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Weekly Link Post 206
Here is the latest installment of links that I have found interesting in the past week.
Application Development/Design
- C#/.NET Little Pitfalls: Default Parameters are Compile-Time Substitutions
- Adam Machanic : A Computer Scientist Meets T-SQL
- Use INSERT INTO … SELECT instead of Cursor
- Convert Numbers to Words in VB.NET
- Red Gate SQL Toolbelt Review
- 6 Free E-Books on Learning to Program with Python
- T-SQL Tuesday #21 – A trigger can do that!
- Real World Functional Programming (with F#) now available on MSDN
- A Windows Phone 7 development tutorial round-up
- C#/.NET Little Wonders & Pitfalls: The Complete Collection (so far…)
- VS2010 Tip – How to Launch ILDASM from VS2010 IDE
- Git a Reference
- Free Podcast For Developers
Community/Technology Events & Training
- Houston Area User Group Meetings – This is my monthly listing of Houston area user group meetings.
- Austin Code Camp Sessions
- Upcoming courses at CODE Training
Internet, Software, Technology and Science
Self-Improvement, Productivity and Career
- 5 Powerful Steps That Will Help You to Overcome Your Worries
- Reflections on “Talent is Overrated”
- Top 10 Ways to Survive Your Crappy Job
- 6 Tips for Healthy Eating when Traveling
Photography: Tips and Software
- My Photos Look Different on the Internet! How Can I Fix Them?
- How to Safely Buy a Used Lens
- Photographers – Don’t Be Afraid to Experiment
- 5 Steps to a Digital Landscape
- Lightroom Links
- Two Steps to Stronger Portraits
- 5 Tips That Will Save You Time in Lightroom 3
- Basic Macro Photography Tips
Sports, Entertainment and Everything Else
- Dilbert: 0813 | 0815
- What The Duck: 1281 | 1282
- Trailers: The Avengers | Fright Night | The Change Up
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Great Link Blog Sources
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- The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup
- Jason Haley – Interesting Finds
- Alvin Ashcraft – Morning Dew
- David Vidmar – Links of the week
- Chris Alcock – Morning Brew
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- Notes From A Tool User – Links
- Jonathan Giles – Java Desktop Links of the Week
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- Weekly Photography Links: 07-29-2012
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Happy Surfing.
Weekly Link Post 205
Here is the latest installment of links that I have found interesting in the past week.
Application Development/Design
- Expression Tree Basics
- Learning in spiral
- Marquee a Text in C#.NET Window Application Form
- Bill Wagner Offers C# Puzzles
- Visual Studio QuickWatch
- C#: DateTime to Midnight datetime
- C#: DateFormat separator issue with ToString() method
- C#: Convert a string having comma separated integers to an array of integers
Community/Technology Events & Training
- Houston Area User Group Meetings – This is my monthly listing of Houston area user group meetings.
- C#/.NET Little Wonders and Little Pitfalls at the St. Louis Day of .NET
Internet, Software, Technology and Science
Self-Improvement, Productivity and Career
- Switching Jobs / Switching Careers
- How I’m Using Evernote
- 7 Steps That May Dramatically Boost Your Happiness
- 7 Ways To Get Over Fear and Make Big Life Changes
- Review: Rework
Photography: Tips and Software
- Weekly Photography Links: 08-05-2011
- 10 Photographers 10 Stories
- Photojojo Lenses Offer Your Phone Telephoto Zoom, Fisheye, and Wide Angle Capability
- How to Shoot Portraits with Inexpensive Equipment
- Car Show Tips, Tools & Techniques, part I
- Basic Macro Photography Tips
- Do You Have A Photography Bucket List?
- 7 Quick Tips for Better Beach Photography
Sports, Entertainment and Everything Else
- Trailers: Killer Elite | The Avengers
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Great Link Blog Sources
- Jason Haley – Interesting Finds
- Alvin Ashcraft – Morning Dew
- David Vidmar – Links of the week
- Chris Alcock – Morning Brew
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- Notes From A Tool User – Links
- Jonathan Giles – Java Desktop Links of the Week
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Happy Surfing.
Weekly Link Post 204
Here is the latest installment of links that I have found interesting in the past week.
Application Development/Design
- SQL – Pivot with Grand Total Column and Row
- Static VS Dynamic Resources in WPF
- 7 Chrome Tips Developers & Designers May Not Know
- Google Code Finally Adds Git Support
- Statistical System functions in TSQL
- Internals of Array
- C#/.NET Little Pitfalls: Default Parameters are Compile-Time Substitutions
Community/Technology Events & Training
- Houston Area User Group Meetings – This is my monthly listing of Houston area user group meetings.
