CodePlex Foundation Announced Today
DotNetNuke has long occupied a rather uncomfortable position in the Microsoft ecosystem. When the project was started in late 2002, 'open source' on the Microsoft platform was a completely foreign concept; an oxymoron which often elicited blank stares or negative reactions from all types of stakeho......
DotNetNuke Corporation Acquires SnowCovered
One aspect which has been critical to the success of the DotNetNuke platform is the ability to enhance the core functionality with custom extensions. Custom extensions are essential for delivering a complete solution and over the years thousands of diverse extensions have been created by software d......
Developer Support Services
The DotNetNuke ecosystem is a vibrant open source community where commercial and non-commercial stakeholders co-exist in an environment which encourages active involvement from both consumers and contributors. With such a diverse set of product stakeholders, DotNetNuke has always benefitted from an......
A Perfect Storm...
There is never a dull moment when it comes to DotNetNuke, and the past week certainly had more than its fair share of excitement. The combination of a new product release, infrastructure upgrades, and broad media exposure had a noticeable impact on the ecosystem - and resulted in some unexpected ch......
Microsoft Web Platform Installer
One of the cool new releases coming out this year is a small download manager - the Microsoft Web Platform Installer - that makes installing and configuring web server and web development stacks really easy. It is a free tool that you can download from the www.microsoft.com/web site (here ......
OnyakTech Host Commander Module fro DotNetNuke - 4 Videos
This tutorial demonstrates how to use OnyakTech’s Host Commander module. The Host Commander module is a host specific module which provides various useful functions for the Host Super User.
The functions available in this module include:
Setting up scheduled jobs
Provide portal stat......
DotNetNuke 4.9.3 Released
DotNetNuke 4.9.3 represents a stabilization release to the production-grade 4.x codebase.
As always you can see a complete list with all the details of each fixhttp://www.dotnetnuke.com/change in the ChangeLog.More......
Ignite IT Awards - Only 1 Week Left...
There is only 1 week left in the community voting for the Ignite IT awards from Microsoft Canada. In the Developer category, DotNetNuke is currently ranked #2 ( behind AgilePlanner for Digital Tableetop from the University of Calgary ) and could benefit from some community support to push it back i......
Microsoft Ignite IT Awards
Microsoft Canada has combined the Ignite IT Awards, the MSDN Code Awards and the TechNet Innovation Awards for the first time this year. These awards are designed to recognize and reward the efforts of Canadian IT Professionals and Software Developers who have a great story and have made a differen......
DotNetNuke Moves to Microsoft Codeplex !
Peter Galli on Port 25 fills us in that DotNetNuke has moved to Microsoft CodePlex ! It's great to see the growing vibrancy to CodePlex and the Open Source ASP.NET Community. Check it out here: http://www.codeplex.com/dotnetnuke If I ever get time to write code again I wanna to qa CodePlex proj......
How to Quickly Add Large Quantities of Data into DotNetNuke Modules
This tutorial demonstrates a method for quickly adding large amounts of data into a DotNetNuke module. The module in this example is the core Documents module.
Throughout the tutorial we walk you through the methods used for investigating how to add large amounts of data into the Documents module ......
DotNetNuke Raises Venture Capital
Earlier this week we announced that DotNetNuke has raised venture capital from a syndicate of tier 1 venture capital firms, August Capital and Sierra Ventures. Considering the current state of the global economy, this announcement is a huge vote of confidence in our product and community, and a tes......
ASP.Net Portal Tutorials and DotNetNuke Resources
Tutorials and Resouces for the ASP.Net Portal Developer. We focus on ASP.Net portals like DotNetNuke. Your complete source for ASP.Net portal tutorials, articles, free code, and DotNetNuke news, and resources. Read More......(read more)...
Open Source apps on Windows - made easy!
Today we launched the new Microsoft.com/Web website for web developers and web professionals. This new site not only aggregates the latest news and advances in the web development community, but it also provides a home for the new Microsoft Web Platform Installer Beta (Web PI) and the Microsoft Web......
OpenForce Europe closed its doors...
OpenForce Europe closed its doors on Tuesday evening and I must say it was a great event even though CH drank all the JD in this small country! Meeting new faces is always nice. It is always great to hear the passion for DotNetNuke rather than read it....
DotNetNuke 5.0 RC1
Earlier today, DotNetNuke hit another milestone with the release of DotNetNuke 5.0.0 RC1. RC1 is our first stable DotNetNuke 5.0.0 release and represents a feature complete version of the 5.0 platform. From here on out we will be focused on fixing bugs and ensuring that any performanc......
jQuery, Microsoft and DNN
Over the last weekend Scott Guthrie announced that Microsoft would be providing full support for the jQuery javascript library, including full PSS support.
