Arun Stephens

My preferred way of dealing with IE6’s limitations on transparent PNGs is to use conditional comments and the AlphaImageLoader filter. This is because it requires the least processing on the browser, and works without JavaScript enabled. There are three problems with it. First up, you have to create a CSS rule for every PNG that you want to replace: .class { background-image: none; filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='images/transparent.png', sizingMethod='scale'); } The second problem is that images Read post »

Not sure if this is SWFObject-related or Flash-related or tag in general-related, but I was working on a page today and in Firefox a 4 or 5 pixel gap. According to the FAQ for SWFObject (item 11), to fix it, you just have to set display:block on the object tag. Simples! Read post »

So I recently moved flat and used to have Sky+ in the old flat. Sky+ (which is the same as MySky in NZ) needs two feeds from the satellite dish, so you need a dual LNB. I have one feed coming down from what I think is a communal dish on the roof of the building. I have actually quit Sky because it’s too expensive, but it’s still running till the end of the billing month so I Read post »

If you are still using the original ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 release, you may be looking for a way to use .NET 3.5 SP1′s “history” feature of the ScriptManager control. A while back, Nikhil Kothari wrote a component called UpdateHistory, which looks like what was integrated into 3.5 SP1. It certainly solved my problem. Combine it with HttpUtility.ParseQueryString and you’re onto a winner! Read post »

I accidentally keep clicking on the Send Feedback link that appears next to the minimise button on Windows 7 Beta. It actually appeared in the Windows Vista beta, as well. Anyway, to get rid of it, you need to change a registry value: Key: HKEYCURRENTUSERControl PanelDesktop Name: FeedbackToolEnabled Type: DWORD Value: 0 Thanks to http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/12/08/hack-to-remove-and-disable-send-feedback-tool-in-windows-7-beta/ for that tip. Read post »