The Daily Grind 1277

by Mike Gunderloy
Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Hooking up with the local Red Cross to start donating again today.

Paint.NET v3.20 Beta 1 is now available - New stuff from one of the most impressive .NET projects around.
SwisSQL DBChangeManager 4.1 - Database comparison and synchronization tool for SQL Server.
VDialog (Vista TaskDialog for Windows XP) - Simulating new controls for old systems.

Which practices to implement first? - Ian Cooper considers how to get started with agile.
A computer that costs as much as a tank of gas - Matt Cutts realizes something.

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Mike Gunderloy is the editor of Larkware, the daily .NET 2.0 newspaper of record.