In the past I wrote a short article on how to shrink an MS SQL Database.  It seems the method I used is no longer valid in SQL Server 2008.  To be able to shrink the database, you need to first set the database recovery mode to "simple" before you can shrink the database and log file.  After doing so you can then shrink the files.

When working with a custom skin you may notice that the DotNetNuke RadEditor inherits the same background color or image as your web page.  This can make editing content very difficult.  With the latest version of DNN, it is very easy to fix this issue and set a white color, or any other custom color using css.

DotNetNuke has a new ability to show PopUp's much more easily!  You can make entire modules work in a single popup or extend module functionality and usability.

On a brand new copy of Windows 2008 I had to open up Internet Explorer and download a program to install.  The only thing stopping me was the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security!  Every url that I went to or loaded was prompting me to add the site to the "Trusted Sites" lists before I could browse them.  This can quickly become annoying and also stop you from accomplishing the simplest of tasks.  Thankfully, if you know where to look, disabling Internet Explorer Enhanced Security is a breeze. 

For a long time I have always used the Globals.NavigateUrl() method in DotNetNuke to create links in my custom modules.  I have recently converted to using the FriendlyUrl provider in DotNetNuke.  The big advantage for me was to create a custom page url for SEO purposes without hacking the DNN framework.  I wanted to get rid of the standard Default.aspx and also create urls that were more SEO friendly.

 I recently had some trouble with some extremely large SQL Server Log Files.  I tried using the normal Shrink File tool but it would not work.  Here is the proper way  for shrinking SQL Server Log files.