Recently we have been having some serious issues with Visual Studio 2005. It basically rendered my team completely unproductive. If you are encountering any of these errors then there is good news! - Yep, there is a hot-fix. The bad news is that Microsoft has not yet made it publicly available and you have to call them to get it. (I was asked not to post it, so I won't). When you do call Microsoft, be sure to mention KB Article Number(s): 915038. They'll fix you up right away. You will get an email with a donwload link, here is an excerpt of the email: ... [More]

Last night I attended the CapArea.net user group where Andrew Duthie showcased the ASP.NET Provider Model and used the SqlMembershipProvider as the main example. Don't get me wrong. I am not whyning here. I simply want to be heard so that perharps the product can become even better. There are tons of articles on the internet that speak very highly of the Membership API and I fully agree. The issues I am going to outline are simply a "would be nice to have" rather than "it sucks because..." So I hope you can keep an open mind while I point out s... [More]