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OAuth with Twitter API in C# and .NET
How to use OAuth authorisation when consuming the Twitter API from C#
In this blog post I guide you through the trials and tribulations you have to go through to use OAuth authorisation when consuming the Twitter API in C# and .NET. I show you how you can use the free Hammock for REST C# library to abstract away the REST calls to the API . To top it off I also include a full working library I developed to make the whole authentication process much simpler - this comes with an example website and Visual Studio solution that you can download and use. . More »
Umbraco XML Sitemap
Creating an XML (Google) Sitemap for Umbraco using LinqToXml
In this post I want to show you how to automatically generate an XML (Google) sitemap for an Umbraco CMS site. The code uses the Umbraco API, LinqToXml and a generic .ashx hander to do this in one small file. . More »
New Website Launched
It's been a long time coming
Today I finally get around to updating my website. But being a web developer by trade I can't just add a bit of new content and make a few design changes. Oh no. That's just too easy. Instead I have to re-write the whole damned thing from scratch in a completely different technology... Here's the low-down. . More »
Keeping Things Compact
Optimising your CSS and JavaScript files
This post looks at free online tools that can help compact and optimise your CSS style-sheets and JavaScript files. This will ensure your website loads quickly and will also keep your code concise and fast. . More »
