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1 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1305 - This is the final issue of the Daily Grind. Google Safe Browsing Library for .NET Beta 2 - Using Google to detect naughty people on the net. CodeRush and Refactor! Pro 3.0 Released - Good news from Developer Express. ASProxy: Surf in the web invisibly using ASP.NET power - Proxy server built with ASP.NET. Strongly typed custom configuration sections using XML serialization - Custom configuration is the text editor of .NET; everyone writes a solution. Using managed code to detect what .NET Framework versions and service packs are installed  - Some potentially-useful code. December 2007 Web Server Survey - Almost 50 mil......

2 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1304 - Not much happening. Back for my swan song on Monday. --> Sending Free SMS - A database solution to figuring things out. Edit (Add/Remove/Modify) ARP Table - I've had times when I needed to do this; here's .NET code to handle it. Are you a problem solver or a developer? - The end of the year is a good time to step back to think about your real job. Sponsors SpreadsheetGear for .NET 2007 ......

3 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1300 - Not .NET-related, but on my mind this morning: the Frozen Pea Fund. EnvMan 1.3 - Windows Environment Variables Manager - New version of this tool for managing shell environment variables. Light ORM Library for .NET - Yes, there's always another ORM. Foundations of Programming - Part 5 – Unit Testing - The basics from Karl Seguin. RD Stuck? - Resetting a terminal server connection remotely. Don't be clever - An argument in favor of maintainable code. Sponsors Introducing Data Dynamics Reports, a new reporting engine for .NET developers that adds significant enhancements to standard RDL......

4 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1297 - A few Tuesday links. Things are slowing down for the holidays. A New Task Scheduler Class Library for .NET - For handling scheduled tasks, of course. Exult Professional Edition for SQL Server - XML data importer. The Boo Language - A quick overview. Working outside the box with Unity - Cool new stuff coming from VMware. Debugging Ruby with the ’Cylon’ Debugger - Yummy debugging goodness for Ruby users on Windows. Custom configuration Data from DataSets: Less is More - A simpler way to handle configuration for .NET apps. --> Sponsors SpreadsheetGear for .NE......

5 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1295 - And the week winds down quietly. Just a reminder: The Daily Grind itself will be winding down at the end of the year. DataRoamer - Nice-looking viewer for exploring the structure of databases. Easily extend post-commit hook in Subversion using NAnt - email anyone? - From Jeffrey Palermo. I've certainly seen harder ways to do it. Natural Sorting in C# - IanG codes a response to Jeff Atwood. Inside Microsoft - Running the IT Infrastructure at Microsoft - You probably have a smaller problem to deal with. --> Sponsors Introducing Data Dynamics Reports, a new reporting eng......

6 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1294 - Snow in the forecast. What fun. SpreadsheetGear for .NET 2007 3.1.0 - Visual Studio 2008 Support and miscellaneous other changes. Microsoft Sync Framework CTP1 Refresh - New bits for Microsoft's synchronization platform. Object oriented JavaScript class library in C#/.NET style - In case you want your JavaScript to look like C#. CaseComplete 2008 - Fancy requirements management tool. Stylus Studio 2008 - Refresh of this high-end XML editor. Rhino Mocks Quick Reference - To get you going with this mock objects framework. (via dotnetkicks) --> Sponsors C......

7 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1290 - Yesterday turned out to be all plumbers all the time. Ugh. CI Factory RC1 1.0 - This tool for setting up continuous integration is getting close to a final release. Useful Keyboard Shortcuts - For Windows and Firefox, courtesy of James Kovacs. Windows Services Can Install Themselves - How to avoid using InstallUtil. (via DotNetKicks) Do you really know where that code has been? - An argument against deploying from developer workstations. Another paging approach - For retrieving SQL Server records. --> Sponsors DotNetBar for Windows Forms 7.0 adds 6 brand new contr......

8 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1285 - I don't know about you, but I'm ready to be done with this month. MbUnit v3 Alpha 1 Released - With fresh architecture and other goodies. NParallel, A Small Parallel Execution Library - A library for easily writing asynchronous code. MSBuild Sidekick v2 beta is available! - Able to load and build a variety of project types. SQL Server POWERSUM() in One Query - An answer to that puzzle I posted the other day. Create Icons at Runtime and Show Them in the System Tray - Dynamic icons, even. --> Sponsors SpreadsheetGear for .NET 2007 ......

