Joe Stagner's Blog : ASP.NET

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

Misfit Geek: iis — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:41:08 GMT

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...(read more)

ASP.NET Mini-URL on CodePlex

Misfit Geek: iis — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:52:39 GMT

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...(read more)

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

Misfit Geek: iis — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:00:50 GMT

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...(read more)

Introducing NETOOP (The .NET Object Oriented Portal)

Misfit Geek: iis — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:03:52 GMT

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...(read more)

Announcing the IIS SEO Toolkit (beta)

Misfit Geek: iis — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:10:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Dynamic IP Restrictions Extension for IIS 7.0

Misfit Geek: iis — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:15:00 GMT

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...(read more)

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

Misfit Geek: iis — Thu, 28 May 2009 12:56:34 GMT

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...(read more)

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

Misfit Geek: iis — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:12:55 GMT

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...(read more)

Creating, Updating, and Publishing Web applications with Visual Web Developerd Shared Hosting

MisfitGeek.com - Misfit Geek [IIS] — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 13:55:04 GMT

The first video in a series that I'm doing for the IIS / Hosting team on developing in a Shared Hosting Environment is now available. [ Click HERE to watch. ] Read More......(read more)

Free ORM from our friends at Telerik

Microsoft's Opinionated Misfit Geek - Misfit Geek [IIS] — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:48:54 GMT

OpenAccess ORM Express Telerik OpenAccess is an Enterprise-grade ORM that does the data access plumbing in desktop and web applications. Supporting both forward and reverse mapping, the tool offers transparent persistence for your DAL and business objects...(read more)

Announcing the Web Platform Installer Release Candidate!

Microsoft's Opinionated Misfit Geek - Misfit Geek [IIS] — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:37:01 GMT

The Web Platform Installer (Web PI) is a simple tool that installs Microsoft's entire Web Platform, including IIS7, Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition, SQL Server 2008 Express Edition and the .NET Framework. Using the Web Platform Installer’s user...(read more)

URL Rewrite for IIS - SEO Friendly URLs love it !

Microsoft's Opinionated Misfit Geek - Misfit Geek [IIS] — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:48:56 GMT

http://www.iis.net/downloads/default.aspx?tabid=34&i=1691&g=6 is ok for a download link but is meaningless to a search engine ! The answer to SEO friendly URLs is to change the URL to something that has semantic context. For IIS we have the IIS...(read more)