Generics FAQ

Microsoft has posted a set of FAQ's on Generics.

Generics FAQ: Fundamentals
Generics FAQ: .NET Framework
Generics FAQ: Tool Support
Generics FAQ: Best Practices

Rory Blyth Podcasting Again

Rory Blyth is getting back into Podcasting. The podcast will be focused on Windows Mobile and Embedded technology called TinyThings.

You can find Rory's announcement here.

Fonts and Typography

kickStartNews.com has an interesting interview with Mario Georgiou in Postcast #24. Howard and Mario covered a lot of ground that included some basic information about Typography and where to find commercial and free fonts.

How Much My blog Is Worth

Over at Dane Carlson's Business Opportunities Weblog you can find the post 'How Much Is My Blog Worth?'

My blog is worth $564.54.
How much is your blog worth?

Manage Documents For A Project

Tech Republic posted 'Manage the documents on a project before they manage you.' You can read this article in a couple of minutes. There is nothing earthshaking in the article. It clearly lists the items you should consider at the start of any project.

Schtuff Wiki

No time. No money. No Server. No Problem. You can setup your own wiki at Schtuff. The schtuff wiki comes with several nice features: custom permissions, document tagging, image gallery, RSS and Email notification, document revisions and history, 200MB of space, search, saved searche and file upload.

Homemade Notebook

Sometimes technology is not always the best solution, Over at Full Contact Geek they have the Ultimate Pocket Notebook. With a few office supplies and little time you can create your notebook that contains all the tools you need to make it through a day.

ECMA International

ECMA International is an association dedicated to the standardization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Consumer Electronics (CE). You can read more about there history.

Microsoft is working with ECMA over the .NET Framework and C#. You can get your hands on the standards documents at the following.

Standard ECMA-335 - Common Language Infrastructure (CLI)
Standard ECMA-334 - C# Language Specification
Standard ECMA-367 - Eiffel analysis, design and programming Language

Why ARE Internet-based Applications Bad?

Over the couple of months I have blogged about several web-based applications; Writeboard, Writely, Meebo, Google Reader, Airset and Num Sum. Today I came across the Robin 'Roblimo' Miller article 'Three reasons why Internet-based applications are a bad idea' at the NewsForge site. The basic point of the article is how do you work when you can't connect to the website that is hosting the tool or your data. There have been times when I could not connect to the internet and was glad to have my tools installed on the laptop . I can see a time in the near future where many of the applications we use today will have both a web-based and stand alone components that sync as you move in and out of internet accessable zones.

UMLet

UMLet 5.5 has been released. UMLet is a tool for drawing UML diagrams. The tool is an open-source project written in java. The diagrams you create can be saved in a number of formats. Give it a try and let me know what you think.

Blogger 1.0 And 2.0 .NET Component

Matt Fausey has released Blogger 1.0 .NET Component and Blogger 2.0 .NET Component. Both of these components provides an API for managing blogs at blogger.com. You can create new posts, edit existing posts, delete posts, and download blog posts.

CSS References

Omar AL Zabir has a great list of CSS refences in his blog posting 'CSS Goodies.'

Heartland Developers Conference

The Heartland Developers Conference (HDC) takes place Oct. 12-14. The conference is already sold out. I can't wait for the conference to start there are several sessions that promise to interesting and soemthing I can put to work right away.

I have started seeing blog posts on the HDC. Check out Eric Johnson's post 'Heartland Developers Conference Game Zone' and Jeff Julian's 'Getting Ready for HDC.'

Online Calendar

AirSet is a web-based calendar. AirSet is more than a calendar program it includes the ability to organize contacts, lists, blog and weblinks. AirSet can sync with Outlook and your mobile phone.

Num Sum - Online Spreadsheet

I have blogged about two document editors Writeboard and Writely. There is an online spreadsheet call Num Sum. You can use this program to create quick throw away spreadsheet or a spreadsheet with a little more staying power.

In poking around the site several people have put spreadsheets you can use as a template.

Scuba Fuel

Scuba Fuel is a sports drink designed for the scuba diver. The site includes some of the nutritional facts about the drink.

Charles Petzold Is Blogging

The great computer guru Charles Petzold is now blogging.

30 Gigs Web-base Email

30gigs.com is offering a 30 GigaByte mailbox.

Ten Best Things To Say If You Get Caught Sleeping At Your Desk

Check out Rich Burridge's Weblog posting 'Ten Best Things To Say If You Get Caught Sleeping At Your Desk.' There are some great one liners here.

Writeboard

Writeboard is web-based tool that allows create, edit, version control docuements. Since the tool is web-based you can choose who can edit the document.

New Gmail Features

Google recently released several new features for Gmail. The auto-save and contact export features that people have been requesting for a long time now.

Creating A PDF From A RSS Feed

I am not sure why I would need this but it seems like I should find a reason.

Over at www.rss2pdf.com you can try out a Beta version of a 'Free Online RSS, Atomor OPML to PDF Generator.'

Windows CD/DVD Tools

TipMonkies has this great article 'Free Windows CD/DVD software roundup.' Martin lists 5 tools for creating CD's or DVD's at the great price of free.