This message was in my e-mail this morning. I haven't had time to check it out but it looks like a way to start using the membership management peice from ASP .NET 2.0 right now. The notice at the bottom is important since you should go into this with your eyes wide open but since Rob Howard of Telligent Systems used to work on the ASP .NET team I would bet that any changes would be minor.

Today we have made available the Microsoft ASP.NET v1.1 Member Management Component Prototype on the ASP.NET site.
You can download it at http://www.asp.net/Default.aspx?tabindex=6&tabid=41
Comments, questions, bugs should get posted on the forum at http://www.asp.net/Forums/ShowForum.aspx?tabindex=1&ForumID=186

The Microsoft ASP.NET v1.1 Membership Management Component Prototype contains classes that allow a developer to more easily authenticate users, authorize users, and store per-user property data in a user profile. The authentication feature validates and stores user credentials which a developer can use to manage user authentication on a web site. The authorization feature lets you treat groups of users as a unit by assigning users to roles such as manager, sales, member, and so on. Combined with ASP.NET's built-in authorization functionality, Windows Shared Hosting developers have end-to-end support for maintaining user-to-role mappings and authorizing users based on this information. The profile feature enables you to provide users of your Web site with a custom experience. By defining and using profile properties, you can track any custom information your application requires, including user information and user preferences.

There already two applications in beta using this component; DotNetNuke by Perpetual Motion and Community Server by Telligent Systems.

Important: The functionality provided by this component is a preliminary version of the Membership, Roles, and Profile functionality coming in ASP.NET 2.0 and will change in the final release of ASP.NET 2.0. This means that any ASP.NET v1.1 applications you develop using this component will need to be updated when you migrate to the final release of ASP.NET 2.0. This is also a non Microsoft supported component.

If you surf on over to http://msdn.microsoft.com/SQL/2005Webcasts/default.aspx you will see a list of webcasts on SQL Server 2005. In addition to learning a lot about the next version of SQL Server 2005 you will also get a chance to win a shirt or an X-Box.

Here is a list of the webcasts:

This notice just appeared in my in-box. I am more than happy to spread the word for a new user group.

The local .NET community is growing! We're pleased to announce that another .NET User Group will be holding its inaugural meeting on December 16th. Open to everyone, this new user especially caters to those in Utah County.

Please join me in welcoming this newest member to the Utah .NET Community. See you there!

Here's the official announcement:

When:

December 16th 2004
6:00pm - 8:00pm

Where:

Utah Valley State College
800 West University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058
Room: CS512 (5th floor of the Computer Science and Engineering Building)

 

After reading blogs for a long time and learning a lot from the many people who have so generously shared their thoughts I have finally decided to attempt to “return the favor” by writing down the things that I learn from day to day.

So, who am I? That is a very good question. I am a lot of different things but since most people start off introducing themselves by stating their job title and explaining I will do the same. I am a Senior Principal Consultant with Keane, Inc. I have been a consultant for more than 12 years. In those years I have worked with many different clients on many challenging projects. With a few exceptions all of the projects have had some sort of front end that I have had the priviledge to work on (in PowerBuilder, Java, VB, VB .NET, C# .NET, or HTML) and a backend database. I find that I like working with the database (in part because I am artistically challenged). I refer to this as my “day job”.

I also have a “night job” where I am a Microsoft Regional Director. This is a volunteer position where I spend a lot of time learning about Microsoft technologies and then evangelizing those technologies to the developers and decision makers. This position gives me the impetus to do a lot of studying, writing, and presenting. More importantly it also lets me have the opportunity to come in contact with some of the greatest people I have ever met.

I am more, however, than just the sum of my work experience. When I am not doing something with a computer I enjoy the many activities that are available in Utah. I love hiking, camping, hunting, and fishing. I try to get out and experience the outdoors with my family whenever I can.

So now down to what matters to you, the reader of this blog, what I expect to write about. I intend to write up articles on the things that I am studying, learning, and discovering about the Microsoft developer technology stack. I will try to keep the content technical and the topics relevant (if I ever stray please use the comments to let me know). In general I will try to concentrate on SQL server and Visual Studio .NET but just about anything is fair game. I will, however, occasionally write up general interest or personal entries. I hope they will give you insight into what I am thinking and will not annoy you too much.