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dotnet Simple .NET keep alive handler to prevent timeout

This post shows you how to create a simple keep alive for a .NET website so people can stay logged in whilst the page is open, instead of it timing out after 20 minutes.

dotnet Simple Reusable .NET Caching Example Code in C#

Caching is important because it can speed up your website or application. Here is a simple example for you to take away and re-use:

dotnet How to fix Font Awesome WebFont woff2 not found

If you are getting the error fontawesome-webfont.woff2?v=4.6.3 not found but you definitely know you have the file, here is how to fix it in IIS.

dotnet Switch between ajax and post back in the same form

I realised that I needed to change the mode of the form depending on which button was pressed. So I came up with this bit of javascript/jquery.

dotnet How to create a random password generator in C#

In this post I will show you how to create your own password generator in C#. It can be used to generate random strong passwords and it complies with recommendations from OWASP

dotnet LINQ method to see if two lists contain a match

This post gives you the code to check if two lists contain a match. It is written in C# and uses LINQ.

tools Free live chat application for your website - tawk.to

I've added it to this page, so you can see what I'm talking about. Feel free to send me a message. If I am online and available, I will reply back on live chat.

tools Free online diagram software like Visio

Create flow charts, process diagrams, mindmaps, wireframes, the whole lot, in your browser, for free.

dotnet 7 simple tips to improve your .NET website

Here are 7 simple tips to help you improve your .NET website

tools Manage your workload and productivity in one place with Trello

Trello is a fantastic tool for managing your workload in one place. You can use it record your ideas and track those ideas through a process as they develop into real actions.

dotnet How to export data to Excel as a CSV file in C#

This post shows you how you can create the functionality to export data as a CSV file to download and open in Excel.

dotnet How to set up and configure error logging in .NET with log4net

This is a simple and straight forward tutorial on how to set up and configure error logging with log4net in your .NET application.