ASP.NET MVC AJAX RedirectToAction

I had a problem recently in an application I was writing where I popped up a dialog box (jQuery Dialog) with a registration partial view. Once the user successfully registered, I checked to see if the request was an ajax request (Request.IsAjaxRequest()) and returned RedirectToAction to go to the home page. However, what ended up [...]

Product Release and News Blogs

I may have mentioned this before, but it’s worth stating again. I follow almost all of the product blogs for the products I use. And when I can’t find one, I try and contact the vendor/developers and ask them if they can put one up. Sometimes I get a reply that there is a mailing [...]

Working From Home Tips

This is a great post from Lifehacker with tips for keeping your home office clean. The tips are good and relevant. It’s a must read for anyone who does extensive computer work in their home office. http://lifehacker.com/5195844/top-10-home-office-hacks

Broken Thumb = Fewer Posts

I’ll make this quick. I broke my thumb in several places playing basketball last week, so it has (and will be) extremely difficult to type for a while. I finally went to the doctor today after brushing my thumb against a faucet handle almost made me throw up from the pain. He gave me some [...]

Rights to Privacy Chipped Away By Supreme Court

Okay, so I have mixed feelings about one of the Supreme Courts latest decisions. The NYTimes has an article on the particular case I’m talking about. In a nutshell, a man was arrested due to faulty police records and his vehicle was subsequently searched. The police found drug residue and an illegal gun in his [...]