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The Daily Grind 963

by Mike Gunderloy
Tuesday, September 5, 2006

Welcome back to you lucky folks who actually get a Labor Day holiday.

Software
  • XML Notepad 2006 - Doesn't handle large CDATA nodes especially well, but otherwise quite nice for a small (and free) XML editor, if you've got the .NET 2.0 Framework installed.
  • SandRibbon - Now released, this control implements the Office ribbon for your own applications. Evaluation here, lcensing from $249.
  • List & Label 12 - New release of this .NET/VCL/ActiveX report generator includes crosstabs and digital signatures. Trial download is here, pricing from $924.06.
  • NDepend 2.0 beta 2 - New release of this tool for visually analyzing .NET code.
Information Community
  • Shitware - Well, here's a new forum that shouldn't lack for material. It's a place to post about your bad software experiences. Enjoy. (via dzone)
  • Agile Forums - For a more serious conversation, try this new set of discussion forums launched by Ron Jeffries. (via InfoQ)
  • Working virtually, or virtually working? - Kent Sharkey chimes in on the discussion of virtual work.

Sponsors

New DotNetBar 6.0 is here...

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New 6.0 release features:
  • Scrollable drop-down Gallery control
  • Fully automatic Ribbon MDI Merging
  • Multi-key KeyTips functionality
  • Check box and option box item type in Office 2007 style
  • Automatic support for flexible Ribbon resizing
  • New design-time interface for dockable windows, toolbar and menus
  • Much much more...
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Xceed Multi-Talented Components
Xceed Grid for .NET
Introducing Xceed Grid for .NET, trusted and used by Microsoft in the latest version of Office. Designed to efficiently solve all your data grid needs, it also provides built-in reporting and cell editors usable outside the grid.
 
Xceed Zip for .NET
Presenting Xceed Zip for .NET, the only multi-talented compression component. Use it to easily handle files, folders and data anywhere: in Zip, Tar and GZip files, on FTP servers, in streams, in memory, and more.
HelpSpot - Help Desk Software

HelpSpot - help desk software goes beyond simply creating efficiency—it makes your help desk better.

  • Seamlessly integrate all support email accounts for easy tracking of all support inquires and issues
  • Modern user interface is a breeze to learn, no training needed
  • Integrate with other critical data systems using Live Lookup
  • Self-service portal that includes knowledge books (a better knowledge base) and forums
  • Advanced reporting
  • Free upgrades for the first year

HelpSpot is 100% web based and runs on Windows, Linux, Unix, and OSX.

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Article: The Outlook Help Desk - why you need to move past Outlook for support emails

GENOME: O/RM for .NET now featuring LINQ CTP support

Tired of SQL? Don�t waste your time coding the data access layer for your .NET business objects manually! Genome provides high-end object-relational-mapping for .NET 1.1 and 2.0 enterprise application development.

As a unique feature, Genome allows you to encapsulate and reuse your database query logic in the domain model, offering all the benefits of OO development without giving up the performance and benefits of database server-side executed queries. Genome generates database schemas for mapped business layers and reverse engineers existing databases to .NET object models.

As the first third-party O/RM to provide integration with the current LINQ CTP*, Genome is already aligned with future Microsoft technologies.

Visit www.genom-e.com to check out our introductory videos and to download the fully functional evaluation version.

* (as a technology preview).

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Mike Gunderloy is the editor of Larkware, the daily .NET newspaper of record.

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