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		<description><![CDATA[Top Links Building Windows for the ARM processor architecture (Steven Sinofsky) EF 4.3 Released (EF Team) EF 4.3 Automatic Migrations Walkthrough and EF 4.3 Code-Based Migrations Walkthrough (Rowan Miller) Windows 8: The Facts about ARM, Metro, and the Blue Stack (Jeremy Likness) &#160; .NET / Visual Studio Find/Replace in Visual Studio using Regular Expressions (David [...]]]></description>
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<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/02/09/building-windows-for-the-arm-processor-architecture.aspx">Building Windows for the ARM processor architecture</a> (Steven Sinofsky)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/adonet/archive/2012/02/09/ef-4-3-released.aspx">EF 4.3 Released</a> (EF Team)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/adonet/archive/2012/02/09/ef-4-3-automatic-migrations-walkthrough.aspx">EF 4.3 Automatic Migrations Walkthrough</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/adonet/archive/2012/02/09/ef-4-3-code-based-migrations-walkthrough.aspx">EF 4.3 Code-Based Migrations Walkthrough</a> (Rowan Miller)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CSharperImage/~3/Th8fv2slPq8/windows-8-facts-about-arm-metro-and.html">Windows 8: The Facts about ARM, Metro, and the Blue Stack</a> (Jeremy Likness)</li>
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<h3><a name="dotnet"></a>.NET / Visual Studio</h3>
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<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/dotnet/~3/Zv4e3qMpjiM/findreplace-visual-studio">Find/Replace in Visual Studio using Regular Expressions</a> (David Amador)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.infoq.com/news/2012/02/wf-deprecated-libraries">Microsoft Deprecates Legacy Workflow Foundation Libraries in New Beta Release</a> (Richard Seroter)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnewthing/archive/2012/02/09/10265660.aspx">What is the effect of memory-mapped file access on GetLastError()?</a> (Raymond Chen)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ElegantCode/~3/08AHVVFYEhc/">Entity Framework 4.3 Released (Migrations)</a> (Jarod Ferguson)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ElegantCode/~3/PpdmyfwRZ5Q/">NuGet Project Uncovered: StudioShell</a> (Jason Jarrett)</li>
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<h3><a name="web"></a>Web Development</h3>
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<li><a href="http://blog.boyet.com/blog/blog/google-web-fonts/">Google web fonts</a> (Julian M. Bucknall)</li>
<li><a href="http://coding.smashingmagazine.com/2012/02/09/beginners-guide-jquery-based-json-api-clients/">A Beginner’s Guide To jQuery-Based JSON API Clients</a> (Ben Howdle)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LosTechies/~3/BNfhhMjdorY/">Asynchronously Load HTML Templates For Backbone Views</a> (Derick Bailey)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nettuts/~3/KSnbeZH73W0/">Using JavaScript’s Prototype with MVC</a> (James Baker)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/publicsector/archive/2012/02/09/referencing-javascript-files-from-a-cdn-in-a-crm-2011-form.aspx">Referencing JavaScript files from a CDN in a CRM 2011 form</a> (Marc Schweigert)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AvkashChauhansBlog/~3/BRzEIIpXTJc/how-many-copies-of-your-blob-is-stored-in-windows-azure-blob-storage.aspx">How many copies of your blob is stored in Windows Azure Blob Storage?</a> (Avkash Chauhan)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/highub-blog/~3/cym9FL_oKXY/">Mobile Boilerplate v3.0 Released!</a> (Shi Chuan)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/remysharp/~3/jqJ-UmRsryA/">Vendor Prefixes &#8211; about to go south</a> (Remy Sharp)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2012/02/09/cors-for-xhr-in-ie10.aspx">CORS for XHR in IE10</a> (Tony Ross)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Telerik/~3/LjrM-I-6ixg/getting-started-with-kendoui-and-openaccess-orm.aspx">Getting Started with KendoUI and OpenAccess ORM</a> (Joshua Holt)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.componentart.com/community/blogs/milos/archive/2011/10/14/developing-mobile-dashboards-for-componentart-dashboard-server.aspx" target="_blank">Developing Mobile Dashboards for ComponentArt Dashboard Server</a> (Milos Glisic)</li>
