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Javascript and Ajax debugging using FireBug in Firefox

Fresh from reddit: Joe Hewitt (the DOM inspector dude) has recently released FireBug, a Firefox plugin that”s “like a combination of the Javascript Console, online casino DOM Inspector, and a […]

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Written by DevelopmentNow -- January 25, 2006
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Virtual PC vs Virtual Server

Microsoft has two VM (virtual machine) solutions: Virtual PC 2004, and Microsoft Virtual Server. Since an MSDN subscription comes with both, how do you know which one to use? Microsoft […]

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Written by DevelopmentNow -- January 13, 2006
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Virtual PC for Changing Development Environments

I recently got an MSDN Universal subscription via the Microsoft Empower for ISV program ($375 for MSDN Universal), which comes with only all Windows OSes, Visual Studio, SQL Server, Biztalk, […]

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Written by DevelopmentNow -- January 10, 2006
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Sourcegear's Vault is a compelling Visual Source Safe alternative

Sourcegear has an SCM solution called Vault that has a few big things going for it as a VSS alternative: You can import VSS projects It can work alongside VSS, […]

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Written by DevelopmentNow -- January 6, 2006
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Subversion now supports* ASP.NET

Subversion 1.3 was released a few days ago with a number of enhancements. The biggest news for me is the official support for the Windows _svn hack. In a nutshell, […]

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Written by DevelopmentNow -- January 6, 2006
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Free Copy of Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005

Yes, free. Microsoft is doing a 200-city US tour over the next two months to promote Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005, and BizTalk Server 2006. Not only is it […]

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Written by Ben Strackany -- October 26, 2005
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MSDN License Fees and Empower ISV

The upcoming MSDN offerings will provide copies of Microsoft’s latest and greatest, including Visual Studio 2005, Windows Vista, Team System, et al. Unfortunately, the highest-level MSDN package is $10,000 (pricing chart). […]

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Written by Ben Strackany -- October 11, 2005