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The Daily Grind 551

By Mike Gunderloy
Tuesday, February 1, 2005

I'm enjoying a few days without major book deadlines hanging over me. Of course, what I'm not enjoying is the looming prospect of not getting advance checks in the near future.

Software

MasterList Professional - Very spiffy time/task management software that integrates with Outlook if you like. I've beta-tested it and it looks good. 14-day trial, $24.95.
Data Access Application Block for .NET CF - A code port for the baby box. Where was this when I needed it? (via Windows Mobile)
DBDesigner 4 - Open source ER design tool for MySQL databases on Linux or Windows.
ADO.NET Express - Add-in for Visual Studio .NET to generate ADO.NET code. Free lite version, $29.95 to register.
.NET VNC Viewer - Works on both the desktop and the .NET CF. (via Mike Hall)

Information

'Blair' doodles amuse Number 10 - Except, of course, it wasn't Tony Blair's doodling, it was Bill Gates'. If you want to see the doodles that everyone has been snarking about, try Mirror.co.uk.
MSN Launches New Internet Search Service Designed to Give More-Precise Answers in Less Time - The official release announcement for MSN Search.
How to add additional functionality to controls by using Extender Providers - A nice Windows Forms tutorial from Cathi Gero.

Community

WikisGalore - Paul Bartlett lists a bunch of wikis that may interest developers.

Mike Gunderloy is the lead developer for Larkware and author of numerous books and articles on programming topics.

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