One of the things that has caught my eye this morning is the DevDiv Hotfix Public Availability Pilot Program which is an initiative by the Microsoft developer devision guys to help make the VS2005 hotfixes more generally available. By available I don’t just mean you can now download them without going through the old process, but now you can simply learn that the hotfixes exist and apply them if needed. A big thumbs up to the guys for getting this setup and available for us!

Check out the hotfixes available now at http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/content/content.aspx?ContentID=3705

• Note 1: Make sure you read the warnings on the site and read the associated KB article completely before trying to install each hotfix. Remember – if it’s not broken don’t much with it!

• Note 2: The first lot of Hotfixes on the site aren’t required if you are running the VS2005 SP1 beta