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

• Scott Hanselman continues his great link series with The Weekly Source Code 38. ASP.NET MVC Beta Obscurity – ModelState.IsValid is False because ModelBinder pulls values from RouteData
• Karl Seguin writes very detailed and easy to understand Back to Basics articles on .NET subjects. His latest on Delegates, Anonymous Methods and Lambda Expressions is no exception.
• Some good articles from BlackWasp this week: Adapter Design Pattern | C# Iterators
• Mark Michaelis has posted Keyboard Visual Studio Tips & Tricks for Nov 17. 2007. 
• Tutorial Video(s): Becoming a ReSharper Samurai – Part 2 
• Snippet(s): System.IO.IsolatedStorage
• Tip(s): Macro for listing out all the keyboard shortcuts in Visual Studio

SQL Server, Compliance and PowerShell

• Thomas Lee shows us how to Zip Files with PowerShell.
• David Penton has posted a great article on SQL Profiler Command Line Options.
• Chris Shaw tells us the difference between Truncate or Delete.
• Snippet(s): Get date part of variable with datetime type 

 Community and Technology Events

• Houston Area User Group Meetings – This is my monthly listing of Houston area user group meetings.
• Claudio Lassala has posted his WPF/Prism presentation from the 12/2 Houston D2 SIG.

Internet, Software and General Technology

• Looks like Google has been making some changes to Google Reader.

Blogging and Social Networking

• Tim O’Reilly tells us why he likes Twitter.
• Dana Coffey tells us about Companies Who Use Social Media to Become Heroes.
• Scott Hanselman tells us about the Best Code Syntax Highlighter for Snippets in your Blog.
• Brent Ozar has started a series on How to Start a Technical Blog. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

Self-Improvement, Productivity and Career

• Misty Khan continues her informative series on inbox management. Managing Inbox Overload Part III
• JP Boodhoo has started JP’s Daily Dose Of Inspiration. #1 | #2
• Jonathan Mead has guest a guess post on Zen Habits listing 10 Signs You’re a Productivity Junkie. Sadly, I can relate to some of these.
• Here is an announcement for Tim Ferriss’ TV Show Debut – Trial by Fire. I’m a fan of Tim’s blog, so I am anxious to see this.
• Trent Hamm announces his first book, “365 Ways to Live Cheap”.
• Monika Mundell tells us How To Become A Google Power User. There are some pretty good tips here.

Health, Fitness and Recipes

• Jamie Nischan tells us how he feels about Exercise Equipment.
• Recipes: Tex-Mex Lasagna
• Good article on the Diet Blog listing 5 Tips for Managing December.

Sports, Entertainment and Everything Else

• Another pretty decent ‘Buffy’: Where Are They Now? article.
• The Astronomy blog has posted Planetary conjunction reflection and pictures.
• All I have to say about this video of a dog saving another injured dog is wow! 
• Movie Trailers: Underworld – Rise of the Lycans | Push | The Day The Earth Stood Still
• Funny Dilberts this week: 12/2 | 12/5 | 12/7 

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Great Link Blog Sources

• Brent Ozar – SQL Server & Cloud Links for the Week
• The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup 
• Jason Haley – Interesting Finds
• Alvin Ashcraft – Daily Links
• Steve Pietrek – Links
• Arjan Zuidhof – LinkBlog
• 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.