September 18, 2005, @ The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto Ontario. This was an enjoyable show, despite the fact that the band didn't get on stage until after midnight. I'm not sure that they were able to capture quite the same dynamic feel that comes through in their album, but we had fun nonetheless. (more…)

ASP.Net has provided us with powerful mechanisms to separate code and functionality from design and the user interface, by such concepts as web controls and code-behind. With ASP.Net 2.0, Microsoft has taken it up a notch, allowing us to completely separate the templates of the entire site from any code in individual pages, through a new concept called Master Pages. Read on…

How can you create an intuitive website or web application? What are some common follies to stay away from? How do we keep users coming back for more? And how is designing a website like cooking chicken? This article describes some guidelines that can help you as a programmer or designer to channel your creativity, and design a user-friendly, ergonomic web site. These guidelines range from site structure to wording and imagery, this is the whole package! Read on…

We're constantly searching for methods to both improve our application's performance and enhance the user's experience. This little JavaScript tool will enable you to achieve both of those goals. I will show you how to populate a menu of items on the fly, based on the selection of another, without reloading the page. This is handy for search tools, registration forms, inventory programs, and so many others. Just have a read, and you'll find a place for it in your own application! Read on…

One method of providing additional options to users is to present a menu that displays itself when necessary, such as when users click or just hover over an item. This article explains how to produce such a DHTML menu, which dynamically positions itself where the user’s mouse is. Read on…