Klueppel Family

Personal Site Starter Kit

I enhanced the ASP.NET Personal Web Site Starter Kit, the same starter kit used to create this site, by adding a new method of photo upload.

The starter kit already allowed individual file upload, and batch upload from a directory which requires files to be moved to Upload directory by FTP.

The starter kit stores the images in the database. While I prefer this method for most files, I don't prefer it for images. I changed a few methods to store the images in an images folder, and modified the image serving handler accordingly.

Last, but certainly not least, I created an XP Publishing wizard (XPPW) that allows any user with credentials to create/choose an album, and upload images. The beauty of the XPPW is that it can resize the images before uploading. That way all of us with 10 megapixel cameras no longer have to spend any extra time resizing to prevent reaching a web host storage quota.

What's New

Click on Albums at the top of the page to view the Photo Gallery.

Quick Links

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What's Up Lately

Our daughter, Dana, is growing up fast. She helps Daddy make espresso every morning. She is a skilled barrista, and loves to top coffee drinks with whipped cream so she can sneak a whipped cream sample. She enjoys playing with her kitchen and dollhouse, and loves to ride her scooter. She will also be starting pre-school in the fall.

Dana recently started taking Dance and Gymnastics classes. She loves her teachers, learns lots of new things, and is very proud of herself. She even practices during the week to get ready for her classes. You can see her videos on the Photo Albums site.