For those of you that are not yet subscribed to Telerik Watch, here is a quick recap of some of the more interesting posts from the last few weeks: Q1 Quest almost revealed! gadget SDKs ranked, compare online code converters windows vista sidebar gadget ready, tab extender. If you have not yet added your piece to the Q1 Quest, I'd highly encourage you to check out the Quest post and get involved in this exciting community game. Those interested in the online code converter and accompanying gadgets will enjoy the next three links from the above list. And finally, if you've ever wanted an easy way to...

Part III: Why, When, and What Download the easy to read PDF version (includes Trivia not in online version)In parts one and two in this series on Ajax we examined in detail how Ajax communication works and how JavaScript is used to update the page after an Ajax callback. We looked at some of the specific ways RadAjax and ASP.NET AJAX handle Ajax operations and, in short, removed (or at least greatly reduced) the mystery of how these frameworks do their magic. In this installment, we’ll move past the “how” and “where” of Ajax and start to look at the “why”, “when”, and “what” (I don’t think we have...

Below is a summary of the new online resources available for our ASP.NET controls:RadGrid Code library entries: Calculating group totals:http://www.telerik.com/community/code-library/submission/b311D-tktck.aspx Calculated column with total in the footer:http://www.telerik.com/community/code-library/submission/b311D-tgcde.aspx Update/Insert/Delete with stored procedures and SqlDataSource control:http://www.telerik.com/community/code-library/submission/b311D-tgcgc.aspx Update/Insert/Delete in DataSourcePersistenceMode = NoPersistencehttp://www.telerik.com/community/code-library/submission/b311D-tgtkd.aspx Help topics: Customize the insert form display position with paging enabled:http://www.telerik.com/help/aspnet/grid/?grdCustomizeInsertFormPosition.html Localization/Accessibility -> How-to -> Navigate through single grid at a time with keyboard navigation enabled (not uploaded yet)

I have been too slow to get to this! The security experts at Fortify Software have recently discovered a new Web 2.0-specific security vulnerability that may affect some sites passing JSON-encoded data to the client, and I got some nudges from both coworkers and customers to investigate this deeper. So, what is this vulnerability all about? In short, you have to be extra careful when using HTTP GET requests to stream JSON-encoded data to the client. You may be thinking that you are using ASP.NET's authentication mechanism and you are conveniently hidden behind the session and forms authentication cookie, but that may not be...

Howdy geeks! No, it's not Christmas time, but we have a nice present wrapped up for you :) For the ones out there like me who enjoy all sorts of gizmos – check it out: http://converter.telerik.com/ the cool new service offered from the telerik labs free of charge for everyone. I was wondering how to best describe the idea, but Todd seems to do a better job: Code Converter is a free and simple VB to C# and C# to VB code converter. While there are several other good code converters available, none are perfect. Some are buried in busy websites. Some are awkward...