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<h3><a name="design"></a>Design / Methodology / Testing</h3>
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<li><a href="http://simpleprogrammer.com/2012/02/09/the-development-pendulum/">The Development Pendulum</a> (John Sonmez)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/agilescout/~3/A9cJ--2TYBk/">[Email] – Short Projects and Estimating Velocity</a> (Peter Saddington)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlackwaspLatestAdditions/~3/62q2yFHId7g/RSSLanding.aspx">Moq Partial Mocks</a> (Richard Carr)</li>
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<h3><a name="silverlight"></a>Silverlight / WPF / Windows Phone</h3>
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<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dani/archive/2012/02/09/windows-phone-design-resources.aspx">Windows Phone Design Resources</a> (Dani Diaz)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.japf.fr/2012/02/developping-an-app-for-the-windows-phone-platform/">Developping an app for the Windows Phone platform</a> (Jeremy Alles)</li>
<li><a href="http://wpf.2000things.com/2012/02/10/492-layout-can-change-at-runtime/" target="_blank">2000 WPF Things #492 – Layout Can Change at Runtime</a> (Sean Sexton)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bethmassi/archive/2012/02/09/lightswitch-screen-tips-scrollbars-and-splitters.aspx">LightSwitch Screen Tips: Scrollbars and Splitters</a> (Beth Massi)</li>
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<h3><a name="podcasts"></a>Podcasts / Screencasts / Videos</h3>
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<li><a href="http://www.dotnetrocks.com/default.aspx?ShowNum=740" target="_blank">.NET Rocks! &#8211; John Petersen is Back on His SOPA Box</a> (Carl Franklin &amp; Richard Campbell)</li>
<li><a href="http://jamesshore.com/Blog/Lets-Play/Episode-163.html">Let&#8217;s Play TDD #163: Combinatorial Explosion</a> (James Shore)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/radiotfs/~3/0ghUeAjEbmg/radiotfs_037.mp3" target="_blank">RadioTFS &#8211; Yes We Kanban</a> (Martin Woodward)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TroyHunt/~3/Bj79pgMNPpM/security-security-security-helping.html">Security, Security, Security! Helping the LIDNUG community build safer software</a> (Troy Hunt)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Peli/Peter-Heldens-Creating-Scripts-with-TouchDevelop">Peter Heldens &#8211; Creating Scripts with TouchDevelop</a> (Jonathan de Halleux)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DistributedPodcast/~3/EO4mShZlN9c/episode-11-signalr" target="_blank">Distributed Podcast Episode 11: SignalR</a> (Jonathan Oliver, Jonathan Matheus, Rinat Abdullin &amp; Andreas Ohlund)</li>
<li><a href="http://coolthingoftheday.blogspot.com/2012/02/free-to-reactive-extensions-on-demand.html">Free &quot;Introduction to Reactive Extensions&quot; on-demand video training available, with 8 sessions and growing</a> (Greg Duncan)</li>
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<h3><a name="events"></a>Community / Events</h3>
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<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/katriend/archive/2012/02/10/join-the-belgian-experts-and-microsoft-corp-product-team-for-12-hours-of-sql-server-2012.aspx">Join the Belgian Experts and Microsoft Corp Product team for 12 hours of SQL Server 2012</a> (Katrien de Graeve)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/usisvde/archive/2012/02/09/learn-about-windows-azure-for-technical-decision-makers-developers-architects.aspx">Learn About Windows Azure for Technical Decision Makers, Developers, Architects</a> (Bruce Kyle)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wiredgeekdad/~3/INBIEpsvyKM/">Microsoft Student Developers Showcase Their Work at the White House Science Fair</a> (Chuck Lawton)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JoelsSharepointLand/~3/pAdsvdLWBJo/ViewPost.aspx">Upcoming Webinar &#8211; The iPad Invasion: Leveraging SharePoint for Mobile Enterprise Security</a> (Joel Oleson)</li>