Internet, Software, Technology and Science
- I’m Kind of Digging Google+
- How To Download/Backup Your Gmail, Google+, Calendar, and Docs Data
- Jupiter’s southern belt is coming back
Self-Improvement, Productivity and Career
Photography: Tips and Software
- Life in a day
- 60 Google+ Photographers to Inspire You
- Trying to Find Something to Photograph
- How A Typical DSLR Shutter Works
- Exposing For Monochrome
- More on Storytelling With Your Camera
Sports, Entertainment and Everything Else
- Dilbert comics I Found Funny: 0730
- Trailers: Life in a Day | Killer Elite
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Great Link Blog Sources
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- The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup
- Jason Haley – Interesting Finds
- Alvin Ashcraft – Morning Dew
- David Vidmar – Links of the week
- Chris Alcock – Morning Brew
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- Notes From A Tool User – Links
- Jonathan Giles – Java Desktop Links of the Week
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- Weekly Photography Links: 07-29-2012
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Happy Surfing.
Weekly Link Post 203
Here is the latest installment of links that I have found interesting in the past week.
Application Development/Design
- Delegate :C# ( Digging , Explain , Use it)
- Why Functional Programming Matters in Fsharp
- Dreaming In JavaScript
- C#/.NET Little Pitfalls: The Default is to Hide, Not Override
- Custom String Formatter
- C#/.NET Little Pitfalls: Nullable Math Doesn’t Always Add Up
- My ruby posts
- MERGE statement – a new tsql feature of SQL Server 2008
- Use Your Browser’s Developer Tools to Learn New HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Techniques
Community/Technology Events & Training
- Houston Area User Group Meetings – This is my monthly listing of Houston area user group meetings.
Internet, Software, Technology and Science
- Top 10 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer’s Boot Time
- 12 Excellent Google+ Extensions For Google Chrome
- Virtualboxes.org Helps You Discover Your New Favorite Linux Flavor with Tons of Virtualbox Images
- A fourth moon for Pluto
Self-Improvement, Productivity and Career
- Job Seekers Are Changing Careers, Looking for Dream Jobs
- 6 Tips on Coping with "Horrible Bosses"
- The 5 Fundamental Rules Of Working From Home
- Happiness Booster: Take Time for Projects
- How to Write Better and Faster
- Finding Your Voice
- How to minimize the impact of 5 common distractions
- 9 Immediate Tips To Stay Focused on Your Goals
Photography: Tips and Software
- Creating Sharper, More Vibrant Images
- Create Instagram Style Photo Effects with GIMP or Photoshop
- Digital Infrared Photography
- Depth of Field Demystified
- A Week of Wildlife Photography
- Turn a Necktie Into a Camera Strap
- Tabletop Photography Walkthrough or How to Create an Eye-Catching Product Shot
- Vision Mongers: Making a Life and a Living in Photography
- Life, Photography & Amazing Moments
- 37 Websites Every Photographer Should be Reading
- RAW vs. JPG Photo File Format
Sports, Entertainment and Everything Else
- Dilbert comics I Found Funny: 0722
- Trailers: Happy Feet 2
- Lionsgate Sets April 13, 2012 Bow For ‘The Cabin In The Woods’
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Great Link Blog Sources
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- Scott’s Wonderful Twitter Favorites – Link Roundup 2
- Jason Haley – Interesting Finds
- Alvin Ashcraft – Morning Dew
- David Vidmar – Links of the week
- Chris Alcock – Morning Brew
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- Notes From A Tool User – Links
- Jonathan Giles – Java Desktop Links of the Week
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Happy Surfing.
Weekly Link Post 202
Here is the latest installment of links that I have found interesting in the past week.
Application Development/Design
- Steve Smith on Design Patterns in .NET Part 3
- How to log the current call stack in .NET
- Intro to F# Programming – F# tutorial
- Exception Handling Best Practices
- A Jump Start for Learning Python
- T-SQL Tuesday #20 – T-SQL Best Practices
- Why every programmer should learn Python or Ruby
- C#/.NET Little Pitfalls: Nullable Math Doesn’t Always Add Up
- Programming: the benefits of taking a break
- TSQL Enhancement in SQL Server Denali – Stored Procedure Execution With Result Sets
Community/Technology Events & Training
- Houston Area User Group Meetings – This is my monthly listing of Houston area user group meetings.