9 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1282 - One nice move side-effect: I'm two hours closer to clients in Europe. TraceTool 9 - Update to "the Swiss Army Tool of trace". Keep your code structure clean - Using NDpend to enforce design constraints. Graffiti CMS FAQ - Some info on Telligent's coming lightweight CMS. Why are INI files deprecated in favor of the registry? - Raymond Chen explains. On management - Rod Drury reveals tricks for getting the CTO to implement things. Sponsors C#/VB .NET Coding Guidelines - free ebook download ......

10 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1281 - Our kids are already wound up about Christmas. Facebook Starter Kits - More .NET software from Steve Trefethen. PageNest Pro - Software for automatically making offline copies of web sites on a regular basis. UML TOOLBOX: 20+ UML Tools & Tutorials - Collected by Mashable. Creating Web Services in a Class Library project - Just in case you wanted to do that. Creating In-Memory Mail Attachments - Without creating any disk files. A vision of enterprise platform: Hot & Distributed Deployment - Oren Eini talks through some of the issues of maintaining five nines uptime. Sending Files in Chunks with MTOM W......

11 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1280 - Everyone was off eating yesterday, I think. Flyout - A great way to save space on your webpage. - An expanding ASP.NET control. Announcing RikMigrations - A migrations framework for .NET. (via DotNetKicks) Using Subversion to access CodePlex projects - Al Nyveldt has some tips. A different UI approach - Oren Eini reduces ASP.NET user interface to a heap of JavaScript. --> Sponsors SpreadsheetGear for .NET 2007 ......

12 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1277 - Hooking up with the local Red Cross to start donating again today. Paint.NET v3.20 Beta 1 is now available - New stuff from one of the most impressive .NET projects around. SwisSQL DBChangeManager 4.1 - Database comparison and synchronization tool for SQL Server. VDialog (Vista TaskDialog for Windows XP) - Simulating new controls for old systems. Which practices to implement first? - Ian Cooper considers how to get started with agile. A computer that costs as much as a tank of gas - Matt Cutts realizes something. Code Spaces - Online project management, issue tracking, Subversion hosting. Free for 1......

13 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1275 - Router woes continue. Some day network life will be sunny again. FolderSize 2.4 - Useful add-in for Windows Explorer. (via Greg Duncan) 7 of Hardest Things I Learned About Writing Software - Good advice from Scott Watermasysk. WS-* is to REST as Theory is to Practice - Dare explains why REST basically won in the market. ...for sufficiently small values of "programmer" - Larry O'Brien runs into someone who isn't quite ready for the profession. NS BASIC Corporation Announces 2007 Programming Contest! - Win yourself some cash prizes. Sponsors SpreadsheetGear......

14 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1273 - Our new T1 should be up today. Fingers crossed. XGenPlus - Tool to generate typed XML serializers for .NET applications. Developer Acronyms for 2007 - Steven Smith runs down some of the currently-popular acronyms. x64 Development with .NET - Overview from Brian Peek. Rob’s Project Manifesto - A set of guiding principles. Sponsors Qios.DevSuite brings you the most advanced .NET Win forms controls you can imagine. It allows you to customize the UI of your applications exactly the way you want and with incredible precision. Qios.DevSuite contains a lot ......

15 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1272 - Dreaming of a paperless office. And a phoneless one, too. LightSpeed 1.1 Released - New version of this ORM. Advanced Installer 6.0 - Major new release of this Windows Installer tool. Desert Nights: A VS2005 Color Scheme - From Tomas Restrepo. Standing on the Shoulders of Giants - Bill McCafferty recommends a reading list for developers. TheRuntime.com - New .NET blogging community including blogs from Jay Kimble, Eric Wise, and others. Sponsors C#/VB .NET Coding Guidelines - free ebook download ......

16 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1270 - Wrapping up another week. Windows Live Writer: Out of Beta - Microsoft's blogging utility is officially out. Copy text of file to clipboard from explorer context menu - Context menu extension from Rik Hemsley. Comic Life 1.3 - Silly app to make comic books from your photos is now available for Windows too. Are your VS2005 web applications having an identity crisis? - What to do if they suddenly turn into web sites. Is the Software Installed? - Kevin Miller critiques the Windows Live Writer install process. (via Scott Bellware) --> ......

