The Daily Grind 954 by Mike Gunderloy Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Mornings just seem to come earlier all the time.

• FinePrint changes the way I print - When Scott Hanselman comes back to blog about a utility a second time, it's time to go check it out. I'll be off to have a look at this print job manager.
• xFruits - Online system to convert RSS to Web/Mobile/PDF. Looks like they have more plumbing in the works too. (via Jesse Ezell)

• Microsoft invites Firefox development team to Redmond - It's amazing how a single newsgroup message can turn into a news story and a flamefest, isn't it?
• Threading in C# - Free e-book that's been getting passed around lately. Looks pretty useful.
• Microsoft Launches Enforcement Campaign Targeting Web Site �Cybersquatters� Who Use Online Ads - Presumably they're going to sue the Republic of Cameroon next.
• Get a FREE AppDev Training CD-ROM! - The AppDev CDs are quite high quality, so this is a real deal. Choose from a wide variety of .NET and related titles. (via Oleg Tkachenko)

• The wiki-fication of MSDN - Remember the MSDN Wiki? SearchVB thought it was about time to have me take a second look.
• Agile Coach = Agile Secret Police - Paul Tyma questions the utility of agile coaching and predictably honks off some agile advocates. (via InfoQ)
• Separation of Church and State - Sign the Reverse WinFX Petition - Some people are trying to reverse the idiotic ".NET 3.0" naming decision via a petition. While this doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of succeeding, Scott Bellware feels amusingly strongly about it.

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