With the official release of Sitefinity 3.0 yesterday, a whole new world of easy web development has been opened-up for ASP.NET web developers. Sitefinity allows you to forget about "basic" website plumbing (like user management, caching, and site management) and instead focus on adding content and modules to your site that are unique to your business. Using Sitefinity as a starting point, you can have a powerful, easy to manage site up and running in a day instead of a week (or more). One of the easiest ways to extend the functionality of Sitefinity is by creating UserControls (the plain 'ol .ASCX variety) that...

While we do a lot to help you optimize RadControls in your applications, the Telerik community also does a great job of sharing optimization tips and tricks. One of the best list of optimization tricks ever produced by the community has recently surfaced on the Telerik forums. Some of these ideas are specific to optimizing the RadControls, but many of them are great optimization techniques for ASP.NET in general. So without further ado, here are the "Top 15 Telerik Community Optimization Tips & Tricks" (in no particular order): Make sure browser caching is enabled Many RadControls must...

Q1 2007 was not only one of the biggest releases in Telerik history, it was also one of the most bug-free. Nonetheless, there are a few minor issues that need to be addressed and the first service packs for WinForms and ASP.NET will do just that. So mark your calendars and watch for the service packs on these dates:RadControls for WinForms Q1 2007 SP1: Due Tuesday, May 15thRadControls for ASP.NET Q1 2007 SP1: Due around May 23rdRadControls "Prometheus" SP1: Due with ASP.NET SP1Telerik Reporting SP1: Coming soon, date TBA. There are no major issues being addressed by the WinForms and ASP.NET service packs, but if...

Below is a summary of the new online resources available for our ASP.NET controls:RadGridCode library entries: Disable selection for some rows in GridClientSelectColumn conditionally:http://www.telerik.com/community/code-library/submission/b311D-tmkbk.aspx Navigate to records in RadGrid by typing a letter in a textbox:http://www.telerik.com/community/code-library/submission/b311D-mbbkm.aspx Select items in hierarchy depending on selection in inner levels:http://www.telerik.com/community/code-library/submission/b311D-mahbm.aspx

Have you ever wanted to create a custom skin for your RadControls? While the RadControls do ship with some of the most visually stunning skins available in any component suite, there are definitely times when an application needs a custom look and feel. Fortunately, creating your own custom skin is easy, especially with the vast collection of tutorials on Telerik.com that guide you through each step. If you can find them.Telerik.com is a big website being updated all the time, and it is easy to miss some of the invaluable resources that are added to make your lives easier. So...