This is quite a momentous announcement. jQuery is an Open Source project, with a similar license to DotNetNuke (it uses a modified MIT l......
LinqPrep: Programmatically adding Linq to SQL keys to the web.config of your DotNetNuke 4 site
DotNetNuke 5 should have a switch in the administration settings that will allow the site to run a module that uses Linq to SQL. However, there are no plans to provide this functionality in DotNetNuke 4.
This program will allow you to automatically add the needed keys to the web.config file of t......
DotNetNuke OpenForce 08 Conferences Coming Soon...
Anticipation for the DotNetNuke OpenForce 08 Conferences is growing, and we are now only a month away from the kickoff event. OpenForce Europe 08 occurs on October 6 & 7 at the Leeuwenhorst Conference Center near Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Following this event, OpenForce North America follows up......
DotNetNuke OpenForce 08 Conferences Coming Soon...
Anticipation for the DotNetNuke OpenForce 08 Conferences is growing, and we are now only a month away from the kickoff event. OpenForce Europe 08 occurs on October 6 & 7 at the Leeuwenhorst Conference Center near Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Following this event, OpenForce North America follow......
BAY.NET User Group Presentation
I just wanted to provide a heads up that I am doing an in-person presentation at the BAY.NET User Group on Wednesday evening this week. I met one of their user group leaders, Oliver Nguyen, at the MVP Summit this past spring and he kindly invited me to come and speak about DotNetNuke. I am honoured......
BAY.NET User Group Presentation
I just wanted to provide a heads up that I am doing an in-person presentation at the BAY.NET User Group on Wednesday evening this week. I met one of their user group leaders, Oliver Nguyen, at the MVP Summit this past spring and he kindly invited me to come and sp......
DNN Trademarks
When DotNetNuke was originally announced in February 2003, the developer community in its insatiable appetite for simple concise technology acronyms, immediately abbreviated the DotNetNuke name to 'DNN'. This short-hand reference has been synonymously linked to the project ever since, especially in......
DotNetNuke Security Update
I mentioned in my last blog that I would post an update once we were successfully able to work through the security issues reported last week. The most important update is Version 4.8.3 was released this past Tuesday and fully addresses each of the reported items. You can get it now from the Downlo......
DotNetNuke Security Notice
Since the DotNetNuke application was originally released, we have been committed to providing a highly secure web platform to the Microsoft community. Security on the web is a challenging area and we have gone to great lengths over the past 5 years to ensure the integrity of the application. We are......
DotNetNuke Security Notice
Since the DotNetNuke application was originally released, we have been committed to providing a highly secure web platform to the Microsoft community. Security on the web is a challenging area and we have gone to great lengths over the past 5 years to ensure the integrity of the application. We are......
Shadow Modules in DotNetNuke using SQL
DNN Creative Magazine is still in the land of SQL!As I mentioned earlier in the blog, we have been responding to enquires from readers on how they can update DotNetNuke websites more efficiently.So another tip we would like to share with you, that will save you lots of time, is how to use Shadow or......
DotNetNuke Professional Support
In case you did not know already, DotNetNuke Corporation has been offering professional Support services for the DotNetNuke platform since January of this year through our Subscription Program. We have definitely been encouraged with the level of interest in the program so far and appreciate the bu......
DotNetNuke Professional Support
In case you did not know already, DotNetNuke Corporation has been offering professional Support services for the DotNetNuke platform since January of this year through our Subscription Program. We have definitely been encouraged with the level of interest in the program so far and appreciate the bu......
Is DotNetNuke a second-class citizen?
In early April our friend Michael Desmond, from Redmond Developer News, wrote a thought provoking article related to Open Source on the Microsoft platform. The title of the article was "Open Source .NET Projects Getting Cold Shoulder?" and it featured quotes from Jeff Atwood ( formerly of Vertigo -......
Is DotNetNuke a second-class citizen?
In early April our friend Michael Desmond, from Redmond Developer News, wrote a thought provoking article related to Open Source on the Microsoft platform. The title of the article was "Open Source .NET Projects Getting Cold Shoulder?" and it featured quotes from Jeff Atwood ( formerly of Vert......
Skinning Enhancements
When it comes to software, a component or service which survives for an extended period of time without substantial refactoring is generally considered to be an anomoly. However, there are cases when a solution fulfills the business requirements so completely that you have the luxury of leaving it ......
Skinning Enhancements
When it comes to software, a component or service which survives for an extended period of time without substantial refactoring is generally considered to be an anomoly. However, there are cases when a solution fulfills the business requirements so completely that you have the luxury of leaving it ......
