Internet Explorer 7

Internet Explorer 7 the latest version of Internet Explorer Browser by Microsoft. IE 7 has improved a lot than its previous versions. Some of the IE 7 features are,

• Tabbed browsing - Browse multiple sites in a single window.
• Quick Tabs - View the Thumbnails of all the Tabs for easier access.
• Tab Groups - Entire Tab Group can be saved and accessed.
• RSS Feeds - IE automatically identifies the Feeds in a web page and indicates it through an Icon in the Toolbar. You can also subscribe and read feeds using the Inbuilt Feed Reader.
• Page Zoom - You can enlarge the web pages for better viewing.
• Better Printing - IE automatically resizes the document to print it completely.
• Phishing Filter - Warns you about the Phishing websites.
• Pop-up Blocker
• You can also close multiple tabs and enable them to open the next time you start the browser.

Learn more about Internet Explorer 7.

Download Internet Explorer 7. You can also order a CD containing IE 7 and Windows XP SP2 for a nominal charge.

Customize your IE 7 with the Add-on and enhance the usability.

Download Add-ons for Internet Explorer 7

10 February 2007 in Developer Tools & Software | Comments (0)

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Evaluation Edition

You can download or order the SQL Server 2005 180-day Trial Software.

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is comprehensive, integrated data management and analysis software that enables organizations to reliably manage mission-critical information and confidently run today’s increasingly complex business applications. By providing high availability and security enhancements as well as embedded reporting and data analysis tools, SQL Server 2005 allows companies to gain greater insight from their business information and achieve faster results for a competitive advantage. SQL Server 2005 is designed to integrate seamlessly with your other server infrastructure investments.This fully functional trial software will automatically expire after six months. You can obtain the fully licensed version at any time.Download Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Evaluation Edition
Size: 1050 MB  (Registration required)

10 February 2007 in Developer Tools | Comments (0)

Microsoft Application Verifier

Application Verifier is a runtime verification tool for unmanaged code that assists in finding subtle programming errors that can be difficult to identify with normal application testing. Run the Application Verifier tests on your code to identify issues within heaps, handles, and locks.

Application Verifier is designed specifically to detect and help debug memory corruptions and critical security vulnerabilities. It makes it easier to create reliable applications by monitoring an application’s interaction with the Windows operating system, profiling its use of objects, the registry, the file system, and Win32 APIs (including heaps, handles, locks, and more). It also includes checks to predict how well the application will perform under Least-privileged User Account operation, compatibility tests to be used in logoing, and print tests to verify your usage of the print subsystem.

Running Application Verifier is easy; simply turn on the tool then run your project and go through your normal testing scenarios with a debugger attached. When your tests are completed, view the Application Verifier logs for any errors that may have been detected.

Download Application Verifier
Size: 7.5MB

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ILMerge

ILMerge is a utility for merging multiple .NET assemblies into a single .NET assembly. It works on executables and DLLs alike and comes with several options for controlling the processing and format of the output. See the accompanying documentation for details.

Download ILMerge
Size: 1 MB

10 February 2007 in Developer Tools | Comments (0)

Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar Beta 3

Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar Beta 3 is the most useful add-on tot he Internet Explorer.The Microsoft Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar provides a variety of tools for quickly creating, understanding, and troubleshooting Web pages. The Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar provides several features for exploring and understanding Web pages.

• Explore and modify the document object model (DOM) of a Web page.
• Locate and select specific elements on a Web page through a variety of techniques.
• Selectively disable Internet Explorer settings.
• View HTML object class names, ID’s, and details such as link paths, tab index values, and access keys.
• Outline tables, table cells, images, or selected tags.
• Validate HTML, CSS, WAI, and RSS Web feed links.
• Display image dimensions, file sizes, path information, and alternate (ALT) text.
• Immediately resize the browser window to a new resolution.
• Selectively clear the browser cache and saved cookies. Choose from all objects or those associated with a given domain.
• Choose direct links to W3C specification references, the Internet Explorer team weblog (blog), and other resources.
• Display a fully featured design ruler to help accurately align and measure objects on your pages.
• Find the style rules used to set specific style values on an element.
• View the formatted and syntax colored source of HTML and CSS.

You need Internet Explorer 6 and above to use this toolbar.

Download Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar Beta 3.
Size: 565 KB

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ASP.NET AJAX Framework

ASP.NET AJAX is a free framework for quickly creating a new generation of more efficient, more interactive and highly-personalized Web experiences that work across all the most popular browsers.

With the launch of AJAX powered websites like GMail, the AJAX technology is being used widely by the developers to enhance their websites.

Even though several Open Source and Commercial AJAX Framework are available, Microsoft has launched its own AJAX Framework based on ASP.NET. This AJAX framework integrates with the Visual Studio 2005 and enable you to develop and include AJAX components in your websites.

Download the ASP.NET AJAX 1.0.

