MS Beta News

• Var/Option Infer: New Syntax for C# and VB 9 [InfoQ]
• Virtual PC 2007 Beta [Dave N]
• Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 Beta 1 [Uk Dev Blogs]

Tools Links

• Have your say on the Default Podcast Feeds in RSS Bandit [Dare Obasanjo]
• CruiseControl.Net 1.1 Released [InfoQ]
• Patterns and Practices Guidance Explorer for .NET [InfoQ]
• Altairis Simple ASP.NET Providers [CodePlex]
• Linq Extensions Beta 1 Now On CodePlex [Omer van Kloeten]
• Windows PowerShell Font Customization [Powershell Team]
• Suggest New Features for Firefox 3 : Download Alpha Builds [Quick Online Tips]
• Introducing Perf+ , A better perfmon [Roy Osherove]
• HTTP troubleshooting tools [Steve Schofield]

Development Links

• The State of Accessibility with Ajax [InfoQ]
• Create your own search engine with Windows Live Search macros [Lifehacker]
• From closures to prototypes, part 1 [Bertrand Le Roy]
• From closures to prototypes, part 2 [Bertrand Le Roy]
• Free .NET Framework 3.0 Training [Keith S]
• Source/Documentation for Simple ASP.NET 2.0 SQL Providers Published [Scott Guthrie]
• Get your brand-new "Powered by IIS" button [Steve Schofield]
• .NET Hang Debugging Walkthrough [Tess]

Test-Driven \ Agile Links

• Agile at Microsoft: Developing XML Notepad [InfoQ]
• Week 2: Scheduling and Coordinating the Work [Jeremy Miller]

Business News

• The benefits of software virtualisation [ITPro]
• McAfee and CNet heads fall to stock sham probe [ITPro]
• Apple's Jobs doesn't see Zune threats to iPod [ITPro]
• Online world to get news bureau [Colin Harman]
• The Emperor's New Web-based Office Suite [Tom Hollander]

Vista Links

• Microsoft makes changes to Vista in EU, S. Korea [ITPro]
• Microsoft to give Vista data to security firms [ITPro]
• Windows Vista Tipfest [Allister Frost]
• Install times for Vista RC2 (from DVD) [Federal Vista Team]
• Windows Defender: Part One of Two [Group Policy Team]
• Windows Vista for Developers – Part 5 – Getting Started With Server Core [Kenny Kerr]
• Configuring HTTP for Windows Vista [Nicholas Allen]

Misc Links

• Project 365: How to Take a Photo a Day and See Your Life in a Whole New Way [Photojojo]
• Universal tipping guide [Lifehacker]
• How to hide files in JPEG's [thetechtray.net]
• Turn Google into Napster 2000 [Marc and Angel]
• Neil Gaiman Talks To John Dvorak [Slashdot]

Blogging Links

• How to Get the Most Out of Technorati's RSS Feeds [MicroPersuasion]
• Live Search OPML Generator: Bootstrap Your Blogosphere Engagement [AndyEd]
• Tomorrow: Make History by Blogging [James Akrigg]
• Microsoft UK Events - RSS Feeds! [Matt McSpirit]