<li><a href="http://danielvaughan.orpius.com/post.aspx?id=d6b27c84-b1d4-4f82-91e6-c9b6e3e8cdd7">ExpressionBlend.com is Live!</a> (Daniel Vaughan)</li>
<li><a href="http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2012/Feb-09.html">C# for Gaming: AltDevConf This Weekend</a> (Miguel de Icaza)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mvpawardprogram/archive/2012/02/09/2012-mvp-global-summit-tour-of-the-neighborhood.aspx">2012 MVP Global Summit- Tour of the Neighborhood</a> (MVP Award Program)</li>
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<h3><a name="sql"></a>Database</h3>
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<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sqlserverpedia/~3/7RZ0ytXeOic/">An open letter to anyone with “SQL Server” on their resume</a> (Jen McCown)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jamiet/~3/EWPzAfboT08/pbm-for-ssis-what-policies-would-you-want-or-need.aspx">PBM for SSIS? What policies would you want?</a> (Jamie Thomson)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2012/02/10/sql-server-a-quick-puzzle-on-join-and-null-brain-teaser/">SQL SERVER – A Quick Puzzle on JOIN and NULL – SQL Brain Teaser</a> (Pinal Dave)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sqlserverpedia/~3/pFtfyF49LNQ/">Executing scripts with sp_addscriptexec</a> (Brandon Williams)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AyendeRahien/~3/InIPujbDung/when-you-pit-ravendb-amp-sql-server-against-one-anotherhellip">When you pit RavenDB &amp; SQL Server against one another…</a> (Oren Eini)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BrentOzar-SqlServerDba/~3/QohSfCuimoM/">Three Consulting Tools to Make You a Better DBA</a> (Kendra Little)</li>
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<h3><a name="sp"></a>SharePoint</h3>
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<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sharepointdev/archive/2012/02/09/how-to-programmatically-update-an-odc-file-shubh-raj-singh.aspx" target="_blank">How to Programmatically Update an ODC File</a> (Shubh Raj Singh)</li>
<li><a href="http://lightningtools.com/blog/archive/2012/02/09/social-squared-version-6.1-release.aspx">Social Squared version 6.1 release</a> (Phill Duffy)</li>
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<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="ps"></a>PowerShell</h3>
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<li><a href="http://wappowershell.codeplex.com/releases/view/81936" target="_blank">Windows Azure PowerShell Cmdlets 2.2.1</a> (CodePlex)</li>
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<h3><a name="misc"></a>Miscellaneous</h3>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/blog/1034-kids-are-the-future-teach-em-to-code">Kids are the future. Teach &#8216;em to code.</a> (Cameron McEfee)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.wp7connect.com/2012/02/10/reinstaller-install-all-your-previously-downloaded-apps-automatically/">Reinstaller: Install All Your Previously Downloaded Apps Automatically</a> (Antonio Hernandez)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theverge.com/microsoft/2012/2/9/2787296/windows-8-arm-includes-office-details">Windows 8 ARM edition will include built-in Office apps and access to the traditional desktop mode</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://www.theverge.com/microsoft/2012/2/9/2787365/microsoft-office-15-unveiled">Microsoft unveils Office 15 Metro design look and feel</a> (Tom Warren)</li>
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<h3><a name="links"></a>More Link Collections</h3>
