Set "AppendDataBoundItems" property of DropDownList to "true" and all databound items will be added after items you've added manually. e.g. Please choose one _________________

There is. Read more about Data URIs. IE does not support them, though

I guess you've bound DataTable or DataSet to your control? If so, table is searched as it was an array of objects, not as a table in a database. Hence, indexes don't matter. If you want index to speed up the process then you need to perform search by database. Just execute query again with different WHERE clause.

You'll have enough time to regret those words ;) I've tried using Ankh with VS2005, but it rendered all file manipulation actions (create, rename, move) in project pane unusable. Or, to be more precise, usable with a headache X|. So, I'm sticking with good ol' tortoise

Yes it would. And show thumbnails, too :D

Web Clips plug-in automatically adds different feeds as you browse web. You can remove any feed from Web Clips options :)

Google slogan should be something like "Who do we buy today?" :D I wonder how much time it'll pass before SketchUp goes freeware

I have 1.5GB and I'll try it tomorrow :) I've recently upgraded from 512MB and didn't see much difference in VS2005. Maybe disabling pf will help a bit