Tool Shed

Do you have another, yet another, reporting assignment? Is an output requirement PDF format, or Excel, or Word? Do you need built-in printer functions like print preview? See the answers and much more in the Tool Shed Tooltip clip. What is it? Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services (SSRS)…

Did you ever wonder how to maintain the truth of your data while updating schema definitions on a production database? How about wondering what will be impact by a rename of something in your database? How do I easily generate Test Data? DB Pros have had many headaches over answering…

Not only is it important to know tools, but it is perhaps even more challenging just keeping up with tool availability and many other developer resources. For example, Microsoft has free software initiatives for startup companies and students. We also  have national…

It makes sense if users in your organization are using Office 2007 or 2003 to consider building your application on top of one of the many office products. Learn how in this video. What is it? Visual Studio Tools for Office is the premiere development tool for building Office Business…

Check this one out. WPF Application Styling (without any code!). Yikes! See the World premier demo of this great third party tool from Infrgistics. In my opinion, this was the coolest demo in Episode 1. See Microsoft MVP Jason Beres in action as the guest presenter for this awesome…

Need extra storage? How about 25 gig in the sky? Use this free hard drive in the sky to share your code, documents, powerpoints, photos and videos. What is it? Password-protected online file storage. Always available where you need it. Download Site: http://skydrive.live.com Example…

Are you coding applications that communicate over the wire? If so, you've got to check this out! Also, did you know Fiddler has add-on tools? What is it? HTTP Debugging Proxy which logs all HTTP traffic between your computer and the Internet. Download…

Learn about this treasure chest of tools called SysInternals. This is a must for your developer toolbox! What is it? SysInternals utilities  help you manage, troubleshoot and diagnose your Windows systems and applications Download Site: http://www.sysinternals.com Example Problem(s)…

Learn about Live Services and see how to hook up Virtual Earth to the new SQL 2008 Geospatial support. What is it? Windows Live Web Services enable developers, designers, and enthusiasts to quickly create compelling web and desktop applications. Download Site:…

In this clip, see how you can publish directly form Expression Encoder to Silverlight Live with this plug-in.  What is it?       This plug-in makes it very easy to publish and manage your encoded Silverlight video experiences online via the Silverlight…