Scott Mitchell

• Toolbox: Live Chat, Code Conversion, Multiple Monitors, and More
  This month, more of the tools you need to get your job done.
  Scott Mitchell - December 2007
• Toolbox: Updated grid controls, open-source comparison tools, and more
  This time: Windows Forms grids, professional-looking date textboxes, file merging, and more.
  Scott Mitchell - November 2007
• Toolbox: Manage databases, easier FTP, and clustered caching
  This month's products include DatabaseSpy, FileZilla, NCache, and more.
  Scott Mitchell - October 2007
• Toolbox: ASP.NET Controls, FTP, and More
  ASP.NET controls, a comprehensive FTP library, rich imaging support, and a book about SQL Server 2005.
  Scott Mitchell - September 2007
• Toolbox: Create Graphs, Send E-Mail, Spell-Check, and More
  Turn boring data into stunning graphs, create, parse, send, and receive mail messages from code, and more.
  Scott Mitchell - August 2007
• Toolbox: Find Bottlenecks, Code Similarities, and More
  This month, find performance and memory bottlenecks, essential security reading, and more.
  Scott Mitchell - July 2007
• Toolbox: XML Comments, Online Payments, and More
  This month, online payment processing services, XML comments the easy way, and more.
  Scott Mitchell - June 2007
• Toolbox: Code Exploration, SQL Queries, and More
  Scott Mitchell - May 2007
• Toolbox: WiX Installation, Creating PowerPoint Decks, and More
  The WiX toolset’s use of a command-line environment allows for integration with automated build processes. The Toolbox column explains.
  Scott Mitchell - April 2007
• Toolbox: Share Your Desktop, Lightweight Code Editing, and More
  Scott Mitchell - March 2007
• Toolbox: Rich Web App UIs, Tools for Regular Expressions, and More
  In this issue, create rich Web app UIs, explore tools for regular expressions, and create screen mockups.
  Scott Mitchell - February 2007
• Toolbox: Save Coding Time, Manage Compressed Files, and More
  Save Coding Time, Manage Compressed Files, and More
  Scott Mitchell - January 2007
• Toolbox: Issue and Defect Tracking, Automate IT Tasks, and More
  In this issue, issue and defect tracking, automating IT tasks, and more.
  Scott Mitchell - December 2006
• Toolbox: Synchronize Files, Rich Textboxes, and More
  Compare files and folders, create demo and support videos, add rich textboxes in your web apps, and more.
  Scott Mitchell - November 2006
• Toolbox: Protecting Code, Persisting Data, and More
  This month obfuscating your code, persisting your data, and a good read on SQL Server 2005.
  Scott Mitchell - October 2006
• Toolbox: Create Help Docs, Automate Builds, and More
  This month we look at creating documentation, guarding intellectual property, automating the build process, and a book on writing software.
  Scott Mitchell - September 2006
• Toolbox: Synchronize Data, Review Runtime Errors, and More
  This month we bring you products that let you synchronize data, correct runtime errors, and more.
  Scott Mitchell - August 2006
• Toolbox: Networking, Rich UIs, and More
  End users today expect a level of interconnectivity between applications that was unheard of a mere five years ago. Many applications periodically determine if a new version is available and, if so, offer to download and install it.
  Scott Mitchell - July 2006
• Toolbox: Generate Office Documents, Monitor Event Logs, and More
  Most data-driven Web sites are used as interfaces to collect, process, and summarize information. Reports that summarize the data can be presented to the user in a variety of formats—the most common way is to display the report directly in a Web page.
  Scott Mitchell - June 2006
• Toolbox: Database job scheduling, Browser Analysis, and More
  From a developer’s perspective, once a database’s schema has been defined and the tables, stored procedures, and other database objects have been created, it can be forgotten, abstracted away into the data access layer of the application’s architecture.
  Scott Mitchell - May 2006
• Toolbox: Analyze HTTP Traffic, Synchronize Databases, and More
  Debugging Web applications can be a difficult process due to the logical, physical, and temporal differences between the mishmash of technologies that comprise such an application. For bugs that arise from the HTML and script received by the browser or in the transfer or request of a page's markup, developers often adopt archaic debugging techniques, such as using View Source and Notepad to scrutinize the contents received by the browser.
  Scott Mitchell - April 2006
• Toolbox: Automated Build Process, Real-World E-Mail Tasks, and More
  While the Visual Studio® Build menu's Build Solution option is the usual way developers compile their current work on a project, the process of building the complete solution for testing, deployment, or production often requires many more steps.
  Scott Mitchell - March 2006
• Toolbox: User-Friendly UIs, Online Data Entry Controls, and More
  Microsoft® Office is one of the most well-known and most-used consumer products. For many people, their only experience with a computer is when using Office, be it checking e-mail, creating presentations, or writing a document.
  Scott Mitchell - February 2006
• Toolbox: Code Generation, A Charting Component, and More
  Developers have a number of tools at their disposal, but which of these components do you really need to complete your project? Each month we'll analyze the latest software and books to see if they merit inclusion in your toolbox.
