The Daily Grind 848 by Mike Gunderloy Tuesday, March 28, 2006

There are some days that software development is just a Red Queen's Race.

• Zoomit 1.0 - Free screen zooming, annotation, and timing tool for technical presentations, from the SysInternals folks.
• Secret Server 1.1 - ASP.NET app to store passwords and what-not with secure sharing. We're using it at Adaptive and like it. Download here, release notes for the new version (now with the option to use Access as the database, e-mail notification of secret changes, and other goodies) here, pricing from $29 per user.
• Extreme Optimization Mathematics Library for .NET 1.3 - New version adds singular value decomposition and symmetric eigenvalue decomposition to lots of other numerical computing algorithms. 60 day trial download is here, pricing from $495 per developer.
• DBxtra 2005.0.4 - This query tool for multiple databases now supports parameter queries, reports, and charts. Trial download here, pricing from $299.
• SpreadsheetGear for .NET 1.2 - New version of this Excel engine for .NET features compatibility with Excel charts, pictures, and drawing objects. You can download a 30-day trial here, pricing from $499.

• New Publish Feature with VS 2005 Web Application Projects - The ASP.NET team is still moving forward with new features for VS 2005. Good for them.

• Mashing: It's not just for potatoes any more - I offer a few thoughts on the programmable web for SearchVB.

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