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Breatan announced the release of the Resource Refactoring Tool to CodePlex  

Release Change Log

7417 Add web application project support

6234 Incorrect default save directory for web projects

6651 Don't refactor parameter names in XML comments

7606 Checkbox selections should be saved between sessions

6236 Unhandled error when creating a resource file in lock project

6235 Silent failure if file is read-only.

6440 Severe error with duplicate names

6319 VS German Version?

6147 Esc does not close Extract to resource form/dialog

Link to the Msi

ResourceRefactorSetup.msi - (832 KB)

I find Notepad++ to be a very usefully tool, and they just released a new version 2/5/2007.  Try it out, its free.

Down Load Notepad++

Well It's official VSS and I have broke up.  I can't say I am really parting with any good memories and I really don't know what I saw in VSS to begin with other then convenience.  No more late nights trying to recover work that VSS misplaced no more slow VPN conversations that made my life so stressfully, I just can't take that kind of abuse any more. 

It's rough right now, we're separating what belongs to who, VSS is having a hard time letting go.  Visual Studio is being an enabler for VSS, but what can I do.  I've found a replacement already Source Gear Vault.  Much better. and its not just a fresh UI like VSS tried in 2005.  Vault has some really winning qualities. 

I am looking forward to my life with Vault, I think every thing is going to be ok.

Why do I so dislike ComponentOne and Preemptive?

c:\Development\SourceControl\Point Projects\Point\main\ReminderWnd.h(223) : error C3624: 'k8': the compiler cannot find this type; it is defined in the module 'OLE32.DLL'
StdAfx.cpp
StdAfx.cpp(0) : warning C4945: 'DotfuscatorAttribute' : cannot import symbol from 'c:\development\sourcecontrol\point projects\third party\componentone\main\c1.c1zip.dll': as 'DotfuscatorAttribute' has already been imported from another assembly 'c:\development\sourcecontrol\point projects\third party\componentone\main\c1.win.c1report.dll'
StdAfx.cpp(0) : see declaration of 'DotfuscatorAttribute'
first seen type is used; re-order imported assemblies to use the current type
StdAfx.cpp(0) : warning C4945: 'DotfuscatorAttribute' : cannot import symbol from 'c:\development\sourcecontrol\point projects\third party\componentone\main\c1.win.c1flexgrid.dll': as 'DotfuscatorAttribute' has already been imported from another assembly 'c:\development\sourcecontrol\point projects\third party\componentone\main\c1.win.c1report.dll'
StdAfx.cpp(0) : see declaration of 'DotfuscatorAttribute'
first seen type is used; re-order imported assemblies to use the current type
c:\Development\SourceControl\Point Projects\Point\main\ReminderWnd.h(223) : error C3624: 'k8': the compiler cannot find this type; it is defined in the module 'OLE32.DLL'

Its that kind of crap.  I am not stealing your dime adozen controls I paid for it and what to use it.  Attention component vendors, Do not obfuscate your work. 

Nsoftware is almost worse since you have to dirty your build system with there install in order for licensing to work.

Clearly I realize that companies would like to protect their intellectual property.  But seriously I could still defeat the obfuscation. Why bother if you want to be scared stay out of DOT NET land and stick to assembly where no one can decompile your work.  If your a component vendor you should know obfuscating libraries is nothing but a recipe for disaster.  Since I use Doffuscator for obfuscation I know, It sucks at library mode.  Maybe you should try some thing else or nothing.  Why do you feel compelled to make my life difficult? did I not give you enough money?

 For the sake of all those early adopters, now we can force our late adopter co-works to use our format.

Microsoft Office 2007 Compatibility Pack

I found this article on LifeHacker, but I have a question why?  I almost never use the menu, it takes up extra screen space I don't need.  In fact I am bugged that I can't hide the Google tool bar better.  I think this is some thing IE7 does right, after all 98% of the time I just want to browse a website I don't need any thing but the html view.

Link to Put IE7's file menu back where it belongs - Lifehacker

I was looking ro a VB.NET to C# converter and found Code Translation for .NET (C# <->VB.NET) It seems to work pretty good.  Little simpler then using Reflector and a plug in to generate the C# code.

I also see he has a Colorizer for posting to the web which has support for XML and c++.  Typicaly those two are left out of this type of tool.

CodeColorizer: Tool to Colorize Code in Html or RTF

Here is a list of all the tools Carlos has published all free Tools@CarlosAg.net

Here is a link to his blog I think he works for Microsofts IIS team.

I've come across this a couple times since March 2006 when it was published but I can never find it when I need to refer to the darn thing. 

Main Document:

Regulatory Compliance Demystified 

Key sections:

Sarbanes-Oxley, Section 404

Gramm-Leach Biley Act

SB 1386

Microsoft's Recommendations and Resources

Technology and Technique Best Practices

I seem to run into this problem far to often

Link to How to configure SQL Server 2005 to allow remote connections

Thought I would share a few quotes I found this evening.

The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but goes on making his own business better all the time.
-Henry Ford

There are 10 kinds of people in this world....Those who understand binary and those who don't

Programmer - an organism that turns coffee into software.
-Author Unknown

Everyone knows that debugging is twice as hard as writing a program in the first place.  So if you are as clever as you can be when you write it, how will you ever debug it?
-Brian Kernighan

It's not a bug - it's an undocumented feature.
-Author Unknown