The Daily Grind 964 by Mike Gunderloy Wednesday, September 6, 2006

Nothing like a nice 20-hour day to make you realize your plate is a little bit full.

• Windows SDK .NET Framework (WinFX) 3.0 Samples RC1 - Apparently someone didn't get the memo about WinFX going away.
• Qlockwork - Time tracking application that automatically records what you're doing into your Outlook. Evaluation download is here.
• SQL Change Manager - Automated change management and schema synchronization for enterprise level SQL Server deployments. $995 per instance.
• Microsoft Expression Interactive Designer September 2006 CTP - The CTP du jour, compatible with Vista RC1.
• IronPython 1.0 - Python on .NET hits a major milestone. More background from Jim Hugunin.
• LogicGem 3.0 - Tool for working with decision tables and business rules on a logical level to check them for completeness and consistency, and then generate code or documentation. Evaluation download is here, $295 to license.
• Microsoft Expression Web Beta 1 - Because, you know, "Expression Web Designer" was too long a name for the marketers to remember.
• The Turbos Are Here - Yes, you can now download Turbo C# for free. I'm looking forward to playing with it, if only out of nostalgia. (via Larry O'Brien).

• nContract - Quick Start Guide - Getting started with a library for contract specification and checking in your code.
• Microsoft sets Vista prices, expands testing - Looks like it's official, ranging from $99 to upgrade XP to Vista Home Basic on up to $399 for a full copy of Vista Ultimate. As far as I'm concerned, that's a joke. Hey Microsoft, if I promise never to install Vista, will you discount my MSDN renewal next year by four hundred bucks?
• Why Geeks are Freaks - The difference highlighted here is so true that I just about spit coffee out on my keyboard.
• QuickRef.Org - AJAXy site for looking up documentation on HTML, CSS, Java, JavaScript, MySQL, Perl, PHP, Ruby, and probably more by the time you read this. Well done.

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