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1. 
   Review - Soundshed.com Guitar Tutor

   1.1.2708.35158 (May 20, 2009)

   It's not that confusing, you just fret the guitar string where it shows a dot on the scale diagram and hey presto your playing solos in key. You just have to learn the pattern of dots then move then up and down the fretboard to play in different keys. This tool was submitted sometime ago but has only recently appeared on fileforum. Expect a very different release in the near future: tablature searching and viewing, soundshed.com integration.

2. 
   Review - Microsoft Threat Analysis & Modeling

   2.0 RC1 (May 25, 2006)

   It certainly does what it says. This is a wizard driven security threat checklist generator. You enter the types of application your developing, the roles invovles, the data types involved etc and it generates a checklist report of all the things you should be testing for and guarding against. Very comprehensive but very technical - could benefit from more/easier/softer help in the interface to make clear whats expected of the user. Very interesting.

3. 
   Review - AdeptSQL Diff

   1.9.0.37 Beta (Jan 16, 2006)

   A very useful program for comparing your different database versions. I'd like to see a change to a shareware/nagware instead of the time limited demo.
   This is likely to be a beta product for some time (especially while sql 2005 features are added) meanwhile I could be encouraging other developers to try it out, not as a time limited demo however.
   
   Look at a program like Textpad (textpad.com) - used worldwide by hundreds of thousands of users and no doubt only a small minority pay for a license. But people who buy it know how good it is because they know thousands of people are using it every day. It would be nice to see this program follow the same pattern, which would give it plenty time to mature and build up a following who can all choose to upgrade every time a new version comes out to match a new SQL server. Just a thought.

4. 
   Review - Paint.NET

   2.6 Alpha 1 (Dec 13, 2005)

   Excellent Stuff. Would like to see effects as plugin I could download of a central website as the current set are fairly limited (need bevel, shadow?). Number one feature I would like to see before I can ditch psp would be MDI or document Tabs - just being able to open multiple images in the same app window. When working with several images (or using app as a viewer) this would be great. Like many people my number one use of this kind of app is opening/converting/modifying/resizing images so the ability to open more than one image at a time is a must. Looking good though, and performance seems to be improving.

5. 
   Review - Microsoft Max

   1.0 (Sep 14, 2005)

   Pretty slick stuff. Not many features but as slideshow viewers go this cool. It's a great little demo of WinFX - nothing earth shattering but nice anyway.
   
   Would like to see Full Screen mode and more options for transitions in the Mantle view.

6. Comment - MS Set to Deliver Visual Studio Service Pack

   1.0 (Dec 15, 2006 - 9:31 AM)

   This sp1 (non-beta) for all versions of Visual Studio 2005 update is available now, entitled Team Suite SP1, the vista update is separate and is still in beta. http://www.microsoft.com...B1DC&displaylang=en

7. Comment - Microsoft Previews Windows for Robots

   1.0 (Jun 21, 2006 - 11:11 AM)

   This is an extension to Visual Studio to target robotics/physics programming. Not any more Windows-centric than any other MS development. Can't imagine microsoft would suddenly release a robotics programming platform that plugged into Eclipse, so a plugin for Visual studio is surely next best thing? At least MS are investing time and money in the idea. Now unleash the 'modified' robot lawnmowers and await your doom!