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

Back from my vacation to Big Bend National Park.  Can’t say I’m really pumped to go back to work, but it has to be done.  I hope everyone has a great week.

Application Development/Design

• Dan Rigsby has posted a great article comparing DateTime vs. DateTimeOffset in .Net.
• JP Hamilton gives his take on Inversion of Control and Dependancy Injection in the post Inversion of Control != Dependency Injection.
• Mohammad Azam has posted a great article on Client Side GridView Paging and Sorting Using SqlDataSource Control.
• BlackWasp has posted a good tutorial on Breakpoints and Tracepoints in Visual Studio.
• Maggie Longshore provides us a great list of Recommended Podcasts on UX Design.
• Scott Hanselman continues his great link series with The Weekly Source Code 32. 
• Davy Brion has posted detailed information on .NET Memory Management.
• Scott Mitchell has started a series on Creating a Dynamic Data-Driven User Interface.
• Dan Wahlin has created a great tutorial on Using LINQ to SQL XML Mapping Files – Step by Step.
• Michael Koby gives his view on Data & Application Design. "…applications should be developed around the data they view and modify rather than the other way around."
• Tutorial Video(s):  Displaying a Table of DB Data | Creating Model Classes with LINQ to SQL | Determine Whether to Use a Web Site or a Web Application Project  
• Snippet(s): ContainsAny | EqualsByContent 
• Tip(s): Highlight the entire source code line when breakpoint is set…

SQL Server, Compliance & PowerShell

• Joe Webb has been very busy this week: Alternating background colors in RS | More conditional formatting in SSRS | Excel as a RS datasource
• Jason Massie has posted a great comparison for Filtered Indexes VS. Indexed Views.
• Detailed article on Simple-Talk about Passing Variables to and from an SSIS task.
• Pinal Dave provides a great Function to Convert Text String to Title Case – Proper Case. Part 1 | Part 2
• Mladen Prajdić talks about a possible bug with temp tables in his post SQL Server 2005 temporary tables bug, feature or expected behavior?. The comments for this post are also a must read.

 Community & Technology Events

• Houston Area User Group Meetings – This is my monthly listing of Houston area user group meetings.
• Houston .NET Dojo – Free Hands On Training for ASP.NET MVC – 8/28 1PM-5PM At Microsoft Houston.
• 2008 Houston TechFest – 9/13/08 – Located at the University of Houston (Main Campus)
• J Sawyer talks about the upcoming ArcReady & MSDN Unleashed events.
• Joe Webb has posted his DevLink 2008 Presentation. Conference goodness.

Internet, Software and General Technology

• The news came this week that Red Gate would be taking control of .NET Reflector. Simple-Talk has posted an interview with Lutz Roeder about this news.
• Scott Hanselman talks about the size of the .NET Framework in his post SmallestDotNet: On the Size of the .NET Framework.
• Greg Duncan links us to some SysInternals goodness.
• Dana Coffey has posted a great list of 25 Must-Have Thumb Drive Apps for Geeks.

Blogging and Social Networking

• Web Worker Daily talks about a tool that allows you to backup Twitter information in the post Tweetake: Backup for Twitter.
• Cool. Zen Habits is now on Twitter.
• Dan Rigsby has posted a great list of Indispensable WordPress Plugins.
• Cathy Stucker tells us what she looks for before following someone on Twitter in her article Why I Do Not Follow You on Twitter.
• Brent Ozar has posted a great primer (Twitter 101) for beginning Twitter users.

Self-Improvement, Productivity and Career

• The Diet Blog gives us 10 Breakfast Ideas (with photos). Great list if you are trying to be healthier.
• Found a great article on Zen Habits listing 25 Painless Ways to Free Up an Hour a Day for Your Goals. Some great points are made here.
• Great article on Lifehack about 7 Email Myths That Plague the Workplace.

Sports, Entertainment and Everything Else

• I received an inspiring email from a gentleman in Seattle. He complimented me on my blog and informed me of a children’s book he has written called Erin Isabelle and the Bandit Uncle. It looks like a cool book for anyone who likes Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket books.
• Here are a couple of great sites on West Texas trails:  Texas Mountain Trail | Texas Mountain Trail Photo Blog 
• Movie Trailers: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Transporter 3 | Babylon AD
• Funny Dilberts this week: 8/17 | 8/22 | 8/23

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Great Link Blog Sources

• Jason Haley – Interesting Finds
• Alvin Ashcraft – Daily Links
• Steve Pietrek – Links
• Arjan Zuidhof – LinkBlog
• Christopher Steen – Link Listing
• Mike Gunderloy – Double-Shot
• David Vidmar – Links of the week
• Sam Gentile – New and Notable
• Craig Bailey – On Microsoft
• Chris Alcock – Morning Brew
• Darren Stokes – Visual Studio Links
• Chris Love – Links of the Week
• Michael Koby – Daily Links

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Happy Surfing.