Entity Framework: There is already an open DataReader associated with this Command

Posted in Entity Framework When using Entity Framework I sometimes got the following error: EntityCommandExecutionException {"There is already an open DataReader associated with this Command which must be closed first."} at System.Data.EntityClient.EntityCommandDefinition.ExecuteStoreCommands... The solution I found involved converting the IQueriable collection into other enumerable collection e.g....
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Could not load file or assembly ‘ChikatDotNet2′ or one of its dependencies.

Posted in DotNetNuke When installing DNN on a new server the error: Could not load file or assembly ‘ChikatDotNet2′ or one of its dependencies. may well appear as shown below: The solution is to enable 32 applications Under Application Pool i.e. Under Application Pool->select advanced Settings-> enable 32-bit applications, as shown below: (click to expand)....
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Cold Weather helps Online Sales in March 2013

Posted in Online Sales With the cold weather in March 2013 affecting the entire UK the Office for National Statistics (ONS) is reporting an increase of 20.5% for online sales over the same month last year. The report also states that:  We are now spening £601.4 Million per week on the Internet. Online sales now represent 10.4% of all retail spending (excluding fuel) 3.4% of our food purchases are now online...
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Don't build a website to sell your products

Posted in Business, Online Sales Instead of building a website shop to sell your products online why not use two of the most popular sites to actually sell for you? Ebay If you’ve decided to sell an actual product on the Internet then you have two choices when it comes to how you create the infrastructure to manage it. Option one is to hook into an existing provider’s system, which is how the eBay shops work. As an...
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Recommended For You Popups

Posted in Browsers There's nothing like the pleasure of seeing a new piece of Malware land on your system. One minute I'm browsing through the news website then the next thing I know there's a "Recommended for you" box or popup appearing at the bottom right of my browser. I tried several "removal" tools but none of them could actually identify the culprit piece of Malware!...
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