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I needed to programmatically hide a DotNetNuke module today and I couldn't find any examples of how to do it.  So here's how to do it.  This hides the entire module, including the container and title.

In your Page_Init method in your code-behind, use this little baby:

ContainerControl.Visible = false;

Today marks the end of my first round of "30 days".  My goals for the past 30 days were...

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30 Days of Motivation - Cycle 1 - Week 3 Update

Sunday, February 24, 2008 @ 5:18 PM

Today marks the end of "Week 3" for my current set of goals.  I've been doing pretty well with them, I'd say about 95% achievement thus far :)

I'm starting to think about what I should add on for the next "cycle".

30 Days of Motivation - Cycle 1 - Week 1 Update

Monday, February 11, 2008 @ 7:46 AM

7 days in, still going strong.  In order to wake up at 5:30 each weekday, I had to move my alarm clock across the room so I'd be forced to get out of bed to turn it off.  As for the fast food thing, I used to eat fast food the most at lunch time for work, my plan so far has been to just pack my own lunch and bring it with me so I won't be tempted by eating out.  So far it's working.

30 Days of Motivation - Cycle 1 - Day 2 Update

Tuesday, February 05, 2008 @ 7:13 PM

So far so good!  My 2 goals for the next 30 days are:

  1. Wake up at 5:30 AM every weekday, and at or before 8:00 AM on weekends
  2. No Fast Food

So far I'm 2 for 2 on both of those (started Feb 4th).  I'll be evaluating myself periodically until March 5th.

30 Days of Motivation - Cycle 1

Monday, February 04, 2008 @ 8:25 AM

Today marks the start of my first "cycle" of 30 days. I have chosen the following goals for this cycle...

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