Hi,
The resume download issue - If you want to allow your users to
download your resume you need to create a second resume that is in word document
format. I believe the PWS has the download button already placed on the
Resume.aspx page however it just isn't hooked up to anything so when you click
it nothing happens. What you need to do is firstly create the word document,
save it, and then place it on your server or somewhere where you can access it
from the aspx page. Then, open the Resume.aspx file and find the tag for
the "Download Resume" button. You need to modify this tag slightly so that the
image button is linked up to the resume word document. I have copied my code
below so that you can see what needs to be done:
<a href="/Downloads/TrevorKeast_Resume.doc">
<asp:Image ID="downloadresume"
runat="Server" AlternateText="download resume in word
format"
SkinID="dwn_res"
/></a></p>
* The resume photo issue. Mine is about 42k, however
it's not really the memory size that you want to worry about it's the physical
dimestions of the image. If you just upload a picture off of your digital camera
it will most likely load in the page in it's native size and the whole page will
be messed up. If you have photoshop you can open your source image in there and
then resize it. If you don't have Photoshop you can just use MS Paint (that's
what i used). To do this, open the image in Paint, Select "Image" from the menu
and then "Stretch/Skew". It will give you the option to set the height and
width as a percentage of its original size. You will have to use your math
skills here to get the image the right size. You need the final image to
be:
Height = 132
Width = 199
It doesn't have to be exact but
get it pretty close. It's a bit tricky in Paint as it doesn't allow you to just
set the height and width as a number of pixels. This is where Photohop may be
better if you have it.
* Hosting - This is a tricky one. I have tried a
few different companies and some of them have just been terrible. Site always
down, mail server messed up the whole time etc. I kind of think you get what you
pay for with this kind of thing. If you want your site hosted you will
probably need a business plan as you will need MS SQL Server support for the
ASP.NET Membership database and also your Personal database. Some of these
business plans can be kind of expensive however you can find cheaper ones. The
trick is, finding a cheap one that works! I use IX web hosting which have been
pretty good. I do sometimes have a few slow load issues but generally fine for
just a personal site. They can register the name for you and that's free if you
buy a plan. I bought 2 years hosting up front and ended up paying about ten
bucks a month. The only problem with them is that they dont respond to helpdesk
questions very quickly - but I have never really needed to use that service too
much so I dont care about that.
I hope this
helps a bit.
All the best,
Trevor
Keast
http://www.trevorkeast.com