As many of you know, VMware has released VMware Server for FREE! I think it is an excellent strategy for VMware. VMware Workstation is already a favorite of most leading edge developers, and this move has a good chance of cementing VMware Server into developer’s psyche as well! Many of my loyal blog readers know that, even …
Object-Relational Mapping Tool Guide for .NET Published
Just wanted to make a note here that we’ve published our How-To-Select Guide on Object-Relational Mapping Tools for .NET. Check it out!
How-To-Select a PDF Component for .NET
Yesterday I introduced the How-To-Select Guides on my blog. Today I want to present our first published Guide entitled How-To-Select a PDF Component for .NET. You can download it by clicking on the cover below: We’ve actually had our Guide covering PDF Components for .NET online for several months, but since I only just blogged about the Guides …
Introducing How-To-Select Guides
Though I’ve been working on the How-To-Select Guides for many months now, I’ve never gotten around to blogging about them. Well, it’s about time. For years my company1 Xtras, Inc. via Xtras.Net (and previously VBxtras), the leading reseller of components and tools for C#, VB.NET and VB6, has helped .NET and VB6 developers find and buy components and tools. Unfortunately …
Borland gets Tod Nielsen, former bigwig in the Microsoft developer divison
What goes around, comes around. Microsoft steals Anders Hejlsberg as C# chief architect; Borland picks up former Microsoft developer divison honcho Tod Nielsen as CEO. Admittedly not an apples-for-apples comparison, i.e. development vs. marketing, but it is interesting none-the-less. Given his tenure at MS’ devdiv, I’d be surprised it Tod doesn’t do a good job of …
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Next Generation Demo Software with VMware Player
I just spotted the new free VMware Player. This is totally cool. I can envision companies using VMWare Player to demo complete environments, like an ASP.NET & SQL Server Express application; just configure the virtual machine to have everything needed! This basically eliminates most potential configuration problems that could cause a vendor to loose a …
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FolderShare bought by Microsoft, and now (currently) free!
I’ve been using FolderShare for a few months now and love it. But I just heard that Microsoft bought it and that it is now free. Cool! If you normally work on a desktop but need a laptop for travel, FolderShare is a "must have.’ If you need to share files with people who are …
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Talk about the Need for (De-facto) Standards…
News.com has a clip about a system which BMW is developing (see photo): BMW is working on a communication system that will let one car convey information about road conditions to those behind it. In this photo, the LCD screen on the dashboard flashes up a warning to a moving car that the road is slippery …
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Microsoft’s New Operating System: Singularity
Check this out: a new "In the Lab Only" operating system called Singularity. From their website: Singularity is a research project focused on the construction of dependable systems through innovation in the areas of systems, languages, and tools. We are building a research operating system prototype (called Singularity), extending programming languages, and developing new techniques …
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How does one define a “Quality .NET Developer?”
I was having a brainstorming session the other day with a member of my staff and the following question came up “How does one define a ‘Quality .NET Developer‘?” After discussion we realized it was a lot like one of the US Supreme Court Justice’s definition of pornography; when asked he stammered and said “Well, …
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