Scott Elkin

Author: Scott

  • Hiding a Row in ASP.NET

    Many things that I come across are “No Duh”. This is one of them. I frequently see code from other programmers that incorrectly use Panel for the purpose of hiding content. What they don’t understand is that a Panel tag renders a table, and as such can’t be used around Table Rows. For instance, this:…

  • The Office American vs. UK

    For those that don’t know, there is a new TV series on NBC called The Office, which is a takeoff of the BBC Version with the same name. Many people have seen the BBC version, but I am shocked each time I discuss it and find blank stares. It is definately one of the best…

  • MSN Messenger Song Info

    A cool new feature of MSN Messenger is to display what you are currently listening to. Tools > Options > Personal > “Show song information from Windows Media Player as a personal message” I discovered this while listening to music in iTunes. I then tried in Winamp to no avail. Go Figure. [Listening to: Labor…

  • New Lens, More Cat Pics

    I finally broke down and bought a faster (works better in lower light) Nikon lens. Here are some pics I took in my lower light apartment:

  • Pokia Retro Phone

    I am so gonna get one of these for my cell phone.

  • Just Because

    I had my camera out to take other pic’s and I couldn’t resist.

  • CD Organization

    Next in my stage of anal organization are my CD’s. I am SOO tired of having to store these huge cases when all I use are the 60+ gigs of MP3’s I have ripped from them. I technically can’t throw them away unless I destroy them (since I ripped them) but then if the RIAA…

  • Tech Organization

    One facet of tech that I think gets overly overlooked is organization. I take great pride of trying to make the space where my tech is situated as nice as possible. God knows my wife would never stand for the six odd gadgets on our desk if there were mounds of wires. The biggest tool…

  • ReSharper Help and Tutorial

    I have found that for me, ReSharper wasn't even close to as great a help until I changed my operating basis regarding how I write code. Many times there are many subtle things you do differently, which just causes pain with ReSharper. It also wasn't easy for me to find and remember all the key…

  • Omea Reader Replaces Newsgator for RSS

    So, I finally found a great replacement for Newsgator. Truth is, I found nothing. I just follow several months behind Tim Haines. First I moved to Sauce Reader because of Tim's Post Here, then when I mentioned my problems with it, he let me know about another one. Thanks Tim! Anyway, although long overdue, I…