Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 released

.NET 3.0 has finally been released. What's is it?

Basically it's .NET 2.0 with extra APIs such as Windows Presentation Foundation WPF (was "Avalon"), Windows Communication Foundation (was "Indigo"), workflow stuff etc. What will it let me do? Hopefully do high-level programming for rich clients. Hopefully not having to avoid bugs in the 2.0 release.

The most interesting question is how this relates to Mono. Will these new APIs be supported?

/tech/code/C-Sharp | 08 Nov 2006 | #

Stikkit opens

Another web2.0 startup goes public with their beta - stikkit.

This one looks interesting - postit notes, todo lists, web bookmarks, calendar, tagging all combined together. Another competitor to Google Tools and Services (free) and Apple's .Mac (non-free). There's also integration with North American cell^Wmobile carriers, allowing for SMS reminders; not to mention the ability to share stikkits with others as you see fit.

What I like about stikkit is the ease at tagging entries - I can say this entry is @work or @home, as well as @priority-one or @low-priority. Very simple concepts, but broad in power allowing you to use it however you think will work for you.

I signed-up this morning, and the biggest wow feature that struck me was having a private email address which automatically creates new stikkits for you. This is fantastic! Up until now I've been using a fragile home-built TODO email gateway, but now I'll move over and try this one out.

Overall, looks pretty cool. Looking forward to seeing how it pans out after a couple of weeks serious use.

/tech/misc | 08 Nov 2006 | #