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<li><a href="http://techblog.ginktage.com/2012/02/interesting-net-links-february-9-2012/">Interesting .NET Links – February 9 , 2012</a> (Senthil Kumar)</li>
<li><a href="http://afreshcup.com/home/2012/2/10/double-shot-815.html">Double Shot #815</a> (Mike Gunderloy)</li>
<li><a href="http://jasonhaley.com/blog/post.aspx?id=cd036a8e-d91a-46fa-8530-6c9ac287d7c1" target="_blank">Interesting Finds: February 10, 2012</a> (Jason Haley)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/silverlightshow/~3/JYhT3JBy1A8/Daily-News-Digest-2-9-2012.aspx">Daily News Digest 2/9/2012</a> (Silverlight Show)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReflectivePerspective/~3/5sxDWJOe7Zg/">The Morning Brew #1041</a> (Chris Alcock)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/brhubartOTN/~3/xdsk9t7vnPk/archbeat_link_o_rama_for76">ArchBeat Link-o-Rama for 2012-02-09</a> (Bob Rhubart)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Windowsphonegeek/~3/JUkkAkcHMwA/daily-wp7-development-news-9-feb-2012">Daily WP7 Development News 9 Feb 2012</a> (Windows Phone Geek)</li>
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<h3><a name="shelf"></a>The Geek Shelf</h3>
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		<dc:creator>Alvin Ashcraft</dc:creator>
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<li><a href="http://feeds.haacked.com/~r/haacked/~3/qijvpshw7l0/the-state-of-nuget.aspx">The State of NuGet</a> (Phil Haack)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geekswithblogs/~3/OkNF_zxvdaM/windows-phone-marketplace-requests.aspx">Windows Phone Marketplace Requests</a> (Scott Dorman)</li>
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<li><a href="http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2012/02/stack-exchange-keyboard-shortcuts/">Stack Exchange Keyboard Shortcuts</a> (Jeff Atwood)</li>
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<h3><a name="dotnet"></a>.NET / Visual Studio</h3>
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<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AyendeRahien/~3/vaIUbluiTB4/limit-your-abstractions-application-eventsndash-proposed-solution-2ndash-cohesion">Limit your abstractions: Application Events–Proposed Solution #2–Cohesion</a> (Oren Eini)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geekswithblogs/~3/P01Rxo9T8SY/tfs-2010-gran-backup-plan-permissions-error.aspx">TFS 2010 Grant Backup Plan Permissions Error</a> (Bob Hardister)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/327177/YaWhiteBoard-A-Simple-Whiteboard-using-C">YaWhiteBoard &#8211; A Simple Whiteboard using C#</a> (Rahul Rajat Singh)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.devhammer.net/~r/devhammer/~3/Tkvry-Smg10/a-new-gadgeteer-blog---vb-magic">A new Gadgeteer blog &#8211; VB Magic</a> (G. Andrew Duthie)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazure/archive/2012/02/08/solve-complex-data-restructuring-using-the-list-operations-in-the-service-bus-eai-edi-mapper.aspx">Solve ‘Complex Data Restructuring’ Using the ‘List’ Operations in the Service Bus EAI/EDI Mapper</a> (Ravi Bollapragada)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnewthing/archive/2012/02/08/10265193.aspx">The path-searching algorithm is not a backtracking algorithm</a> (Raymond Chen)</li>
<li><a href="http://babaandthepigman.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/datatemplateselector-winrt/">datatemplateselector winrt</a> (babaandthepigman)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ElegantCode/~3/S7Rgy7cv49I/">NuGet Project Uncovered: AboditNLP</a> (Jason Jarrett)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DiaryOfAnetDeveloperByJefClaes/~3/_fCrFOYbZVw/book-review-working-with-nhibernate-30.html">Book review: Working with NHibernate 3.0</a> (Jef Claes)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.devx.com/dotnet/Article/47830?trk=DXRSS_DOTNET">Using Fluent NHibernate for XML-Free Class Mapping</a> (Joydip Kanjilal)</li>
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<h3><a name="web"></a>Web Development</h3>
