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.NET Nightly 60

• RSS on ASP.NET - Finally an RSS feed for the articles list on www.asp.net, thanks Rob!
• Process and Thread Identity in ASP.NET - MSDN TV Episode looking at ASP.NET configuration
• SQL Server 2000 Best Practices Analyzer - FxCop for SQL anyone? (via Jeff Key)

Have a good Thanksgiving!

-James

.NET Nightly 59

• FeedDemon 1.0 RC 4a - Nick promised that this is the last RC.
• mobilerss.net - View RSS feeds on any mobile device, including synchronize. (via Larkware RSS Resources)
• Paper Prototyping Book Review - Good review on an intriguing book and topic.

Eric Sink is cool

Eric Sink is very cool, he recently released another article on MSDN called Finance for Geeks where he covers the numerous accounting documents that you would need to be aware of if you were starting an ISV. I remember alot of this stuff from Accounting in school, but I think the one thing that Eric says that is the most valuable piece of information is when he cautions anyone starting an ISV about listening to lawyers and accountants advice, and how their inexperience in dealing with software companies is something to consider when listening to their advice. I would be interested in hearing even more on this topic, I would like to hear what some of the common misconceptions are about software companies in the field of finance professionals.

If you enjoy this article be sure and check out some of Eric's other fine work:

• Whining by a Barrel of Rocks - Eric's first article on MSDN.
• Marketing for Geeks - Another business subject explained to geeks.
• Small ISVs: You need Developers, not Programmers - I think this applies to more than just ISVs..
• Career Calculus - Good article on taking control of your career, and being responsible for your own future.

I guess that is enough ass kissing for today.

-James

.NET Nightly 58

• DataSets and Diffgrams in .NET 1.0 and 1.1 - A friend ran into some issues with this today, not exactly intuitive.
• SOME LINKS #1 - Another New and Notable, .NET Nightly, inspired list. Awesome!
• A Pretty Good Splash Screen in C# - Tutorial on how to build a full featured splash page (includes fading, progress bar, etc)

.NET Nightly 57

• Adding Designer Support to the .NET Compact Framework DateTimePickerControl - Jim Wilson tackles this interesting subject.
• Tablet PC Giveaway - Damn, did not win. :) (via Nino)
• Strange Tablet PC Design - This design has the display rotating inside a frame, as opposed to the entire lid rotating.

.NET Nightly 56

• Effective XML - 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your XML - Looks like a good book, and I love the stuff that is online. (via Dave Bettin)
• An early look at Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2004, codename "Lonestar" - A great early look at the next version of Tablet PC
• Compiling .NET code on-the-fly - Interesting article on generating and then executing code on the fly.
• Watching Your Server Processes - Kent delivers with an interesting and cool application for http handlers.

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• Hosting the ASP.NET runtime in your own application - This article shows how you can even run ASP.NET from a CD. (via www.asp.net)
• The benefits of automated unit testing - General unit testing information, but good information if you are trying to convince someone that you need to use automated unit testing on your project.
• Building an NBA Team Standings Web Service - Cool article, and you can see it in action on Scott's NBA Web Log.