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How to Add a CSS Border to an ASP.NET Image Control
Adding a CSS border to an ASP.NET Image control was a mystery to me for the longest time. While you could easily use an html image and add the runat="server" to it and then add CSS, I really wanted to use an asp:Image control along with a CSS border....  more »

How to Close a Program that is "Not Responding" in Windows
When a Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7 program locks up and says "Not Responding" it can be quite annonying having it to wait for the program to snap out its non-responding state. Sometimes you don't want to wait a few minutes to have the program come...  more »

How to Hard Boil an Egg
Timing is everything when making the perfect hard-boiled egg. Follow the directions below to make hard-boiled eggs that are cooked just right! Directions Place eggs in saucepan/ pot (do not stack eggs on top of each other). Turn on the faucet and fill...  more »

How To Make Homemade Cleaning Products
Homemade cleaning products are creating a huge coming comeback in the effort to create greener homes and produce less environmental waste products. You can contribute to this by using common household goods to create homemade cleaning products to rival...  more »

How To Choose Makeup To Flatter Your Face
Makeup is one of the most heavily advertised industries throughout North America with hundreds of celebrity endorsements and promises to make you beautiful. You can’t flip through a magazine or watch television without being bombarded with...  more »

How To Write An Amazing Cover Letter
A well written cover letter can mean the difference between getting a hiring manager excited about meeting you and adding you to the team, or getting lost amongst all the other applicants. By writing an amazing cover letter, you prove to the reader that...  more »

How To Introduce A New Cat Into The Family
Bringing another cat home is a wonderfully loving thing to do, but it will put quite a bit of stress onto any existing animals in the home. To lower the stress level and make this transition period as amicable as possible, you are going to need to...  more »

How to Make Eggplant Parmesan - Recipe
Here's an eggplant parmesan recipe that is super delicious and will surely be a hit with whomever you make it for. I know, because whenever I make this recipe for people, they always want seconds! This eggplant parmesan goes great with spaghetti and...  more »

How to Connect a Wireless Controller to Your Xbox 360 Console
The steps below will show you how to connect an Xbox 360 Wireless Controller to an Xbox 360 console, but before you can start using an Xbox 360 Wireless Controller with your Xbox 360 console, make sure you have inserted AA batteries into the controller....  more »

How to Insulate a Basement Dryer Duct to Save Heat and Lower Energy Costs
UPDATE 7/16/2020 : Check out How to Seal and Insulate Basement Rim Joists and Concrete Block Sill with XPS Foamboard and Rockwool Disregard the article below... as it's NOT the best way to insulate your Rim Joists. ------------ The other day I was in my...  more »

How to Setup Automatic Daily Database Backups in SQL Server 2008
Are you backing up your SQL Server 2008 databases daily? You should be, especially if you don't want to lose any of your precious data that you're storing. It's incredibly easy to setup a maintenance plan in SQL Server 2008 to automatically back up one or...  more »

How to Help Haiti after the Devastating Earthquake of 2010
On January 12, 2010, Haiti was struck by a catastrophic earthquake that registered 7.0 on the richter scale. The center of the massive earthquake was just 9 miles from Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. It's been estimated that as many as 100,000...  more »

How to Get your Xbox 360 Repaired using Xbox Support
If you're like me, and discovered a problem with your Xbox 360 (in my case the DVD drive failed), it's pretty easy to get your Xbox fixed by Microsoft for free as long as your Xbox 360 is still under warranty. If you're not sure if your Xbox is under...  more »

How to Open the Windows Task Manager
The Windows Task Manager can be used to start programs, to end running applications, to start or to end processes, as well as to view a dynamic display of your computer's performance. To be able to start the Windows Task Manager, you can use any one of...  more »

How to Upload Photos to Facebook from an iPhone
It's really easy to start uploading photos to your Facebook profile from an iPhone/iPod. To make this as simple as possible, you just want to be sure you have the latest Facebook app for your iPhone. To begin uploading photos to Facebook profile from an...  more »

How to Make Meatballs for Spaghetti
Recipe to make meatballs for spaghetti or pasta.  more »

How to Download CD Cover Art and Album Artwork to iTunes
The music you buy from the iTunes store or music you've purchased and imported into iTunes typically comes with cover art for albums and songs. However, iTunes by default does not download album artwork unless you ask it to. Fortunately, it's pretty easy...  more »

How to Run Visual Studio.NET Automatically as an Administrator
When developing websites or applications in Visual Studio.NET, you sometimes need to have Visual Studio run as an administrator. For instance, if you are developing a Web Application Project that uses IIS7 as the local development server for testing,...  more »

How to Format a Hard Drive and Install Windows XP
In the following step by step, I will take you through the process of deleting existing hard drive partitions, formating and installing Windows XP on a hard drive using the Windows XP installation CD. Note: If you have any data/applications or drivers on...  more »

How to Upload Pictures to an iPhone
Here's how to upload pictures to an iPhone using iTunes: Open iTunes and connect your your iPhone so it syncs to iTunes. On iTunes left-hand menu under "DEVICES", select your iPhone. Now in iTunes main section, find and click on the "Photos" tab. In the...  more »

How to Fix 'String or binary data would be truncated.'
There's a good chance that if you're database driven application is running into the following sql error message that says "String or binary data would be truncated", that the error is being caused by an issue in a SQL statement or in the SQL code of a...  more »

How to Open a Jammed DVD or CD-Rom Drive
You're not out of luck if the CD-rom drive on your desktop computer or laptop does not open when you push the button on the drive to eject the CD. You can manually open your computer's DVD or CD-rom drive using a paper clip when the computer is turned...  more »

How to Open Firefox in Safe Mode
Here's how to start Firefox in Safe Mode in Windows 7 (or Windows Vista): If Firefox is open, close down Firefox completely. In Windows 7 (or Vista), click Start, then click All Programs. and Navigate to the 'Mozilla Firefox' folder and select the Mozilla...  more »

How to Fix e.CommandArgument 'input string was not in a correct format.' error
Here's one quick fix for the ASP.NET error System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format. when you are using a DataList with an asp:Button control and are trying to get the CommandArgument using the DataList_RowCommand. Keep in mind...  more »

How to Fix SSRS IIS7 permissions granted 'NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE' are insufficient Error
SQL Server Reporting Services can be a pain in the arse to set up correctly for the first time. Even after you've got things running correctly, you can sometimes run into issues, which is exactly what happened to me recently. I had setup my local...  more »

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