  Scott Mitchell - January 2006
• ASP.NET: Create Snazzy Web Charts and Graphics On the Fly with the .NET Framework
  Knowledge workers can understand data more effectively when raw numbers are presented in a graphical format. This is especially true when displaying database information on a Web page, where a simple chart can make the difference between a dry presentation and a vivid data source. In the past, creating dynamic, data-based charts on the fly in ASP required purchasing a third-party, image-generating COM component. Now with ASP.NET, developers can access the .NET Framework's drawing classes directly with C# to create dynamic images and charts.
  Scott Mitchell - February 2002
• Toolbox: Easy Web Debugging, Extending Reflector, and More
  This month, a better design-time experience for Web apps, Scott Guthrie's blog, extending Extend Lutz Roeder's Reflector, and more.
  Scott Mitchell - March 2008
• Toolbox: Logging Web App Errors, Learning LINQ, and More
  See how to log Web application errors for better health monitoring, what to read if you’re thinking about LINQ, and which blog Scott recommends reading this month.
  Scott Mitchell - April 2008
• Toolbox: Database Audit Logs, Joel on Software, Code Handouts, and More
  This month the Toolbox column takes a look at database logging, Joel Spolsky's blog, printing code projects, and ASP.NET reading.
  Scott Mitchell - May 2008
• Toolbox: Easy Wiki Hosting, Scott Hanselman’s blog, and Snagging Screens
  Host a wiki the easy way, get the screen shots you need and mark them up, and read about LINQ this month in Toolbox.
  Scott Mitchell - July 2008
• Toolbox: Cross Browser Testing, Mock Objects, and Raymond Chen
  This month test your web site on many platforms and browsers without setting up a test environment, use mock objects for unit testing, and visit Raymond Chen.
  Scott Mitchell - June 2008
• Toolbox: Serializing objects, Scott Allen’s blog, Site Performance, and more
  Serialize and Deserialize Fixed Length and Delimited Files, Scott Allen's blog, inspecting Web Pages, and more.
  Scott Mitchell - August 2008
• Toolbox: Easy LINQ Queries, Becoming A Better Developer, And Logging Help
  This month Toolbox provides help with error logging, finds an app that helps you write LINQ queries, and explores the non-technical side of development.
  Scott Mitchell - September 2008
• Toolbox: Online Scheduling, Jeff Smith’s SQL Blog, Easy Regular Expressions, And More
  This month Scott looks at improving development skills, writing regular expressions, a web scheduling control and a SQL tips blog.
  Scott Mitchell - November 2008
• Toolbox: Realistic Test Data, Dare Obasanjo’s Blog, Color-Coding Tools, and More
  This month Scott shows how to generate realistic test data, visits Dare Obasanjo's blog, and demonstrates color coding code for better readability.
  Scott Mitchell - October 2008
• Toolbox: C# JavaScript, Eric Lippert’s Blog, And More
  Writing your JavaScript code in C# and having it converted, Eric Lippert’s programming blog, and reading up on T-SQL 2008.
  Scott Mitchell - January 2009
• Toolbox: Static Analysis Tools For .NET, Matt Berseth’s Blog
  This month we take a look at FxCop and other tools that enforce your design rules, along with jQuery.
  Scott Mitchell - December 2008
• Toolbox: Rich AJAX Data Controls, Analyzing HTTP Traffic, And More
  This month we look at rich data Web controls for AJAX, HTTP traffic analysis, and more.
  Scott Mitchell - March 2009
• Toolbox: The Active Record Pattern, Aspect-Oriented Programming
  This month we look at implementing the Active Record Pattern in your .NET application and how aspect-oriented programming yields separation of concerns.
  Scott Mitchell - February 2009
• Toolbox: Microsoft Chart Controls, Visual Studio Automatic Code Snippets, And More
  In this installment we look at the Microsoft Chart Controls; Snippet Designer, a free, add-in for Visual Studio 2008 for creating and editing Code Snippets; refactoring SQL applications; and this month’s favorite blog.
  Scott Mitchell - April 2009
• Toolbox: Managing in the Cloud, UX Design Patterns, Anders Hejlsberg’s The C# Programming Language, and More
  Now that you're even managing projects in the cloud, you'll need some tools to help. This month we illustrate one, discuss UX design patterns, a book by Anders Hejlsberg, and more.
  Scott Mitchell - June 2009
• Toolbox: Easy File Backup, Exploring Files And Folders Inside Visual Studio, Multiple Monitor Software, And More
  If the responsibility for creating, managing, and executing routine backups is yours, these tools will make it easier. Also see how you can browse folders and files from inside Visual Studio.
  Scott Mitchell - May 2009
• Toolbox: Static Analysis Database Tools, Managing Remote Computers, And More
  If you want to apply static analysis to your databases, connect to remote computers, find out more about the Entity Framework, or just check into some cool podcasts for your daily commute, then you'll want to read more about these latest tools and resources.
  Scott Mitchell - July 2009
• Toolbox: Data Snapshots, Subversion, Source Code Organization and More
  If you want to save, organize, and annotate snapshots of your database data, find an easy way to install and configure Subversion, and automate the organization of your source code, then you'll want to read more about these latest tools.
  Scott Mitchell - August 2009