Internet, Software, Technology and Science
Self-Improvement, Productivity and Career
- 5 Ways To Make Your Weight Loss Journey Suck A Little Less
- 7 Reasons You Haven’t Found Your Passion Yet
- 5 Simple Tips for Boosting Productivity
Photography: Tips and Software
- Want Time-lapse? Better Get an Intervalometer
- Nikon Announces Low Cost 40mm f/2.8 1:1 Macro
- 500px Mini Review
- How to Photograph Star Trails: The Ultimate Guide
- Beginner Photoshop: Black and White and Red Photo Effect in Ten Seconds
- New Instagram Book Now Available
- Photography in Harsh Mid-Day Light
- Exposure vs. Brightness vs. Fill Light
- 20 Things I Learned About Photography
Sports, Entertainment and Everything Else
- Dilbert comics I Found Funny: 0711 | 0712 | 0716 | 0717
- What The Duck: 1272 | 610 Saturday | 1271
- Trailers: Cowboys & Aliens Featurette – Western Meets Sci-Fi | Contagion
- Top 10 Most Bitchin’ Witches
- Top 9 Sexiest Zombie Hunters
- Top 9 Sexiest Werewolves
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Great Link Blog Sources
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- The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup
- Jason Haley – Interesting Finds
- Alvin Ashcraft – Morning Dew
- David Vidmar – Links of the week
- Chris Alcock – Morning Brew
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- Notes From A Tool User – Links
- Jonathan Giles – Java Desktop Links of the Week
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Happy Surfing.
Weekly Link Post 201
Here is the latest installment of links that I have found interesting in the past week.
Application Development/Design
- A powerful pile of PowerShell ebooks (all free too)
- Showing slowest parts of SQL query
- How to merge (combine) date intervals in T-SQL
- When an Estimate is a Promise
- SQL Functions - STUFF() and REPLACE() | PATINDEX()
Community/Technology Events & Training
- Houston Area User Group Meetings – This is my monthly listing of Houston area user group meetings.
Internet, Software, Technology and Science
- Dropbox vs. the Alternatives: Which Online Syncing Service Is Right for You?
- Stellarium – Get Planetarium On Your Computer With Realistic Sky In 3D
Self-Improvement, Productivity and Career
- How to Write a Great To-Do List (And Why You Need To)
- 7 Benefits of Exercise (and Why Weight Loss Isn’t One of Them)
- 10 Things That Hold You Back from Outrageous Success
- Something That Has Improved My Sanity: Keeping a Journal
- Jason Fried, Co-founder of 37signals, on How to Get Creative
Photography: Tips and Software
- 8 Photo Projects in Your Own Backyard
- Does good weather make bad photos?
- The Importance of ‘Enough’ Depth of Field in Wildlife Photography
- How to Photograph the Blue Hours With Amazing Results
- Change Up Your Photography
- 42 Heaven Resources for Photoshop Lovers
- Want to be a better photographer? Become a better writer
Sports, Entertainment and Everything Else
- Dilbert comics I Found Funny: 07-07
- Trailers: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes
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Great Link Blog Sources
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- The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup
- Jason Haley – Interesting Finds
- Alvin Ashcraft – Morning Dew
- David Vidmar – Links of the week
- Chris Alcock – Morning Brew
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- Notes From A Tool User – Links
- Jonathan Giles – Java Desktop Links of the Week
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Happy Surfing.
Weekly Link Post 200
Here is the latest installment of links that I have found interesting in the past week.
Application Development/Design
- SQL Server Stored Procedure Tutorial
- Nine Reason Developers Should Learn SQL
- Function to split a list into a table in T-SQL
- Coding: Tools/Techniques influence the way we work
- Visual Studio Toolbox with Robert Green
- Database Normalization
- Copy a Table with data in SQL Server
- Podcast: Introduction to HTML5
- Sort C# Code Structure In Visual Studio 2010 With CodeSorter
- My ASP.NET news sources – Jon Galloway
- Remove HTML tags from strings using the SQL Server CLR
- Table Value Constructors in SQL Server 2008
- The Many Functions of WebMatrix
- C#/.NET Fundamentals: Choosing the Right Collection Class
- C#/.NET Little Wonders: Empty(), DefaultIfEmpty(), and Count()
- Dynamic Loading of objects using XML
- Rails and .NET: different mindset
- Resources I’m using to learn Rails
Community/Technology Events & Training
- Houston Area User Group Meetings – This is my monthly listing of Houston area user group meetings.
Internet, Software, Technology and Science
- Console Is Multi-Tabbed And Customizable Alternative To Windows 7 CMD
- Cassini finally catches Helene
- Update: Phobos and Jupiter and its moons!
Self-Improvement, Productivity and Career
- Four Steps to Change Your Life – With Books
- 5 Ridiculously Easy Ways To Unblock Writer’s Block
- 3 Reasons Why You MUST Move Out of Your Comfort Zone
- What Yoga Can Teach Us About Productivity
- Want To Feel Happier by the End of the Day?
- 7 Stupid Mistakes Most People Make When Trying to Follow Their Passion
Photography: Tips and Software
- Macro Photography: Choosing Your Subject
- Do You Read These 8 Cool Photoshop Blogs for Tutorials?
- What is a Histogram, and How Can I Use it to Improve My Photos?
