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The Daily Grind 758

By Mike Gunderloy
Monday, November 21, 2005

And the ultrasound says: it's going to be a girl!

Software

Phalanger - PHP language compiler for .NET. (via Gadgetopia)
WinFX Nov CTP for use with VS2005 and .NET Framework 2.0 RTM - Brad Abrams has the pointers and installation instructions.
ASP.NET "Atlas" Wiki - As if there weren't already enough wikis in the world.
GhostDoc 1.9.1 (for Visual Studio 2005) Released - A bugfix release for one of the Larkware contest winners.
CodeCharge Studio 3.0 - A new release of this rapid development solution for dynamic Web sites. Trial download, pricing from $139.95.

The Difference between CTPs and Beta Releases - Tim Sneath gives an excellent explanation.
Google Base Format Review - Sam Ruby (who knows what he's talking about) digs into the Google Base bulk upload format, and ends up with a rather withering bottom line ("People who propose extensions should try to validate them first.")

Custom Domains - Microsoft is now letting you use the Hotmail infrastructure to handle e-mail to your own domain. (via Tim Sneath)

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