Here is a list of ping services that I use with BlogEngine.  I know some are redundant but I like back ups.

You can download the pingservices.zip file here.  There is only the pingservices.xml file that you need, or you can use the list below.

http://blogsearch.google.com/ping/RPC2
http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
http://rpc.pingomatic.com/RPC2
http://rpc.pingomatic.com/
http://ping.feedburner.com
http://api.my.yahoo.com/RPC2
http://api.feedster.com/ping
http://www.bloglines.com/ping
http://rpc.icerocket.com:10080/
http://services.newsgator.com/ngws/xmlrpcping.aspx
http://ping.weblogalot.com/rpc.php
http://1470.net/api/ping
http://api.feedster.com/ping.php
http://api.moreover.com/RPC2
http://api.moreover.com/ping
http://api.my.yahoo.com/rss/ping
http://bblog.com/ping.php
http://bitacoras.net/ping
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/XMLRPC
http://blogdb.jp/xmlrpc
http://blogmatcher.com/u.php
http://bulkfeeds.net/rpc
http://coreblog.org/ping
http://effbot.org/rpc/ping.cgi
http://mod-pubsub.org/kn_apps/blogchatt
http://ping.amagle.com
http://ping.bitacoras.com
http://ping.blo.gs
http://ping.blogg.de
http://ping.bloggers.jp/rpc
http://ping.blogmura.jp/rpc
http://ping.cocolog-nifty.com/xmlrpc
http://ping.exblog.jp/xmlrpc
http://ping.myblog.jp
http://ping.rootblog.com/rpc.php
http://ping.syndic8.com/xmlrpc.php
http://ping.weblogs.se
http://pinger.blogflux.com/rpc
http://pingoat.com/goat/RPC2
http://pingqueue.com/rpc
http://rcs.datashed.net/RPC2
http://rpc.blogbuzzmachine.com/RPC2
http://rpc.blogrolling.com/pinger
http://rpc.britblog.com
http://rpc.icerocket.com:10080
http://rpc.newsgator.com
http://rpc.pingomatic.com
http://rpc.tailrank.com/feedburner/RPC2
http://rpc.weblogs.com/RPC2
http://rpc.wpkeys.com
http://signup.alerts.msn.com/alerts-PREP/submitPingExtended.doz
http://topicexchange.com/RPC2
http://trackback.bakeinu.jp/bakeping.php
http://www.a2b.cc/setloc/bp.a2b
http://www.bitacoles.net/ping.php
http://www.blogdigger.com/RPC2
http://www.blogoole.com/ping
http://www.blogoon.net/ping
http://www.blogpeople.net/servlet/weblogUpdates
http://www.blogroots.com/tb_populi.blog?id=1
http://www.blogshares.com/rpc.php
http://www.blogsnow.com/ping
http://www.blogstreet.com/xrbin/xmlrpc.cgi
http://www.focuslook.com/ping.php?url=http://www.yourblog.com
http://www.holycowdude.com/rpc/ping
http://www.imblogs.net/ping
http://www.lasermemory.com/lsrpc
http://www.mod-pubsub.org/kn_apps/blogchatter/ping.php
http://www.newsisfree.com/RPCCloud
http://www.newsisfree.com/xmlrpctest.php
http://www.popdex.com/addsite.php
http://www.snipsnap.org/RPC2
http://www.weblogues.com/RPC
http://xmlrpc.blogg.de
http://xping.pubsub.com/ping
https://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZFinance.woa/wa/pingPodcast
http://ping.fakapster.com/rpc
http://www.godesigngroup.com
http://godesigngroup.com/blog/feed/
http://www.wasalive.com/ping/
http://api.my.yahoo.com/rss/ping
http://bitacoras.net/ping/
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/XMLRPC
http://blogdb.jp/xmlrpc
http://coreblog.org/ping/
http://ping.blo.gs/
http://ping.weblogs.se/
http://rpc.blogrolling.com/pinger/
http://www.weblogues.com/RPC/
http://xmlrpc.blogg.de/

I wanted to let everyone know that I have generated a web html help version of BlogEngine.Net.  It is for the current release only.  I will be updating it as Mads releases each version. 

BlogEngine.Net HTML documentation

I just found this site http://dannydouglass.com/post/2008/02/New-BlogEngine-Extension-SlideShow-Photo-Gallery.aspx that has a great implementation of a SilverLight photo gallery with BE.N.  I am going to start using it for awhile until I can create an XML version for BE.N.  I highly recommend it.  It is easy to use and set up.  The only downside is that it is not each author only for a site.

I saw a title of a news article that said the US supports the death of some person in another country.  This article obviously confused George Bush with the US people.  

This article complelled me to make it known that I do not in anyway support:

• the death penalty,
• the deaths of civilians,
• cheering for the death of anyone,
• the belief that someone should be killed,
• my money supporting the death penalty.

Oh, yeah.  If John McCain gets elected I am moving to another country or California.  Does anyone have a place where my family and I can stay?

Man does not exist for the purpose of making an impression upon his environment.  He does exist to express himself in and through his environment.  There is a a great difference.  Man does not exist to leave a lasting impression upon his environment.  Not at all.  It is not necessary that we leave any impression.  It is not necessary, if w should pass on tonight, that anyone should remember that we have ever lived.  All that means anything is that while we live, WE LIVE, and whereever we go from here we shall keep on living.

Ernest Holmes
Science of Mind
1938

I have a new theme that I am calling Newsstand.  I wanted a simple, clean, look that has a paper feel to it.  I am still working on it.  I am trying for NY Times meets BlogEngine.Net.  Also, I modified this theme to use widgets.  I like the widget thing.  Just wish they could be ordered easier.

Also, I modified a theme from the http://www.dotnetblogengine.net/page/themes.aspx#BrightSide to handle widgets and page menus. The page menu you see is based on the sitemap provider built into the BlogEngine.Core. If you have any thoughts about it let me know.  I will be working on it for the next month or so before I release it. 

Hopefully, there is a demand of sorts for it.

Peace.

Here is a list of the basic software tools that I think every .Net Developer should have.  I use these on a regular basis.  I couldn't imagine developing without them.  As a far as third party add-ins, JetBrain's ReSharper is the best I have ever used.  You have to try it.  Also, I use BlogEngine.Net to document what my developers and I are doing on a regular basis.

Let me know if there are any other tools that I should add.

• Visual Studio 2005/2008 (MSDN Subscription)
• SQL 2005 Developer's Edition (MSDN Subscription)
• Visio 2007 (MSDN Subscription)
• Microsoft Office 2003/2007 (MSDN Subscription)
• Intellisense Snippets - C#
• Enterprise Library 3.x
• .Net 2.0, 3.0, 3.5
• Graphics Editor (Whatever you like)
• NUnit
• Resource Refactoring
• ReSharper
• Document X!
• DScribe 1.2!
• BlogEngine.Net
• Windows Live Writer

PS:  I try to keep this up-to-date.