This is is my weekly speed link post.  It is here that I note the web sites that I have run across that interest me – whether it be related to work or play.

Application Development

• Scott Guthrie continues his Link Listing Series. Love those links!
• Mads Kristensen makes the search for C# and ASP.NET Code Samples on his site easier by aggregating them on to one post.
• This is an interesting article from Jeff Atwood on how to write code to shuffle a deck of cards.
• I ran into a good C# Feeds article on Using the as Statement to Cast Without Exceptions in C#.
• Snippet(s) from CodeKeep: Singleton pattern (C#) ~ Ent Lib SQL Con, Sproc, ExecuteReader (C#) ~ Read and write INI file (C#)
• Tip(s) from Sara Ford: How to keep tabs or to insert spaces
• Tip(s) from DNTOD: Big solutions can be organized using Solution Folders ~ DebuggerBrowsable attribute

SQL Server Development

• Peter DeBetta has a great article about the Table-Valued Parameter in SQL Server 2008.
• Here is a good article on SQL Team on Using the DATE data type in SQL Server 2008.

Houston Area & Regional Technology Events

• User Group Meetings – This is my monthly listing of user group meetings.

Blogging Tools and Advice

• Lifehack has posted a good article on 9 Ways to Get More Out of Windows Live Writer.

Internet, Software and General Technology

• Gina Trapani with Lifehacker tells us about the Gmail’s new Pop-Up Keyboard Shortcut Guide.

Self-Improvement, Productivity and Career

• Zen Habits has posted an article titled Wake Up: A Guide to Living Your Life Consciously. There are some great pointers here.
• Jarkko Laine lists Seven Signs That You Might Be Insanely Interested in Everything.

Sports, Entertainment and Everything Else

• Here is an interesting article about a Huge ‘Ocean’ Discovered Inside Earth.
• Should be good viewing conditions for the 2007 Geminid Meteor Shower.
• Funny Dilberts this week:  12/5

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Great Link Blog Sources

• Jason Haley – Interesting Finds
• Steve Pietrek – Links
• Arjan Zuidhof – LinkBlog
• Christopher Steen – Link Listing
• Matt Hinze – Links Today
• Scott Reynolds – Links from the SharpSide
• David Vidmar – Links of the week
• Matt Goyer – Links
• Mike Gunderloy – The Daily Grind
• Mike Gunderloy – WWD Coffee Break
• Sam Gentile – New and Notable
• Chihn Do – Finds of the Week
• Craig Bailey – Link Blog

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Happy Surfing.