By Kent Sharkey on 8/25/2008 3:46 PM

Like a lot of other people lately, I've been having a botnet play with my Web site. I decided to take a closer look at the attack, and how I can minimze its effect using the free tools LogParser and URLScan.

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By Kent Sharkey on 8/21/2008 2:00 PM

I have to admit that I really like the upcoming ASP.NET MVC ("It will ship in a month ending in -ber") Web framework. It's not as mature as the existing Webform model, but I like how it gives more control over the pages, and navigation of the site. Now, to prepare, Microsoft has negotiated five free chapters out of some of the upcoming books on ASP.NET MVC. Definitely worth taking a look at if you're planning (or developing) a site using that technology.

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By Kent Sharkey on 8/13/2008 3:14 PM

By now, I'm sure you've heard that Service Pack 1 is out for Visual Studio 2008
        and the .NET Framework 3.5. The arrival of SP1 for a development tool is often a
        sign that it is the moment that it is safe to start working with the product; so
        if you've been holding off, it's time to take another look at 2008.

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