong password string using C#

Here is a very useful C# code snippet for generating random strong passwords. There are two code snippets provided here, one for generating a simple random password, and other for generating a strong password. The password is generated using upper case and lower case alphabets, numerals and special characters.

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Web Scraping - Extract all links from a web page using VB.NET

This article explains another technique in Web Scraping, which has been an important function of search engine crawling - extraction of all links for any given URL. This is quite a simple procedure, especially when done using Regular Expressions. The HTML content from any given url is downloaded as a string, and all occurences of hyperlinks are extracted from it.

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Display a custom graphic visitor counter on your ASP.NET website

This article explains how to add a graphic visitor counter to your website by adding a simple ASPX webpage with few lines of programming. You'll no more be required to add a third party free graphic counter utilities for your ASP.NET web site.

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Embedding Images into emails using System.Net.Mail

The most common way to insert the image into the HTML Body of the email using IMG elements with SRC attribute set to an image uploaded on your website or any internet source. This works fine with all online webmails like yahoo, or gmail, or even on your Outlook when you are connected to internet. Due to security issues, such images will get blocked on the webmails or Outlook unless you authoriz...

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Sending Emails from ASP.NET 2.0

Sending out emails is a common requirement in every web application. This could range from a simple Contact Us form, to daily digest email to all subscribers. In ASP.NET, System.Net.Mail namespace provides all necessary functions of sending emails. In earlier versions of .NET, System.Web.Mail, but the new namespace provides extensive and powerful interfaces for sending out em...

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Validate an Email Address using Regular Expressions

This article gives you a simple code snippet for validating an email textbox field using Regular Expressions. The javascript function is called on onblur event of the textbox, and it will not allow the user to leave the textbox without entering a valid email address. This may look like a disturbing feature, but I have added a simple check at beginning to skip this checkup if the...

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Generate High Quality Favicon.ico

A favicon (short for favorites icon), also known as a website icon, shortcut icon, url icon, or bookmark icon is a 16×16, 32×32 or 64×64 pixel square icon associated with a particular website or webpage. A web designer can create such an icon and install it into a website (or webpage) by several means, and most graphical web browsers will then make use of it.

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Image Uploading and High Quality Resizing

Uploading of images and resizing (scaling) of them is a very common utility application. Various applications for this function are - Photo thumbnails, profile photos, stock photograph images like Flickr, etc. The System.Drawing namespace provides a built-in thumbnail creation function, but here is a code snippet to resize images preserving its original aspect ratio, maintaining high quali...

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Simple Website Scraping: Extract all text contents from webpage

Web Scraping or Web Data extraction is a software technique for extracting information from web pages. There are different types of web scraping, and a most common one is the web crawling done by search engines. The text content of the website will be extracted from web pages, and will be indexed for searching. This article explains a simple method of extracting text content using C# and Regula...

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Uploading a file to the AppEngine BlobStore (Python)

Google App Engine provides a Blobstore API that allows our app to serve 'Blobs' that are much larger in size say between 1 mb and 2 gb.Blobs are created by uploading a file through an HTTP request using a html form .When the form is submitted, the Google App Engine Blobstore creates a blob from the uploaded file returning the blob key that can be used to process the blob

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Meta Tags

Hi Why do i need META Tags, anyways, till the search engine is able to cache the contents of my page and throw it to the user the moment he searches for something. How many META Tags can i have in my page. What if I have a ASP.NET application with mastr page implementation. can i still put META Tages on the the inherited pages. If yes , then how

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Google Chrome browser nears 10 percent share

Google is making some ground in the browser market. In Nov. 2010, the browser hit a 9.27 percent market share, up almost a full percentage point from October, according to a report from Net Applications. The gain came at the cost of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, which dropped by nearly a full point to 58.41 percent. Mozilla Firefox suffered a drop, but it was insignificant drop of .02 pe...

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Leading PC Companies Move to All Digital Display Technology, Phasing out Analog

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 8, 2010 – AMD, Dell, Intel Corporation, Lenovo, Samsung Electronics LCD Business and LG Display today announced intentions to accelerate adoption of scalable and lower power digital interfaces such as DisplayPort and High-Definition Multimedia Interface® (HDMI) into the PC.

