- Fix: Localhost unavailable with ESET NOD32
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Posted by oVan on Friday, March 21, 2008 | PermaLink | 4 comments
Developers using Visual Studio will probably encounter this problem after installing ESET NOD32 antivirus or ESET Smart Security Antivirus+Firewall: browsing the web with Internet Explorer works fine except for websites you develop yourself (localhost).
Disabling the firewall or antivirus features doesn't solve this problem, however replacing localhost with 127.0.0.1 (or using FireFox) does solve it.
The real problem is easily fixed though.
Windows Vista:
In the start menu, type "notepad %system%\drivers\etc\hosts" and instead of pressing enter, right-click on the notepad icon in the top of the list (see screenshot). In the context menu you must click on "Run as administrator".
Windows XP and 2000:
Open a command prompt (cmd.exe) and type these commands:
cd %system%\drivers\etc
attrib -r -h -s hosts
notepad hosts
You will then see the following file in notepad:
The last line contains the problem. It reads:
::1 localhost
You can either remove this line and save the file, or comment it out with a pound/hash character #. Voila, fixed!
Labels: Administrator, fix, IE, IE6, IE7, Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft, problem, Vista, Visual Studio 2005, Visual Studion 2008, vs2005, vs2008, web develoment, Windows, Windows Vista
- Visual Studio 2008 and .NET 3.5 are here!
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Posted by oVan on Monday, November 19, 2007 | PermaLink | 0 comments
The Wait for Visual Studio 2008 is Over!
On Monday, Nov. 19, Microsoft announced that Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5 were released to manufacturing (RTM). With more than 250 new features,Visual Studio 2008 includes significant enhancements in every edition, including Visual Studio Express and Visual Studio Team System. Developers of all levels – from hobbyists to enterprise development teams – now have a consistent, secure and reliable solution for developing applications for the latest platforms: the Web, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, the 2007 Office system, and beyond.
- MSDN Subscribers: Get Visual Studio 2008 Now
- Download Trial Editions of Visual Studio 2008
- Download Visual Studio 2008 Express Editions
- Download the .NET Framework 3.5
Labels: .NET, asp.net, C#, free, Microsoft, MSDN, Visual Studio Orcas, web develoment, Windows
- Test your website on all browsers for free!
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Posted by oVan on Monday, June 11, 2007 | PermaLink | 1 commentsThis is an excellent tip for developers who want to test their website on all major browsers and platforms, without having to buy a Mac, Windows and Linux pc at the same time.
On browsershots.org you can get a screenshot of your website from a whole list of available browsers. It does take a while before you get all screenshots (from 15 minutes to a few hours sometimes), probably due to its large success so far. However, since this is a free service, there's no need to complain I suppose.
Here are some screenshot from browsershots.org that shows this very blog as it is displayed in Opera 9.20 on Linux and Firefox 2.0.0.4 also on Linux:
When you click on the image of the Opera screenshot, you'll see a close-up like this:
And finally when you click again, you'll get a 1:1 view on the screenshot, so you can examine every pixel of your layout.
If you need a faster solution, you can try BrowserCam which has affordable prices and gives you near instant results and much more options.Labels: Apple, browser, Firefox, free, Internet Explorer, linux, Opera, screen capture, Web Designer, web develoment
- WebDevs - This Coda will make you want a Mac!
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Posted by oVan on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 | PermaLink | 0 commentsWhy o why doesn't anyone make development applications so beautiful and finished on the Windows platform? I realize we have the most choice, but not many apps come as polished as this one, even for a version 1.0.
Coda – One-Window Web DevelopmentLabels: Coda, Mac, web develoment, webdev, Windows