Have you ever noticed an exception being thrown by your application stating something like the following:
System.Net.Mail.SmtpException: Service not available, closing transmission channel.
The … More
Ever want to check out the latest technologies but have been too busy dealing with kids, co-workers, or angry birds? Now’s your chance. Push everything aside and get ready to attend the coolest … More
HTML5 will introduce many new and exciting features including the addition of geolocation. Geolocation allows a device to determine a global position of the device (latitude and longitude), it’s … More
The ASP.NET MVC 4 Beta and ASP.NET Web API Beta have just been released. You can visit the asp.net, msdn.microsoft.com, or Microsoft Download Center to download the latest bits.
ASP.NET MVC 4 … More
Now that Steve Jobs has officially passed away at the age of 56, take a moment and grieve. After that period has passed, reflect. Reflect on the state of Microsoft after Bill Gates left and dedicated … More
When using a WCF or ASMX web service in ASP.NET, you might find the need to pass back a DateTime object via JSON. However, what you might not realize is that by passing a .NET DateTime object back to … More
We are in the process of building out a new data center. One of the items I needed to know was a rough estimate of our new, monthly electrical bill. In some cases, you may need to show a return on … More
Did you know that your current Android or iPhone apps can be ported to Windows Phone 7? Now, there’s no “easy” button that will automagically convert the apps for you. However, in a … More
If you’ve built a Windows Phone 7 application, you may have noticed that if you pin your application to the Start menu, the name of your application appears in the lower, left-hand side of the … More
One of my team members was working on an issue today within an application. The application is setup to use web.config transformations. Web.config transforms are a great way to create multiple build … More
Jason N. Gaylord is an application developer and is the Director of IT at United One Resources in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
In addition to his daily duties, Jason, who is a Microsoft MVP and ASPInsider, is the group leader of a technology user group called .NET Valley. He resides in Northeastern Pennsylvania with his wife, Lisa, his two daughters, and his son.
