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The Daily Grind 799

By Mike Gunderloy
Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Oh boy, tax deposit day..

Software

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Upgrade Advisor - A new version of the tool that helps you upgrade from SQL Server 7.0 or SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2005.
xPort Tools for .NET - Export DataTable, DataSet, or DataView to Excel format using native .NET component. Free trial, $69 to register. (via ComponentBlog)
Rex V - AJAXified online regular expression evaluator. (via Steve Pietrek)

Information

Looking at the WMF issue, how did it get there? - An answer to some of the asinine conspiracy theories floating around about the recent Windows vulnerability.

Community

Reading Lists = the killer app for OPML - Um, yeah, right. Remember when "killer app" actually meant something big and impressive?
DotNetKicks.com - New community site, similar to Digg or SlashDot, devoted to .NET news.

Sponsors

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LidorSystems.Collector v1.6 for .NET

Create modern and stylish user interface in your applications, emulating the look and feel of Office 2003, Visual Studio 2005, Visual Studio .NET 2003 and Windows XP, with use of:

Advanced docking windows management system
TabControl, Standard and Tabbed MDI
Rendering interface with five visual styles
Four styles for windows appearance and functionality
Table layout for Windows Forms

Visit http://www.lidorsystems.com for free evaluation copy.

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Mike Gunderloy is the lead developer for Larkware and author of numerous books and articles on programming topics.

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