Nannette Thacker ShiningStar.net

Think PIE and make mine cherry. (Java uses A-PIE and includes Abstraction.)

I recently worked on an existing project where we decided to add a background to the site. Whether this is a background color or background image, the same problem occured.

I needed to install the Ajax Control Toolkit for Visual Studio 2010 4.0 Framework, so I googled "install ajax control toolkit visual studio 2010" and found this step by step guide:

In this demonstration of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) BASICS Web Application Reviewers Administration pages, we see the effective use of combining ASP.NET controls with RadControls. This is not a video demonstrating how to use the controls programmatically, this is a video displaying the screens and showing how the controls are used within a working application tutorial made for the client.

In this example, from our Search screen, we see how we can use a combobox selector with multiple checkboxes to select multiple items utilizing a small amount of screen space.

Also, our search results grid demonstrates a grid within a grid - we see our search results of reviews, and with each review, we have a child grid containing all of the reviewers assigned to that review.

From our Reviewer Editor panel, we see a User Search Filter and Search Results Grid on the right, and an Editor panel and list of Reviewers grid on the left.

In this demo, you will see examples of my ASP.NET Web Application Development and examples of using the Telerik RadControls for ASP.NET Ajax:

 I decided to play around with the option of loading alternate themes dynamically. I found a few gotchas I'd like to share.

Many potential employers require some form of testing or like to see that you have certifications prior to hiring you. 

I installed SQL Server 2008 as well as SQL Server Express 2008 on my new Windows 7 development environment, along with Visual Studio 2010. I could get SQL Server 2008 to work fine, but I could not use Express .MDF databases within sample web application projects without receiving the below error:

Most job search websites are free, such as my 3 favorites: Dice.com, Monster.com, and Careerbuilder.com (please share your favorite sites). However, since I typically only do telecommute work, I thought I might check out the website: Flexjobs.com