Remove Picasa Albums from Androids Gallery
When adding a new Google account to an Android device all sync options are selected by default. One of these is photos from Picasa. The folders will show up in your gallery, which you may not want. To remove the Continue reading
Google Play Store – Removing multiple entries from My Apps list
Note: This will only work with version 3.9.16 or greater of the Google Play Store. 1. Open the Google Play Store from your Android device. 2. Open the menu and select My Apps. 3. Press and hold the first entry Continue reading
Use SQL Server Management Studio to clone a database
There are a number of ways to clone a MS SQL Server database. The below is one way using MS SQL Server Management Studio. 1. Right click database > Tasks > Back Up.. 2. Select Backup type: full 3. Select Continue reading
ASP.net Caching
Using the page directive it's possible to control caching on aspx pages. Simply add the following to the top of the page where 600 is the number of seconds to cache for. There are a number of other parameters which Continue reading
Using a Hexadecimal color instead of a System.Drawing.Color
By default most ASP.net componants expect System.Drawing.Color.colour_name to be used when changing colours. However this objects also supports the FromArgb method which allows colours to be defined by RGB values. But this also allows HEX values such FFFFFF (white) to be Continue reading
Enable IE 9 Compatibility Mode on your site
As with any new version of Internet Explorer the latest release, IE10 has caused a number of issues. Fixing these issues can take time and if it's a bug in IE you are relying on Microsoft to come up with Continue reading
View more files at once in Chrome OS file manager.
The Chrome OS file manager allows Ctrl + and Ctrl – to zoom in and out just like the browser. This allows more files to be viewed at once
Create a Chrome OS web app for any website
Chrome OS has a growing number of web applications available in the Chrome Store. However if there isn’t one available but you would like a icon for a web app in your App Drawer the following instructions will guide you Continue reading
Chrome OS Hints and Tips
1. Press Alt + Search for caps lock. 2. Press Ctrl + Alt + Up Arrow for Home. 3. Press Ctrl + Alt + Down Arrow for End. 4. Press Alt + Backspace for delete. 5. Open apps pinned to Continue reading
Display a message dialogue in ASP.net
Add the following line of code to display a message dialogue saying "test" in a ASP .net C# project. ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript(this.GetType(), "myalert", "alert('Test');", true);