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C# method to convert an ascii string to hex:

public string ConvertToHex(string asciiString) {     string hex = "";     foreach (char c in asciiString)     {         int tmp = c;         hex += String.Format("{0:x2}", (uint)System.Convert.ToUInt32(tmp.ToString()));     }     return hex; }

I habitually peruse the search queries report for QAInsight.net to see what keywords bring users to the site. Occasionaly the keywords aren't things that I've specifically talked about but are good ideas for future posts. A recent search phrase was "viewing javascript errors in IE 7". It's something I take for granted since I've been doing it for so long with IE 5-6, but there are peeps out there who want to know. So here is how to view javascript errors in Internet Explorer 7:

Passing parameters to functions and methods.  Pass-by-value?  Pass-by-reference?  Which does your language use?

You probably learned this in your first CS class... so did I.

Then why did it take me a frakin' month to understand what Python does? :)

Well... if you look online, you will find some very ambiguous answers about Python being pass-by-reference or pass-by-value.  (which ends up boiling down to semantics and how you use certain terminology, but forget that for now)

The Internet Explorer team posted a blog entry on the new Internet Explorer 7 shortcut keys. It's obvious they've put a lot of focus on making tabs easier to use (which is cool). If you're anything like me, you're in a Web browser nearly all day (most the time testing) and the quickest way to get around is with shortcut keys. As a gift to you my dear reader, I've compiled all the shortcut keys I could find for the various versions of Internet Explorer:

From Patrick Cauldwell's Blog - Firefox and Sharepoint

Being a dedicated Firefox user, one of the few things that was still thwarting me was SharePoint.  We use SharePoint internally for a ton of stuff, and it was a drag to have to fall back to that other browser.  SharePoint pages look and work fine in Firefox, but I was having to reauthenticate on every single page, which really hindered my enjoyment of the experience.

Update 05/17/2007: The list has been updated and can be found here.

Somebody asked for an update to my outdated XML import file for User Agent Switcher. Honoring that request, I have added the latest user agent strings for each browser. Updated or added strings are marked with green below. I also added a new section for RSS reader user agent strings. Download the User Agent List import file here: AgentStrings20070304.xml (16.51 KB).

I was recently introduced to Scott Barber by Steven Splain. Scott is a performance testing practitioner and one of the organisers of the Workshop on Performance and Reliability (WOPR) (thanks for the invite Scott).

Before the WOPR came into the equation, our e-mail conversation was about OpenSTA- a powerful opensource web performance, load and stress testing tool. I have used it extensively and contributed to the support group and project strategy through my ongoing discussions with Dan Sutcliffe.

Scott was intending to do a comparison between LoadRunner and OpenSTA so I thought I would help him get it started since Andy O'Brien and I (Antony Marcano) produced one this time last year... we just never got round to publishing it. So, here it is... I hope you find it useful...

From Patrick Cauldwell's Blog - Firefox and Sharepoint

Being a dedicated Firefox user, one of the few things that was still thwarting me was SharePoint.  We use SharePoint internally for a ton of stuff, and it was a drag to have to fall back to that other browser.  SharePoint pages look and work fine in Firefox, but I was having to reauthenticate on every single page, which really hindered my enjoyment of the experience.

C# method to convert an ascii string to hex:

public string ConvertToHex(string asciiString) {     string hex = "";     foreach (char c in asciiString)     {         int tmp = c;         hex += String.Format("{0:x2}", (uint)System.Convert.ToUInt32(tmp.ToString()));     }     return hex; }

I habitually peruse the search queries report for QAInsight.net to see what keywords bring users to the site. Occasionaly the keywords aren't things that I've specifically talked about but are good ideas for future posts. A recent search phrase was "viewing javascript errors in IE 7". It's something I take for granted since I've been doing it for so long with IE 5-6, but there are peeps out there who want to know. So here is how to view javascript errors in Internet Explorer 7: