Visual File Comparison

Document comparison is not new today. I remember there were limited command line options in DOS days. It allows you to compare two files (often different versions of same document) for differences.

There are lot of tools which provide you these functionalities. You can use fc.exe command in windows. Or you can check WinDiff from Microsoft as well. But Recently I found a free version of a tool called  ExamDiff which allows you to compare two files visually. It has a nice GUI with the support of command line parameters. I had two versions of a SQL scripts with a lengthy code. With ExamDiff I found out the difference in the two within seconds.

You can look for some other File Comparison tools.

Get Alive with Windows Live

Microsoft has introduced Windows Live - a beta version of their hosted email & IM service with lots of other cool features to come. All you need is a registered domain.

Windows Live will offer features like:

• Email & Instant Messaging for your domain
• 20 domain email accounts each with 250 MB
• Virus & Junk email Protection
• MSN Spaces Integration
• Windows OneCare Live (virus scanning, firewall settings and software backups)
• Live Search

Check the Ideas of Windows Live The service will make & keep you aLive.

Google Analytics

Gogole Analytics will provide free hosted Web analytics service that businesses can use to track the effectiveness of online marketing campaigns

Some highlights of this service are:
- Free Service
- Learn how visitors interact with your website
- Identify the navigational bottlenecks in your site
- Finding how profitable your keywords are across search engines and campaigns
- Pinpoint where your best customers
- Easy-to-understand visually enhanced reports
- Available in different languages
- Integrated with Google AdWords

Google Analytics
http://www.google.com/analytics/

Features Detail
http://www.google.com/analytics/feature_fast.html

SQL Server 2005 & VisualStudio 2005

Microsoft has released new version of its databases called SQL Server 2005. Along with that they've also released visual Studio 2005. Both the products have been released in multiple editions.

Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2005, Other Packages
http://tinyurl.com/9xsgk

SQL 2005 Site
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/

SQL 2005 Editions Comparison
http://tinyurl.com/9kxcw

Visual Studio 2005 Site
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/

VS 2005 Products
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/products/

You can download the Express versions of SQL 2005 & VS 2005 for free. These versions are small in size.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/

I've to leave now to get my hands onto these products, but before that on my work ;-)

Virtual PC 2004 or Virtual Server 2005

With the acquistion of Connectix, Microsoft entered into the world of virtualization. Forget about the virtual world of MATRIX :D I'll talk on the virtual world of IT Systems.

They released the product with the name of MS Virtual PC 2004. Later they also launched Virtual Server 2005. So what is the difference between these two?

Virtual PC 2004 allows you to run multiple OS simaltaneously on desktops. Where as Virtual Server 2005 was designed to run many OS on servers. There is a document from Microsoft which compares the features of the two products.

Virtual PC vs. Virtual Server: Comparing Features and Uses
http://tinyurl.com/davyq

You can also check this Techrepublic article
http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-10880-5678323.html

Product Sites
MS Virtual PC 2004
http://www.microsoft.com/virtualpc
Download Page
http://tinyurl.com/5ul6k

MS Virtual Server 2005
http://www.microsoft.com/virtualserver
Download Page
http://tinyurl.com/4ygvo

Do check the FAQ's pages of the two products. Also view these webcasts to learn more.
http://tinyurl.com/7dcf2