PoshConsole is a modern PowerShell Console. The PoshConsole is written in WPF and including a custom ConsoleTextBox control which could be reused for other purposes.PowerShell Console will also include lots of powerful features like tab-completion and keyboard navigation.It has separate options for setting the window’s opacity, always on top ,show in taskbar and has fully configurable colors.

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The first addin allows you manipulate Nant targets and tasks  within VS 2005

NAntAddin Features:

• Read .nant and .build files
• Build visual tree from NAnt files
• Filter public/private targets
• Display target/task properties
• Locate selected node into build file
• Start/Stop selected target
• At solution startup reload default build file
• Full integration with VisualStudio
• Sources provided

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The second addin allows you run NUnit tests without leaving VS IDE

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[Via Nauman Leghari's Blog]

1. Tomer Gabel wrote about how to use VS 2005 Command Shell instead of the standard Windows Command Line .
2. In another post you can find Light Web Server  that can be used in the Unit Tests
3. His coworker wrote a very nice review about MySQL IDEs and there is a desire to taste something instead of bundled MySQL Query Browser / MySQL Administrator, check out this post
4. For developers are getting busy with editing Web.Config and Application.Config files, this tool can speed up the process

UMLet is an open-source UML tool with a simple user interface.UMLet is a UML tool provide a fast way of creating UML diagrams. UML elements are modified using text input instead of pop-up dialogs. UMLet runs stand-alone or as Eclipse plug-in on Windows, OS X and Linux.

Features:

• Draw UML diagrams fast
• Export diagrams to EPS, PDF JPG, SVG and clipboard
• Share diagrams using Eclipse
• Create new, custom UML elements.

Download UMLet
Sample diagrams

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MSBuild Sidekick can be used to open and build the following project types:

• Custom build scripts
• VS2005 C# or VB.NET projects
• VS2005 solutions
• Delphi projects

This version does not support building VS2008 projects and MSBuild 3.5 scripts, but  according to this post it will be provided in the future.

Features

• View project structure in categorized project tree view (similar to v1)

• View project structure in sequential project tree view (elements appear in the same order as in build project)

• Show or hide imported elements in project tree view as desired

• Add new or delete selected elements

• Edit selected element’s properties and comments using properties grid

• Edit elements properties in a list (for container elements such as PropertyGroup etc.)

• Edit selected element’s properties and comments using raw XML view

• Add tasks to targets using categorized "Add task" dialog

• Use properties, items and item metadata intellisense support when editing elements

• Change elements order in sequential project tree view or in elements list (for container elements)

• Perform "intelligent" rename of the elements throughout the project (all relevant elements are renamed)

• Delete elements throughout the project (no "dead" references left behind)

• Navigate between elements and element views (properties, list or raw XML) using backward/forward navigation

• Navigate between elements using "Find Element" dialog

• Navigate between elements using "Jump To" function in element properties

• Use integrated MSDN help (either from locally installed MSDN collection or from online MSDN)

• View targets and tasks execution graph

• Specify global or project-specific properties to be used in build session

• Modify environment properties per project for the build session

• Select targets for the build session

• Build project

• Review build results using console log (similar to command-line MSBuild console log)

• Review build results using errors/warnings log

• Review build results using structured detailed log; navigate to specific elements from the log

Download MSBuild Sidekick v2

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