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How to put an asp.net website in maintenance mode

14 May 2017 0 Comments

If you need to take your website offline, for any reason (eg. database maintenance, site move etc), you can do so very easily by just creating one .htm file and dropping in the root folder of your website. Here’s what you need to do: How to create a asp.net maintenance notice Create a blank HTML

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C# SEO vb.net

How to create a 301 Redirect in c# and vb.net

24 April 2017 0 Comments

If you need to redirect a page to another page or site, it’s best to use a 301 redirect to help retain some of your SEO work. It’s believed that a 301 redirect will reduce your PageRank by only 15%, compared with the 100% loss if you just redirect or use a 302 redirect. To

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Set Ajax Toolkit Accordion Selected AccordionPane by ID

6 December 2009 0 Comments

If you want to choose which AccodionPane is selected, you generally use the SelectedIndex command. However, if you want to select which AccordionPane is active by its ID and when you binded your data to your ajax accordion you set the ID of each AccordionPane you can use the below code: This example is based

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Set Ajax Toolkit Accordion Panes all closed on load

10 October 2009 0 Comments

As you know when you use the accordion element of the Ajax Toolkit, one of the panes is automatically open on load. Well there is a way around this, simply add the below to your page loading sub: MyAccordion.selectedindex = "-1" An example of this in place would be: Private Sub Page_Load() If Not Page.IsPostBack

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How to automatically redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS on Exchange

1 September 2009 0 Comments

Users often don’t remember to use https:// when access Outlook Web Access, they simply just use https://. So to automatically redirect them to the same address but with https:// simply follow the below: 1) Logon to your exchange server 2) Open ‘My Computer’ 3) Navigate to: ‘c:\Inetpub\wwwroot’ 4) You should see two files, ‘default.aspx’ and

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DropDownList SelectedItem.Value or SelectedValue not working when TabPanel is removed

5 June 2009 0 Comments

If you’re using the TabContainer, which is part of the Ajax Control Toolkit and have noticed that when you remove a tab you have issues accessing the values from a DropDownList using .SelectedItem.Value or .SelectedValue then below is the solution: Instead of using the below to remove a tab: TabContainer1.Tabs.Remove(TabPanel1) Use this code to remove

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Hardware

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4 May 2025 0 Comments
Flipper Zero

Why it’s not safe to store cloned access cards or credentials on a Flipper Zero

6 June 2024 0 Comments
Microsoft / Surface

How to make the most of your new Surface Pro 10 / Laptop 6 for Business

12 April 2024 0 Comments
Flipper Zero

Unlocking Efficiency: How the Flipper Zero’s Bad USB can be good and transform your IT workflows

5 April 2024 0 Comments
Hardware

Android TV tips: How to use managed child Google accounts with YouTube on your smart tv

26 February 2024 0 Comments
Hardware

LG 49WQ95C super ultrawide curved monitor review

23 February 2024 0 Comments
Home Automation Raspberry Pi

How to install Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi using Mac OS X

23 January 2023 0 Comments
Networking

Unifi Dream Machine SE and Wireless access points: The ultimate home networking solution

16 January 2023 0 Comments
Networking Raspberry Pi

Installing UniFi network controller in a Docker container on a Raspberry Pi

28 May 2022 5 Comments
Sky / Sky+ / Sky HD / Sky Q

How to use your Sky Q box(es) as Wi-Fi repeaters

3 November 2021 4 Comments
Sky / Sky+ / Sky HD / Sky Q

Sky Q shortcuts, tips and tricks [updated]

2 November 2021 1 Comments
Raspberry Pi

How to upgrade Pi-hole within a Docker container on a Raspberry Pi

20 April 2021 0 Comments
3D Printing Raspberry Pi

OctoPrint – Flashforge Creator Pro 2

1 March 2021 14 Comments
3D Printing Raspberry Pi

How to setup OctoPrint / OctoPi to work on wi-fi

22 February 2021 2 Comments
3D Printing Raspberry Pi

How to install OctoPrint / OctoPi on a Raspberry Pi

20 February 2021 0 Comments
Raspberry Pi

How to configure Pi-hole

3 December 2020 2 Comments
Raspberry Pi

How to install Pi-hole in a Docker container on a Raspberry Pi

1 December 2020 2 Comments
Home Automation Raspberry Pi

Installing Homebridge in a Docker container on a Raspberry Pi

1 December 2020 0 Comments
Raspberry Pi

How to install Docker on a Raspberry Pi

30 November 2020 0 Comments
Sky / Sky+ / Sky HD / Sky Q

Sky Q Voice Commands

31 October 2020 2 Comments
Sky / Sky+ / Sky HD / Sky Q

Sky Q, using voice commands to run apps​

27 October 2020 2 Comments
Sky / Sky+ / Sky HD / Sky Q

Change your Sky Q AirPlay / Bluetooth name

4 October 2017 5 Comments
Amazon Echo / Alexa

Amazon Echo Review

16 July 2017 1 Comments
Sky / Sky+ / Sky HD / Sky Q

Sky Q Tip: How to Access Hidden Sky Q Engineers Menu

25 April 2017 13 Comments
Hardware Operating Systems

Use your BT Home Hub – Use it as a print server – Windows Vista guide

22 April 2009 0 Comments
Sky / Sky+ / Sky HD / Sky Q

Update the software on Sky / Sky+ / Sky HD box

23 February 2009 0 Comments
Sky / Sky+ / Sky HD / Sky Q

Sky+ / Sky HD USB ports

22 February 2009 0 Comments
Sky / Sky+ / Sky HD / Sky Q

Engineers Menu on all Sky / Sky+ / Sky HD digiboxes

14 May 2007 2 Comments
Hardware Operating Systems

Use your BT Home Hub – Use it as a print server – Windows XP guide

3 December 2006 0 Comments
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