"The Visual Linq query builder is a Visual Studio 2008 addin. It's a designer that helps you create Linq to Sql queries in your application. Both C# and VB projects are supported."

It was developed during an internship at Microsoft by Simon Ferquel and Johanna Piou.

Read more on here and get the bits from there.

Today, I finally got my root server. So I performed my very first root login for a long time.

The master plan however is quite simple

1. Got root
2. Install VMware
3. Install a Windows Server 2008
4. Move my existing site to the new server

So, my very first action was to request a new RIPE subnet. Unlike in your private LAN, you cannot simply assign randomly some IP to any machine. Nothing else I can do until the subnet is assigned.

Serenity is one of the few science fiction movies available right now on HD-DVD (in Germany). Furthermore, Firefly the series around the spaceship seem to be available on DVD as well. However, today I just surfed on Universal HD's Firefly page were they announce to show Firefly in TV in HD - which could mean that the series could be available on HD-DVD soon... so I'll wait with the order.

Source 1: http://www.universalhd.com/Firefly/
Source 2: http://fireflydvd.com/

I just surfed on this website where you can find a whole bunch of cool movie related TrueType fonts for download.

Source: http://www.typenow.net/themed.htm

Some information about Captain Future can be found at the Captain Future Website of Sascha Goto [1].

[1] http://www.captainfuture.com/

Finally I can say it, Tandy Trower and his team have announced the Microsoft Robotic Studio [1]. Last time I have seen it in early spring, some parts of the tool have been already very impressing. Finally, I am looking forward for the final release.

Beside this the Robot magazine gives a first impression of the Robotics Studio [2] and some first screenshots of the upcoming Simulator [3]. Furthermore the Carnegie Mellon University starts a new program [4] supported by the Robotics Group from Redmond. Meanwhile, there is also a Channel 9 video of almost one hour [5] available.

[1] http://msdn.microsoft.com/robotics/
[2] http://www.botmag.com/issue3/microsoft_technical_preview_1.shtml
[3] http://www.botmag.com/issue3/microsoft_technical_preview_2.shtml
[4] http://www.cir.ri.cmu.edu/
[5] http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=206574

While checking some links I have bookmarked before, I found this one [1] with great Star Trek artwork of bridges from Star Trek vessels.

[1] http://www.lcars.org.uk/bridge.htm

An elite keyboard [1] for real coders. A MUST have.

[1] http://www.daskeyboard.com/

Soeben auf dem Gamestar Redaktions-Blog entdeckt:

"Computerspiele als Kunstform zu begreifen, ist meistens weniger nahe liegend, da der Unterhaltungsfaktor doch meistens Vorrang hat. Im Java-Schachspiel The Thinking Machine spielt Kunst die Hauptrolle. Während der Bedenkzeit des Computers, werden alle Züge, die der Computer errechnet, mit Linien dargestellt: Grüne Linien für die weißen Steine und orange für die schwarzen Steine. Prädikat: äußerst hübsch anzuschauen, aber quälend lahm."

Source: http://turbulence.org/spotlight/thinking/index.html