ViewState in ASP.NET 2.0

This is a really simple article that describes the ViewState of controls and pages in ASP.Net 2.0. Good reading if you don't fully understand the ViewState and potential uses.
ViewState in ASP.NET 2.0

Gzip compressing using Response Filter

Good post on building a response filter for implementing gzip compression across your whole web site. Be sure to read the comments to find if it is suitable to your application first!

More on GZip compression with ASP.NET Content - Rick Strahl's Web Log

Countdown to Y2K38

Crank the handle of speculation about Y2K part 2.
Greg Laden's Blog : Countdown to Y2K38

@Live.com Registration open

For all of the email address squatters out there. The @live.com (and a lot of other domains) addresses are open for registration. Check out this post, real quick, to get you preferred email address in Microsoft live services.

http://blog.hznet.nl/index.php/2007/11/06/update-livecom-registration-is-opened-other-live-too

Regular Expression Library and Cheat Sheet

I was writing some validation expressions for my pages and started to get lazy. So here is a library of commonly used - and tested - regular expressions that can save time from writing them from scratch. There are also many other useful resources around the site.

Regular Expression Library

DataFormat Strings with GridView and BoundField

Like Rick I find myself forgetting all those little tricks that have to be done to get a project working. So here is my reminder...

Formatting fields with GridView and BoundField