William Coleman - Hosting Evangelist

Hello and welcome to my blog! Here I will be blogging about everything relating to hosting and in particular hosting with Microsoft technology.

By default, IIS 6 will return a 404 error when it receives a request for a undefined MIME type. The reasoning behind this is to provide difficulty to someone trying to understand which MIME types are supported by the web server. However, lets say you...

I saw this on Slashdot, it has to be seen to be believed! I can't wait for this kind of technology to become mainstream. It's been so long since we've had a new input device....

I managed to secure tickets to Kanye Wests' London concert back in December and oh man was it worth the wait. Kanye demonstrated last night that he isn't just another MC but instead he is a true showman. I loved the fact that he didn't have a bunch...

I watched these a while ago but I forgot to put it up here. Be sure to check out these web hosting webcasts on IT's Showtime . Introduction to Windows Web Hosting Sean Foley ...

If you haven't already checked this out then you need to. This gets me excited about the future of the web. I can't wait till every site looks like this :) Well I've been in and out of the country for the past couple of weeks. Hectic times means I...

The default behaviour of SQL Server Management Studio is to allow a user with a valid logon to see the list of databases. Here is a post on how to change this behaviour. I've received a few questions on modifying the trust config to allow .net applications...

After much hard work from British Library, Armadillo Systems, F5 Networks, PIPEX and Microsoft, Turning the Pages 2.0 is now live! TTP gives us all the ability to view treasured and priceless books, including the first atlas of Europe and 2 of Leonardo...

A fellow hosting evangelist Mario Briana has posted some good tips on how to secure asp.net applications in a hosting environment. Check it out!

While poking around on TechNet IT's Showtime I came across this great webcast by Bill Hilf. Bill gives a good insight into OSS and it's definitely worth a look.

I'm currently investigating how to scale Dot Net Nuke. From my initial research, DNN looks like a real memory eater. If anyone reading this post is hosting a large amount of DNN sites, I'd love to know how many sites you have and what setup you're...

In case you're looking for more information regarding SQL hosting outside of the Windows-based Hosting Solution, have a look here .

So where can I get information regarding Windows hosting you say? Well you just need to go to http://www.microsoft.com/serviceproviders/hosters.mspx . You will need to register to gain access to the documentation but it's definitely worth doing!! ...

IE7 Beta 2...