Web and Cloud

Flush IIS HTTP and FTP Logs to Disk

2012-02-04T04:11:13Z

Today I wanted to find a way to flush the IIS FTP logs on-demand. The logs for IIS FTP flush to disk every 6 minutes, and the HTTP logs every 1 minute (or 64kb). This can make troubleshooting difficult when you don’t receive immediate access Read More......(read more)

Using URL Rewrite to Insert Different Scripts Based on Browser Type

2012-02-03T13:14:11Z

I just stumbled across a piece of sample code that I had written several months ago for a coworker, and I thought that I'd share it with everyone. Here's the scenario: my coworker asked me if it was possible to have different client-side scripts Read More......(read more)

Windows Phone Design Guidelines on MSDN

2012-02-02T06:18:07Z

It was recently brought to my attention that we have done a poor job of evangelizing the Windows Phone Design Guidelines on MSDN . These guidelines were previously available in PDF format, but a few months ago a couple of folks worked really hard to bring Read More......(read more)

Advanced Log Parser Charts Part 2 - Using Gradient Colors for Area Charts

2012-01-30T08:30:46Z

In Part 2 of this series, I'll show you how to customize the area chart from Part 1 to show the chart area with a gradient. More specifically, there are three different chart gradient methods that we'll take a look at in this blog post: SetOneColorGradient Read More......(read more)

TechDays in Belgium and Netherlands

2012-01-30T05:30:47Z

I’ll be presenting at the upcoming Belgium and Dutch TechDays next month. I’ll be doing three tech talks at each of the events: Overview of Windows Azure A look at ASP.NET MVC 4 ScottGu Unplugged I’m particularly excited about the “A look at ASP Read More......(read more)

Advanced Log Parser Charts Part 1 - Working With Configuration Scripts

2012-01-29T06:13:52Z

I recently had a situation where I wanted to customize the chart output from Log Parser, and after a bunch of research I eventually arrived at the conclusion that configuration scripts for create customized charts are probably the least-documented feature Read More......(read more)

Joomla! 2.5 Adds SQL Server Support!

2012-01-27T00:12:00Z

This is a short post to shareexciting news: Jooma! 2.5, which shipped earlier this week, now has support for SQL Server! Of course, this release contains lots more goodies, but the addition of a database abstraction layer that supports multiple databases Read More......(read more)

Recommended Listening–Clint Huffman on RunAs Radio

2012-01-26T09:34:19Z

This week’s RunAs Radio has Clint Huffman , a Microsoft Premier Field Engieer talking to Richard Campbell about understanding the health state of IIS7/7.5. There is some excellent content in this episode and I’d strongly recommend listning to it Read More......(read more)

Microsoft at Node Summit

2012-01-24T14:45:00Z

We are excited to be attending and participating at Node Summit in San Francisco this week. Among those Microsoft staffers on site are Server & Tools Corporate Vice President Scott Guthrie - who participated on a panel about Platform as a Service Read More......(read more)

IIS FTP User Isolation-Week 46

2012-01-23T16:34:37Z

You can find this week’s video here . I’ve been looking forward to releasing this week’s video. IIS FTP User isolation is an interesting topic because it offers a lot of power and flexibility but it’s not very intuitive because of how it’s managed Read More......(read more)

Getting Started with Windows Azure

2012-01-20T02:24:32Z

This is the second in a series of posts I’m doing on Windows Azure – which is Microsoft’s Cloud Computing Platform. In today’s post I’m going to cover how to sign-up and get started with Windows Azure using a no-obligation 3 month free trial offer. Read More......(read more)

Windows Azure

2012-01-16T06:35:57Z

As some of you might know, I’ve spent much of my time the last 6 months working on Windows Azure – which is Microsoft’s Cloud Computing Platform (I also continue to run the teams that build ASP.NET, core pieces of .NET and VS, and a bunch of other products Read More......(read more)

Smooth Streaming to XBox and Beyond

2012-01-14T02:17:54Z

Last month, Microsoft announced the new TV platform for XBox and a long list of content providers that will be bringing their TV and premium content onto XBox. For more detailed information, please check the press release here and here . As someone from Read More......(read more)

“Unplugged” LIDNUG online talk with me on Monday (Jan 16th)

2012-01-12T05:08:00Z

This coming Monday (Jan 16th) I’m doing another online LIDNUG session . The talk will be from 10am to 11:30am (Pacific Time). I do these talks a few times a year and they tend to be pretty fun. Attendees can ask any questions they want Read More......(read more)

Tips & Tricks: DebugDiag 1.2

2012-01-11T16:32:37Z

A few years ago, I was lucky enough to have a very small hand in the birth of DebugDiag. In version 1.0, I got to do some work on the analysis scripts, as well as work on one of the debugger extensions it uses for analysis. As a result of the time I spent Read More......(read more)