Entries for October 2008
The other day I was reading Antonio Chagoury's blog and came across one of his recent postings "Just In Case You're Not Keeping Tabs" ahd it got me thinking. I just got done filling out a few forms where I needed to list my community involvement, and much like Antonio I had a hard time sitting down and really coming up with the list of everything that I do on a volunteer basis. So I though I'd do something similar to what Antonio did and post my list here. I know I'm missing items, so if you know of something I'm leaving out, let me know!
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Posted by Mitchel on Thursday, October 23, 2008
As I mentioned yesterday I am starting to put the finishing touches on my "Professional DotNetNuke 5 Module Programming" book. In talking with the publisher last night I found out that I need to get a bit more content into the book, so I have added a few development topics that I feel are very valuable, however, I wanted to reach out to the d...
Posted by Mitchel on Tuesday, October 21, 2008
As we start winding down to the end of the year and the upcoming OpenForce 2008 event, I thought I would take a few moments to give everyone an update on some of the things I have in the works, and a few fun new announcements.
Announcements & Updates
The past few months have been very busy times, and for a while I disappeared from the communi...
Posted by Mitchel on Monday, October 20, 2008
Recently when working with a client I was asked how in a SQL Server database environment with multiple databases how we can prevent users from seeing all other databases on the server. Permissions are configured to restrict who can actually query the database, but in the end, individuals still can see the names of the other databases on the server, getting potentially an idea of who else you are hosting, or information that you just don't want to share. I have found many blog articles that talk about how to get around this, but all of them were a bit choppy, so I thought I would take a moment to walk through a demo of the process. This article walks through the entire scenario.
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Posted by Mitchel on Wednesday, October 15, 2008
For those of you that follow me on Twitter you might have caught a few remarks about my attempts at putting up a DotNetNuke site at Mosso. For those unfamiliar with Mosso, they are a provider of Cloud Computing hosting services, essentially a dynamically scalable solution based on a model where you pay for your usage. For those establishing new sites that are expected to gain popularity, it can be a very helpful thing to have a hosting arrragement like Mosso. The reason is that the cost is affordable when starting out, and continues to be so as your site scales up in usage. There is no need to spend $300+ a month from the beginning to have a big beefy dedicated server to just be ready to handle your later growth! Below I'll provide some feedback on my experiences, their service, and will include a VERY nice discount offer!
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Posted by Mitchel on Monday, October 13, 2008
As we can see from the ticker on the right side of my blog here we have about 34 days until OpenForce North America, with OpenForce Europe currently underway. I'm working farily hard right now to get marketing an other materials ready for the IowaComputerGurus booth at the conference.
I'm looking forward to the opportunity to meet many...
Posted by Mitchel on Monday, October 06, 2008