The Daily Grind 613

Another lovely day in the desert, but I'll take a few minutes for links before I go play.

Software

• Bottom Line Blog Poster - New free client-side blogging tool written in SmallTalk.
• The XtraGrid Suite v3 - Developer Express is out with a new round of their sexy UI components for .NET, with full source code available. Trial download, pricing from $299.99.
• Mimer Compact Data Provider - Mimer SQL is a small relational database for portable devices. They're out with a beta of their provider for the .NET CF, which you may download for free from their developer site.
• Web.Config Editor 3.0 - Hunter Stone is on the verge of releasing this; it's due out on May 11. The link is to the current 2.0 version. 3.0 will feature .NET Framework 1.1 support, including the ability to migrate web.config files from 1.0 to 1.1 format.
• Superior SQL Builder 2.0 - New version of this drag-and-drop tool for building SQL Scripts. Enhancement list is here. Free trial, pricing from $349.
• Zanebug v1.5.0 Beta Released - With this release, the Zanebug unit testing tool gets Visual Studio .NET integration. (reposted because I boofed the URL the first time - sorry!)
• TouchGraph GoogleBrowser V1.01 - Java applet for visualizing the Web's structure through Google linking. (via David A. Pickett)

Hardware

• Dell UltraSharp 2405FPW - OK, at $1000 for a 24" 1920x1200 display, I might finally start lusting after a flat-panel LCD monitor. (via Don Box)

Information

• Stopping Automated Attack Tools - Whitepaper from NGS with a collection of techniques you can use in Web applications to break, confuse, or detect vulnerability scanners when they come to visit (PDF).

Community

• Help Support XQuery on the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (Whidbey) - Microsoft is dropping XQuery support. Stylus loves XQuery, so they're organizing an online petition and e-mail campaign.

Sponsor

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

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