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August 2005 - Posts

GotDotNet User Sample: EasyObjects.NET CTP: An open-source architecture for the Enterprise Library
I'm not entirely convinced ORM is the way to go in production oriented applications, again, the real answer is "It depends". However, sure helps for rapid prototyping and reducing building V1 and Tech Previews. Of course, just like VB4 - VB6 should only Read More...
SyncToy v1.0 for Windows XP
Very cool and useful tool!! http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e0fc1154-c975-4814-9649-cce41af06eb7&DisplayLang=en Overview SyncToy v1.0 is available as a free download on the Microsoft Download Center. The easy to use, customizable Read More...
IIS Mapper Shell Extension
Simple Shell extension that provides rapid Virtual Directory mapping in IIS
Open Source DB Design tool that Competes with Erwin, etc.
This is a promising tool. Open Source (under GPL) and works with the majore DB vendors although "optimized" for MySQL. http://www.fabforce.net/dbdesigner4/index.php General Information - What is DBDesigner 4? DBDesigner 4 is a visual database design system Read More...
Handy tool for WMI .NET Code Gen...
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2cc30a64-ea15-4661-8da4-55bbc145c30e&DisplayLang=en Overview The WMI Code Creator tool generates code that uses WMI to obtain management information or perform management tasks. You can use Read More...
MSDTC is Evil - Testing and Validation tools
Not really, but it certaintly feels that way when you're trying to get it working in an environment that involves more than one machine. Thankfully, MSFT does provide a couple of utilities to help diagnose and here's an article on use. http://www.sqlservercentral.com/columnists/ckempster/debuggingmsdtcissues.asp Read More...
Web Services Testing Framework / Tool
Interesting tool, now distributed as part of .NET 2.0, for testing, performance, unit, etc. Web Services. Cool graphics, like ACT on steroids... http://www.amberpoint.com/ Read More...
Another Round of ORM tools
Too bad Object Spaces didn't make the cut for 2.0... http://www.ideablade.com/products/products.html Some other helpful ORM / gen' links [1] http://www.ormapper.net/ [2] http://msdn.microsoft.com/data/objectspaces.aspx [3] http://www.codesmithtools.co Read More...
On keeping things in sync.....
Just a whitepaper at this point... Expected August 2005 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=49818cf1-2287-40ea-8a6f-57bd8695f23d&DisplayLang=en Synchronizing Images and Files in Windows XP Using Microsoft SyncToy Overview Increasingly, Read More...
Too many machines; too many PST files... An answer???
I've got 5 machines running at home and 3 notebook computers. It'd be nice to keep things sync between them. Over the years I made extensive use of the Notes in Outlook 2000, XP, 2003 and I'm tired of using my Axim to sync. I now have a Smart phone but Read More...