1. Part 1- Calling server side methods from client side

Read the Part 1 of this tutorial if you don’t know how to call server side methods directly from client side.

In this post, I will explain how to pass data from client to server in JSON format.

Microsoft AJAX client library has built-in methods which helps in serializing and de-serializing JSON. The methods are defined in "Sys.Serialization.JavaScriptSerializer" class. In server side we have "JavaScriptSerializer"that will help you out to do the JSON serialization and de-serialization.

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ASP.net AJAX has got nice bridging between your server side and client side technologies. Using the ASP.net AJAX you can easily call a method in a page. The restriction here is that, the methods your are trying to call should be static and public.

This feature(calling server side static method) is not enabled by default, so you have to manually enable this and it is very very simple; just set the "EnablePageMethods" property of the "ScriptManager" to true like this

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Yesterday one of my colleague showed me one of the coolest tool on web - Photosynth

You can share or relive a vacation destination or explore a distant museum or landmark. With nothing more than a digital camera and some inspiration, you can use Photosynth to transform regular digital photos into a three-dimensional, 360-degree experience. Anybody who sees your synth is put right in your shoes, sharing in your experience, with detail, clarity and scope impossible to achieve in conventional photos or videos.

- photosynth.com

Below is one of the synth I liked most, you have to install a plugin to view this

Note: this plugin doesn’t support google chrome

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Silverlight 2 is out now with new features like rich set of controls, improved Text Rendering capabilities, rich networking support including calling secured(SSL) services etc…

Moreover Microsoft is partnered with Soyatec to sponsor tools for developing Silverlight applications using cross platform Eclipse development platform. eclipse2SL is first of that kind.

eclipse2SL is an open source tools integrated with the Eclipse development platform that enable Java developers to use the Eclipse platform to create applications that run on the Microsoft Silverlight runtime platform. Specifically, the project will be an Eclipse plug-in that works with the Eclipse Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP) to provide both a Silverlight development environment and greater interoperability between Silverlight and Java, to facilitate the integration of Silverlight-based applications into Java-based web sites and services.

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Google chrome(0.2.149.30) has got some problem in rendering the checkboxes. Today I thought about buying a new laptop, so I was searching for a laptop that will fit into my budget and requirements. And I came across a website called http://www.compareindia.com/products/laptops/ , I was using Google chrome for browsing, but when viewed that page it was like this

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