Free stuff to make your life easier!
These stuff just rocks... and makes a developer's life much easier. No design skills? No urge to spend days trying to create a decent design while you know in your heart that it is anyway going to look like crap in the end?
Although we're busy on a Smart Client app, the client needed a small web interface for some functionality. So I didn't want to spent to much time on it and found these: ASP.Net Design Templates. I used the second one and it was very quick to set up. A hick-up here and there, but still much easier than designing your own from scratch...
Something else that I came across and want to try out is the Commerce Starter Kit. It is an open
source e-commerce storefront written specifically for ASP.NET 2.0. It
features out-of-the-box product catalog and shopping cart functionality
that allows website owners to setup, run, and maintain an online store
with little or no costs, license fees, or limitations. Sounds cool, will give updates...
So many stuff these days that can save you time - for free!! 