Sun has released Java to the open source community under the GPL version 2 license. The following components of the JDK has been open sourced so far, more elements of the JDK are on the way: javac, the Java programming language compiler Java HotSpot Virtual Machine JavaHelp 2.0 extensible help system Sun is also establishing the OpenJDK Community: The OpenJDK Community is where developers will gather to collaborate on the open-source JDK code base and related projects. The OpenJDK project in which the open-source code base will ÒliveÓ is part of this community. Through the OpenJDK project, developers will be able to directly influence the future of ...

Microsoft has released XML Notepad 2007. The design of the previous version, XML Notepad 2006, is explained in detail on MSDN. Handy features include: Tree View synchronized with Node Text View for quick editing of node names and values. Incremental search (Ctrl+I) in both tree and text views, so as you type it navigates to matching nodes. Cut/copy/paste with full namespace support. Drag/drop support for easy manipulation of the tree, even across different instances of XML Notepad and from the file system. Infinite undo/redo for all edit operations. In place popup multi-line editing of large text node values. Configurable fonts and colors via the options ...

Windows PowerShell v 1.0 ex Monad has been released. It is available for Windows Vista, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 in English and localized version. The Scripting with Windows PowerShell site has more documentation and webcasts. Main features: More than 130 command-line tools (called "cmdlets") for performing common system administration tasks, such as managing services, processes, event logs, certificates, the registry, and using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). Command-line tools are designed to be easy to learn and easy to use with standard naming conventions and common parameters, and simple tools for sorting, filtering, and formatting data ...

I have just uploaded poSecrets 2.0 in the downloads section. Main changes from version 1.5: Added new field, URL Added "Go to site" command. It launches the default internet browser on the PC or the Pocket PC with the URL of the selected item. Changed form display location Fixed column sort bug on notes field Note: poSecrets 2.0 is able to open files created with older versions of poSecrets. It automatically updates the file format when you save so you must update to poSecrets 2.0 on both the PC and the Pocket PC. Enjoy, and let me know if you find any bugs or have any suggested improvements.