Site Meter - Counter and Statistics Tracker
Free web counter that intergrates well with blogspot/blogger blogs.
Now doing site reporting too... Now I can CONFIRM that I'm the only one reading my blog :)
Comment This! Blogger Comments System
"Comment This! is a FREE hosted comments script for Blogger� users. It is fast and easy to setup and use. It allows Blogger users to host their Blog comments here and not have to bother with scripts, databases, security, etc. It's all handled right here! It even lets you define your own Styles for your Comments Page! This is a unique feature of my script you won't find anywhere else. "
Very cool... Added this to my blog. So now you can comment on my posts (all 3 of you who sometimes read my blog :)
It was VERY easy to setup and configure. 2 clicks, 2 cut-n-pastes, 1 complete publish and it was done.
Nice...
Downloaded the VS2005 Preview from MSDN, installed in (have I said how much I like Virtual PC's?) and went to install the "help" (DVD:/MSDN/setup.exe). No go...
It kept complaining that it needed .Net Framework 2.0. It would try to install it, and after a bit, fail.
Did the try, try and try again. Reboot and try again. Still failed.
After spelunking, I found a .Net version reference in the DVD:/MSDN/Setup.ini. Guess what? The version the setup.exe was looking for (version=v2.0.40224) didn't match the version installed by VS2005 (version=v2.0.40301).
Copied the DVD:/MSDN/*.* to my HD, edited setup.ini, changed it to "version=v2.0.40301" and it installed fine.
kbAlertz
"List of bugs that are fixed in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 6"
VS 6 - SP6 has been released.
Mentalis.org - Free Software
Cool .Net site. Free code/samples/projects.
MSDN Subscriber Downloads
"Visual Studio 2005 Community Technology Preview March 2004 - Full DVD Image (English) "
Man I love my MSDN subscription...
DAEMON Tools Homepage :: News
"DAEMON Tools 3.46 has been released. Here is the changelog:
Fixed a small bug in virtual drive behavior with Spellforce
Fixed some problems with DVD-RAM devices on Windows NT/2000/XP
Fixed IAA (Intel Application Accelerator) issues on Windows 9x
Fixed some blacklists
Minor enhancements on Windows 9x
Fixed some image remounting issues
Added workaround for problems with Promise RAID drivers
Fixed 'invalid image file' problem with Blindwrite 5 DVD images
Fixed ROXIO Driver issue... "
OWASP .Net
"The OWASP .NET projects are a collection of projects focused on ASP.NET security issues. Lead by Dinis Cruz of DDPlus in the UK, these projects include an ASP.NET security analyzer, a classic ASP security analyzer and several documentation projects to help administrators and developer secure their ASP.NET applications."
Interesting...
FileForum | Program Detail - GX::Transcoder
"GX::Transcoder (formerly GermaniXEncoder) is a universal audio and video file transcoder. You can transcode audio files into many formats: AAC, MP4, Bonk, FLAC, LA, LPAC, MIDI, MP2, MP3, MPC, MPP, MP+, OptionFrog, Ogg Vorbis, rkAudio, Speex, VQF, WavPack, TTA ,WMA, Shorten, AC3, PCM, GSM, ADPCM, VOX, G721, G723, G726, uLaw, aLaw, DSP, Raw PCM, Monkeys Audio, AVI (Audio), AIFF, AIFR, AU, SND, MOD, Bonk and video filetypes mpeg1, mpeg2, avi with all installed codecs and wmv (supports VCD, SVCD and DVD Extensions). The Transcoder also has a Cue-Cutter, WAV and MP3 Transformer for var. sound effects, a player and a audio recorder."
Interesting freeware... Looked for something like this in the past...
Intel(R) IT Manager Game
"The Intel® IT Manager Game tests your entire skill set - people management, resource allocation, strategic analysis and planning. It also tests your courage under fire - can you stand up to the scrutiny of top management along with that of your peers in the industry? Will the decisions you make result in breathtaking profits or devastating losses? Will you enjoy the sweet taste of victory or the bitter agony of defeat? Are you destined for management glory or will you be the kid sitting on the sidelines, waiting for the bell to ring? Find out by playing the Intel® IT Manager Game now. "
I think Intel has too much time on its hands... (and I must too since I actually played it... :)
Using .NET to make your Application Scriptable
"You can go a long way to make a large application customisable. You can include a comprehensive options and preferences system or even use configuration files to allow access to advanced settings, but there's nothing like being able to write code within an application to fully control it or simply hook in to it..."
Nice article about making your app externally scriptable.
Ambient Design Ltd.
"ArtRage is a painting package designed to provide a realistic and fun simulation of using paint on a canvas, along with pens, pencils, crayons, and other tools. You can run ArtRage on a normal Windows machine with a mouse, but it works particularly well if you have a graphics tablet. Even better, running ArtRage on a TabletPC takes advantage of the unique interaction of pen and screen to produce a realistic painting feel.
ArtRage is all about playing with paint without the mess, and having fun in the process. You can paint your own image from a blank canvas to completed work, or load in a picture to trace and have the tools pick their colours for you as you paint over it.
...
ArtRage is a free product, and you can download it from the link below."
I like free...
3ivx D4 4.5 - MPEG-4 Compression
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What is 3ivx?
3ivx is an MPEG-4 toolkit that supports MPEG-4 Video, MPEG-4 Audio and the MP4 file format. 3ivx D4 4.5.1 allows video and audio to be compressed to a fraction of its original size while maintaining high image quality.
You can store over 2 hours of near DVD quality audio and video on a single CD-ROM or stream near DVD quality video over a cable modem or DSL modem.
What can I do with 3ivx?
The 3ivx decoder plays back most MPEG-4 files (including MP4, M4A, 3GP and MOV files) with MPEG-4 AAC Audio and MPEG-4 Video (such as DivX 3, 4 and 5, Apple MPEG-4, Philips MPEG-4 and XviD) using Windows Media Player or other compatible players. The Audio Decoder can play back MPEG-4 High Efficiency AAC including audio encoded by Nero AAC and iTunes."
Let's you play MP4 video's in Windows Media Player...
ASP.NET: Issue Tracker Starter Kits Beta Release
New Starter Kit... Issue Tracker (i.e. Bug List).
Program Details for Night of the Living Dead
"Night of the Living Dead - 1968
In this classic yet still creepy horror film, strangers hold up in a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse and battle constant attacks from dead locals who have been brought back to life by mysterious radiation."
Officially cool. This moive has been released for free download via a Creative Common license.
Bloglines | Free, Web-Based News Aggregator
You learn something new about your fav tools every day it seems.
I just found out BlogLines my fav RSS reader, also supports ATOM feeds too!
So Bloglines users can now you can subscribe to my ATOM feed. :)
Download details: Data Access Application Block for .NET v2
"Are you involved in the design and development of data access code for .NET-based applications? Have you ever felt that you write the same data access code again and again? Have you wrapped data access code in helper functions that let you call a stored procedure in one line? If so, the Microsoft� Data Access Application Block for .NET is for you.
The Data Access Application Block encapsulates performance and resource management best practices for accessing Microsoft SQL Server� databases. It can easily be used as a building block in your own .NET-based application. If you use it, you will reduce the amount of custom code you need to create, test, and maintain."
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