We get up early so that you don't have to.

The Daily Grind 569

By Mike Gunderloy
Tuesday, March 1, 2005

OK, this is it! Be sure to read on past today's Daily Grind for more details of the changes afoot at Larkware today and in the future.

Software

Runtime Object Editor - A property editor you can add to your own .NET applications to let you interactively mess with their components at runtime.
ANTs Data Server 3.0 - New version of this in-memory RDBMS offers T-SQL compatability as well as PL-SQL. I'll have more in-depth coverage in a day or two.
First Video Game Written In Ant - Yes, that's right, a console-mode video game written in an XML-based build tool. Some people have too much time on their hands. (via Darrell Norton)
Microsoft Office Information Bridge Framework Service Pack 1.5 and Microsoft Office Information Bridge Framework 1.5 Resource Kit - Looks like plenty of improvements to this metadata-based way to hook Office applications up to enterprise data.
Source code for Codus and Adapdev.NET Released - All sorts of goodies for you code generation folks.
TextML Server 3.5 - This native XML database server now includes full XPath support and a native .NET API. There's an evaluation download too if you want to kick the tires.

The TCP/IP Guide - Good straightforward reference information. It's saved me a couple of times when I've needed to remember things like the private address ranges and other information that always falls out the back of my brain.
Windows Explorer Background Images - A tip from John Roller.

What is Air Code, and What's its Purpose? - Brendan Tompkins proposes a standard attribute for sample code written to make a point in the blogosphere.
Enter the Windows 2005 Mobile Application Contest - And potentially win $25,000. There's also free logo testing for the first 500 entries submitted, which is not a bad deal. (via Marcus Perryman)
C# Open Source Directory - A small (but I expect growing) list of projects. (via Eric Bowen)
Adaptive Strategy has immediate openings for project and program managers as well as marketers with several years experience that could do on-site work in Seattle. This is a chance to get on board with an aggressively growing company that I do some work with as well. If you're interested, send your resume to jobs-lw@adaptivestrategy.com.

Sponsored by ScaleOut™ Software.
Give your ASP.NET application a performance boost! Use ScaleOut StateServer to offload your overworked backend database and store your application's session-state directly on the server farm. ScaleOut StateServer's distributed, in-memory storage scales performance as your server farm grows to maintain fast response times. And, it's worry free. ScaleOut StateServer incorporates patent pending StoreSafe™ technology to ensure uninterrupted access to session data, even in cases of server or communication failures. ScaleOut StateServer runs as a Windows service and is transparent to ASP.NET, so no special configuration is needed. Download ScaleOut StateServer for a 30 day free trial.

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