How to deal with "The underlying provider failed on Open" in Entity Framework

Please use using statement to include your access to Object Context:

            using (var ctx = new Entities())
            {
                ....
            }

Provides a convenient syntax that ensures the correct use of IDisposable objects.

How to set auto-width for dropdownlist in IE by JQuery

<select onmousedown="if($.browser.msie){this.style.position='absolute';this.style.width='auto'}" onblur="this.style.position='';this.style.width=''">

How to change master page on the fly in ASP.NET

In web form page, add: 

protected void Page_PreInit(object sender, EventArgs e) 

{ 

    this.Page.MasterPageFile = "~/name.master";

}

How to get current page name in master page?

public string GetCurrentPageName() 
{ 
    string Path = System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Request.Url.AbsolutePath; 
    System.IO.FileInfo fInfo = new System.IO.FileInfo(Path); 
    return fInfo.Name; 
} 

jCarousel - jQueryPlugIn to simulate 3D-Rotation of images

http://www.jcarousel.com/