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I know I am in Ajax mood, but it's because I code actually a lot of small Ajax stuff in my current projects.
So this article by Russel Aboobacker come handy regarding some explanations about Datagrid and Ajax.

Alex Bosworth list all the mistakes developers can make with Ajax.

You can add also your own suggestions here.

dTree is a free JavaScript tree menu.

Interesting reading (the book is still in Beta approach) and available also in PDF (20$).

I like the cross platform idea, it's not just Java or .Net, but this book covers more.

• Building Rich Internet Applications with Ajax. What is Ajax. Why now? Wither now?
• Ajax In Action. What it means to Ajaxify a web application.
• Ajax Explained. Client-side JavaScript. DOM manipulation. Server access.
• Google Maps Made Easy. Folks are awed by Google Maps, but it isn't rocket science (apart from the satellite pictures). See how to implement your own Google Maps-like application using DHTML.(partial extract...)
• Ajax Frameworks. Why you need a framework. Introduction to Dojo and Prototype. (partial extract...)
• Ajax UI, Part I. Using Ajax and JavaScript to provide a rich client user interface.
• Ajax UI, Part II. Standard patterns. Web forms and effects. A look at the things that you shouldn't do when deploying Ajax applications. (partial extract...)
• Degradable Ajax. Degrading gracefully with old browsers, and browsers with JavaScript disabled.
• Debugging Ajax. Tools, techniques, and tricks.
• Server-side frameworks. Java, .NET, PHP, and Rails
• Beyond Ajax. Mozilla XUL, Microsoft HTA, Flash as an Ajax component.
• Ajax Futures. E4X, Canvas, SVG, JSON.

Interesting compilation of sites using Ajax on Wikipedia. Maybe the list is a bit short, but I believe we can already add a lot more.

Microsoft has released an update to the old Windows utility, MSConfig. One interesting thing is the new tools menu wich provides a single location to launch many useful Windows administration utilities.

Nice!

... hello Windows Email. Following the current fashion to name every product with Windows, now Bryan Starbuck, the development lead for Outlook Express talk about the improvements you will find in WE, like a faster Search.

OK so seems that a new hunting MVP season is opened. So if you find one flying high in the sky please don't shoot him, let him alive, we might need him.

Anyway because I believe a lot of new MVPs awards are on their way I decided this year to write one general congaratulations post for everybody. And as usual, I wish the best for the eventual Irish MVPs ( come on we can 'nest' more of them in our green country, I know at least one or two nice contestants here)