The Daily Grind 827

Remember the good old days, when there was one version of Windows at a time?

Software

• InkGestures - Microsoft Word add-in for editing documents with a pen on a Tablet PC. 30-day trial is here, license is $39. (via What is New).
• Announcing DOM Helper: A new and improved CSS Editor - IE Add-in to let you muck with CSS on the fly.
• ASP.NET HTTPModule for HTTP Compression - A .NET 2.0 implementation with some nice features.
• F# 1.1.10 now available - This is the version with Visual Studio integration.
• Paint.NET 2.6 - Another version of this excellent free app is out of beta.
• PerfectTablePlan - Yes, there's software for everything. This $34.95 application helps you draw up seating plans for banquets, wedding receptions, and so on. Trial download is here.
• Utlimate++ - BSD-licensed GUI toolkit for C++ developers.

Information

• Application runtime compatibility - Visual studio.NET 2003, 2005 & .NET Framework 1.1, 2.0 - Seshadripv sorts out some of the issues with multiple versions on the same machine. And to think that I once thought .NET was going to save us from DLL Hell. Well, it did, a little.
• ASP.NET 2.0 Membership, Roles, Forms Authentication, and Security Resources - Scott Guthrie provides a whole lotta links and stuff.
• Drilling Into SQL Server Management Studio - I point out a few useful features for Developer.com.
• 18 Monospace fonts comparison screenshot - Visual information for developers looking to tweak their IDE. (via Ned Batchelder)
• Using Visual Studio to develop with Mono - Miguel de Icaza points to some addins to make the job easier.
• VB developers: Second class no more - My latest rumination for SearchVB.

Community

• scratchProjects.com - New site looking to publish articles about programming. They're running a contest for new authors with modest prizes. Looks like you can get in on the ground floor with this one.
• Ultimate Virtual Appliance Challenge - VMware is giving away $200,000 to people who come up with the best preconfigured virtual machines.

Sponsors

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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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