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Weekly Link Post 154

July 25, 2010 Rhonda Leave a comment Go to comments

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

Application Development/Design

The Visual Studio Productivity Power Tools just got better… – Looks like a nice update.
C#: System.Lazy<T> and the Singleton Design Pattern – “Make no mistake, Singletons can be abused and are often over-used — but occasionally you find a Singleton is the most elegant solution.”
A Simple C# Labyrinth and Maze – An application and algorithms for best path in maze.
Using a DataRader like a list in F# – “This article demonstrates a technique how you can write recursive algorithms in F# using a Reader instead of a list, so you don’t have to load all your data into memory first.”
Programming languages for beginners – “Rather than outright recommend a language I thought I’d summarize some of the things I think of when recommending a first language.”

SQL Server, Compliance and PowerShell

Search for two keywords within the maximum distance of one word between them – “This challenge is all about searching for two keywords in a string with a maximum distance of ‘one word’ between them.”
VALUES() and Long Parameter Lists – “To make progress as a relational Database programmer, you have to think in terms of sets, rather than lists, arrays or sequential data.”
Calculate Age from Date Of Birth using SQL Server – “Here’s a query to calculate the Age in Years, Months, Days, Hours and Minutes.”

Community/Technology Events & Training

Houston Area User Group Meetings – This is my monthly listing of Houston area user group meetings.
Time for Dallas TechFest! – Friday, July 30, 2010

Photography: Tips and Software

Five of the Best Photography Tips Ever That Don’t Involve Gear or Camera Technique – “Some of my audience don’t like these tips as much because they require you to stop and invest your soul into a photo.”
25 Stark and Remarkable Desert Landscapes – “While many people think of deserts as boring and featureless, those of us who are into photography know that they can be the subject of some of the most remarkable images.”
Scott Bourne’s Fast Photo Tips – Week 8 – Here’s the eighth installment of my fast photo tips.
8 On-Camera Flash Tips: How To Get Better Lighting From Your On-Camera Flash – Great article on flash.
How To Find The North Star And Why You’d Want To – “…as I’ve traveled I’ve been amazed at how many people, while sitting around a campfire or on a beach, can’t find the North Star or Southern Cross.”
Using Negative Space – “In Japan there is a principle called (Yohaku-no-bi.) This loosely translates in English to the beauty of empty space – looking for what is implied by the absence of something.”
Three Filters Every Landscape Photographer Should Always Carry and Why – “Shooting landscapes is obviously all about the location, however another major factor that plays into the overall photo is the light, time of day and what you choose to do with the available light.”

Internet, Software, Technology & Science

Add Dropbox to the Send To Menu in Windows 7, XP, and Vista – Dropbox is one of the coolest utilities available today to backup and share files and folders online. If you want easier access to it, you might want to add it to the Send To Menu in the Context Menu.”

Self-Improvement, Productivity and Career