Weekly Link Post 152

Posted by Rhonda

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

Application Development/Design

Some Good Visual Studio Tips from Deborah Kurata: Accessing any Window from the Keyboard | Pinning Projects on Start Page
Starring Gists – Nice new feature.
Difference betweenTryParse and Convert in C# – Good post on the difference between C#’s TryParse and Convert.
WebMatrix – Microsoft’s new web tool – “WebMatrix is everything you need to build Web sites using Windows.”
July 9th Links – ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC, jQuery, Silverlight, WPF, VS 2010
The Weekly Source Code 54 – Can’t have Multiple Attributes of the Same Type when using a TypeDescriptor
Designing with Patterns: Sketch Notes – Love sketch notes. Just wish I could draw…
Tutorial Videos: Going Out Of Browser w/ Silverlight
Visual Studio Tips: Navigate Among Errors in the Output Window | Sorting Items in the Toolbox

SQL Server, Compliance and PowerShell

Using Indexed Views to Replace Triggers – “…think triggers have their place, they just need to be used with care. One reason for this is that triggers are synchronous. That is – trigger actions will block a command from returning to the client until the the trigger’s actions have completed.”
Using OVER, PARTITION, and RANK – “I wanted to try using a new method, OVER, with PARTITION and RANK.”
Running Visual Studio 2010 Generated Deployment Scripts in SSMS – “There are two options to deploy a database project.”

Community/Technology Events & Training

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

Photography: Tips and Software

How to Review & Clean-up Your Images Quickly and Effectively – “Almost any scanned image will have unwanted “stuff” that needs to be removed. Digital cameras are generally far better in this regard, but they can suffer from similar problems…”
36 Fantastic Fireworks Photographs! – Beautiful photos!
Want To Make A Better Photograph? Do It Again – “If I have ever made an image that didn’t rock my world, I found the simplest and surest way to solve that problem was to do it again.”
Scott Bourne’s Fast Photo Tips – Week 6 – “Here’s the sixth installment of my fast photo tips.”

Internet, Software, Technology & Science

5 Celestial Lights to Brighten July’s Nights – “Five of the sky’s brightest and most dazzling lights will make appearances in the western sky on several nights this month in a promising celestial show for skywatchers with clear skies.”
Top 10 USB Thumb Drive Tricks – “Learn how to encrypt your work, run whole systems, rescue Windows, and customize your thumb drive with these USB-geared tricks.”

Self-Improvement, Productivity and Career

9 Ways To Manage People Who Bother You – Great advice.
Productive Sleep: 5 Things You Should Know – “How we sleep affects our memory, learning ability, mood and health.”
Arrow-Tip #63 Outlook Has a Journal? – “Probably the least well know not to mention the most misunderstood folder in Outlook is the Journal folder.”

Sports, Entertainment and Everything Else

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Great Link Blog Sources

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Happy Surfing.

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