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How to Login via Facebook in ASP.NET

Recently I have encountered some nasty problems trying to build a Facebook login system. That’s why I am going to explain a full tutorial about every aspect you need to know about it. 1. Register your application Go to http://developers.facebook.com/setup/ and enter the site name(it could be any) and the site URL(if...

Posted by Kyprulez on Aug 10, 2010 | 16 comments

Text Reflection effect with WPF and XAML

I bet everyone has seen, especially with the advent of Web 2.0, different sorts of text pieces that have a reflection beneath them which gives the impression the text is “sitting” on a surface.Although the effect is very easy to do in Photoshop, I decided to show you that it can be as easy and enjoyable in...

Posted by Kyprulez on Jun 30, 2010 | 0 comments

Getting the Content-Encoding header in C#

Recently I needed to get the Content-Encoding header within a C# application.After trying to figure out why the response was empty, and after reading different community posts where other users had the same problem and none of the suggestions seem to solve it, I’ve decided to post my solution for further use. Let’s...

Posted by Kyprulez on Jun 9, 2010 | 3 comments

Autocomplete Combo Box in C# with SQL values

In the following article I’m going to show you how to make an autocompleting Combo Box in C#, that uses a SQL database as its custom source of values.First, I’m going to display the whole implementation and afterwards explain the code in detail. Database Structure Table name: keywordsList Column Name Data...

Posted by Kyprulez on May 27, 2010 | 11 comments

Rotating a line in C#

Recently I had a problem that required me to do a rotation of a line keeping the original point fixed. A rotation is a movement of an object in a circular motion, mathematically a rotation is a rigid body movement which, unlike a translation, keeps a point fixed. public partial class Rotate : Form { public Bitmap...

Posted by Andrey on May 26, 2010 | 5 comments

Aug 10, 10

Text Reflection effect with WPF and XAML

Jun 30, 10

Getting the Content-Encoding header in C#

Jun 09, 10

Autocomplete Combo Box in C# with SQL values

May 27, 10

May 26, 10

How to create custom windows with WPF and Microsoft Blend

Apr 24, 10

Posted by Kyprulez in General IT

One of the core advantages of WPF is the independence of the notorious Windows GDI.This means that you can practically replace Windows’s default windows and controls with your very own.Not only you can make a custom titlebar, close/minimize/maximize buttons, but you can also make rounded, shadowed windows or even blurred ones!...

Working with .htaccess files

Apr 03, 10

Posted by Andrey in General IT

What is a .htaccess file ? The .htaccess file is known by the majority of the web servers(Apache being the most popular) as the directory level configuration file.This file is included in one of the directories and enables the possibility of overwriting some of the server’s settings. Most of the “types” that...

Sql Update if exists else Insert

Mar 30, 10

Posted by Andrey in Programming, Query Languages

A few times I came across the need to check if a current row exists in the database and then update it or if it doesn’t exist simply insert it. There are many ways you can achieve that, I’m gonna show you two of them and make a comparison between them. Before we move further you should know that I’m using Microsoft...

Extracting RSS Data with C# and XPath

Mar 29, 10

Posted by Andrey in Programming, Query Languages

What is RSS? RSS is a technology that is being used by millions of web users around the world to keep track of their favorite websites easily and efficiently. RSS stands for ‘Real Simple Syndication’ and many people describe it as a ‘news feed’ that you subscribe to. Basically it’s the internet’s...

Using the params modifier in C#

Mar 25, 10

Posted by Kyprulez in Algorithmics, Programming

One of the most useful modifiers offered by C# is the params modifier.It is extremely useful when you do not know the number of arguments you will be passing to your method or you want to pass a variable number of arguments.Now let’s take 2 examples using the params modifier. Finding the Min and Max value from an array of...

WIT RSS Box – create partnerships based on RSS

Mar 20, 10