Archive for September 2007
Generating Random Names as Test Data
Ever need to generate thousands of names to use as test data?
I just created an Excel sheet that uses the 1990 US census data to generate random male and female names.
Columns:
A: Male First Name
B: Female First Name
C: Last Name
E: Male Full Name (Proper Case)
F: Female Full (Proper Case)
Columns A,B,C are ordered by descending popularity. It’s [...]
Adding ASP.NET AJAX to Existing Websites
If you want to add Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Extensions 1.0 to an existing website…
Click here for the video!
First, install the ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 Extensions: ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Extensions 1.0
Next, add some stuff to the web.config file:
In the system.web section add the following line:
<pages>
<controls>
<add tagPrefix="asp" namespace="System.Web.UI" assembly="System.Web.Extensions, Version=1.0.61025.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35"/>
</controls>
</pages>
This [...]
New Home Theater
The new home theater is on its way! I will be taking pics during install, but here are the goods:
Samsung FP-T6374 63” High Definition 1080p Plasma TV
DirecTV Plus HD DVR (HR20)
DirecTV Slimline 5 LNB HD Satellite Dish (AU9-S)
BDI Avion Noir A/V
Cabinet
Marantz SR7001 Receiver
B&W 683 Floor Standing
Speakers
B&W HTM62 Center Channel
Speaker
B&W [...]
