CodeSmith Free Tip
It is said that CodeSmith is a must for .NET developers. However, even though I have been doing C# for years, I do not use it that frequently. So I prefer the free 2.6 version.
http://www.codesmithtools.com/freeware.aspx
But time goes by so quickly that you may find it fails to launch on Windows Vista. Why it complains that while Vista pre-installs .NET 2.0 and 3.0? I guess .NET beginners would find it miserable.
The answer is quite simple that its config file prevents you from using it on .NET 2.0/3.0. Therefore, here comes an easy workaround in <app.config>
Adding a .NET 2.0 line is enough.
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