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Dmitry on the ASP.NET Team posted an awesome RSS Toolkit for ASP.NET 2.0 on his blog earlier tonight. Check it out!

Microsoft made the February CTP (Community Technology Preview) for Windows Vista available to testers on Feb. 22, saying this is an enterprise release that was also feature-complete for the first time.

Lakehead University disallows Wi-Fi on campus for health reasons.

Are cheap mice good? You decide.

Research in Motion announces that the Patent and Trademark Office has issued what is known as a final office action, rejecting all claims by NTP on one of its disputed patents. Another victory for CrackBerry addicts

News for Wednesday, February 22 2006

€90,000, Plus a Tablet PC!

Because sometimes you just want to code cheaply.

We all do a little Perl now and then.

Taking asynchronous Web forms to the next level

Yahoo made its Go Mobile cell-phone portal service available in the U.S. for the first time on Tuesday, working with AT&T and Cingular Wireless to offer Go Mobile on a Nokia handset.

Customers leave them in the dirt.

At last -- no more T9'g messages with your phone. You'll be able to talk with them. Oh, wait a minute...

Unfortunately, one has a goatee

Some of Microsoft Corp.'s biggest rivals lodged a new complaint with the European Commission today over the company's Office applications suite and other upcoming products, arguing that its business practices are shutting out competitors.

News for Tuesday, February 21 2006

After Flowering as Forum, Wikipedia Is Blocked Again. China continues to keep a tight reign.

Grab some Freedom Fries and have a watch.

NASA plans to retire the Atlantis shuttle in 2008, leaving it to supply parts to the remainder of the fleet until the final flights in 2010

Coming up as a demonstration sport for the next Olympics

Excellent series of videos solving many ASP.NET tasks

Only 26 light years away. We really should invite them over for drinks.

Starter, Home Basic, Home Basic N, Home Premium, Business, Business N, Enterprise, Ultimate and Doc.

Attendees at the 2006 Scientific and Technical Academy Awards ceremonies in Beverly Hills saw more pocket protectors Saturday than Harry Winston diamonds.