Radderz’ Randomness

This is a note to self more than anything for the bear minimum http headers of sending a JSON request.

POST: /Services/OutwardFacingService.asmx/GetList
Host: testserver.co.uk
Accept: text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,*/*;q=0.8
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 36

Post Content:
{ "LastModifiedSince":"01/01/2010" }

Techie http, JSON, Quickies

I’ve noticed that in some of my developments using Ajax.Net the ModalPopupExtender flashes up breifly while some of the elements within the page finish loading. I have noticed this for browsers IE and Firefox, but not Chrome.

There is a very simple solution, you just have to remember to do it everytime you want to use a ModalPopup. Add the style=”display:none;” attribute to the asp:panel you are using as the extender, and this will ensure the ModalPopup remains invisible while the page loads.

Techie .net, ModalPopupExtender, Quickies

The FileInfo.MoveTo method does not accept a parameter to overwrite destination files.

Short of extending this class (which I probably should do if I wasn’t being so lazy), the quickest way to get around this is to use the CopyTo method, set the overwrite parameter to true, and then delete the original file.


// Move an overwrite any destination file
FileInfo f = new FileInfo("SomeFile.txt");
f.CopyTo("SomeDestinationFile.txt", true);
f.Delete();


Techie .net, Quickies

I’ve just managed to get internet tethering working on an iPhone with OS 3.1. The significance is that most internet tethering hacks became unusable once upgraded from OS 3.0.

Internet tethering allows a laptop or computer to connect to the internet using an iPhone’s data connection. If you have an unlimited data contract with your mobile phone provider then you can take advantage of this. You do however need to jailbrake your phone; this may sound scary, but it’s quite easy to do, has many benefits and is reversible if things do happen to go wrong.

Here are the steps I have found that works for OS 3.1.2 (7D11):

• Jailbreak your phone. I use blackra1n. I’ll detail this later.
• Install Cydia to enable you to install apps from different providers other then from the approved App Store.
• Install PdaNet from Cydia.
• Either establish a wireless adhoc network with your computer, or install PdaNet Desktop on your computer to enable you to share the internet connection via USB.
• Launch the ‘PdaNet’ app on your iPhone, and PdaNet Desktop on your computer, and you will have internet tethering.
• I have multitasking enabled on my iPhone, another hack. This enables you to load more then one app at a time. You may find this to be useful so you can use your phone while maintaining your internet connection.

Techie iPhone

The new update of Adwords Editor v7.5.2 seems to crash on my Vista machine.

At present, I have been unable to find a solution, however I am not sure if my previous fix for the editor crashing due to SQLite has resulted in the cause of this error for this particular update.

I’ve resorted to completely uninstall the application, and install a fresh copy of the previous version. (Still v7.5.2, but with file size of 15,760KB instead of 16,326KB)

I’m not sure if it just mine, or whether everyone is effected, so comments please

Techie AdWords, Quickies