Weekly Link Post 135

Here is the latest installment of links that I have found interesting in the past week.

Application Development/Design

• The Weekly Source Code 51 – Asynchronous Database Access and LINQ to SQL Fun
• C# Date Time Parser – Good info on parsing dates.
• The case against Rock Star developers – Great story..with a great moral…
• .NET Framework Basics – Preparation for exam 70-536 – Base practice code for those preparing the exam 70-536 or learning the .NET framework basis
• Visual Studio Tips: Split Your Windows | Use F6 to Jump Between Split Windows | Turn On Line Numbers 

 SQL Server, Compliance and PowerShell

• Run a Stored Procedure when SQL Server starts – “Recently I needed to setup a SQL Server box so it had access to a mapped drive to support a legacy application. I created the below stored procedure, which utilises the subst command. to get this done.”

Community/Technology Events & Training

• Houston Area User Group Meetings – This is my monthly listing of Houston area user group meetings.

 Internet, Software, Technology & Science 

• One Number – Great Google Chrome extension that allows you to track 1 number for Mail, Wave, Reader and Phone…
• 6 Free Android Apps That Will Make You Drop Your iPhone – Good list of Android apps; however, still not ready to drop my iPhone.
• Snip snip here, snip snip there…. – Great review of Windows 7′s snipping tool.

Self-Improvement, Productivity and Career

• Choose Not to Fail – Really good article on how we must decide to stop trying and deliberately choose not to fail; simply choose to succeed.
• Good Meeting with Great Ideas – Now What? – “So how can you ensure that you follow up action points from meetings – and that other people do as well?”
• BookRenter.com – Looks like another good service for great textbook prices.
• Top 10 Tips and Tools for Commuters – Great tips. I am on the road almost 2 hours a day. Podcasts and audio books are my friends.

Blogging and Social Networking

• Dear Blog Author – Brent Ozar posts an open letter to blog owners.

Sports, Entertainment and Everything Else

• Dilbert comics I Found Funny:  03-04 | 03-07
• Movie Trailers: Survival Of The Dead | Date Night

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