Microsoft Releases Visual Studio 2005 Update for Vista
Posted at 2:05PM on March 6th, 2007 by Bob Schwarz

Microsoft has released a new version of its Visual Studio toolset for Windows Vista development.

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On March 6, Microsoft released the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 SP1 Update for Windows Vista, so that developers building applications on Microsoft’s new operating system platform can enjoy an improved user experience that builds on the enhancements Microsoft provided with the release of Visual Studio 2005 SP1 in December, the company said.

The code can be downloaded here.

Logging Tool SmartInspect 2.0 released
Posted at 12:10AM on January 24th, 2007 by Bob Schwarz

Gurock Software announces the release of SmartInspect 2.0, a logging tool for debugging and monitoring .NET, Java and Delphi applications. The new release includes over 100 new features, improvements and bug fixes and introduces full Unicode support, new log protocols, backlog queue management for improved I/O performance, a new modern user interface and a lot more.

Visit the website, view the screenshot tour or directly download the new version.
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Icon Craft 4.0 Released
Posted at 12:52PM on March 8th, 2006 by Bob Schwarz

Icon Empire announces the release of Icon Craft 4.0, a versatile toolkit for creating and editing all kinds of graphics required in the software development cycle.

Compatible with all versions of the Windows OS, including Windows Vista, the application allows developers to design professional-quality icons, static or animated mouse pointers and software and web interface elements - all in one easy-to-learn and use program environment.
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Make New Icons for Windows Vista
Posted at 1:20PM on February 28th, 2006 by Bob Schwarz

Previous versions of icon editors don’t support Vista Icons? Experts from Aha-Soft have found new guidelines for solving this problem

Aha-Soft today announces the unveiling of ArtIcons Pro 5.0, the newest version of its award winning icon design software for the Windows OS.

This version, aside from rendering its assistance in creating, editing icon images and managing icon files and libraries, provides great opportunities for working with Vista Icons.

If you couldn’t work with Vista Icons previously, now with the new version of ArtIcons Pro it is going to be no trouble at all. From now onwards you will be able to handle Vista Icons with ease. In order to make Vista icons compatible with Windows XP you can save them without any compression.
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