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

• Found a great article on .NET Developers Journal titled How to discourage a developer from working overtime.
• Jurgen Appelo has posted a great article titled Team Members, Be Predictable!
• K. Scott Allen has posted Dates and Times – Software’s Bane. Good information.
• Ran across a great article titled CSS tips that every beginning developer should know about. 
• Tutorial Video(s): Becoming a ReSharper Samurai – Part 3 
• Article(s) from Code project: ConsoleWriter
• Snippet(s): Resolve URL

SQL Server, Compliance and PowerShell

• Kenneth Downs has posted a great article on Upgrading Indexes With a Data Dictionary.
• Pinal Dave has posted a good article on Using sqlcmd From SSMS Query Editor.
• Greg Duncan has posted a great article on SQL Server VARBINARY vs FILESTREAM.

 Community and Technology Events

• Houston Area User Group Meetings – This is my monthly listing of Houston area user group meetings.
• Houston TechFest – Sat 01/24/08 – University of Houston (Main Campus)

Blogging and Social Networking

• Atherton Bartelby gives us the The Top 10 Reasons I Will Not Follow You in Return on Twitter.

Self-Improvement, Productivity and Career

• Great article by Trent Hamm: Dream Small? Accomplishing the Little Things You Never Seem to Get Around To.
• Gretchen Rubin provides Eight tips for dealing with criticism.
• Here is an article from Dumb Little Man listing Five Networking Tips for Wallflowers.
• Jarkko Laine has posted a thought-provoking article titled Meaning.
• Max Pool has posted one of his Whiteboard Wednesdays and the subject is “Dipping” Into New Year’s Resolutions.

Health, Fitness and Recipes

• Recipes: Cornflake-crusted Halibut
• The Diet Blog lists The 5 Worst Fast Food Value Meals.

Sports, Entertainment and Everything Else

• Eric Berger has posted an interesting article asking the question Is Yellowstone about to blow?.
• Here is a pretty good review of Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse.
• Movie Trailers: My Bloody Valentine 3D |  Paul Blart: Mall Cop | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | Taken
• Funny Dilberts this week: 1/9

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Great Link Blog Sources

• Brent Ozar – SQL Server & Cloud Links for the Week
• The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup
• Dana Coffey – Wednesday Treasures
• 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.