How to fix invisible view in ASP.net mvc
This is not the most significant I know, but the goal is to document every problem that took more than 15 minutes to solve, and I did try the more complicated methods before I tried the obvious one, so here it is. The Problem: When programming in ASP.net MVC in Visual Studio 2008 you create […]
How to fix Quickbooks 2010 printing problem on 64 Bit Windows, (Error Code -30)
I intended the focus of the “How To Fix” posts to be Silverlight, but as I’ve encountered other problems while setting up the business, I’m posting those. The rule I established is “If it takes more than 15 minutes to fix, it gets documented” so here we go. The Problem: You finally get Quickbooks 2010 […]
How to migrate a user profile in Vista
In a previous post I detailed the simple procedure of leaving a domain and joining a workgroup in Vista. The catch is… The Problem: When you leave the domain, the user profile is basically destroyed and a crippled version is put in it’s place. Very little documentation exists on how to prevent this, and the […]
How to leave a domain and join a workgroup in Vista
This is another one of those non-Silverlight problems, but since it created such a massive time sink I thought I would blog about it. The Problem: You want to leave a domain for whatever reason (in my case, I wasn’t using the server for anything) and join a workgroup. The Cause: The solution at first […]
How to fix Blogger page title problems
I was perusing my Google Analytics reports and did some checking on came across some sub optimal page structure. The Problem: Blogger (my blogging platform of choice) sets page titles in reverse. More specifically Blogger will set the title of a post as “Stronico Contact Management – How to fix browser size problem in Silverlight” […]
How to fix customer service problems with T-Mobile
I’m not sure that this really qualifies as a technical problem, but it was a problem I had. The Problem: Any one of the many you are likely to have with T-Mobile -in my case it was a non-working phone, and no good options of upgrading. The Cause: T-Mobile customer service sucks. The Solution: Insist […]
How to fix dropdown boxes in asp.net datagrids
OK, this problem isn’t silverlight, but I did encounter it in my day job. In fact, I’ve encountered it several times, so I thought I would write it up so I can find it again. The Problem: You write a web page that contains an updatable datagrid, which, when in EditMode, contains a dropdown list […]
How to fix margins in silverlight
The Problem: You try to set margins the same way in xaml as in xhtml/css. The Cause: The margin property in xaml is different than the margin in xhtml/css The Solution: Use this bit of info: the margins in xaml go left,top,right,bottom, or clockwise from 9:00. This was hardly the most significant problem I had […]
How to fix “Value does not fall within the expected range” error in Silverlight
The Problem: Your code goes about it’s merry way, adding children to parents and so forth when you get the error Value does not fall within the expected range The Cause: The problem is caused by two objects having the same name in the same parent. If your canvas has two StackPanels named “spOverlap” then […]
How to solve Unhandled Error in Silverlight Application Code: 2104
I’ve found that I get this error every time I upload a Silverlight application to a new webserver. IIS does not have the correct settings by default. The Problem: You ftp a Silverlight App to an IIS website, go to the website in a browser, and get the following error: Message: Unhandled Error in Silverlight […]