The Daily Grind 850

by Mike Gunderloy
Thursday, March 30, 2006

I think everyone should be seeing the new server by now. If for some reason you hard-coded an IP address for Larkware, you'd better change it.

dtsdoc - Documentation generation tool for SQL Server 2000 DTS packages. XML + XSL output can give you HTML, RTF, Word 2003, PDF export. Trial download is here, $39.95 to license.
Genghis for .NET 2.0 - The MFC-like application framework for .NET forms has been upgraded to the latest version of the Framework.
ODP.NET for ADO.NET 2.0 and Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio 2005 Beta - Some new bits from Oracle to integrate with the latest .NET stuff. (via Wallace McClure)
SQL Effects Clarity Community Edition for Microsoft SQL Server - Free (registration required) diff tool for SQL Server databases. There's also a $139 standard edition with reporting and export capabilities as well as a command-line interface.
Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server Trial Edition - 180-day timebombed edition for those of you without MSDN access. As an alternative, you can order a CD.
Total SQL Analyzer Pro Trial Version - Test out this utility for documenting SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 databases with a 30-day trial download. Full license is $999.
USB Over Network - Share USB devices over a network connection, including to Virtual PC or VMware machines. 15-day trial download is here, pricing from $99.95 per device. (via Lorenzo Barbieri)

64GB USB 2.0 FLASHDRIVE PRO II - Silly insane amount of storage for a flash drive, for a mere $4,999.99. (via Digg)

Fajax -- the fake alternative to ajax - Leon Bambrick shows how to trick people into thinking you're using AJAX without actually doing any substantial work.

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