Joe Stagner's Blog Posts

IIS Media Services 3.0

We just released IIS Media Services 3.0, a set of extensions for Internet Information Services 7 (IIS) that provide an integrated HTTP-based media delivery platform.  This includes the new IIS Live Smooth Streaming and the separate IIS Advanced Logging...

Web Deployment Tool has gone RTW

After 2 years of development and lots of customer feedback, Microsoft is proud to announce that the Web Deployment Tool has gone  RTW version 1.0! You can now download the RTW version and use it in production, and it is fully supported by Microsoft...

Introducing The Windows Cache Extension for PHP

Today the Microsoft IIS team has released the beta of the Windows Cache Extension 1.0 for PHP . The Windows Cache Extension for PHP is a PHP accelerator , that is used to increase the speed of PHP applications running on the Windows operating systems...

ASP.NET MVC - Is WebForms the VisiCalc of Web Development?

If you’re an “old geek” like me, you remember a number of software products that “changed the world”. VisiCalc was THE spreadsheet of the day !  It might have done 2% of what Excel 2010 does, but when it was released it was an AMAZING innovation...

Application Request Routing (ARR) Version 2 for IIS7 Beta 2 released.

Microsoft Application Request Routing (ARR) for IIS 7.0 is a proxy-based routing module that forwards HTTP requests to application servers based on HTTP headers, server variables, and load balance algorithms.   ARR Version 2 Beta 2 is an incremental...

ASP.NET Mini-URL on CodePlex

Here is a sample ASP.NET MVC application to show how to create URL shrink/snippet/etc and handling of shorten URLs. The purpose of this sample project is to show developers how simple it is to create a simple URL redirection service like tinyurl , is...

Is your career THRIVING – Microsoft has a new portal to help.

Thrive – a one-stop community hub that offers job postings , technical content , and community resources . Microsoft understands that today’s economy is challenging for developers. You’re stretching your skills, looking for work, or searching for efficient...

Introducing NETOOP (The .NET Object Oriented Portal)

Yesterday I announced and new project I’m starting( READ HERE ) Since last night 40 people have joined the private wiki to participate in the collaborative design. “The Project” now has a name and a domain ! NETOOP – the .NET Object Oriented Portal www...

Announcing the IIS SEO Toolkit (beta)

Available for free download today ! Optimize your web sites for Search Engines ! Download the New IIS SEO Toolkit Beta Today, we are announcing the IIS Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Toolkit Beta – a brand new free toolkit that helps Web developers...

Dynamic IP Restrictions Extension for IIS 7.0

The IIS team has released the Dynamic IP Restrictions Extension for IIS 7.0 - Beta . The Dynamic IP Restrictions provides IT Professionals and Hosters a configurable module that helps mitigate or block Denial of Service Attacks or cracking of passwords...

Episode #1 of the Misfit Geek Podcast is now LIVE !

The first podcast in my new series is now live at http://misfitgeek.com/podcast/misfit-geek-podcast/ This episode is an interview with Senior Lean PM Scott Hunter on the future of Web Forms. Hope you will listen, subscribe and enjoy ! Technorati Tags...

The SQL Server Driver for PHP is now available via the Web Platform Installer 2.0 Beta!

I like to connect things, I always have. Early in my career as a developer things got build and no one ever considered application integration until after the fact. When I started at Microsoft in 2001 nobody was integrating ASP.NET and PHP applications...

Application Request Routing (ARR) Version 2 (B1) for IIS7

Microsoft Application Request Routing (ARR) Version 2 for IIS7 Beta 1 has been released. Overview: ARR version 2 beta 1 is an incremental release that includes all of the features from version 1, and adds support for disk-based cache. More specifically...

Announcing the re-release of MSDN Code Search Preview

  Find More Code Samples on MSDN using MSDN Code Search Preview… After design revisions to the UI, the addition of MSDN Code Gallery and CodePlex content, and an updated feed from the MSDN Library, MSDN Code Search Preview is now capable of delivering...

Starting a Podcast

Enough people have asked me about it so I’m starting a podcast. I “think” my first interview will be with Rob Howard from Telligent on the future of Graffiti CMS. If you have questions for Rob, or topic requests for Podcasts, please contact me via the...

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