Grab Some Free TechSmith Tools
              
                I use SnagIt from Techsmith on a regular basis for creating screen shots for some of the posts I publish here as well as for some writing on do for InfoQ or even some training work I perform. I came across some free versions of both SnagIt and Camtasia Studio...
              
            
            
            
          When Installing Visual Studio 2008, Uninstall Everything First and Backup
              
                Scott Guthrie has a nice post about what to uninstall BEFORE installing the RTM version of Visual Studio 2008. Possible components are:
              
            
            
            
          Now that Visual Studio 2008 is Out, Where is My MVC?
              
                Now that Visual Studio 2008 has been released we are one step closer to having the ASP.NET MVC Framework in our hands. This is one of the biggest pieces of Microsoft technology, in my opinion, that will change ASP.NET development for the better.
              
            
            
            
          Somasegar's WebLog : Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 shipped!
              
                Well, today is a big day for Microsoft developers, Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5 has shipped. This is great news and should lead to other releases I am personally waiting for, including the ASP.NET MVC Framework.
              
            
            
            
          ASP.NET MVC Framework - Demo App by Scott Guthrie vs. MonoRail and ASPView
              
                The talk in the blogs about the Microsoft ASP.NET MVC is gaining momentum and some interesting chatter is coming to the surface.
              
            
            
            
          The Microsoft ASP.NET MVC Framework Holds Much Promise
              
                I have been an ASP.NET developer for a few years now and have used it successfully on many projects. I never really liked Webforms from the perspective of good architecture with separation of concerns but it has been the generally accepted way to develop web application with ASP.NET. Yes, I...
              
            
            
            
          Windows Live Writer: Out of Beta
              
                Windows Writer Zone has announced Windows Live Writer is finally out of beta and available now and is free.
              
            
            
            
          Unexpected Behavior in Team Foundation Server and Visual Studio Merge Functionality
              
                So, for one of my clients we use Team Foundation Server for our source control, overall it’s pretty good.
              
            
            
            
          Do you feel like a little Assembly Language with your ASP.NET?
              
                This one is for some of you old timers (me included) who may have started out with x86 assembly language programming and you find yourself drifting off on your day job of writing ASP.NET and C#. Well, here you go:
              
            
            
            
          IronRuby will be Running in the Browser in next Silverlight CTP
              
                John Lam recently demonstrated some great advancements the IronRuby team made by showing IronRuby on Silverlight at the recent RubyConf.