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.