Wow, for such a simple concept game it is very easy to get sucked in.  I have been playing it throughout the day.  Up to level 10, waiting to get more energy.  It is a good game and I recommend people check it out.  It serves as a nice distraction.

In getting my setup to run BlogEngine I choose to use an MSSQL database.  In setting up the database I ran the create script provided with the download; however, I struggled to find clear documentation or tools for setting up the proper permissions for the database user.  Below (and attached) is the permissions script necessary to setup the proper permissions.  In this script I grant all the ncessary access to the WebuserRole.  My database user is a member of that role.

GRANT SELECT,INSERT,UPDATE,DELETE ON [dbo].[be_Categories] TO [WebuserRole]
GO
GRANT SELECT,INSERT,UPDATE,DELETE ON [dbo].[be_Pages] TO [WebuserRole]
GO... [More]

I have moved my blog over to Blogengine from Wordpress.  All in all, I am happy with the move.  The process to get Blogengine setup was fairly simple; however, some of the necessary database privelages were not documented, but not that big of a problem.  It is important to note that I am not unhappy with with wordpress.  It was a good application and I will miss it.  I wanted to switch over to ASP and IIS7 (I know...why?).

Blogengine does not have all the features and enhancements of the more mature Wordpress, but it has everything I require.  The functionality is g... [More]

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