Weekly Link Post 105

Application Development/Design

• Jason Haley gives a good book review of Microsoft ASP.NET and AJAX: Architecting Web Applications.
• Scott Hanselman lists Top 10 Tips Working Developers Should Know about Windows 7.
• Good article on Strings and performance. “…be very alert when you have loops that do string concatenation. Stop for a minute and think about possible performance issues.”
• Jon Torresdal explains why you should Replace Comments With Code. Great article.
• Chris Eargle poses a good argument for the casing of Fields in C#.
• Craig Shoemaker has posted a video on Using Firebug and jQuery.
• The Chromium Blog has posted Google Chrome Developer Tools for Eclipse Users. 
• Tutorial Video(s): Learning how to Read & Write to the windows registry 
• Article(s) from Code project: Aspects of Polymorphism in .NET: Inheritance | Abstract Classes | Interfaces

SQL Server, Compliance and PowerShell

• Pinal Dave talks about Multiple CTE in One SELECT Statement Query.
• Joe Webb explains The effects UNION in a SQL query.
• Brent Ozar asks the question: Are DBAs Losing Power? Interesting points and discussion in the comments.
• Pinal Dave demonstrates how to Get a List of Fixed Hard Drive and Free Space on Server.
• Here is An Introduction to SQL Server FileStream. Interesting SQL 2008 feature.
• Buck Woody makes mention of the under-used feature SQL Server Management Studio Projects and Solutions.
• Pinal Dave gives a great Introduction to SQL Server 2008 Profiler.

 Community/Technology Events & Training

• This is my list of Houston Area User Group Meetings and Events. 
• Claudio Lassala has posted a follow-up to the Jul 30 Virtual Brown Bag Meeting.

Internet, Software and General Technology

• Scott Hanselman provides step by step instructions on How To “Upgrade” from Windows XP to Windows 7.

Self-Improvement, Productivity and Career

• Great read on How to Live Without the Clock. Some great points are made here. I especially like the Pick a theme for the month and Work by the Week items.
• Christopher Bennage provides an intriguing comparison between refactoring code and Refactoring Relationships. “Working with people is a lot like working with code. New relationships are green fields. Over time they become brown fields and (just like code) they require maintenance.”
• Great article telling us How to Prioritize by Importance – And Stick to It. “… both your work and your health are likely to suffer if you’re constantly in ‘firefighting’ mode.”
• Good article listing 6 Reasons Why You Are Not More Productive. “When being productive, it’s more about quality than it is quantity.”

Health, Fitness and Recipes

• The Buff Geek demonstrates The Wall Sit.

Sports, Entertainment and Everything Else

• My friend Christy posted this John Hughes Montage on her Facebook page. RIP John Hughes.
• Cool Bones Season Premiere Promo for Season 5. 
• Movie Trailers: Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant | District 9

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Great Link Blog Sources

• Brent Ozar – Weekly Links Recap
• Jeremiah Peschka – Links for the Week
• Jason Haley – Interesting Finds
• Alvin Ashcraft – Morning Dew
• Steve Pietrek – Links
• Arjan Zuidhof – LinkBlog
• Michael Koby – Daily Links
• 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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Happy Surfing.