Hi,

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I’ve had a few people recently contact me asking whether there’s a .NET version of EasyGal…

Well I did start one a while back, same features as the ASP but requires no 3rd party applications and of course looks a lot better! It also comes with some new features. Although I nearly finished it, I haven’t had time to test and fix any small bugs.

If there is a big enough demand, I’ll finish it. So, if you’re after the .NET copy, could you please add a comment to this post?

Cheers!

You can now download EasyGal 1.0.2 here:

Download EasyGal 1.0.2

(Thanks rlservices)

Hi,

Recently I’ve been having problems with PNGs that have transparent backgrounds… PNGs are new image formats that will replace GIFs in web development (well so I believe!). I have found recently though that older browsers like IE6 can not render a transparent background correctly! Instead, the background becomes gray spoiling the look of your design!

I have just come across a nifty little little bit of HTML / Javascript that fixes this…

Have a look and let me know how you get on!

PNG Transparency fix

Ali

Recently I have been looking into an open source CMS to use for Site Mantra customers.

What is a CMS?

A Content Management System (CMS) is a tool (usually web based) that allows non technical people to maintain their websites. For example, the traditional way of adding a new page to a website would require some knowledge in HTML, CSS and other web technologies. A CMS saves all this hassle. Once it has been setup by someone more experienced, a novice web user can come along and publish their page quickly!

Umbraco

I just thought I would point this website out… a friend pointed me in their direction. Umbraco is an open source ASP.NET CMS. It has a friendly interface and it’s highly customisable… but the best thing of all… it’s FREE! Pay them a visit!

Recently I had an issue with a login prompt appearing twice on Linux hosting…

I had the normal setup of a .htaccess file within a directory. The .htaccess stated that for any web user to get access to that directory they will need a valid usrname / password in the .htpasswd file specified.

However, when I linked to the directory e.g.

www.something.com/securedirectory

I found that the Login prompt appeared twice. The user would enter their correct username password the first time and the prompt disappear. However, it would appear again! After the second time, the user would be logged in successfully and reach the directory…

After racking my brains, and checking, and re-checking paths, .htaccess files etc, I found the solution was very simple!

All I needed to do was add a forward slash to the end of the link I had used e.g.

www.something.com/securedirectory/

It’s always something simple!