The Daily Grind 824

We're starting to remember what life without sleep is like around here.

Software

• Team System Widgets - A longish list of add-ins and extensibility solutions for Visual Studio Team System, ranging from free to expensive. (via Buck Hodges)
• Xenocode Postbuild 2006 - Code protection and optimization solution for .NET applications. You can download a free Community Edition or a 14-day evaluation. Pricing from $399.
• Microsoft Commerce Server 2006 Beta 1 - Your chance to apply for the public beta.
• Community Server 2.0 Now Available! - After much testing it's finally out. Four editions, from a free Express edition on up. Definitely worth a look for anything from a single blog to a fullblown online community site.
• DotNetBar 5.6 Released - Now including Office 2007 style galleries, fancy "hypermenus", and a Wizard control. Trial download is here.
• dbdesc 1.4 - Database documentation tool that uses XSLT for flexible output. Works with SQL Server, MSDE, Access, and Firebird. New features in this version include a new report engine and syntax highlighting. Trial download here, $39.95 to license.
• SmartOutline 2007 - Updated version of this .NET information management application. New features include RSS management, risk assessment, drawing, and multi-user shared outlines. Pricing from $79.99.

Hardware

• Baby Keister Grease == Thermal Grease - A hardware hacking tip for the parents among us.

Information

• Introduction to NLog - How to use another of the open-souce .NET logging libraries.
• Keeping Your Life in Subversion - More and more I'm doing this too.

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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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