17 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1267 - VS2008 ship date announced. I'm starting to feel obsolete. Microsoft Sync Framework CTP1 - The new overarching online/offline synch bits. A Library For Executing SQL Scripts With GO Separators and Template Parameters - From Phil Haack. Talking to a Tomcat-Hosted Web Service from .NET - Nope, it doesn't always just work. In depth with .NET RegEx balanced grouping - I don't think I've ever used balanced grouping. Probably a failing on my part. The World's Oldest Source Code Repositories - At least, according to Ohloh. I expect there are private projects that are even older than these 1980's g......

18 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1265 - Looks like our new T1 will light up soon. --> JavaScript syntax hightlighters - David Hogue has pointers to a bunch of them. Rollin' With CI Factory - Chris Bilson gives this utility high marks for setting up a build process. NHibernate Made Simple - Tutorial to get you started. A chance to win one of fifty ApexSQL Developer Studios - By entering a contest at SqlForums. Sponsors DotNetBar for Windows Forms 7.0 adds 6 brand new controls New controls in 7.0 release are: Advanced Date/Time Picker control in Office 2007 style, NULL value support, intern......

19 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1260 - Another very quiet day online. Opera 9.5 Beta - Yes, there are still more than two browsers in the world. Creating Zip archives in .NET (without an external library like SharpZipLib) - Jon Galloway reviews the alternatives. Working Remotely for Microsoft: Can You Communicate Effectively From Home? - Advice from Chis Sells that applies to remote workers generally. New Development Methodology: Change and Pray Development (CPD) - Realistic cynicism from Derik Whittaker. Sponsors DotNetBar for Windows Forms 7.0 adds 6 brand new controls New controls in 7.0 re......

20 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1255 - Trying to close a big deal today. SVN Time-Lapse View - Cross-platform visual alternative to the blame command. (via dzone) PowerShell++ (aka PowerShell is better with friends) - Peter Provost links to some simpatico tools. TDD - Rhino Mocks - Part 1 - Introduction - The basics of mocking. (via DotNetKicks) OSI Approves Microsoft Shared Source Licenses - Good news for those who like to see Microsoft play well with others. Why you should (or shouldn't) write a programming book - A view from Jeff Putz. Sponsors ......

21 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1254 - Overnighting loan paperwork. C# Script: The Missing Puzzle Piece - This C# scripting engine continues to grow and improve.  F# - A Functional Programming Language - Looks like F# may be the next language on the list for Visual Studio to productize. How to convert a street address to longitude and latitude (geocoding) via web services - A technique worth knowing. (via DotNetKicks) --> Sponsors C#/VB .NET Coding Guidelines - free ebook download Format    ebook (PDF) Languages    VB.NET    C# .NET Coding Guidelin......

22 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1190 - Another week over, hooray. Assorted VMware Tools - There's starting to be a third-party ecosystem built up around the VMware APIs. MS Ajax in JSP 0.10 - Now supporting UpdatePanel and UpdatePanelProgress. Microsoft’s Annual Revenue Surpasses $50 Billion - Anyone who thinks various developer defections to Rails are hurting Microsoft can look at that number and weep. Java and C#: Language Nuances Make You Think Differently - This may be a trivial observation, but it's still worth thinking about. (via dzone) "Web 2.0", "AJAX", "BARF" - A Call To Acti......

23 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1186 - This week: RV repair. I hope. Meanwhile,  a bit of Monday morning software. Synchroniq CodeBase v1.0 (SQLServer database backend version) and Access version - Tool for storing code snippets with syntax coloring. XmlShell 1.5 - "The Ultimate Lightweight XML Editor". Ultimate TabStrip - Combined TabStrip and MultiPage control for ASP.NET. (via Famil Jones) ActiveUp.MailSystem - Suite of .NET email controls now including antispam and antivirus capabilities. Actipro SyntaxEditor Web Languages Add-on - An extra component for one of the better syntax-highlighting editor components out there. ......

24 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1185 - Happy Friday the 13th. Converter updated: new batch mode added - Telerik's C# and VB converter, that is. Using memcached with ASP.NET - A quick introduction. patterns & practices April 2007 DVD - A couple of gigabytes of stuff from the p&p folks. Building Mono on Windows: the final battle - A detailed step-by-step guide. Donald Norman Says Experts Should Write Articles, Not Blog Posts. I Disagree. - Larry O'Brien delivers the most sensible reply to Norman's recent idiocy that I've yet seen. Sponsors SpreadsheetGear for .NET 2007 ......