Learn more about ASP.NET AJAX Framework

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Project Glidepath

Project Glidepath, is an Microsoft’s initiative to provides the step-by-step instructions for everything from how to get started with Windows Presentation Foundation to how to write and publish a press release.  Project Glidepath delivers the workflow-based guidance, sample code, content and custom tools you need to create successful applications for Windows Vista including .Net 3.0 right inside Visual Studio 2005.The Project Glidepath Repository Manager - a freely available VS2005 add-in that provides a platform for delivering guidance, content, custom tools and templates for building applications for Windows Vista including .NET 3.0.

Learn more about Project Glidepath.

The Project Glidepath enables you to create applications for Windows Vista using the .NET 3.0 and the Windows Presentation Foundation API’s. The Project Glidepath provides a freely available VS2005 add-in that provides a platform for delivering guidance, content, custom tools and templates for building applications for Windows Vista including .NET 3.0.

Download the Project Glidepath Repository Manager

This Add-in requires Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition and above.

Contest : Win Microsoft Zune

If you are a MicroISV you can also submit your application to the Windows Vista Spotlight and, if you are one of the first 30 applications to successfully pass the basic Windows Vista functionality tests by the Windows Vista Validation team, you’ll win a Zune!

Read the Contest details here

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Visual Studio Code Name “Orcas”

Visual Studio Code Name “Orcas” is the next version of Visual Studio from Microsoft. Visual Studio Code Name “Orcas” delivers on Microsoft’s vision of smart client applications by enabling developers to rapidly create connected applications that deliver the highest quality rich user experiences. With Visual Studio Code Name “Orcas” organizations will find it easier than ever before to capture and analyze information so that they can make effective business decisions. Visual Studio Code Name “Orcas” enables any size organization to rapidly create more secure, manageable & reliable applications that take advantage of Windows Vista and the 2007 Office System.

As users look for new ways of comprehending and retaining information developers must still grapple with basic desktop and application security. Visual Studio, Windows Vista and the 2007 Office System enable you to deliver a safe, robust and compelling user experience in any type of application.

• Give your applications a fresh look and your users a better view of their data with Windows Vista and the Aero style guidelines
• Create compelling new applications and experiences with the Windows Presentation Foundation, Windows Communication Foundation, and the Windows Workflow Foundation to create compelling new applications and experiences
• Take advantage of the 2007 Office System and build compelling business solutions

The Visual Studio code name Orcas, will provide an industry-leading developer experience for Windows Vista, the 2007 Microsoft Office system, and the Web. In addition, it will continue in the Microsoft tradition of development language innovation.

If you want to test the Visual Studio code name Orcas , you can download the Visual Studio code name Orcas CTP.

The Visual Studio code name Orcas CTP is available as a Virtual PC image. You can test the Sotware by loading the Virual PC Image in your PC. There is no need for Installation.Download anyone of the downloads.

Download Visual Studio code name Orcas January 2007 CTP Virual PC image
 Size - 4950.5 MB (4.83GB) in 8 parts. Read the instrucion in the above page before downloading.

Download Visual Studio code name Orcas January 2007 CTP Self-extracting Install
Size - 4333 MB (4.23GB) in 7 parts. Read the instrucion in the above page before downloading.

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WMI Code Creator v1.0

The WMI Code Creator tool allows you to generate VBScript, C#, and VB .NET code that uses WMI to complete a management task such as querying for management data, executing a method from a WMI class, or receiving event notifications using WMI.

The code that creates the tool is also included in the download. The tool was created using WMI .NET, and the code for the tool can help developers understand how WMI .NET is used to create applications and manage information. Be sure to read the end-user license agreement that is included in the download. 

Size: 122 KB

Download WMI Code Creator 1.0

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Visual Studio Express Editions

Microsoft has started distributing the free editions of it’s Visual Studio 2005 as Visual Studio Express Editions. These Expres Edition software have all the basic features of the other Visual Studio 2005, but lacks advanced features like Deployment etc. So this is best suited for Students, Small developers and those who are learning Microsoft Programming technologies like ASP, VB.NET, C#.NET, etc.

The Visual Studio Express Edition includes

• Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition
• Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition
• Visual C# 2005 Express Edition
• Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition
• Visual J# 2005 Express Edition
• SQL Server 2005 Express Edition

All these versions can be download from the MSDN Visual Studio Express

I’d recomend you to download the CD Images for Visual Studio Express Editions from the MSDN Site. All these softwares are available in ISO or IMG formats. You can write them into a CD and then install these software. You can find all the instructions in the download page.

The reason why I recommend the CD image is that, the Software downlaoded from the first link provided is a Web Install. So it will install only the options you select during the Download process. Incase if you need to install the software in another PC or after a system format, you should download it again. Whereas the CD images can be written in a CD or loaded from the harddisk using a Virual CD software. You can also freely distribute these images.

9 February 2007 in Developer Tools | Comments (0)