Using MySQL with ASP.NET with Membership and Roles

13Oct09

One of my instructors in college asked me if it’s possible to use MySQL as a storage engine with ASP.NET and likewise use it with membership. I was a bit surprised since I haven’t touched MySQL for quite a long time and while it is possible, I never thought I would be encountering a situation like this.

I already have a WAMP system set-up in my machine, thanks to the XAMPP package for Windows but I only use Mercury in that package for testing sending out of e-mails in my web applications. Further, I have downloaded the latest MySQL connector for .NET applications and so I went.

Firing up Visual Studio 2008, created a .NET 2.0 website and followed this – it worked until step #15. I am not sure if it’s because the version but by default, the MySQL role provider didn’t appear in the website configuration tool. Since the content might change, I got a page print of the current version (as of this writing).

Here are some tips that I will provide:

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3 Years

09Oct09

Today is my blog’s “3rd Anniversary”. Not really the date I started blogging but the time I realized that my old blogsite won’t last that long and I need to locate to a new blog host where I can continue blogging.

Blogging is something that I have been missing doing for the past months because of extreme busyness in various workload. No, I don’t hate my work, I love it really but it’s just that the moment when something pops out of my head and wishes to write something about it, I just can’t because of some office policies that prevents me from writing anything. I hope I can really get back into writing sometime. For a social animal like me, I find it difficult when I am unable to express or tell something what goes in my head that is worth discussing.

At any rate, this “thirst”/”hunger” might come to a near end. What’s 6 months anyway?

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Microsoft WebsiteSpark

28Sep09

 

If you are a team of independent web developers that build web applications and websites for others, Microsoft has a new program targetting you.  Scott Guthrie, Microsoft Corporation’s VP for the Developer Division has announced the WebSiteSpark program, on top of the two existing start-up programs BizSpark and DreamSpark (for students). This program enables you to get software, support, and business resources from Microsoft at no cost for three years.

In a nutshell, the programs that you can immediately use upon confirmation of enrollment are the following:

• 3 licenses of Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition
• 1 license of Expression Studio 3 (which includes Expression Blend, Sketchflow, and Web)
• 2 licenses of Expression Web 3
• 4 processor licenses of Windows Web Server 2008 R2
• 4 processor licenses of SQL Server 2008 Web Edition
• DotNetPanel control panel (enabling easy remote/hosted management of your servers)

For more information, you can check the official announcement of the program here.

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First Running Anniversary!

17Aug09

It’s been a year since I started to participate in running races. In that period, I joined 14 races totaling to 159.625km (excluding the High Intensity Interval Trainings – HIIT), and 2 of which are half-marathons which I never thought I would be participating especially for a then huge guy like me. My running history was sparked by a simple idea of running for a cause by a colleague that eventually rolled on as a healthy habit that I hope others would find inspiration from. More than just participating in a physically and exhaustive activity, you have helped others in a healthy way.

Since my running has started, I lost an additional 20lbs off my weight (based from my weight featured in the Belly-Off club feature in Men’s Health Philippines September 2008 issue) without starving myself nor following a super strict diet. Synthesis of running + gym + balanced combination of carbs and high protein diet did the trick for me.

This coming year, I hope to complete at least 200km in the races, participate in at least 1 full marathon (42km) and if time and resources permit, 1 triathlon event. My swimming went to a hiatus due to work, stress, and scheduling problems. Hope that I can clear things to get back on track.

Happy Running!

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RPM 44 Tracklist!

06Aug09

So surprising my number 1 fan didn’t inform me of this. Ha ha ha! Zephyr, where are thou?

1. The Right Life – Seal
2. Sober (Bimbo Jones Radio Edit) – Pink
3. Show Me Heaven – Arms Of Dub
4. Real - The Cranials
5. How Far We’ve Come – Matchbox Twenty
6. Alone In The Dark (Tiesto Radio Edit) – Tiesto Presents Edward Carnby
7. Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want) (Jorg Schmid Mix) - Scooter vs Status Quo
8. Spotlight - Jennifer Hudson
9. You Found Me – The Fray

Good choice of cool down and stretching tracks. The previous release’s stretching is so tander-song. (If you’re a Pinoy, you know what tander is. Ha ha ha!).

Ride on!

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