The Daily Grind #810

Software

Why Reboot? - Nifty little application that displays the pending file operations on your computer, so you know just why it's demanding a reboot after a software install.

Attensa 1.0 - Now out of beta, this new RSS reader comes in multiple flavors. There's a version integrated with Outlook for $20 a year (with Web synchronization), a spiffy AJAX Web version that's free for anyone, and a coming mobile version for your phone or PDA at $40 per year.

NMap 4.0 - Major update to this free open source network scanner. Downloads for various operating systems are here.

Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview - "What’s a beta preview? It’s a release for everyone involved in making the Internet work" Well, everyone running Windows XP SP2, anyhow. Those of us on W2K3 need not apply. Check out the FAQ too.

ServiceMill 3.10.58 - Utility to run most anything as a service, now enabled for 64-bit operation. 30-day trial is here, pricing from $79.

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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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