MS’s XML Notepad 2007

Microsoft has just released an update to XML Notepad 2007, which makes it easy to work with XML and XSL. Sure, many people would just use regular notepad, but I much prefer the tree view and XSL preview. XML and XSL came in handy when I was migrating CRM solutions to transform the data.

Download and feature list
(Requires .NET Frameworks 2.0)

XML, for those that don’t know is basically a very flexible way of storing information, and is made to be easy for the machine to understand. XSL is a way of styling the XML so people can also understand the information.

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Vancouver Island Blog

Vancouver Island BlogAfter working at Tourism Vancouver Island for a year, I finally launched the blog for Vancouver Island at http://blog.vancouverisland.travel. Initially we’re testing it with wine & cuisine entries, but if it goes well we’ll branch out to other categories.

The biggest challenge is getting the content from tourism businesses and destination marketing organizations on the island. We do have 8 entries from Victoria, but so far no where else has stepped up for the free advertising.

If you happen to be a Tourism-related business on Vancouver Island, and you have a story to submit, send it to blog@vancouverisland.travel.

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