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Simpler Payroll Management from Tally

Easy to configure, simple to use and solves the complexity of payroll processing Reduces workload on MIS, Simplifies computation and brings complete Statutory Contribution / Deduction calculation with required returns and forms as per the statutory requirement. Structured as per requirements, Hassle Free compliance, Maintains statutory requirements and Good Governance Prac...

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Android Enabled As SecurID Authentication Device

More evidence of the "consumerization" of enterprise IT: On Monday, security firm RSA announced that it will release software designed to make an Android device provide two-factor authentication by serving as an RSA SecurID authenticator.

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Opera is the oldest browser, and it is still surviving

Jon S Von Tetzchner and a colleague, Geir Ivarsoy, developed a Web browser while working for Telenor in 1994. In 1995, they founded Opera Software and launched their first public browser, Opera, a year later. It is the oldest-surviving browser company. The 42-year-old Von Tetzchner may have stepped down as CEO of Opera Software in January, but is still actively involved with the firm’s po...

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Now, software that enables everyone to explore the Sun

ESA has developed a new software that makes the entire library of images from the SOHO solar and heliospheric observatory available online to everyone, everywhere at anytime.

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Multiple Gmail accounts just got a lot easier to manage

Google's announced yet another awesome Gmail feature today. Called e-mail delegation, the feature will allow you to easily manage multiple Gmail accounts without signing in and out of Gmail and switching accounts manually.

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Open Source Software Is Now a Norm in Businesses

We've already seen mounting evidence that the numerous benefits of open source software are making a big impression on businesses far and wide, and this week saw the release of yet more data corroborating that fact.

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Verizon to debut 3rd Android phone with 4G

Verizon Wireless is releasing the third smartphone to take advantage of its faster fourth-generation data network on Thursday

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Microsoft's Steve Ballmer predicts virtual avatars for software

NEW DELHI: Steve Ballmer's future in Microsoft may have become uncertain after a prominent hedge fund manager called for his resignation on Thursday, but that didn't stop the beefy, boisterous pal of Bill Gates from waxing eloquent about the tech industry's future.

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Jobs announces Apple's iCloud storage service

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Oracle Fixes 17 Bugs in Java Security Update

Oracle has issued an update to Java SE that fixes a number of critical bugs in the widely used Internet software.

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Google Chrome browser adds malware download protection

Google updated Chrome to version 12, adding a new tool that warns users when they've downloaded files from dangerous websites.

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Google drops search portals for Linux and Mac

Fans of Linux, Microsoft and Macs used to be able to search for information about those topics on Google using specialized search tools that narrowed the results to a focused set of highly relevant Web sites.

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Google Panda update 2.2 coming soon

Google is making more changes to its search algorithm, the company reportedly confirmed at the SMX Advanced conference in Seattle this week.

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Android Market tells you which apps work on your device

With hundreds of different smartphone models and a growing number of tablets that run Google’s Android operating system, fragmentation continues to challenge. Some devices can run certain apps, while others can’t. Google begin taking steps to address this issue last year, and more recently, has added a new function to its web-based Android Market. Consumers can now see if an applica...

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Many Malaysian Government Sites Hacked

Malaysia's Communications and Multimedia Commission said that 51 websites in the .gov.my domain were attacked beginning late Wednesday, and that 41 of the sites suffered various levels of disruption.

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Yahoo Releases Search Tools for IPhone, Android Apps

Yahoo wants to help people find mobile applications and information about them. On Thursday, the company is unveiling a feature in its search engine called App Search, as well as application search tools for Android and iPhone devices called AppSpot.

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New LulzSec hack leaks 62,000 web logins

Only hours after embarrassing the CIA by downing its website, hacking jokesters LulzSec have issued another self-declared indictment of the Internet’s woeful security, leaking a database of 62,000 stolen passwords and user names.

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Autorun malware being routed, says Microsoft

The battle against ‘Autorun’ malware, once a major threat to PC users, appears to be heading for victory according to new figures put out by Microsoft that show big declines in infection rates during 2011.

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Mozilla to add built-in PDF viewer to Firefox

Mozilla is working on a project that will add PDF rendering to Firefox using HTML5 and JavaScript, eliminating the need for users to run Adobe's own plug-in.

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Microsoft, Skype Deal Gets U.S. Clearance

Microsoft (MSFT) has received clearance from U.S. antitrust regulators for its proposed purchase of Internet telephony company Skype.

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