Got a little time at last to play with DNN 3.0.5 (the second beta to come out in rapid succession and apparently there are more on the way). Lots of teething problems. It refused to load any of the httpModules saying they were already loaded, so I had to delete the entire section from my web.config file in order for the system to load. I also had to drop the entire database and allow the system to create a new one. I dont mind dropping the DB since its only a test db but having to delete all httpModules from the config file is not a nice thing.
I like the pages concept (dont know if thats new or if thats just me being thick and not seeing it in 2.1.2). Now if I can sort the menu requirements I have, that should have me chirping away happily for a long time.
Checked out Nina's site and found that there are some new skins to be expected for 3.x. There's so many new features in the system, its going to take a long time to get the hang of it. I came across a DNN training site which should help a lot in this regard. Its a bit like LearnVisualStudio where you have free membership and a frequent free video, as well as paid membership and access to more videos. I would have subscribed but the thing is they have a lot of stuff for 2.x and only a few for 3.x (obviously since its brand new), and Im not keen on 2.x anyway. So I'm going to check out the quality of the videos and then when theres more 3.x stuff, I'll upgrade my membership. I have a feeling that it would be a wise investment and that I'm going to be using a lot of DNN in future. May even ditch Rainbow at some time!!
Happy portal building!!