25 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1184 - Brain-melting heat continues in eastern Washington. Managed Control Panel Items - Classes to simplify creating control panel items with the .NET Framework. Microsoft eScrum Version 1.0 - Update to Microsoft's scrum tool for TFS. XML Explorer - Free lightweight XML file viewer. Why ASP.NET AJAX UpdatePanels are dangerous - Or perhaps more accurately, how to be more parsimonious with WebMethods and JSON when performance counts. (via DotNetKicks) --> Sponsors Xceed Multi-Talented Components ......

26 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1180 - I hope this heat wave ends before the servers here are reduced to puddles of slag. CI Factory 0.8 Final Release! - Fresh release of this tool for quickly building continuous integration servers. SoftTree SQL Assistant - SQL intellisense and reformatting across multiple dialects of SQL including Microsoft and Oracle. (via Jay Kimble) InCisif.net - Tool for client-side functional testing of web applications using C#, VB.NET or IronPython. ConceptDraw Business Suite - Lower-priced alternative for business graphics, mind-mapping, and project planning to some of the big names. Sqlite wapper for......

27 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1179 - Back to work again. Indexing and searching source code with Lucene.Net - Code to index C# source code files.(via DotNetKicks) Virtual Machine Remote Control Client Plus (VMRCplus) - Microsoft tool for configuring and managing Virtual Server 2005. Docx Converter - Free online utility to convert Word 2007 files to HTML. From C# to Ruby (and back again) - The Ruby Connector - Some more info on what the SapphireSteel folks are up to. --> Sponsors Syncfusion Essential Studio v5 - Jump ahead! ......

28 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1178 - Happy 4th of July. MS Ajax in JSP 0.4 - - A free control library using the JSP syntax from Jay Kimble. Mvp.Xml Library version 2.3 released - Minor update to these utility classes for making your life with XML in .NET easier. DebuggerTypeProxyAttribute - Michal Talaga shows how to make classes look nicer in the VS debugger. Lifecycle of new generation certifications - There was a time I kept up with all the MS certification news. I'm just as happy to be hanging all that up now. (via Stefano Demiliani) Open Source On .NET Is Not An Oxymoron - Phil ......

29 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1175 - Looks like a quiet end to the week. PainlessSVN - MMC snap-in to manage Subversion servers on Windows. Adding attributes to the tag when using Master Pages - A useful ASP.NET technique. How To: Use the SVNBridge to get TortoiseSVN working with CodePlex - Subversion support will make CodePlex more attractive to many people. Scott Hanselman explains how. Three Things I Learned About Software WHILE NOT in College - Thoughts from Scott Hanselman, with contributions from his readers. Sponsors DotNetBar, the best Office 2007 style components available 31 stunning......

30 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1171 - Oh joy, time to call a plumber. GhostDoc 2.1.0 Released - This XML documentation generator now sports VB.NET support again. Visual Studio Team System ASP.NET Testing Lab and Virtual PC - Another set of hands-on labs from Microsoft. CruiseControl.NET 1.3 Released - The latest version of this continuous integration software is out. Regionerate - Automatic layout enforcement tool for C#. (via DotNetKicks) PowerShell Community Extensions - There's a new version out of this set of goodies for PowerShell. NSIS Quick Start - Deploy .NET apps with the Nullsoft Scr......

31 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1170 - And so endeth another week. QuickUnit.net 1.0 - A way to embed simple unit tests directly within annotations in your source code. ReSharper 3.0 - New version of this heavy-duty Visual Studio add-in is out. Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 VHD - Preconfigured so you can evaluate the product. Extreme regex foo: what you need to know to become a regular expression pro - A tutorial that goes beyond the basics. (via dzone) Windows Longhorn won’t be reloaded, after all  - Is anyone really surprised that this project got hit with a cease & desist? Implementing Silverlig......

32 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1165 - This week is ending with a whimper. Bryce 5.5 - Now that version 6 of this 3D modeling software is out, you can legitimately download the previous version for free - and then upgrade for $19.98. Free Business Intelligence .NET Reporting tool - That appears to be the name as well as the description. (via Stefan Demetz) PDF Metamorphosis .NET - Component to convert RTF and text files to PDF, among other conversions. Refactoring Unsafe Code: GIF Image Color Quantizer, Now with Safe Goodness - Brendan Tompkins performs a somewhat esoteric refactoring exercise. The Most Usefu......

