Brian Mishler on .Net

This is one of those "..note to self" blogs to document for future reference the meaning of the exception message:
Format of the initialization string does not conform to specification starting at index 0

The Asp.net membership provider was designed to allow for self-service password management but through an understanding of the configuration options as well as a combined use certain provider methods, web site administrators can effectively manage member passwords.

Implement the Provider Model in your own applications for cleaner implementations, increased revenues and increased customer satisfaction

Random thoughts from a guy that (abandoned/leveraged) a decade of programming experience to move on to .Net. ...Best thing I ever did!

My first experience with Atlas: Creating a pop-up data entry window for collecting user information and updating other controls on the page - without a postback and -No Java Script- (at least, none that I had to write)

How to dynamically change the master page based on browser type

Is it possible to use a shared Asp.Net membership system with CommunityServer and your own system?

Creating Pocket PC friendly web sites by programmatically changing the masterpage for an Asp.Net web form.

Removing the content tag from selected web forms allows default content from the master page to be rendered.

If you are looking for a way to initialize your new CommunityServer database with the thousands of user records in your existing Asp.Net Membership System, here is a step-by-step approach to doing it.

Understanding the role of the ApplicationID column in the Asp.Net membership tables and how the various membership providers map to this ID through the ApplicationName attribute in web.config.