Author Archives: Chris

[This will be the first post following me as I upgrade ChrisWelch.com. What follows will be an overview of the project, and later posts will describe the various steps along the way.] As I mentioned in my previous article, I … Continue reading →

One of the things that constantly frustrates me is my inability to have one place to share my life with those that I care about and those I don’t know. ChrisWelch.com has been a 4-year project to publish a cross-sample … Continue reading →

Being a long Republican, I arrived at that point in my political life where I found myself struggling to uncover the soul of the Republican party. I needed to find a message that was deeply meaningful to me, a truth … Continue reading →

Just spent a bunch of time working on what appeared to be viewstate bugs (i.e. "feature") in ASP.NET 2.0 Beta 2. Here’s what I found: When your page uses a master page, both your master page’s and your page’s EnableViewState … Continue reading →

Sorry guys, I know I’ve been out of touch for a little while, but there’s a good reason… well, maybe not a good reason. While working as a Web developer at Weichert Lead Network, I had the opportunity to take … Continue reading →

It’s fairly common to come across a link such as Click Here, or Go there now, but as a blogger or Web developer, it is important not to forget the venerable hyperlink to improve the quality of the content you … Continue reading →

I know I ususally don’t go into romantic stuff on the site, but this is exceptional enough to make note of: I’m going on my first blind date tonight. A lady from work set me up with her kid’s kindergarten … Continue reading →

This is the first lazy weekend I’ve had in a while, and it’s a long weekend to boot! Sorry for the long delay in a post, I’ve been putting off working on some stuff for the site, including improving the … Continue reading →

I know I could use one of the available software packages on the web for my blog, but I chose to design it from scratch to meet my own needs and keep me up to speed on PHP and open … Continue reading →

Went to see Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keiler at the Town Hall in New York City tonight. One of the coolest things I’ve done since I’ve come down here. Go to their site and check out pictures of this … Continue reading →