33 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1163 - Safari on Windows...to me, this is just an increased test matrix. Microsoft eScrum Version 1.0 - Web-based tool for Scrum built on top of TFS. Microsoft Office Outlook Connector - New version of the software to hook up Outlook (2003 or 2007) to Hotmail. SpreadsheetGear for .NET 2007 - Now available, the new version of this software for creating Excel-compatible spreadsheets without Excel. Advanced Installer 5.0 - Another version bump for one of the ways to produce your own MSI installers. SQLNitro - Software to speed up SQL Server network operations by tweaking the low-level TDS protocol. ......

34 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1134 - Believe it or not there is software outside of MIX this week. GhostDoc 2.0.0 Released - This XML documentation generator add-in for Visual Studio now supports Vista & Orcas, plus has other improvements. Microsoft Interop Forms Toolkit 2.0 - Use VB.NET forms and controls in VB6 applications. DirectSkin 5.0 - This tool for making your Windows apps skinnable is now Vista-ready. PrettyCode.Print for .NET build 1.7.07111 - You'll find Vista support here as well. Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007 Evaluation Edition - This is Microsoft's new monitoring and troubleshooting app for IT administrato......

35 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1133 - How did parents of small children survive before coffee was invented? SQL Backup 5 - New version of Red Gate's tool for compressing, encrypting, and monitoring SQL Server backups. 14-day trial, pricing from $195. Free XML Tool - A tool to do XML validation and XSLT Translation, as part of the XML Master XML certification program. Smart FieldPackEditor.Net - A replacement for DateTimePicker from the folks behind Smart PropertyGrid.Net. Now looking for beta testers. Connector/Net 5.1.0 Alpha released - New version of the managed .NET provider for MySQL. What the heck is "VBx"? - Paul Vick reveals a littl......

36 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1130 - Lawnmowing season has started. Oh, joy. SequenceViz.Reflector :: Reflector Addin to generate sequence diagrams - SequenceViz can now bring you sequence diagrams for .NET assemblies directly within Reflector. Is .NET Framework installed on this machine??? - Simple C++ app to root around in the registry and tell you. Who says the web can't be interactive? - Roundup of a whole pile of new releases from Telerik, including new AJAX tools, new WinForms controls, Reporting, and extensive tutorials, plus controls for Silverlight. The Amazing VM Record/Replay Feature in VMware Workstation 6- Record what's going on in ......

37 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1128 - Just what I needed, a boy who wants to be the early bird when he grows up. OrgPlus Enterprise 3.0 - The most serious organization charting app I know of has added a batch of new features.They also have more entry-level versions. Easy SQL Deploy 2.0 - Pack up a SQL Server schema and data into a single .exe for deployment. Free trial is here, pricing from $99. ASP.NET Splitter Bar - Resize panels, table cells, and controls. - A server control for two-column layouts. SequenceViz 0.4 :: Dependency Explorer - Now with cross-module dependency display. Microsoft XNA Game Studio Express 1.0 Re......

38 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1126 - A few interesting bits of software to share today. Report Migrator - Service and compatibility software to convert Crystal Reports to SQL Server Reporting Services. Vault 3.5.2 - SourceGear Vault now features Vista and x64 compatability as well as performance improvements. XML Notepad - Now you can get the source on CodePlex. (via Greg Duncan) Flash Control - Free control to include Flash movies on ASP.NET 2.0 pages. (via Laurent Duveau) xSQL Bundle 2.5 - Tools for comparing and synchronizing SQL Server database schemas and contents. Now includes command-line versions.......

39 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1125 - Those of you chasing the cutting edge of Visual Studio have a busy weekend ahead. Microsoft Pre-release Software Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas" Beta 1 - The next Visual Studio release has advanced to beta status. Here's the ship announcement. Visual Studio Code Name 'Orcas' Express Editions - Still CTPs as I write this, but Beta 1 drops should be along shortly. Microsoft Pre-release Software Visual Studio Code Name "Orcas" Beta 1 Team Suite (Virtual PC version) - And here's the big monster version. Visual Studio Project MRU List Editor II - Small tool to clean up the mess in any version of Visual Studio. ......

40 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1122 - I can see how some people get addicted to MMORPGs. A Better Way To Show your Build Output: BuildConsole.NET - Simple and free tool to wrap the msbuild command line in a lightweight GUI. Community Server 2007 released - The biggie of .NET community engines is out with a major rev. CLR Profiler for the .NET Framework 2.0 - Seems to me we've seen this before, but it's out on the Microsoft downloads site with a fresh date. ToolbarToggle - Another utility to bring classic toolbars back to Word 2007 and Excel 2007. 10-day trial, $19.95 to license. (via Ken Cox) ......