- Lighting Tips For Photography
- “Vision” a Free Ebook For The Entire Photo Community
- Shutter Priority Mode: A Beginner’s Guide
- How to Tell a Story with Your Photographs
Sports, Entertainment and Everything Else
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Great Link Blog Sources
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- The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup
- Jason Haley – Interesting Finds
- Alvin Ashcraft – Morning Dew
- David Vidmar – Links of the week
- Chris Alcock – Morning Brew
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- Notes From A Tool User – Links
- Jonathan Giles – Java Desktop Links of the Week
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Happy Surfing.
Weekly Link Post 199
Here is the latest installment of links that I have found interesting in the past week.
Application Development/Design
- SQL Server Stored Procedure Tutorial
- Function to split a list into a table in T-SQL
- Coding: Tools/Techniques influence the way we work
- Visual Studio Toolbox with Robert Green
- Copy a Table with data in SQL Server
- Podcast: Introduction to HTML5
- My ASP.NET news sources – Jon Galloway
- Remove HTML tags from strings using the SQL Server CLR
- Table Value Constructors in SQL Server 2008
- The Many Functions of WebMatrix
- C#/.NET Fundamentals: Choosing the Right Collection Class
- C#/.NET Little Wonders: Empty(), DefaultIfEmpty(), and Count()
- Rails and .NET: different mindset
- Resources I’m using to learn Rails
Community/Technology Events & Training
- Houston Area User Group Meetings – This is my monthly listing of Houston area user group meetings.
Internet, Software, Technology and Science
- Console Is Multi-Tabbed And Customizable Alternative To Windows 7 CMD
- Cassini finally catches Helene
- Update: Phobos and Jupiter and its moons!
Self-Improvement, Productivity and Career
- Four Steps to Change Your Life – With Books
- 5 Ridiculously Easy Ways To Unblock Writer’s Block
- 3 Reasons Why You MUST Move Out of Your Comfort Zone
- What Yoga Can Teach Us About Productivity
- Want To Feel Happier by the End of the Day?
- 7 Stupid Mistakes Most People Make When Trying to Follow Their Passion
Photography: Tips and Software
- Macro Photography: Choosing Your Subject
- Do You Read These 8 Cool Photoshop Blogs for Tutorials?
- What is a Histogram, and How Can I Use it to Improve My Photos?
- Lighting Tips For Photography
- “Vision” a Free Ebook For The Entire Photo Community
- Shutter Priority Mode: A Beginner’s Guide
- How to Tell a Story with Your Photographs
Sports, Entertainment and Everything Else
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Great Link Blog Sources
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Happy Surfing.
Awesome Powershell Tutorial Series
Ran across a nice 31-day series on Sarah Dutkiewicz‘s blog titled Powershell Not Your Father’s Command Line. It contains a ton of information for the beginner trying to pickup Powershell and the everyday user.
Some information given comes from a recently released book titled Automating Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 with Windows PowerShell 2.0 by Matt Hester and Sarah Dutkiewicz.
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Happy learning!
Weekly Link Post 198
Here is the latest installment of links that I have found interesting in the past week.
Application Development/Design
- Free WebMatrix Training Videos
- Choosing the Right Collection Class
- A Ken Burns powered photo frame control for WPF
- Dictionary Object (ContainsKey Vs. TryGetValue)
- 11 useful classes you’ll love
- 19 Beautiful jQuery Image Gallery/Slideshow Tutorials and Plugins
Community/Technology Events & Training
- Houston Area User Group Meetings – This is my monthly listing of Houston area user group meetings.
- Tools For Getting Things Done Webinar
- Houston Code Camp Registration is Now Open
Internet, Software, Technology and Science
- Introducing New Pre-computed Widgets for Your Blog and Website
- Mercury is its own planet, not Moon or Earth
- Watching Phobos pass by Jupiter
- Webstagram Is Instagram’s Missing Web Interface
Self-Improvement, Productivity and Career
Photography: Tips and Software
- Top 5 Social Media Sites To Promote Your Photography
- How To: Light Glass Using Subtractive Lighting
- Importing Images into Lightroom
- Photographing The Universe By Means Of A Telescope
- A Beginner’s Guide to Using Aperture Priority Mode
- 3 Signs of Bad Photo Editing and How to Avoid the Common Pitfalls
- The Communication Power of Photography
- 5 Successful Engagement Photography Tips
- High Speed Photography
Sports, Entertainment and Everything Else
- Dilbert comics I Found Funny: 06/15 | 06/16 |06/18
- Trailers: Rise of the Planet of the Apes | Cowboys and Aliens | Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- I saw Super 8 this past weekend and thought it was excellent. It brought out several emotions (excitement, anger, sadness, etc), so it was not wall-to-wall action, but enough to keep you going “holy crap!”.
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Great Link Blog Sources
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Happy Surfing.
