Design Tools, Software Design and Gamepads

Free Tools for .Net programmers. Wish I were one!
http://www.devproconnections.com/article/free-tools/free-tools-net-developers-141483

CSS resources. Cool. Wish I were a web designer.
http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/10-css-resources-for-busy-web-designers/6331376

Interesting. Using a Gamepad with Internet games. Gotta say, cool.
http://hacks.mozilla.org/2011/12/paving-the-way-for-open-games-on-the-web-with-the-gamepad-and-mouse-lock-apis/

This talks specifically about conveying software design needs, but high level principles are for the taking.
http://mashable.com/2011/11/30/communicate-software-developer/

George Hummel wrote Tyranny of the Urgent. This is Tyranny of the Tool. Appropriate and applicable to non-software scenarios, too.
http://www.whattofix.com/blog/archives/2011/12/tyranny-of-the-1.php

Apple Hypocrisy, Bing and .Net Tools

Apple trying the FUD approach apparently....
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/apples-worldwide-war-on-samsung-and-android/9945
And cool prior art:
http://www.zdnet.com/photos/apple-ipad-design-its-been-done-before-images/6284204
Plus a quote that sort of contradicts the patent claims.
http://gizmodo.com/5483914/steve-jobs-1996-good-artists-copy-great-artists-steal

Now a bit on Bing. Interesting about MS taking an opportunity to supplant more traffic from Google. But also an interesting set on searches.
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/bing-has-an-opportunity-to-surge-ahead-if-microsoft-will-just-take-it/5370

Hey, here are some free tools if you are a .net developer!
http://www.devproconnections.com/article/free-tools/free-tools-net-developers-141483