Jim Holmes recently posted a blog entry about an interesting use for the immediate window :"Using the Immediate Window in VS to Explore APIs". He is basically using the immediate window to test out API calls and see how an object works. Something I stumbled on recently is something built right into Visual Studio 2005 to accomplish this in a different way: The Object Test Bench (if you have VS Professional or higher that is, whereas the immediate window is included in all versions of Visual Studio).
Over the past year I’ve been having some back troubles. My Chiropractor has given me lots of advice (exercises, don’t lie around in bed all morning on the weekends, etc.) and most of it has helped out quite a bit. One of the questions he asked me was what kind of work case did I carry around and how heavy was it. For many years I’ve used a messenger style bag and it usually weighs anywhere from 15-20 pounds (depending on if I’m traveling).
I have a decent drive to and from work each day. During the commute I listen to .Net Rocks, NPR Podcasts and Hanselminutes to help pass the time. A recent edition of Hanselminutes (show 66: Setting up a Home Network) Scott and Carl discussed an alternate firmware for the Linksys WRT54G. Scott has posted about this previously on his blog. I had been having a few problems with the home network and decided it was time to try something new.