The MSBuild Extension Pack provides a collection of over 240 tasks for MSBuild, including things like Environment Variables, Event Logs, Performance Counters, Registry, Services, Code Signing, Zip Files, Email, IIS6, IIS7, Twitter, and WMI.

Listen to our interview with project coordinator Mike Fourie using the embedded audio player or download the MP3.

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"The Json.NET library makes working with JSON formatted data in .NET simple. Quickly read and write JSON using the JsonReader and JsonWriter or serialize your .NET objects with a single method call using the JsonSerializer."

The Json.NET project was started by James Newton-King. Listen to our interview with James using the embedded audio player or download the MP3.

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Be sure to read Ted’s article "Beyond VB and C#".

"This tiny program will save up to 70% of your battery by disabling those nice, but greedy Vista features."

When you switch from running on AC power to running on battery, Vista Battery Saver will disable the Windows Sidebar and Aero features and switch to a more conservative power plan (e.g., from High Performance to Power Saver). When you reconnect to AC power, Vista Battery Saver switches everything back to the full Vista experience.

The Vista Battery Saver project was started by Tamir Khason. Listen to our interview with Tamir using the embedded audio player or download the MP3.

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Be sure to read Donald’s article “Working with Brownfield Code“.