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Weekly Link Post 144

May 9, 2010 Rhonda Leave a comment Go to comments

Here is the latest installment of links that I have found interesting in the past week. Happy Mothers Day to all the moms out there….

Application Development/Design

C# random number generation code – Some good code to look at.
C# Enum with char valued items – “How we can use a char as a value for enum items, and why.”
Python IDE: the Pydev plugin for Eclipse – Good article on working with Python in Eclipse.
Great series – VS 2010 Database Project: An Introduction | Using an Existing Database | Adding Tables | Building and Deployment | Adding Stored Procedures
Grouping and Summing with Lambda Expressions – “There are often cases where you need to group on multiple properties and potentially sum on others. This post details how to group and sum on multiple properties using lambda expressions.”
Android Development – Adding Screens & Button Handlers – “Adding screens to an Android application is pretty straightforward. Coming from a web-centric .NET shop however, it took me a bit before I realized exactly how it was done.”
What Every Developer Should Know About URLs – “We all know what URLs are about, but there is a difference between knowing URLs like a user and knowing them like a developer should know them.”
Lambda Expressions: Zip – “One of the new features in C# 4 and VB 10 (.NET 4.0) is the Zip extension method on IEnumerable. This method allows you to merge two lists such as two arrays or two generic List<T>.”
Emacs & VI (Vim) – “The thing about editors like Emacs or Vim (VI Improved) is that they are completely cross platform.”
Tutorial Videos: Creating and using the Application Bar w/ Windows Phone 7
Visual Studio Tips: Use a DataTip to Edit a Value
Snippets: Two New Features of C# 4.0 | LINQ ForEach

SQL Server, Compliance and PowerShell

Calculating and verifying financial values in SQL Server – “Net-Present-Value (NPV) calculations are used in several areas of finance such as mortgage calculation and the financing of bonds and loans.”
Some SQL Server Date and Time Examples – “I had a question from a developer yesterday about how to calculate the difference between local time (on the database server), and UTC Time.”
What We’re Reading: May 7th 2010 – Some of the highest rated blog posts and articles on SQLServerPedia.

Community/Technology Events & Training

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

Photography: Tips and Software

DIY Seamless White Background for Product Shots – “Here’s a quick idea that might help those of you looking to take some product shots who might not have the budget to buy a light tent or lighting setup.”
60 Free High Quality Stock Photography Sites – “So the mission: to find sixty, high quality stock photography sites that provide free, easy-to-get photographs that will help you enhance your designs, web pages or blog.”
5 More Tips for Shooting in the Sun – “I’m in Florida this month and living in England, I never really have to consider the sun much. But doing sessions here, I have to consider it constantly. So if you have a session in the sun coming up, consider these tips:”

Internet, Software, Technology & Science

19 Google Search Tips: 10 Simple Google Search Tricks | 9 More Simple Google Search Tricks
My Thoughts on All Things Apple/Flash/HTML5 – Interesting views.
Some Black Holes Can Kill Entire Galaxies – “Black holes might kill entire galaxies with blazing energy, dooming embryonic stars before they can get born and condemning the remaining stars to a slow death, scientists have found.”
Top 5 Benefits of Reaching Inbox Zero – “Here are my top five reasons so far for loving Inbox Zero to help get you motivated.”

Self-Improvement, Productivity and Career