Two Free MS downloads

XML Notepad 2007

Microsoft Network Monitor

Sketch Path

Sketch Path, a handy XPath tool

Adding Scripting to a .NET app

Iron Python is a good option.
How to embed IronPython script support in your existing app in 10 easy steps?

Palm Pre

The amazing Palm Pre; the picture says it all a QWERTY Keyboard & a 3.1" display.
More like they put all the good from a Nokia E71 and an iPhone !

The Perfect Solution for quering hierarical data

Recursive Queries Using Common Table Expressions

WITH cte_name ( column_name [,...n] )

AS

(

CTE_query_definition –- Anchor member is defined.

UNION ALL

CTE_query_definition –- Recursive member is defined referencing cte_name.

)

-- Statement using the CTE

SELECT *

FROM cte_name 

SQL Server CLR Functions

SQL Server CLR Functions is simply put, mixing SQL & .NET (Can life be any better?)

To enable CLR:

exec sp_configure 'clr enabled', 1
reconfigure

References:

How to create a SQL Server Project?

How to create and run a CLR SQL Server User-Defined Function?

How to deploy SQL Server Project Items to a SQL Server?

Example

BBC Botnet experiment

More details here and here

AMD's Phenom II pushed to 6.5 GHz !!

PowerCommands for Visual Studio

Yes it does that ! It also has a lot of handy commands like opening a command prompt in the solution/project directory and copying references (instead of using the non-sense Add Reference dialog!).

Sony Vaio P Series - One Sexy NetBook !

NetBooks NetBooks NetBooks. The upcoming Laptop replacement.
What started as a cheap portable platform is taking the markets by storm!

Sony is redefining the NetBook with their Sexy new P series.
With the following specs, it sure is one hell of a netbook:

Intel 1.33GHz processor (that is 430MHz more than the Asus EEE PC)!
2 GB DDR2 SDRAM ( 1 GB more than Asus EEE PC)
60GB HDD/SSD
8" screen (not 7" not 9")
1600x768 resolution
Wireless LAN
Weight 1.4 pounds (0.635 kg! 300 grams less than the Asus EEE PC)

They saved a lot of space removing the touch pad.
The catch: it sells at $900!

Microsoft Code Names - Solved!

Have you ever wondered where all those "names" came from ?

Here is the answer:

Obama's ride is a rolling tank with windows

MacBook Wheel, no more stupid keyboards !!

(should have posted that next April!)

Don't shout at your disk drives!