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<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Code-InsideBlogInternational/~3/M4WDIJ4R_dA/">WebDev Playground: dabblet.com for HTML/CSS, jsfiddler.com for JS &amp; HUrl.it for REST</a> (Code Inside Team)</li>
<li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/dwahlin/archive/2012/02/08/jquery-tip-2-manipulating-the-dom-in-a-loop.aspx">jQuery Tip #2: Manipulating the DOM in a Loop</a> (Dan Wahlin)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.infoq.com/news/2012/02/WCF-4.5">Lighter Configuration Files and Better ASP.NET Support with WCF 4.5</a> (Jonathan Allen)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/agile/~3/Ci1N1XmhLaw/decorator-pattern-or-its">The Decorator pattern, or its cousin, in JavaScript</a> (Giorgio Sironi)</li>
<li><a href="http://info.exist.com/blogs/bid/77625/Emerging-Trends-in-Ruby-on-Rails-Development-in-2012" target="_blank">Emerging Trends in Ruby on Rails Development in 2012</a> (Mich de Castro)</li>
<li><a href="http://sachabarber.net/?p=1066">SignalR : Best thing since slice bread?</a> (Sacha Barber)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/remysharp/~3/jqJ-UmRsryA/">Vendor Prefixes &#8211; about to go south</a> (Remy Sharp)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.impressivewebs.com/book-giveaway-ruby/">Book Giveaway: The Book of Ruby</a> (Louis Lazaris)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazure/archive/2012/02/08/new-wiki-launched-for-apache-hadoop-on-windows-azure.aspx">NEW! Wiki launched for Apache Hadoop on Windows Azure</a> (Michele Hart)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Telerik/~3/LjrM-I-6ixg/getting-started-with-kendoui-and-openaccess-orm.aspx" target="_blank">Getting Started with KendoUI and OpenAccess ORM</a> (Joshua Holt)</li>
</ul>
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<h3><a name="design"></a>Design / Methodology / Testing</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TeamPulse/~3/2yilLZCxA8w/At-a-Single-Glance---Interpreting-and-Acting-Upon-Agile-Project-Metrics.aspx">At a Single Glance &#8211; Interpreting and Acting Upon Agile Project Metrics</a> (Joel Semeniuk)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudioalm/archive/2012/02/08/test-view-issue-an-exception-was-encountered-while-constructing-the-content-of-this-frame.aspx">Test View Issue: An exception was encountered while constructing the content of this frame</a> (Charles Sterling)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Devlicious/~3/suAT2ldjahI/finding-out-when-something-happened-in-your-git-repo.aspx">Finding Out When Something Happened in Your Git Repo</a> (Christopher Bennage)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Devlicious/~3/tb9QcsMBm8k/avoiding-prescriptive-requirements.aspx">Avoiding Prescriptive Requirements</a> (Jak Charlton)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/agilescout/~3/A9cJ--2TYBk/" target="_blank">[Email] – Short Projects and Estimating Velocity</a> (Peter Saddington)</li>
</ul>
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<h3><a name="silverlight"></a>Silverlight / WPF / Windows Phone</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Windowsphonegeek/~3/xxLkrE7fZYo/Windows-Phone-App-Development-for-Beginners-6-Layout">Windows Phone App Development for Beginners #6 Layout</a> (Windows Phone Geek)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MichaelCrump/~3/J3WZX8MDIvs/treadmill-assistant-windows-phone-7-app-released">Treadmill Assistant Windows Phone 7 App Released</a> (Michael Crump)</li>
<li><a href="http://wpf.2000things.com/2012/02/09/491-displaying-a-hyperlink/" target="_blank">2000 WPF Things #491 – Displaying a Hyperlink</a> (Sean Sexton)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geekswithblogs/~3/mpeXvVA314E/apress-deal-of-the-day---9feb2012----introducing.aspx">APress Deal of the Day &#8211; 9/Feb/2012 &#8211; Introducing Silverlight 4</a> (Tatworth)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Telerik/~3/rQevOx38k6s/using-raddiagnostics-for-wp7-to-receive-error-reports-anonymously.aspx">Using RadDiagnostics for WP7 to receive error reports anonymously</a> (Valentin Stoychev)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.silverlightshow.net/items/Developing-for-a-multitude-of-clients-strategies-for-code-reuse-and-keeping-costs-in-check-part-2.aspx">Part 2: Developing for a multitude of clients: Strategies for code reuse and keeping costs in check</a> (Kevin Dockx)</li>
