Justin Cooney

Web Development Tips and Examples

recent posts

about

I am a Senior Applications Programmer / Analyst with years of experience developing enterprise solutions using the Microsoft technology stack including C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, AJAX, IIS and SQL Server. I specialize in Web application development with a focus on building secure systems, integrating applications, and designing robust database structures.

Category: Programming

  • Hotmail Rebranding to Outlook.com & You Can Get a New Outlook.com Email Address!

    Microsoft announced recently (July 30 2012) that it is deprecating its Hotmail.com email service in favor of  a new version called Outlook.com. This is part of Microsoft’s continued push to make its products more Web-based and integrated. The best part is that you can now get an example123@Outlook.com email address to replace your old Hotmail…

  • Set up a Multi-Line Editable GridView Disassociated from a DataSource

    GridView controls are versatile multi-purpose ASP.NET widgets. I like the default functionality when hooked up to a data source, but depending on a project’s requirements I also like the ability to tweak the default functionality to make the GridView behave in different ways. For example, in past projects  users have asked me to create a more…

  • Using an XMLDataSource with a DropDownList Control

    If you work a lot with ASP.NET then it’s likely that at some point or another you will ask yourself how to hook up an XML Data Source with a DropDownList control. This just makes sense if you want to manage your drop-downs from a file rather than from a database, and carries a range…