Disable auto-update for Chrome extensions

21 April 2014 Guus-Beltman Utilities, Web
Sometimes a Chrome extension gets very popular and then the authors choose a commercial path. Or some feature is discontinued, but you want to keep it as is. Below I describe a way to keep the extension from auto updating itself with the help of the Chrome extension source viewer. This extension is ... [More]

Great AngularJS Fundamentals video

27 December 2013 Guus-Beltman Web
Heard about AngularJS? This client-side MVC framework from Google is written in Javascript and enables you to develop dynamic web applications in a mature and structural way. Dan Wahlin has put much effort in creating a great introduction to Angular JS.     Some related links: ... [More]

Working with the LinkedIn Developer API

02 February 2013 Guus-Beltman ASP.NET, Web, Social
Yesterday for the first time I worked with the LinkedIn Developer API en the OAuth protocol. I needed to retrieve a group discussion to display as a Twitter-like widget on a site. Unlike twitter there is no simple feed that you can use, LinkedIn requires an authenticated user for accessing their dat... [More]

Sending mail with ASP.NET and Gmail

24 November 2012 Guus-Beltman C# code snippets, Web
After a server upgrade I had to setup my mail again. It seems that IIS7 has lost it’s core mail functionality, so I tried to use the SMTP service from Gmail for sending my e-mail. First thing I did is to setup a simple test page, that I would like to share with you. Front The page contains a... [More]