TheJoyOfCode.com guys have posted a great blog entry which demonstrates the power of IIS7's integrated pipeline , and provides a useful new feature for Web developers on IIS7. Last February, they wrote an ASP.NET module that could dynamically validate markup generated by your ASPX pages for valid XHTML...

Do you like file icons? I do. They make it pretty easy to visually digest file lists in Windows, when you open a file system folder with explorer. Displaying icons in your web application can also be pretty compelling (for example, to spruce up that boring directory listing page, or visually represent...

I'm really excited to announce that DownloadCENTER is now live and kicking on IIS.net. Simply click " Downloads " on the IIS.NET site and enjoy our latest addition. DownloadCENTER is a community hotspot for discovering, sharing, reviewing and promoting IIS-related solutions in a single place. What better...

It's no secret that there is no way to configure logging settings in IIS7/Vista. A PM convinced me that configuring "logging" settings on a "Developer" machine simply isn't interesting - and "if they want to do it, they can always use config". But, I have two pieces of good news for those seeking the...

Interested in seeing some short overview videos on IIS7? ZDNet has published a series of 'At the Whiteboard' videos. Eric Woersching, the IIS Product Manager, had the wild idea of putting these together as a way to get the message out about IIS7. Developer Evangelist Asli Bilgin stepped up to do the...

Carlos and I spoke at the Microsoft Technology Summit yesterday, a conference dedicated to influential influencers who are experts in alternative platforms. It was a really fun talk as we were able to show off how IIS7 provides a very extensive public extensibility model for adding, removing and replacing...

Today we're very excited to announce the Beta 3 release of IIS7 as part of Longhorn Server. IIS7 is the biggest release of IIS in the history of the product, and this beta release marks the biggest milestone for the product team. Ever since the Vista project locked down in late summer of 2006, we've...

One of my favorite new features which of IIS7 that we announced yesterday with the Beta 3 release is the new FTP server. It isn't actually in the Beta 3 builds, but you can download the beta free for FTP7 Server (amd64) FTP7 Server (x86) from downloadCenter. Note: it does require a Beta 3 build of Longhorn...

If you haven't heard the news yet, there are already several Web hosters running Longhorn Server Beta 3 and offering free IIS7 web sites! As part of our ramp-up to Beta 3, we engaged some really terrific hosters who were willing to spend many long days (and nights) working with us under a very tight...

I've been getting ready for MIX and this is one demo I'm excited to give. Tomorrow I fly out to Las Vegas, where I'll present at two sessions: IIS7 for Developers - Monday, April 30, 1:30pm - 2:45PM: I just picked this talk up on Thursday, as a previously scheduled session fell through, so I'm still...