Background
While I mostly use Firefox, I'm sometimes forced to use IE 7 because of two things, 1: SharePoint sites don't work so well on FireFox and 2: I have this strange problem at work where I can't access any secure sites through Firefox. At home it works 100%.
Irritation #1: Close button position
One thing that I can't understand is why the position of close button in applications changes the whole time. At first it was fine, Firefox and Visual Studio's close was on the far right. I was used to it and I was happy. Then IE7 was released and every tab had a close button, and I was irritated and I cursed IE7. And then, low and behold, Firefox 2 was released and it ALSO had a close button on every tab. Well, at least my two browsers are the same, but Visual Studio is not and I find myself looking for that little x on every tab... irritating.
Solution:
Don’t know of one… any suggestions?
Irritation #2: IE Search
Another thing that I hate is IE's search, it is just so obtrusive and in its own a reason for me not to use IE.
Solution:
I complained about it earlier to Armand, and he send me this link, Inline Search with IE! Quick download, easy install, mimics Firefox’s search and shortcut keys stays the same – VERY COOL!
Irritation #3: SharePoint sites in Firefox
Reauthentication on every single page – the irritation speaks for itself.
Solution:
• Type about:config in Firefox’s address bar
• Look for network.automatic-ntlm-auth.trusted-uris
• Add comma separated list of servers that it should authenticate
Less irritations, happy browsing :P
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Although we're busy on a Smart Client app, the client needed a small web interface for some functionality. So I didn't want to spent to much time on it and found these: ASP.Net Design Templates. I used the second one and it was very quick to set up. A hick-up here and there, but still much easier than designing your own from scratch...
Something else that I came across and want to try out is the Commerce Starter Kit. It is an open
source e-commerce storefront written specifically for ASP.NET 2.0. It
features out-of-the-box product catalog and shopping cart functionality
that allows website owners to setup, run, and maintain an online store
with little or no costs, license fees, or limitations. Sounds cool, will give updates...
So many stuff these days that can save you time - for free!! 