I have a top tip for people setting up BlogEngine.NET, when you set it up make a note of the admin password you set up. I did not and just spent an hour hacking data files to reset it. I could not find a 'Password Reminder' anywhere in the application. I set this up in July and have not posted since. I should start posting stuff....

OK, so I have got the application working but I tried to follow the steps in the install video available on the blogengine website but I am unable to login with the new user I create.I can still login with the admin user and thankfully I can change the password for that account.I can also post using the new user as the author (this post is authored by 'darren' and not 'Admin') but I am still logged in as 'Admin'.

Well here it is, my first blog. Setting up was actually not that bad. The application is simple to install and the BlogEngine website includes a short video which tells you clearly how to install and set it up. Most of the problems come from configuring the web servers. This would be easy if you know what you are doing but I do not. Managed to learn a bit about the admin of my site through the new control panel but still have a long way to go. The domain name is still not set up correctly, I can access it from darrenclarke.net but not from www.darrenclarke.net. I have no idea what the difference is since I am a complete duffer when it comes to these things but once my domain name is transferred to the same provider that hosts the site I should be able to get it working correctly. I can then work on setting up the blog.darrenclarke.net sub-domain. Until then this will do.