Over the years, this site has evolved from a simple (and ugly) HTML page to a dynamic
.NET web site with an SQL database backend.
The site was created using Visual Studio 2005. It was initially written in VB but
I recently converted it to C#.
The menu was created with CSS Friendly Adapters. I highly recommend them. They allow
you to style your ASP.Net menu controls with CSS. That's a good thing.
The Links and Programming pages use the AccordianPane control from the AjaxControlToolkit
and the links are stored in an SQL database. Sort of like 'my favorites' on steroids.
When I run across a site that I want to keep track of, I edit my links or programming
page to add the link. This way, I have access to my links from anywhere, providing
I can get to the internet.
The Blogroll page is similar to the Links page. Only, it holds links to some of
the weblogs I've kept track of over the past few years. I read a few of them on
a regular basis and I must have found the others interesting at some point.
The Photos page uses Slideshow controls, also from the AjaxControlToolkit. It creates
the slideshows based on the images placed in a directory. Adding a new slideshow
is as easy as copying and pasting a few lines of code and creating a directory to
hold the images. I also have an admin page that allows me to upload new pictures
to the slideshow folder or delete pictures from the folder.
My Code Archive Page displays code snippets, or complete programs, that I save in
an SQL database. When I add the code, I separate it into categories like ASP.Net,
CSS, and SQL. The page displays descriptions of the code by category. If you click
on the description you can view the code. You can allso search for code within a
category.
If you sign in you can view an admin menu that has links to my phone list, my rododex,
and my admin pages. I use the admin pages for managing links and slideshows, updating
my blogroll and rolodex, and adding code snippets to my code archive.