About Scott Mitchell

Scott Mitchell, author of eight ASP/ASP.NET books and founder of 4GuysFromRolla.com, has been working with Microsoft Web technologies since 1998. Scott works as an independent consultant, trainer, and writer. His latest book is Sams Teach Yourself ASP.NET 4 in 24 Hours. He can be reached at mitchell@fuzzylogicinc.net or via his blog, http://ScottOnWriting.NET.

Articles by Scott Mitchell (16)

  • Create Code 39 Bar Codes in ASP.NET

    Published: 17 Jun 2011 Views: 3,879 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 0

    This article explores how to programmatically generate and display Code 39 barcodes using ASP.NET and the GDI+ classes in the System.Drawing namespace.
  • Create Excel Spreadsheets Using NPOI

    Published: 06 Jun 2011 Views: 10,803 Avg Rating: 4/5 Votes: 1 Comments: 1

    This article looks at using NPOI to programmatically generate Excel spreadshets. NPOI is a free, open-source library for creating and reading Excel spreadsheets and started as a port of the Java POI project.
  • CSS Sprites and the ASP.NET Sprite and Image Optimization Library

    Published: 27 Apr 2011 Views: 24,857 Avg Rating: 5/5 Votes: 1 Comments: 3

    Because browsers limit how many concurrent HTTP requests they make to a website, a web page with many small icon images can result in a longer load time. This article shows how to combine many small images into a single larger image - a CSS sprite - using the free ASP.NET Sprite and Image Optimization Library available from Microsoft.
  • Securely Passing Identity Tokens Between Websites

    Published: 20 Apr 2011 Views: 9,435 Avg Rating: 4/5 Votes: 1 Comments: 9

    Learn how to securely pass user identity information from one website to another. This short tip shows how to protect against replay attacks, how to stop tampering, and how to encrypt the identity token information.
  • Creating an Up and Down Voting User Interface

    Published: 25 Mar 2011 Views: 13,148 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 3

    This article shows how to build an up or down voting system using ASP.NET and jQuery.
  • Creating Shortened URLs

    Published: 02 Mar 2011 Views: 5,087 Avg Rating: 4/5 Votes: 1 Comments: 2

    This article shows how to use Google's URL Shortener API to create shortened URLs.
  • Use ASP.NET and DotNetZip to Create and Extract ZIP Files

    Published: 11 Feb 2011 Views: 13,790 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 0

    This article shows how to use DotNetZip to create and extract ZIP files in an ASP.NET application, and covers advanced features like password protection and encryption.
  • 5 Helpful DateTime Extension Methods

    Published: 02 Feb 2011 Views: 21,756 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 1

    5 useful and handy Helpful DateTime Extension tips
  • Range-Specific Requests in ASP.NET

    Published: 13 Aug 2009 Views: 18,673 Avg Rating: 5/5 Votes: 3 Comments: 3

    This article provides an overview of how range-specific HTTP requests work and then shows how to implement support for such requests in ASP.NET through the use of an HTTP Handler.
  • How to create a syndication feed for your website

    Published: 23 Feb 2009 Views: 44,525 Avg Rating: 5/5 Votes: 3 Comments: 28

    Scott Mitchell explains how to take advantage of syndication feeds.
  • More Concise T-SQL with SQL Server 2008

    Published: 02 Feb 2009 Views: 10,804 Avg Rating: 0/5 Votes: 0 Comments: 0

    Monthly tip #3: Scott Mitchell reveals some SQL tips.
  • An In-Depth Look at HTTP Redirection

    Published: 05 Jan 2009 Views: 13,640 Avg Rating: 5/5 Votes: 1 Comments: 0

    Monthly tip #2: In-Depth Look at HTTP Redirection
  • Four Helpful Features to Add to Your Base Page Class

    Published: 18 Dec 2008 Views: 34,984 Avg Rating: 4/5 Votes: 2 Comments: 4

    Scott Mitchell explains how to create an ASP.NET base Page class that includes extra functionality.
  • Caching Data During the Lifespan of a Request

    Published: 08 Dec 2008 Views: 10,437 Avg Rating: 4/5 Votes: 2 Comments: 2

    Monthly tip #1: Scott Mitchell shows how to use caching data during the lifespan of a request
  • Tracking User Activity

    Published: 05 Nov 2008 Views: 101,001 Avg Rating: 3/5 Votes: 5 Comments: 26

    Scott Mitchell talks about tracking user activity in web applications.
  • Implementing Search in ASP.NET with Google Custom Search

    Published: 15 Sep 2008 Views: 54,609 Avg Rating: 4/5 Votes: 2 Comments: 11

    Scott Mitchell shows how to implement searching with Google Custom Search in ASP.NET.

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