Application Development/Design

• Maggie Longshore asks the question: Who is developing the software profession?
• Deborah Kurata shows us how to Find the differences in two lists using Lambda Expressions.
• Paul Zubkov has started an interesting series of posts using the Twitter API with C# (part1).
• Suprotim Agarwal has posted an article explaining how to Upload Multiple Files in ASP.NET using jQuery.
• Good article explaining Why Pair Programming Works.
• Alexander Johannesen tells us How to stop thinking in code.
• Good article from InfoQ telling us about 23 .NET Open Source Projects.
• Huzefa Katwarawala gives a great example of Real World Interfaces in C#.
• Ran across and article that gives a good overview of Design Patterns.
• Scott Hanselman continues his great link series with The Weekly Source Code 43 – ASP.NET MVC and T4 and NerdDinner.
• Good article from Dot Net Cube explaining C# 3.0 – Extension Methods.
• Tutorial Video(s): New Screencast: Working with Property Grids | Learning the Decorator Pattern
• Article(s) from Code project:  7 Tips for a Successful Software Project | Adapter Design Pattern | WPF Book Reader | Multiple Colored Texts in RichTextBox using C#
• Snippet(s): Css rounded corners | SimpleFTP Class | DataList Class

SQL Server, Compliance and PowerShell

• Pinal Dave explains the Difference between Line Feed (\n) and Carriage Return (\r) – T-SQL New Line Char.
• Buck Woody has posted some good SQL Server Best Practices: AutoClose Should be Off | Auto-Shrink Should Be Off
• Kenneth Downs gives us some Approaches to “UPSERT”.
• Article(s) from Code project: SQL. Fast GUID List Generator

 Community/Technology Events & Training

• Houston Area User Group Meetings – This is my monthly listing of Houston area user group meetings.
• Sarah Dutkiewicz has posted the materials from her Python/.NET presentation.
• Chris Koenig provides a recap of the Dallas TechFest.

Internet, Software and General Technology

• David Green has posted a great article titled Android versus iPhone Development: A Comparison. Great comparison!
• Lifehacker tells us about a tool that speeds up the listening time on podcasts.

Blogging and Social Networking

• Web Worker Daily talks about The Value of Twitter Followers: Quality Over Quantity.

Self-Improvement, Productivity and Career

• Interesting article that lists the Top Five Causes of Poor Software Quality. #3 hits close to home…
• Lifehacker has recently provided us with several Photography tip posts. Be A Better Photographer On Vacation | Shoot Better Nighttime Pictures | Take Better Photos: Fourth of July Edition
• Jean-Paul Boodhoo asks the question: How Wise Are You Being With Your Work Time?
• Leo Babauta explains Why Your Email Inbox Is NOT a Good To-do List.
• Good article on Web Worker Daily listing 4 Reasons It Pays to Track Your Time.
• Gretchen Rubin provides us Eight Strategies to Boost Your Happiness.
• Trent Hamm has started an interesting series of posts: 14 Money Rules.

Health, Fitness and Recipes

• Jamie Nischan links us to a free eBook: 10 Research Proven Weight Loss Tips.
• Good article stating 11 Reasons Why You Absolutely Need More Sleep.
• Ran across an article that tells us how to Commit To A Lifetime of Fitness In A Few Simple Steps.
• Good article on Dumb Little Man listing 5 Gym Benefits You Probably Hadn’t Thought Of.
• Jamie Nischan talks about Pain and Posture Basics: Breathing.

Sports, Entertainment and Everything Else

• Cool article about Saturn titled Saturn Rings Cast in Rare Light.
• The How-To Geek has posted some really cool Guitar Desktop Wallpapers. 
• Movie Trailers: Daybreakers | Couples Retreat
• Funny Dilberts this week: 6-22 | 6-30 | 7-1

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Great Link Blog Sources

• The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup | Dominion Edition
• Jeremiah Peschka – Links for the Week
• Jonathan Gardner – Technology Links of the Week 
• Weekly Round-Up – Fuel For Thought  
• Jason Haley – Interesting Finds
• Alvin Ashcraft – Morning Dew
• Steve Pietrek – Links
• Arjan Zuidhof – LinkBlog
• Michael Koby – Daily Links
• Elijah Manor – Tech Twitterings
• 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

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Everyone have a Safe & Happy 4th of July holiday.

Happy Surfing!