You probably already know of the short link services that are around, www.makeashorterlink.com for instance. While the idea behind these sites are indeed good, I personally find it quite cumbersome to actually create the short links when I'm typing a forum post somewhere. In this post I'll give an example of a short link system that enables one to easily create short links while typing in Internet Explorer, using an Internet Explorer addon that conveniently places itself in the context menu whenever we right click on some text and a .NET webservice that handles the short link functionality. ...

Ever since IE7 came out developers have had the problem of whether they should upgrade or not. If they chose to upgrade, they wouldn't be able to test their sites in IE6 any longer as installing IE7 would uninstall IE6. There are 3rd party hacks that allow both versions to be installed at the same time, but they will not simulate a true IE6 / IE7 environment. In recognition of this problem, Microsoft has put out a free Virtual PC 2004 (VPC itself has also been made a free download) image containing a pre-activated Windows XP SP2 installation as...

As a programmer we strive to make our everyday lives easier. The very engine behind all innovation is lazyness, after all, if it weren't for us being lazy, why would we use - and by that, have a need - for things like automobiles, computers and so forth? I often meet people who aren't aware of the many great tools that aid developers when debugging websites in Internet Explorer. I'll mention a few of the most valuable ones that I use here. If you know of any great tools that I've failed to mention, please let me know!...