Sam Mueller

Live Demo | Download Sample Solution (52.77 kb) ASP.NET User Controls are pretty useful.  They allow functional modules of code and markup to be encapsulated in such a way that reuse is convenient and easy, without sacrificing the power or integration of the ASP.NET model.  As we mo... [More]

For those that know me, it goes without saying that I've fallen head over heels for jQuery.  It just makes working with javascript much easier and cleaner than ever before, and opens the door to so many new possibilities that were just to cumbersome even a few years ago.  Of course, ... [More]

Recently I upgraded to .Net Framework 3.5 SP1.  The service pack introduced a host of bug fixes, along with some pretty cool enhancements too. After installing the service pack, one of my web applications immediately started throwing the following exception:  The .Net Fra... [More]

Since I've switched over to Vista, the start menu search has become one of my favorite features.  It lets you quickly and easily open up programs without your fingers ever leaving the keyboard.  For example, just hit the Windows key, type in "Notepad", and hit enter. In fac... [More]

Well, here it is: my first blog.  It took me quite some time to decide which blogging platform to use.  The contenders were WordPress and BlogEngine.NET.  Despite WordPress having more extensions, more themes, and a bigger community, I decided that BlogEngine.NET was going to be my ... [More]