SourceGrid 1.2.11.0 is a grid control that adds basic unbound data capabilities to .NET Windows Forms applications. Some believe the DataGrid and DataSet classes of the .NET Framework are not flexible enough. SourceGrid allows simple data to be displayed, without relying on XML. Useful for simple apps, it lacks features such as databinding, WYSIWYG design-time and printer support, as well as grouping and master/detail capabilities.

A security toolkit letting even less experienced programmers add encryption and authentication services to their apps, features that are becoming indispensable. The library hides low-level details of security from developers. It supports a variety of algorithms for symmetric/asymmetric encryption, authentication, and hashing. The library is free for non-commercial/shareware projects. It is written in C. ActiveX and C++ wrappers are available.

With the Open SSL 0.9.7c library, developers can write applications that take advantage of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL v2/v3), Transport Layer Security (TLS v1), and a full-strength general-purpose cryptography library. Security features such as data integrity, authenticity, and privacy can be implemented. To compile for Win32, Perl or compiling under Cygwin is required. Some of the encryption routines/algorithms are covered by patents.