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.

Application Development/Design

• Granville Barnett has started a series on Design Patterns. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3.
• BlackWasp has posted a short and to the point article on Boxing and Unboxing.
• Greg Duncan links us to a C# class to make running, and capturing output, command line/console applications “slick” and easy.
• Suprotim Agarwal has posted an in-depth article titled DataGridView in Windows Forms – Tips, Tricks. "DataGridView control is a Windows Forms control that gives you the ability to customize and edit tabular data.”
• Jason Bock has found a Great Article on Exceptions in .NET. "Unhandled exception processing shouldn’t be a mystery. It’s actually quite useful to understand what happens …"
• Keyvan Nayyeri shows us How to Split Text into Words. Some good concepts.
• Jimmy Bogard has posted a great article titled On passion. “I’ve met far too many programmers that have passion, but only for the craft.”
• Alvin Ashcraft gives us the lowdown on his Dev Kit. "Here is a rundown of the things I use on a daily basis to develop software."
• Karl Shifflett has posted some great information on XAML Powertools. Part 1 | Part 2
• Ran across a great resource for JQuery.
• Article(s) from Code project:  WPF Data Binding | C# command line parsing
• Tip(s): Reevaluate expressions in the QuickWatch window | Press Shift+F9 to bring up the QuickWatch window

SQL Server, Compliance & PowerShell

• Scott Bateman has posted his solution to extracting a distinct list of numbers from a free-form text field.

 Community & Technology Events

• Houston Area User Group Meetings – This is my monthly listing of Houston area user group meetings.
• 2008 Houston TechFest – 9/13/08 – Located at the University of Houston (Main Campus)
• ArcReady & MSDN Unleashed – 9/24/08 – @ Microsoft Houston
• J Sawyer has posted a follow up to the recent .NET Dojo.

Internet, Software and General Technology

• Webmasters by Design provides a great resource in the article Learn HTML & CSS at the HTML Playground.
• Great MSDN article on Team System from Brian Randell titled Essential Power Tools. "Microsoft has a long history of introducing new features to already shipped products as a way to add value to what you have purchased."
• Ran across a great article listing several Google Chrome Tips.
• Google introduces a new version of Picasa.

Blogging and Social Networking

• Dana Coffey continues her series on Amazing Female Bloggers (Part 3).

Self-Improvement, Productivity and Career

• Dustin Wax has a LifeHack article listing 10 Keys to Work/Life Balance. “Today’s employers seem to want more of our time than ever. In the US, the average worker puts in 55 hours a week…”
• Jarkko Laine asks the question What is an Idea?. “For one day, write down each and every idea that crosses your mind. Then at the end of the day, count how many you got.”
• Good article on Dumb Little Man on How To Make Your To-Do List Work For You. “Anyone – however lazy – can scribble down an ambitious plan for the day…”
• Great article on Simple-Talk by Joe Webb on the subject of Creating Technical Presentations. "…like successful interviews, successful technical presentations can really help your career!"

Sports, Entertainment and Everything Else

• Very cool Heroes Season 3 Character Wallpapers.
• Good overview of the new HBO series True Blood. Anxious for this to start.
• Pretty funny Bill Gates/Jerry Seinfeld commercial. 
• Movie Trailers:  Eagle Eye | Transporter 3 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno  
• Funny Dilberts this week:  9/2 | 9/6

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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

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Happy Surfing.