Rhonda Tipton's WebLog

Application Development/Design

• Pluralsight Training Videos on .Net Reflector |  Query Editor: Writing Queries, Part 1 – More Reflector goodness from Jason Haley.
• 45+ Excellent Code Snippet Resources and Repositories – Great list of online snippet libraries.
• WorldOnWindows | .Net Developer Cheat Sheets – “A .net developer should never be left without a helpful arsenal of cheat Sheets at his/her disposal, so here’s a helpful collection to help you along, adorn the walls of your power-cubicles, and get you started on the way to world domination!”
• New tool aids .Net developers in writing Linux, Mac OS X apps – “Not all .Net developers are writing Windows apps. Some (besides Miguel de Icaza and his merry band of Mono folks) may be interested in writing Linux, Unix and Mac OS X apps, too.”
• Programmer 101: Teach Yourself How to Code – “…the web is full of free resources that can turn you into a programmer in no time.”
• Tutorial Video(s):  Debugging in .NET | Visual Studio 2010 Videos | ASPNET 4 Videos
• Article(s) from Code project:  C# FileAssociation Class

SQL Server, Compliance and PowerShell

• Do Scalar UDFs give SQL Server a Bad Name? – “[SQL Server] continues to ignore issues such as the performance of scalar UDFs. The problem is essentially that the optimizer deals with them very inefficiently.”

 Community/Technology Events & Training

• Houston Area User Group Meetings – This is my monthly listing of Houston area user group meetings. 
• Houston Dynamic Languages User Group – Looks like a new tech user group for Houston. Very nice!
• Practical F# – Ryan Riley’s presentation from the 2009 Houston TechFest.

Internet, Software and General Technology

• Cool Command line utility of the day: clip – “This is a pretty cool Windows Vista/Win7 (and probably post Vista server OS’s too) utility that pipes into the clipboard.”
• Panda Cloud Antivirus Available for Download - “Panda Cloud, the constantly updated, cloud-run antivirus app that promises almost real-time protection from burgeoning web threats, is out of beta and available for a free download.”

Self-Improvement, Productivity and Career

• Low-tech Love: The Sketchbook – “The sketchbook is a free space for your ideas to play, unbound by lines and ruled margins.”
• The Importance of a Weekly Review – “Even though the impulse is to run as fast as you can to keep up, sometimes the best thing you can do is stop, see where you are, and adjust the course of a runaway train.”
• Eleven Myths of De-Cluttering - “Here’s a list of some myths of de-cluttering that make it harder to get rid of stuff.”

Health, Fitness and Recipes

• 7 Healthy Foods That Will Fill You Up and Prevent Overeating – “There are nutrient-filled foods that will keep you full for a long time and quite easy to find at any local grocery store. If you eat these better quality foods, you won’t need to overeat and frankly, you may not be as tempted by the glazed donuts that Marcy brought into the office.”

Sports, Entertainment and Everything Else

• ‘Significant Amount’ of Water Found on Moon – Very big news in the Space Exploration sector.
• Dilberts I Found Funny: 11-12 | 11-13
• Movie Trailers:  Clash of the Titans

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Great Link Blog Sources

• The Simple Dollar – Weekly Roundup
• John Clayton – Weekly Web Nuggets
• 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
• Greg Duncan – A Feed You Should Read

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Happy Surfing.