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 Dorman provides a couple of informative posts:  Visual Studio Color Schemes ~ C# 3.0 – Partial Methods
• Buddy Lindsey has posted an awesome series on dealing with XML files in C#.
• Scott Mitchell has posted an informative article on 4 Guys from Rolla titled Using ASP.NET 3.5’s ListView and DataPager Controls.
• Article(s) from Code Project: Running console app without showing window ~ Database Utilities for C#
• Snippet(s) from CodeKeep: Creating Pivot table in ADO.NET (C#) ~ GetResultSet (C#)
• Tip(s) from Sara Ford:  Edit a read-only file in VS ~ Reuse the same editor window when opening files ~ Customize auto-hiding docked tool windows
• Tip(s) from DNTOD:  Difference between UriBuilder.ToString and UriBuilder.Uri.ToString

SQL Server Development

•  David Hayden reviews a new (beta) utility from Red Gate called SQL Data Generator 1.0.

Houston Area & Regional Technology Events

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

Internet, Software and General Technology

• I have been looking for a product to sync between my PC and another hard drive. Digital Inspiration reviews one such product in their post Sync Files Between Your Computer and External USB Drives.
• Digital Inspiration tells us how to Capture Live Text from Web Pages Into Excel Spreadsheets.
• Sean Brady explains how he is Replacing Picasa..with Live Photo Gallery. Maybe, I should take a look at LPG.

Self-Improvement, Productivity and Career

• Freelance Switch lists 10 New Year’s Resolutions for the Freelance Developer. There are some good ones here.
• Steve Pavlina gives some ideas on how to Start the New Year With a 30-Day Trial.
• Dumb Little Man provides some good advice in the article 10 Foolproof Tips for Better Sleep.
• Jarkko Laine summarizes links from this year in the article 303 Insanely Interesting Links From 2007.
• LifeHacker has found an interesting online note organizer and reviews it in the article Organize and Extend Your Notes Online with Springnote.

Sports, Entertainment and Everything Else

• The TV Squad has a review of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. I am anxious for this one to get started.
• Emily Lakdawalla has done a great job of representing the astronomic year in pictures.
• Here is a trailer for Torchwood Season 2.  Another show I am anxious to see start again.
• Funny Dilberts this week:  12/24 ~ 12/26

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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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HAVE A Happy New Year !!!

Happy Surfing.