.NET Framework 2.0 Configuration Tool Installer - Download

The .NET Framework 2.0 doesn't come with Configuration Tool (unless you install the SDK). But there is a simple way around to get configuration tool in your Control Panel - Administrative Tools. Just download the Configuration Tool Installer/Setup(MSI) and install the configuration tool, or follow the instructions in Aaron Stebner's blog to manually add the configuration tool.

Download .NET Framework configuration tool installer(MSI)

After you install this, you can go to Control Panel and find the configuration tool in the Adminstrative Tools. This setup also works for .NET Framework 3.0. So now there is no need to install the bulky SDK just to get configuration settings wizard for your Framework.

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Popular Search Links Appearing in Adsense Ads

Adsense may be experimenting with a new type of ad format which I noticed in one of my site today. In this, the ad-space just contains links to some of the popular queries made on Google, and they are only slightly related to the content of the page in which this ad appears.

You can see a snapshot of the Ad that appeared below:





This appeared in a space which I had set for only image ads, and its size is 336x280.
It seems Adsense is trying to get more queries on those keywords which are high demand for ads and bid rates.

Have anyone else noticed such ads? if so, tell us more by leaving your comments.

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Adding Elements to Head Tag In C#.NET

Here is a simple method to add Javascript (or any other code like CSS link tags) to the head of your HTML document using C#.
This will be useful if you want some script to be executed before the document starts loading (like initializing some Javascript globals).

HtmlHead head = Page.Header;

LiteralControl lctl = new LiteralControl("<script type='text/javascript'>"+
" /* Write your JavaScript Code here */"+
"</script>");

head.Controls.Add(lctl);

Although there are few other methods to do the same, this is one of the simplest and easy method I've found. You can place this code within the Page_Load function, or elsewhere you may want to.

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