The Daily Grind 1035 by Mike Gunderloy Thursday, December 14, 2006

It's still that quiet time before the holidays when the whole industry slows down.

• Source Safe Web Interface 2.0 - VSS access remotely through your Web browser or IDE. Trial download is here, pricing from $99.
• HyperOS - Software for making multiple clones of your Windows system so that you can play with software on just one while keeping another pristine. There are licensing issues here they gloss over, I think. Pricing from $33.25. (via Travis Illig)
• Surfulater 2.0 - Save and organize your web surfing for later offline reference. Works with IE and Firefox. Trial download is here, $35 to purchase.
• StExBar - Helpful free add-on toolbar for Windows Explorer. (via Greg Duncan)

• Get Your Own Personal License - Deep discounts on ReSharper and dotTrace Profiler for the holidays.
• Skype�s Free Phone Call Plan Will Soon Have Annual Fee - Am I the only one who finds SkypeOut quality to be worth precisely the $0 they've been charging for it? I can't imagine paying for the lousy connections it gives. Good luck with that monetization, guys.
• Windows Vista Rules for Enabling Windows Aero - Just in case you're thinking about installing that OS and want to know if you'll get the overblown UI. (via Kevin Dente)

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