41 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1120 - And a quiet day to end the week. Catch all bugs with BugTrap! - Tool for catching unhandled errors and exceptions and passing them to a support server. Krypton 2.5 Released - This free UI toolkit now includes a ribbon control. The PC Decrapifier - This app for removing junk from new PCs has a new version and its own domain now. Seapine Software Ships New Automated Software Testing Solution - QA Wizard Pro 2007 is out. --> Sponsors DotNetBar Suite, the best Office 2007 style components available New 6.4 release featur......

42 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1110 - I'm definitely ready for a weekend this week. VMware Workstation 6 RC - Getting close to release. Actipro Ribbon - WPF .NET Control - Office 2007-like ribbon control for WPF. The Btrieve Time Machine - Btrieve has been around for 25 years. I feel old. Microsoft CRM 3.0 SDK - The software development kit for Microsoft's CRM product. The Mouse is Mightier Than the Sword - Attend Visual Basic labcasts, get Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition for free.(via Hunt Blog) Carnival of Agilists - 3/29/07 - Links to various blog posts from the agile community. Is anyone doing ......

43 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1107 - I'll be back to full-time freelancing on Monday. TeamPlain Web Access for Team System - Now free, thanks to Microsoft's acquisition of devBiz. Word 2003 XML Viewer Control v1.0 released - Render Word 2003 XML in IE or Firefox. PDFKit.NET 2.0 - Managed component for reading and manipulating PDF files. $899 to license. IPToolbox: A VS2005-like Toolbox - Free toolbox control with the latest look. ASP.NET AJAX: Client-side event viewer - A tool to gain a deeper understanding of what's going on. Visual Studio Team System Future Releases - "Orcas" appears to be on track to ship this year. That'......

44 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1106 - What exactly is the difference between rice cakes and styrofoam, anyhow? .NET random number generators and distributions - A class library for use in .NET projects. WebGrid.NET Enterprise 5.0 - Very spiffy looking ASP.NET datagrid. (via Ken Cox) Balance CPU 1.0 - Kenny Kerr uses Vista APIs to investigate scaling in multi-CPU systems. Brainstorm Lite is released - Brainstorming application that only allows editing after the idea collection period is over. Doc-To-Help 2007 - New version of this help file authoring tool. SQL Prompt 3.1 Released - With support for SQL Server Management S......

45 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1105 - What a crazy week this has been. Big news coming next week. stpBA Storyboarding - Capture and validate requirements through storyboarding with this Visio add-on. If Larry O'Brien recommends it, it's worth looking into. Trial download is here, pricing from $495. Copy/Paste References - Add-in to supply a missing Visual Studio feature (via DotNetKicks) Community Server 2007 Beta 2, Now Available! - And ready for you to download. K2 "BlackPearl" Beta 1 TR2 - BPM platform on top of WF. Sandboxie - Allow you to run any Windows app in a sandbox where write operations do not affect your hard ......

46 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1100 - Survived the Ides of March without any daggers in sight. SlickEdit 2007 - The latest iteration of this programmer's editor is out. Trial download is here, pricing from $284. {smartassembly} 2.1 - New version of this tool for tuning and obfuscating .NET assemblies, with debugging and other improvements. Trial download is here, pricing from $399. Wiimote and .NET - Does anyone really need a managed library for the latest Nintendo toy? Probably not, but it exists anyhow. (via DotNetKicks) TransNTFS - Managed implementation of Transactional NTFS (TxF) APIs - Just what it says. ......

47 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1095 - Always a joy when the c: drive decides to fill up overnight. ColorTextBox - A middle ground between TextBox and RichTextBox. Dotfuscator 4.0 - Obfuscator with support for Windows Vista and .NET 3.0. .NET Compact Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 Redistributable - The latest upgrade for the baby box. (via Neil Cowburn) The Ajax Papers: Part I - Start of a new systematic look at Ajax from one of telerik's technical evangelists. A Roundup for “Developers, Developers, Developers…” - Solution Watch links to a whole mess of online tools with a developer focus. ......

48 of 305 | The Daily Grind 1091 - Sometimes simple languages are best. And then sometimes they're just annoyingly crippled. Syncro SVN Client - Originally developed for the XML Editor , now available as a standalone cross-platform