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June 2005 - Posts

Is Dynamic SQL in Your Stored Procedures Vulnerable to SQL Injection?

Posted Thursday, June 30, 2005 11:30 PM by rjdudley
We all should be familiar with the fact that concatenating user input directly into SQL statements is an open invitation to an SQL Injection attack. Code such as MySql = "Select * from Orders where Customer ID='" & txtCustomerId & "'" should be avoided. Read More...
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Pre-configuring Windows 2003 Server for SharePoint Portal Server 2003

Posted Thursday, June 30, 2005 11:25 PM by rjdudley
After you've installed Windows Server 2003, you need to add the role of Application Server to your server. This will configure IIS, SMTP, etc. and you can optionally choose to configure FrontPage 2002 Server Extensions and the ASP.NET Framework. At this Read More...
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Happy Trails Ken "The Feb"

Posted Thursday, June 30, 2005 1:04 PM by rjdudley
Ken LeFebvre , our Evangelist/Champion of some flavor, is dust in the wind again. Today is his final event in Bethlehem, PA. Ken was the guy who originally sowed the seed of BADNUG, and helped get us pointed in the right directions at the very beginning. Read More...
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iTunes 4.9 With Podcast Support

Posted Tuesday, June 28, 2005 11:56 PM by rjdudley
Sweet! With iTunes 4.9 you can now browse, find, sample and subscribe to thousands of free podcasts — radio shows delivered over the Internet to your computer — then sync them to your iPod and listen anytime, anywhere. Now you can easily find and subscribe Read More...
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Referral Spam Deluge

Posted Tuesday, June 28, 2005 8:02 PM by rjdudley
Has anyone else started getting hit with referral spam? The last few days I've seen a huge increase in referral spam on my older posts. Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Read More...
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Free DotNetNuke Chapter From "Building Websites With VB.NET and DotNetNuke 3.0"

Posted Monday, June 27, 2005 1:37 PM by rjdudley
Packt Publishing is offering a free chapter on module development from Building Websites With VB.NET and DotNetNuke 3.0 , as well as chapter summaries for the rest of the book. Building custom modules for DNN has a learning curve, so this is a valuable Read More...
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Anything in the name of science

Posted Monday, June 27, 2005 1:22 PM by rjdudley
Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Read More...
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The Assembly Version ( [ASSEMBLYVERSION] ) does not match the Database Version ( [DATABASEVERSION] )

Posted Saturday, June 25, 2005 2:54 AM by rjdudley
When upgrading the BADNUG site , I encountered the following error: DotNetNuke Upgrade Error The Assembly Version ( [ASSEMBLYVERSION] ) does not match the Database Version ( [DATABASEVERSION] ) ERROR: Could not connect to database. The stored procedure Read More...
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Free Certificates for Encrypting E-mail

Posted Wednesday, June 22, 2005 2:32 PM by rjdudley
Microsoft MVP Susan "The SBS Diva" Bradley gives a short overview about sending encrypted e-mails . In her post, she says you have to purchase a digital certificate. From some certificate authorities, you may have to do so, but Thawte offers free certificates Read More...
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SPS v3 and Office "Wave 12"

Posted Tuesday, June 21, 2005 6:50 PM by rjdudley
Back in March or April, Microsoft held a strategy summit for information officers here in Pittsburgh. One of the sessions I attended had to do with the nerxt versions of SharePoint Portal Server (SPS v3) and Office System ("Wave 12"). Here are some of Read More...
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The Movie Theater's 100th Birthday

Posted Sunday, June 19, 2005 12:42 PM by rjdudley
100 years ago today, the movie theater was born. The first modern movie theater opened this day in 1905 on Smithfied St. in Pittsburgh, entertaining thousands (96 at a time) for a nickel. You can read more about it at http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05170/522854.stm Read More...
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DNN Basics BADNUG Meeting - Swag Update

Posted Thursday, June 16, 2005 11:04 PM by rjdudley
More reasons to attend BADNUG's Basics of DotNetNuke meeting next week. WROX Press is donating two copies of Professional DotNetNuke ASP.NET Portals . In case they don't arrive in time, we'll raffle off an IOU and get the book to you when it does arrive. Read More...
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My DPAPI Example

Posted Wednesday, June 15, 2005 6:26 PM by rjdudley
In a recent posting to the aspnet-security group at ASP Advice , Julie Lerman asked: Since the site is hosted on someone else's server, I don't believe that I can use DPAPI to encrypt the connection strings Actually, you can, and I use DPAPI on a number Read More...
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Professional DotNetNuke ASP.NET Portals Has Arrived

Posted Wednesday, June 15, 2005 12:07 AM by rjdudley
This must be how the Harry Potter crowd feels. I pre-ordered Professional DotNetNuke ASP.NET Portals way back in February, and it arrived just today (fortunately in time for my DNN Basics presentation ). I'm on the fourth chapter, and aside from the usual Read More...
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June BADNUG Meeting - DotNetNuke 3 Basics

Posted Tuesday, June 14, 2005 2:25 AM by rjdudley
BADNUG will hold its next meeting on July June 22 at BC3's Cranberry Campus. In a break from prervious formats, the Tool of the Month ("use one, don't be one") will be the entire presentation. Rich Dudley will present on the basics of DotNetNuke. DotNetNuke Read More...
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Codesnip: Redirecting a User to a Specific Page with Forms Authentication

Posted Thursday, June 09, 2005 1:43 AM by rjdudley
My new ASP Alliance article has been published: Codesnip: Redirecting a User to a Specific Page with Forms Authentication In most cases, when using Forms Authentication, redirecting a user to their originally requested page, or default.aspx, is the desired Read More...
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Second Shot Extended, and Discount Exam Voucher

Posted Tuesday, June 07, 2005 4:13 AM by rjdudley
Microsoft Learning has extended its Second Chance program, where you get to retake an exam if you don't pass it the first time. There is some qualification and you need to register for the second shot before you take the exam the first time. Find out Read More...
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Blogdigger: Find Bloggers Near You

Posted Monday, June 06, 2005 2:36 AM by rjdudley
From SearchEngineWatch : Want to meet local bloggers in your area? A new service from Blogdigger pinpoints bloggers by their physical location in the United States, with coverage soon to be extended to cities throughout the world. ... Like other local Read More...
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Apple Offers $50 Credit for IPod Batteries

Posted Thursday, June 02, 2005 11:10 PM by rjdudley
According to the settlement's terms, people who fill out a claim form are entitled to receive $50 redeemable toward the purchase of any Apple products or services except iTunes downloads or iTunes gift certificates. They can redeem the voucher within Read More...
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Cool Idea To Thwart Phishing Attacks

Posted Wednesday, June 01, 2005 6:05 PM by rjdudley
The Wall St. Journal has an article today about one step Bank of America is taking to thwart phishing attacks: First, the bank allows customers to "register" frequently-used machines, such as a home or office PC, with its online system. When customers Read More...
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