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MS Beta News

• VirtualPC 2007 - Beta Nomination Opens on October 11, 2006 [Wally McClure]
• Enterprise Library v3 : The Plan [Tom Hollander]
• ADO.NET vNext Entity Data Model Designer [Paul Gielens]
• ADO.NET vNext Future Directions 6 [Paul Gielens]
• Windows Vista RC2 publicly available [Gavin Joyce]
• Should Humans Be Called Ape2? [Omar van Kloeten] - The System.Timezone2 debate
• IE7 to be released 18th October, three years late [Tim Anderson]
• System Center Essentials: Beta 2 released [Eileen Brown]
• Review of Longhorn Server Core so far [RedmondMag]
• Beta Preview: Windows Server 'Longhorn' [ITPro]
• ISA Server 2006 Trial Software [Be IT Pros]
• PowerShell RC 2 Install Points [Tony Soper]
• Microsoft .NET Micro Framework [Canada Developer Community Blog]
• Zune — $249.99 On Nov. 14 [Slashdot]

Blogging Links

• Insert Code for Windows Live Writer [Omar Shahine]
• Blog This for Internet Explorer [Windows Live Dev Space]
• Blog This for Firefox [Windows Live Dev Space]

Book Links

• The Fun and Hard Work of book writing [Eri van der Vlist]
• The Art Of Unit Testing - Download Chapter 1 [Roy Osherove]
• Dealing with People You Can't Stand [Matt Hester]

Codeplex Links

• NEW PROJECT: XamlXporter for Illustrator [Codeplex]
• NEW PROJECT: ASP.NET XmlProvider Library [Codeplex]
• NEW PROJECT: Related Post Plugin for Windows Live Writer [Codeplex]
• NEW PROJECT: SVG.NET - The SVG Class Library for the .NET Framework [Codeplex]
• NEW PROJECT: ShinyPower [Codeplex]
• NEW PROJECT: WLW Paste As Plugin [Codeplex]
• NEW PROJECT: LightBox.NET [Codeplex]
• NEW PROJECT: NStub [Codeplex]
• NEW PROJECT: Dynamic Reflection Library [Codeplex]
• NEW PROJECT: AspNetTest [Codeplex]
• NEW PROJECT: Contacts.Net [Codeplex]
• UPDATED RELEASE: Polymon RC 1 Release Candidate [Codeplex]

Coding Links

• SqlBulkCopy in ADO.NET 2.0 [Keyvan Nayyeri]
• Which Version of Version? [Phil Haack]
• The Importance of being UTF-8 [Scott Hanselman]
• Writing Windows Live Messenger Add-ins with .NET  [Shawn Wildermuth]
• Tip/Trick: Guard Against SQL Injection Attacks [Scott Guthrie]
• Gotcha: Fixing Error with VS 2005 SP1 Beta and older Web Application Project Templates [Scott Guthrie]
• Software Factories and the YAGNI factor [Mike D]
• C# 2.0 Iterators and Yield Keyword - Custom Collection Enumerators [David Hayden]
• C# Reflection : Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
• Design Guidelines and Patterns and Practices Summit Keynote Thoughts [Brad Abrams]
• Generic Enum to List converter (C#) [Joe Niland]
• Laying the Foundation (Migration Projects) [Derrick S]
• SIX NEW Developer Centers! [Aussie Developers]
• Optimizing C# String Performance [Charlie Calvert]
• Accessibility / Section 508 with ASP.NET [Wally McClure]
• Encrypting Connection Strings in ASP.NET 2.0 [Dipal Choksi]
• Add a hyperlink to an image in a GridView column [Rob Burke]
• Gravatar 2.0 Imminent
• The Wisdom of IE7 and Suspicious Web Sites [Scott Hanselman]
• Phased Migration From ASMX to WCF [Keith Allen Evans]
• Debugging Ngen code [Mike Stall]

Misc Links

• Google Code Search [Jamie Cansdale]
• When is a Network a Notwork? [Al Homer]
• Powershovel Audio Sampler [Gpod]
• Some Great New Security Resources Available [Dave Northey]
• Rebuilding Microsoft [Wired]
• Steve Wozniak on Port 25 [Steve Clayton]
• The future of UI? Way too cool... [Susan Wisowaty]
• F1 technology in boardrooms [ITPro]
• BBC teams up with Microsoft for digital future [ITPro]
• 2006 Ig Nobel Prizes Awarded [Slashdot]
• Twin-Screen Vista Laptops [Slashdot]
• ICANN Ordered by Illinois Court to Suspend Spamhaus.org [CircleID]
• ICANN's Work No Longer Prescribed by DOC [CircleID]
• Free classical music downloads [Lifehacker]
• Powerpoint keyboard shortcuts [Lifehacker]
• Internet Explorer keyboard shortcuts [Lifehacker]
• Keyboard Shortcut Roundup 2 [Lifehacker]
• Keyboard shortcuts roundup [Lifehacker]

Test-Driven Links

• Uninstall of InstallShield Developer can break TestDriven.NET [Jamie Cansdale]
• TestDriven.NET + TypeMock Bundle [Jamie Cansdale]
• The Art Of Unit Testing - Download Chapter 1 [Roy Osherove]
• How to Debug with TypeMock.NET without losing your head [Eli Lopian]
• Structuring Unit Test Code [Phil Haack]
• Avoid multiple asserts in a single unit test: revisited [Roy Osherove]
• Extending MbUnit [Jay Flowers]
• How do you organize your NUnit test code? [Jeremy Miller]
• More Tips for Getting Started with Agile [Jeremy Miller]
• Check in all your binary dependencies into Source Control [Jeremy Miller]
• Fowler: "Agile Imposition is a Very Red Flag" [InfoQ]

Tools Links

• RegmonToRegfile - Record and playback registry changes [Jon Galloway]
• Power Tools For Disk Defragmenting [Phil Haack]
• Tag Your Database - A Data Dictionary Tool [Phil Haack]
• Google Code Search [Scott Hanselman]
• Patterns and Practices Guidance Explorer for .NET and ASP.NET [Scott Guthrie]
• Foxit Reader 2.0 [Marc LaFleur]
• Code Style Enforcer [Nauman Leghari]
• SQL Refactor from Red Gate [Phil Winstanley]
• Firefox 2 RC2 is now available for download [Gary Short]
• New SQL Product Category in Windows Update [WSUS team Blog]
• Team Foundation Power Toys video on Channel 9 [Buk Hodges]
• Slam 1.0 Release! [Slam team]
• Paint.NET 3.0 -- Release dates and some more commentary [Rick Brewster]
• SharpDevelop 2.1 - the latest WiX UI Editor [Rob Mensching]
• Convert anything to PDF online [Lifehacker]

Vista Links

• Windows Vista, Junctions and moving My Documents to another drive. [Scott Hanselman]
• More on Vista Reparse Points [Scott Hanselman]
• Vista will NOT support Developers [Somasegar]
• Windows Vista RC2 publicly available [Gavin Joyce]
• Vista Shell Team Official Blog
• Microsoft Publish Vista Step-by-Step Guides for Vista [Thomas Lee]
• Windows Vista Secret #9: Kill the Startup Monsters [Tim Sneath]
• Hey where did /3GB go in Longhorn and Vista? [Brad Rutkowski]