About Steve Schofield Weblog

Short version 

Steve has been in the IT field for more than 12 years, starting in June of 1999 when he started ASPFree.com to provide content and examples using Classic ASP.  In June of 2000, ASPFree.com was one of the first sites to run ASP.NET in production.  


He is also the creator of IISLogs.com.  IISLogs is a solution that helps administrators manage log files.   Steve can be found helping out at http://forums.iis.net.  Steve is currently an IIS MVP.  Previously, he was an ASP.NET MVP from 2002 – 2006.

Longer Version 

I've been involved in the Microsoft community since 1999.   I've been in IT and working with Microsoft technologies since 1996.   I was first involved in the development community running a website called ASPFree.com.  I started ASPFree.com in 1999 and ran through 2003.  My site was one of the first sites to run ASP.NET in production.   I wrote articles, tips/tricks and interacted with others in the ASP.NET community.  After moving past ASPFree.com, in 2004, I developed and started selling a program called IISLogs (www.iislogs.com) This is a program that helps administrators process IISLogs (Compress, Delete, Move files).  There are two versions (Windows Service, Stand-alone EXE).  I'm actively involved in the IIS community participating in discussion forums @ http://forums.iis.net.   I was recognized as an ASP.NET MVP in from 2002 to 2006.  I'm currently an IIS MVP and have been since 2006.   One additional item, I worked for www.orcsweb.com for 3 1/2 years as a Senior Systems Administrator.  This is a windows based hosting provider. 

For my writing experience, besides the articles published on ASPFree.com, IISLogs.com.  I've wrote articles for previous ASP.NET sites.  My most recent authoring experience was an author on Internet Information Services 7.0 resource kit for MSPress.  I authored 3 chapters and 2 appendixes for the book.   Here is a link  http://www.amazon.com/Internet-Information-Services-IIS-Resource/dp/0735624410  Here is a link to my blog.  http://weblogs.asp.net/steveschofield   I've also published articles on http://www.iislogs.com/ (Look under the Articles section).   My current position is a Senior Support Specialist for a large company in the Midwest. I work with Active Directory, IIS and Sharepoint 2007.