</ul>
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<h3><a name="podcasts"></a>Podcasts / Screencasts / Videos</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.dotnetrocks.com/default.aspx?ShowNum=740" target="_blank">.NET Rocks! &#8211; John Petersen is Back on His SOPA Box</a> (Carl Franklin &amp; Richard Campbell)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theverge.com/mobile/2012/2/8/2783595/the-verge-mobile-podcast-013-02-08-2012">The Verge Mobile Podcast 013 &#8211; 02.08.2012</a> (Trent Wolbe)</li>
<li><a href="http://boagworld.com/tumblog/dont-limit-your-options-when-wireframing/" target="_blank">Boagworld: Don’t limit your options when wireframing</a> (Paul Boag)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.winsupersite.com/article/podcast-2/tech-104-future-windows-142216">What The Tech 104: The Future Of Windows</a> (Paul Thurrott)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OtnArch2Arch/~3/aNdkFsL4XWk/11470778_cloud_smart_start_part3_020812.mp3">Cloud Computing: Start Smart &#8211; Part 3 of 3</a> (Bob Rhubart)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JesseLiberty-SilverlightGeek/~3/DAGa1qX_beQ/">Windows 7.5 Video: Fast Application Switching</a> (Jesse Liberty)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="events"></a>Community / Events</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BrianPeek/~3/tt3v8g9kVTA/post.aspx">Visual Studio Live! &#8211; Las Vegas</a> (Brian Peek)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudioalm/archive/2012/02/08/professional-scrum-org-courses-being-offered-in-china-india-and-philippines.aspx">Professional Scrum.ORG courses being offered in China, India and Philippines</a> (Charles Sterling)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/silverlightshow/~3/U1cKrCzHki4/Win-a-free-pass-for-Visual-Studio-Live-Las-Vegas-in-SilverlightShow-Contest.aspx">Win a free pass for Visual Studio Live! Las Vegas in SilverlightShow Contest</a> (Silverlight Show)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.scottlogic.co.uk/blog/colin/2012/02/wpug-talk-developing-cross-platform-mobile-applications-with-phonegap-for-windows-phone-7/">WPUG Talk: Developing cross-platform mobile applications with PhoneGap for Windows Phone 7</a> (Colin Eberhardt)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StephenFortesBlog/~3/8zllq7ldv7Q/Register+For+Telerik+Webinars.aspx">Register for Telerik Webinars</a> (Stephen Forte)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/327251/A-Coder-Interview-With-Dave-Ward">A Coder Interview With Dave Ward</a> (The Code Project)</li>
<li><a href="http://geekadelphia.com/2012/02/08/philadelphia-star-trek-meetup/">Philadelphia Star Trek Meetup: Sunday @ Hive 76</a> (Mikey Il)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.sturmnet.org/~r/sturmnet/~3/gGXXnip5_aA/free-devexpress-day-25th-february">Free DevExpress Day &#8211; 25th February 2012 &#8211; Bad Ems, Germany</a> (Oliver Sturm)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/peterlau/~3/FZKt7kJZ0mA/azure-update-on-february-15-2012-nyc-windows-azure-user-group.aspx">Azure Update On February 15, 2012 @ NYC Windows Azure User Group</a> (Peter Laudati)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KevinGriffin/~3/Z5WDTpu7Kr8/">MADExpo Family Fun Feature #1</a> (Kevin Griffin)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LosTechies/~3/osx_gppA5m4/">OSS Rules of Engagement</a> (Jimmy Bogard)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Typemock/~3/I-6PTzjQG84/">Isolating Code: A Quick Intro to Typemock Isolator</a> (Avi Kaye)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Meetdux/~3/pVUtLzC6r2c/SharePoint-Temptations%20.aspx">FREE Webcasts: Temptations That Lead to the 5 Deadly Sins of SharePoint #in the Enterprise</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Meetdux/~3/KUaGawPFyMc/State-of-Enterprise-Social-SharePoint.aspx">FREE Feb 9 Webcast: The State of Enterprise Social w/ SharePoint #spsocial #mspartner</a> (Dux Raymond Sy)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JoelsSharepointLand/~3/pAdsvdLWBJo/ViewPost.aspx">Upcoming Webinar &#8211; The iPad Invasion: Leveraging SharePoint for Mobile Enterprise Security</a> (Joel Oleson)</li>
