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umbraco Getting Dialogue Forum package to work with Umbraco 7.4.3

This post shows you how to overcome the problems with installing the Dialogue forum package in your Umbraco site.

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.

tools Search all of the best FREE stock images in one place

This post gives you a list of the of the best sites for getting free stock images. Within the sites, almost all of the photographs are free from copyright restriction and are licensed under creative commons public domain dedication (CC0 1.0).

tools Write, test and share .NET code in your browser with dotnetfiddle

I recently found this free online tool called dotnetfiddle. It was inspired by jsfiddle. It allows you to write, test and share .NET code in your browser.

dotnet Searching for prime numbers

Searching for prime numbers can be fun. This post shows you how I did it.

dotnet How to create a custom Slack integration using webhooks

This post gives you the code and simple instructions on how to create your own custom integration for slack, written in .NET C#

dev·dotnet Why you should not write comments in your code.

Over the years, I have heard both sides of the argument about whether you should or shouldn't write comments in your code. In this post, I make my argument as to why I think you should avoid writing comments in your code.

tools How to find the hidden dinosaur game in Google Chrome

This post shows you how to find the hidden dinosaur game in Google Chrome, without having to turn off or disconnect your internet.

umbraco umbracoUrlAlias - Create an alternative URL for a page in Umbraco

Using the umbracoUrlAlias property on a page in Umbraco gives you the ability to set up one or more different URLs for a single page.

umbraco How to install Umbraco using Visual Studio NuGet IIS and SQL Server

This post gives you a step by step guide on how to install Umbraco on your local machine using Visual Studio, NuGet, IIS and SQL Server.