Munster V Leinster- 110528

Munster Champions V Leinster - 20110528

Munster V Osprey - 110514

Munster V Ospreys - 20110414

Non-EU nationals on a rugby team - changes to restrictions

Great article on Frankie Sheahans blog about Kolpack and Zambrano players, and how that effects the number of non-EU nationals that can play on a rugby team.

SOURCE:
http://frontrow.ie/blog/index.php/2011/05/10/a-non-eu-nationals-legal-case-becomes-a-sporting-term-and-has-a-huge-effect-on-rugby/

Gravity Probe B proves Einstein right

47 years in the making, 13 new technologies invented for just one experiment, to prove that space-time around Earth is distorted according to General Relativity.

SOURCE:
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/04may_epic/

Realistic Minature Set

Source:
http://www.dailydawdle.com/2011/05/mind-blown-ultra-realistic-miniature.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DailyDawdle+%28Daily+Dawdle%29

Munster V Harlequins- 110430

Munster V Harlequins, 2011-04-30

Steven Sasson - Inventor of the Digital Camera in 1975

Check out the modular storage solution:

Inventor Portrait: Steven Sasson from David Friedman on Vimeo.

SOURCE:
http://www.broadsheet.ie/2011/04/15/we-owe-him-so-much/

What 8 Bit Video games Can Teach Us About Usability

Great article over on spyrestudios about the usability techniques that the 80's video games of our childhood employed, within the constraints of limited resources:

• Use lack of colour to create atmosphere - Super Metroid
• Use vibrant colours and shapes to convey futuristic themes - Mega Man 3
• Use unconventional concepts to capture the imagination of the user - Super Mario 2
• Use colour to convey status changes - Mega Man 3, Super Mario
• Define a clear pathway of how the user progresses through the system - Super Mario

See the SOURCE link below for the full article.

SOURCE:
http://spyrestudios.com/what-8-bit-video-games-can-teach-us-about-design-and-ux/

ASP.NET CheckboxList Validation with RequiredFieldValidator

In order to use a RequiredFieldValidator with a CheckBoxList, you need to define your own CheckBoxList class that inherits from CheckBoxList , but also implements a ValidationPropertyAttribute  method:

    [ValidationPropertyAttribute("ValidateableProperty")]
    public class ValidateableCheckBoxList : CheckBoxList
    {
 
        public string ValidateableProperty
        {
            get
            {
                string result = "";
                int count = 0;
                foreach (ListItem item in this.Items)
                {
                    if (item.Selected)
                    {
                        count++;
                    }
 
                }
                if (count > 0)
                {
                    result = count.ToString();
                }
                else
                {
                    result = "";
                }
                return result;
            }
        }
    }

You can then create a ValidateableCheckBoxList and point a required validator's controlToValidate attribute to it.

SOURCE:
http://pedroliska.wordpress.com/2009/08/13/getting-an-asp-net-checkboxlist-to-work-with-a-requiredfieldvalidator/

New Shock Wave Generation Hybrid Engine

The engine has a rotor that’s equipped with wave-like channels that trap and mix oxygen and fuel as the rotor spins. These central inlets are blocked off, building pressure within the chamber, causing a shock wave that ignites the compressed air and fuel to transmit energy.

SOURCE:
http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2011/04/engine-sends-shock-waves-auto-industry/

Alphabet Heros

Source:
http://www.broadsheet.ie/2011/04/08/minimalist-quiz-of-the-day-alphabet-heroes/

Munster V Leinster - 110302

Munster V Leinster - 2011-03-02

ASP.NET Membership User Locked

PROBLEM:
ASP.NET membership user password cannot be reset

CAUSE:
User account is locked (caused by incorrect password being entered numerous times)

SOLUTION:
Unlock user account using SQL query:

DECLARE     @return_value int

EXEC  @return_value = [dbo].[aspnet_Membership_UnlockUser]

            @ApplicationName = N‘applicationName’,

            @UserName = N‘user’

SELECT      ‘Return Value’ = @return_value

GO

SOURCE:
http://codinglifestyle.wordpress.com/2010/02/13/unlock-user-via-database-query-asp-net-membership/

ASP.NET AJAX JS Error - Sys.InvalidOperationException: Two components with the same id 'x' can't be added to the application.

ERROR:
Sys.InvalidOperationException: Two components with the same id 'x' can't be added to the application.

CAUSE:

ASP.NET Ajax Control Toolkit generated javascript code is in debug mode, which has extra checks that throw this error.

SOLUTION:

Set debug="false" in the web.config.

SOURCE:
http://forums.asp.net/t/1066748.aspx/1?Two+components+with+the+same+id+0+can+t+be+added+to+the+application

Muckross House & Killarney National Park

Killarney, Co.Kerry 2011-02-19

ASP.NET LINQ Union Distinct not working

Using Union(....).Distinct() not producing a distinct list when unioning a list of complex objects.

CAUSE:
Union() and Distinct() don't know which member of the object to use in their comparisons.

SOLUTION:
1. - IEqualityComparer needs to be defined to specify what fields of the object to compare:

public class MyComplexObjectComparer : IEqualityComparer
{
public bool Equals(complexObject a, complexObject b)
{
return a.Id == b.Id;
}

public int GetHashCode(complexObject obj)
{
return obj.Id.GetHashCode();
}
}

2. - Pass this comparer into the Union:

.Union(lockedout, new MyComplexObjectComparer()).Distinct;


SOURCE:
http://blog.dreamlabsolutions.com/post/2009/06/23/Enumerable-Except-TSource-and-IEqualityComparer-a-little-help.aspx

IIS 6 Error - Port in use when binding a wildcard SSL to multiple sites

Port in use error occurs when 443 is set as SSL port on multiple site in IIS 6.

CAUSE:
SecureBindings metabase property is not set.

SOLUTION:
Run the following from cmd:

C:\Inetpub\AdminScripts\cscript.exe adsutil.vbs set /w3svc/SITEIDENTIFIER/SecureBindings ":443:HOSTHEADER"

where SITEIDENTIFIER and HOSTHEADER are replaced.


SOURCE:
http://www.sslshopper.com/article-how-to-configure-ssl-host-headers-in-iis-6.html

Photoshop CS4 – Fix : Error: 148:3

POSSIBLE CAUSE:
Flexnet Licensing Service not running

SOLUTION:
- Start->Run, type services.msc
- Find Flexnet Licensing Service and right-click
- Click Start if possible, otherwise click Properties, and set service to run automatically.

Source:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/375447

Munster V London Irish - 110122

Munster V London Irish - 110122

ISS in partial eclipse of the sun

Source:
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110105.html