The Daily Grind 992 by Mike Gunderloy Monday, October 16, 2006

Batten down the hatches, it's Monday again.

• dataFresh - a new database rollback library for unit tests - A solution for rolling back the database to a known state after testing. (via Roy Osherove)
• Project Glidepath 2.0 Now Ready For Download! - Fresh rev of Microsoft's VS addin for producing WPF applications for ISVs.
• Paint.NET v3.0 Alpha 1 is now available - New round of this impressive .NET graphics app is getting underway.
• Introducing Perf+ , A better perfmon - Roy Osherove doesn't like some things about Perfmon and decided to do something about it.

• No, there�s no ban on virtual Vista - Ed Bott suggests that earlier reports (which I passed along) that Windows Vista Home editions were not licensed for use in VMs were wrong. There's hot debate about this in his comments. I've read the license language, and my take at this point is that Microsoft's lawyers have crafted such a mess that we won't know for sure until we get a clarification from Redmond.
• A sneaky change in Windows licensing terms - On the other hand, this part of the Vista licensing does seem to be clear: you can only transfer the license one time. So if you're in the habit of moving Windows from machine to machine as you rebuild and upgrade parts, Windows licensing is going to get a whole lot more expensive. Or, of course, you could Just Say No To Vista.
• RichEdit versions - A definitive guide to the DLL Hell that is RichEdit, right back to version 1.0 in Windows 3.1.
• MSSQLTips.com - Get yourself a daily SQL Server tip. (via Jonathan Cogley)
• Obfuscation - Jason Haley has collected a good page full of articles and resources on .NET code obfuscation.

• .NET University - More evangelism for .NET 3.0, with downloadable courseware and hands-on labs, plus t-shirts.
• Vista Will Double Apple�s Market Share - Looks like long-term Windows cheerleader Chris Pirillo is just about ready to jump ship.

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