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<h3><a name="sql"></a>Database</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blogs.lessthandot.com/index.php/DataMgmt/DBProgramming/it-s-hard-to-be">It&#8217;s Hard To Be &quot;Average&quot;: Mean, Median, and Mode in SQL Server</a> (Jes Schultz Borland)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2012/02/09/sql-server-inner-join-returning-more-records-than-exists-in-table/">SQL SERVER – INNER JOIN Returning More Records than Exists in Table</a> (Pinal Dave)</li>
</ul>
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<h3><a name="misc"></a>Miscellaneous</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feeds.microsoftjobsblog.com/~r/MicrosoftJobsBlog/~3/j2aneAiLxq4/coding-experience-abroad">Is it better to have coding experience in the US or abroad?</a> (Kenji Yamaguchi)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MsMossyblog/~3/X4OQdnucT1w/847">Is AppStore bad for gaming business?</a> (Scott Barnes)</li>
<li><a href="http://martinfowler.com/bliki/PresentationSmells.html" target="_blank">Bliki: PresentationSmells</a> (Martin Fowler)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="links"></a>More Link Collections</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://jasonhaley.com/blog/post.aspx?id=9d8efd58-3dbd-43fa-b494-131828562ea4">Interesting Finds: February 9, 2012</a> (Jason Haley)</li>
<li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/yuanjian/archive/2012/02/08/cheatsheet-2012-02-01-02-08.aspx">Cheatsheet: 2012 02.01 ~ 02.08</a> (yuanjian)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PeteBrown/~3/F41cjYACnZ8/windows-client-developer-roundup-087-for-2-9-2012">Windows Client Developer Roundup 087 for 2/9/2012</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PeteBrown/~3/xUyNcv0-sgw/maker-geek-roundup-007-for-2-8-2012">Maker Geek Roundup 007 for 2/8/2012</a> (Pete Brown)</li>
<li><a href="http://afreshcup.com/home/2012/2/9/double-shot-814.html">Double Shot #814</a> (Mike Gunderloy)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReflectivePerspective/~3/MMI5TYYf9XU/">The Morning Brew #1040</a> (Chris Alcock)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/silverlightshow/~3/JYhT3JBy1A8/Daily-News-Digest-2-9-2012.aspx">Daily News Digest 2/9/2012</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/silverlightshow/~3/VDbMpgSCzP0/SilverlightCream-Top-5-News-for-Week-Jan-30-Feb-5-2012.aspx">SilverlightCream Top 5 News for Week Jan 30 &#8211; Feb 5, 2012</a> (Silverlight Show)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/brhubartOTN/~3/YH-b2HBVJxM/archbeat_link_o_rama_for77">ArchBeat Link-o-Rama for 2012-02-08</a> (Bob Rhubart)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.windowsdevnews.com/Blogs.aspx?ID=61">Windows Dev News for February 08 &#8211; #0038</a> (Dave Campbell)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Windowsphonegeek/~3/UN38T8eWw8k/daily-wp7-development-news-8-feb-2012">Daily WP7 Development News 8 Feb 2012</a> (Windows Phone Geek)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="shelf"></a>The Geek Shelf</h3>
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<li><a href="http://wildermuth.com/2012/02/08/Modern_Web_Development_-_Part_4">Modern Web Development &#8211; Part 4</a> (Shawn Wildermuth)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2012/the-5-best-books-on-innovation-ever/">The 5 best books on Innovation EVER</a> (Scott Berkun)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/02/07/improving-power-efficiency-for-applications.aspx">Improving power efficiency for applications</a> (Steven Sinofsky)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.modernizr.com/news/modernizr-25" target="_blank">Modernizr 2.5: Supercharged for 2012</a> (Modernizr Team)</li>