Linq to SQL: Use a ListView to implement grouping
I finally completed my DotNetNuke Linq to SQL tutorial. The final installment shows you how to create a ListView with grouping. It also is pageable. As an extra bonus it remembers which sections are expanded even when you page forward and page back. All this in a surprisingly small amount of code.......
Content Management Disruption
North Bridge Venture Partners' conducts an annual survey on the use of open source in business and they recently published their findings from the 2008 OSBC Conference ( which Nik Kalyani attended on behalf of DotNetNuke Corporation ). From DotNetNuke's perspective, the most important information i......
Content Management Disruption
North Bridge Venture Partners' conducts an annual survey on the use of open source in business and they recently published their findings from the 2008 OSBC Conference ( which Nik Kalyani attended on behalf of DotNetNuke Corporation ). From DotNetNuke's perspective, the most important inf......
Web 2.0 Heroes
Last November at the DotNetNuke OpenForce conference in Las Vegas I ran into Bradley Jones, a well respected author and technologist. Bradley asked if I wanted to participate in an upcoming book he was putting together called "Web 2.0 Heroes" which contained interviews with a number of ke......
DotNetNuke: Size Matters
People often talk about a concept called the "herd mentality". Herd mentality describes how people are influenced by their peers to adopt certain behaviors, follow trends, or purchase products. Examples of the herd mentality include the early adopters of cutting edge technology or mainstream adopti......
Tired of querying in antiquated SQL?
I write a lot of DotNetNuke code every day (7 days a week). I have actually stopped writing sql for any of my new projects. I have found Linq to be faster and when I inspect the queries being sent to sql I find they are better written than my usual sql code. I just came across this which should hel......
Troubleshooting Site Issues
As many of you probably noticed, we have been experiencing some stability issues on dotnetnuke.com over the past couple days. Every couple hours the website would seem to "hang" and pages would no longer be served to visitors. In order to get things working again, we would need to restart the websi......
OpenForce '07 - The Inside Scoop
With OpenForce '07 only 2 weeks away, I want to provide the inside scoop on some of the exciting events which will be taking place at the conference. In many ways I believe this conference represents the tipping point for DotNetNuke, as it catapults our product and community into the mainstream Mic......
Facebook
For quite some time now, I have been curious about the phenomenon known as Facebook. As a subscriber to Business 2.0 magazine, the last issue (September 2007) had an interesting article titled 'The Facebook Economy' which really grabbed my attention. It described the Facebook platform and the poten......
.NET Rocks! at OpenForce Europe
I just wanted to relay some exciting news to the community. The very popular Internet talk show with Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell will be coming to DotNetNuke OpenForce Europe. .Net Rocks! will make a live recording of the discussion panel session where the founders of DotNetNuke Corporation ......
The Great Search Dilemma
In the 4.5.3 release, a new Search enhancement was introduced which caused a great deal of debate; both in the community and on the development team. Since there are so many factors related to this issue which are not immediately apparent, we decided it would be best to share some additional insigh......
DotNetNuke Trademark Policy
In our last Newsletter we announced the Powered! Program and briefly explained that it serves two purposes; it allows users of the platform to show their affiliation to DotNetNuke, and it allows us to actively manage the DotNetNuke trademark guidelines. It is the latter of these two items which I w......
Need DotNetNuke Support?
If you're looking for DotNetNuke support there are quite a few options out there. First, you can use the forums at DotNetNuke.com, but as heavily trafficed as those forums are some posts get lost in the rush. Second, checkout the Help page on DotNetNuke.com (thanks for M. Washington for pointin......
DotNetNuke 4.5.0 Delayed..
Due to the fact that so many Core Team members are attending the MVP Summit in Redmond, combined with remote access challenges, and some production issues encountered during our dogfooding exercise on dotnetnuke.com this week, the DotNetNuke 4.5.0 public release has been delayed until next week. We......
DotNetNuke 4.5.0 Delayed..
Due to the fact that so many Core Team members are attending the MVP Summit in Redmond, combined with remote access challenges, and some production issues encountered during our dogfooding exercise on dotnetnuke.com this week, the DotNetNuke 4.5.0 public release has been delayed until next week. We......
DotNetNuke® Gets Supercharged
Reproduced from http://www.dotnetnuke.com/About/NewsRoom/MediaReleases/DotNetNukeGetsSupercharged/tabid/1023/Default.aspx Six months of highly-focused performance tuning results in DotNetNuke® version 4.4, an application twice as responsive as its predecessor, and with significant extensibility......
New Module Developers guide for DotNetNuke
Michael Washington has put out a new module developers guide for DotNetNuke , he's got a link in his latest blog to the documentation page on DotNetNuke.com. Check it out, Michael has been hard at work on these two documents (parts 1 and 2) over the past few months, and they are great resources......