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The Daily Grind 760

By Mike Gunderloy
Wednesday, November 23, 2005

Letting the kids stay up late is a good way to get a quiet morning.

Software

VisitorVille 3D is Here - Google Blogoscoped has some neat screenshots of this pointlessly fun Web stats software in action.
Ghostzilla - The "invisible browser" hides in a window within other application software so your boss won't notice it. (via Digg)
Izenda - AJAX reporting component for ASP.NET applications. Free Express Edition with some limitations, Standard Edition is $745 per CPU.
Mosaico Author a Tool for Building and Testing Business Rules - Free tool for use in your .NET applications.
SmartDraw 7.4 - New features include tighter integration with MS Office, more maps, floor plans, and calendar templates.

VS2005 and the quality factor - SearchVB lets me expand my thoughts on VS2005. Contrary to popular belief, I don't actually think the sky is falling.
XML Queries and Indexing in SQL Server 2005 - Some basic notes I wrote up for Developer.com.
New approach to licensing with the Office XML formats - It looks like Microsoft is really serious about making the Office XML file formats useable by anyone who wants to use them, IP issues notwithstanding. Brian Jones has the details. I've been among those who've been skeptical of Microsoft's moves in this area, so it's good to recognize when they're actually moving in the right direction.
The Ultimate Guide to Google Services - Holy Moley they have their fingers in a lot of pies these days. (via Gadgetopia)
New Sober Worm Spoofs FBI, CIA Spreads Fast - Every time I think I understand how clueless the average Internet user is, something like this comes along to prove me wrong. It's 2005, people, don't click on attachments you weren't expecting to get! The FBI isn't going to send you e-mail any more than the Easter bunny is. My inbox is bulging with the detritus of this particular chunk of malware.

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