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I've long been a Fiddler fan. It's been a super valuable tool for debugging SOAP and REST based code. http://www.fiddlertool.com/ It rocks, but I often need to debug on the Mac, especially now when doing network programming in Silverlight. So I recently found WireShark. It's free, runs on Windows and Mac, is Open Source, and there are 3rd party builds for other operating systems. http://www.wireshark.org/ Read More...

OnTime 2009 final is now released! http://www.axosoft.com Single User Version is still FREE! OnTime Express, 5-user price dropped to just $5! (down from $395) Unlimited users reduced to $995 (down from $2,995) Full support for Scrum Full support for Release Management Full support for Wiki comments Full support for item voting. We use Axosoft OnTime 2008 to manage our daily work on www.asp.net . www.silverlight.net , www.windowsclient.net , and www.IIS.net and I use it for all my personal projects. They JUST shipped version 2009 and slashed prices. Since the single user version is free and the 5 user version is only FIVE BUCKS you gotta try it. Issue management is KEY to good applications development, I can't wait to check out the SCRUM...

SplendidCRM Software, Inc., a provider of Microsoft-centric Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions for open-source use, announced the launch of Version 3.0 of SplendidCRM. The release of Version 3.0 marks a milestone as it introduces the SplendidCRM Workflow Engine as a flagship feature in the new SplendidCRM Enterprise product. "For many companies, workflow is a critical feature and we are pleased to be able to tightly integrate SplendidCRM with Microsoft Windows Workflow Foundation," said Paul Rony, President of SplendidCRM. The Community version is FREE ! http://www.splendidcrm.com/ Read More...

Alachisoft has released TierDeveloper 6.1 as free software (previous version priced at $1495/developer). TierDeveloper lets you develop major chunks of your .NET applications in a matter of hours and days instead of weeks and months. TierDeveloper is one of the most feature-rich ORM code generators in the market. It provides you the following: - Map and generate .NET persistence and domain objects in C# and VB.NET - Design and generate custom ASP.NET and Windows Forms GUI seamlessly - Generate web services and WCF server layers and proxy client objects - Powerful Template IDE to let you customize existing or write new code generation templates - Full support for .NET 2.0/3.5 and Visual Studio 2005/2008 Download TierDeveloper 6.1 Free Software...

You KNOW I'm a Control Junkie !! ComponentArt makes some cool stuff and they have a HUGE deal right now. Click Here to Check it Out http://www.componentart.com/store/ ... And if anyone else has a HUGE sale going on forthe holiday season. EMAIL IT TO ME so I can tell my readers about it !! Read More...

If you read my blog you probably know that I'm a total tools junkie. I never blog about a tool that I haven't actually played with and I don't write about tools based on a "trial" install. Recently the guys at Artinsoft let me know about Aggiorno . I've known the Artinsoft guys for many years (and not just because some of the principals are in Coasta Rica and once sent me the best coffee on the PLANET !) The Artinsoft guys are experts at converting your applications from one technology to another. (Like convert your Java application to a .NET application.) So I was really interested in their foray into the "product" space. Even though I've only started playing with it, I'm already convinced it's...

Check out the New features in BlogEngine.NET 1.4 New database provider BlogEngine.NET now works with most commercial and open source databases such as MySQL, SQL Server, VistaDB and many others. This allow you to use practically any database supported by your hosting provider. You can still use XML files if you don't want to use a database. Drag 'n drop widgets Widgets are the pieces of content most often located at the sidebar. It could be a list of recent posts, latest tweets from Twitter or anything else. You can drag and drop the widgets around in your sidebar and modify the content of them directly on the front-page. The widget works independently of the theme you are using as long as it is implemented in the theme. In BlogEngine...

That's there motto anyway. It's actually a very interesting product from my friends at ArtinSoft. Add Alternate Text To Image Assign Tab Index Convert Text To XHTML List Convert Text To XHTML Paragraphs Extract And Merge Inline Style Fix Deprecated Elements For XHTML Compliance Replace CENTER Tag By Inline CSS Replace FONT Tag By Inline CSS Update Deprecated Attributes Update Other Deprecated Tags Fix Syntax Errors For XHTML Compliance Fixed Malformed Entities Replace Characters With Entities Make Tags Lowercase Make Attributes Values Quoted Use Default Attribute Values Fix Tag Structure For XHTML Compliance Aggiorno is an extension to Visual Studio 2005 and 2008. Find out more about Aggiorno here Read More...

ComponentArt releases Charting 2008.1, introducing advanced AJAX interactivity, dual 3D rendering engines, and a wealth of core charting features. Grate for AJAX style data visualization ! Visit the Charting Gallery for live demos . Read More...

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