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<h3><a name="dotnet"></a>.NET / Visual Studio</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AyendeRahien/~3/VHkc-aSwfTc/send-me-a-patch-for-that">Send me a patch for that</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AyendeRahien/~3/aKBtJv3edAs/limiting-your-abstractions-reflections-on-the-interface-segregation-principle">Limiting your abstractions: Reflections on the Interface Segregation Principle</a> (Oren Eini)</li>
<li><a href="http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2012/02/07/intellitrace-in-production.aspx">IntelliTrace Moves Beyond Development in Visual Studio 11</a> (Mickey Gousset)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geekswithblogs/~3/YTusIq4o4l4/a-simple-implementation-of-the-proxy-design-pattern-using-c-sharp.aspx">A Simple implementation of the Proxy Design Pattern using C#</a> (Asif Maniar)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.kodefuguru.com/post/2012/02/07/C-Needs-Seqs.aspx">C# Needs Seqs</a> (Chris Eargle)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ntotten/~3/jcUktEQW0sA/">Facebook C# SDK Road Map</a> (Nathan Totten)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RickStrahl/~3/MS9XK_eWO1s/Creating-a-dynamic-extensible-C-Expando-Object">Creating a dynamic, extensible C# Expando Object</a> (Rick Strahl)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geekswithblogs/~3/9YdI5ePsBpA/apress-deal-of-the-day---8feb2012---visual-c.aspx">APress Deal of the Day &#8211; 8/Feb/2012 &#8211; Visual C# 2010 Recipes A Problem-Solution Approach</a> (Tatworth)</li>
<li><a href="http://truncatedcodr.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/git-tfs-instruction-add-directory-to-your-path/">GIT-TFS Instruction: Add Directory to Your Path?</a> (Cori Drew)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ElegantCode/~3/8UGFtLhrzdY/">NuGet Project Uncovered: Northwind.Db</a> (Jason Jarrett)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geekswithblogs/~3/iNPFDkyHyZE/microsoft-all-in-one-code-framework-2012-january-sample-updates.aspx">Microsoft All-In-One Code Framework 2012 January Sample Updates</a> (Jialiang)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windows8/windows-8-secrets-winrt-windows-runtime-142196">Windows 8 Secrets: WinRT, the Windows Runtime</a> (Paul Thurrott)</li>
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<h3><a name="web"></a>Web Development</h3>
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<li><a href="http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2012/02/07/asp-net-empowering-your-master-pages.aspx">ASP.NET: Empowering Your Master Pages</a> (Peter Vogel)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Telerik/~3/7-tRrUZbxBs/a-better-way-to-view-images-in-radfileexplorer-for-asp-net-ajax-thumbnail-view-comes-in-q1-2012.aspx">A better way to view images in RadFileExplorer for ASP.NET AJAX – thumbnail view comes in Q1 2012</a> (Stoyan Stratev)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/silverlining/archive/2012/02/07/deploying-php-and-asp-net-sites-in-a-single-azure-web-role.aspx">Deploying PHP and ASP.NET Sites in a Single Azure Web Role</a> (Brian Swan)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LosTechies/~3/enxgwOKoqew/">Rewriting My ‘Guaranteed Callbacks’ Code With jQuery Deferred</a> (Derick Bailey)</li>
<li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/dwahlin/archive/2012/02/07/jquery-tip-1-defining-a-context-when-using-selectors.aspx">jQuery Tip #1 – Defining a Context When Using Selectors</a> (Dan Wahlin)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IUpdateable/~3/hPNEKvpXs4o/">Deploying PHP and ASP.NET Sites in a Single Azure Web Role</a> (Eric Nelson)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2012/02/07/high-performance-html5-content-in-metro-style-apps.aspx">High performance HTML5 content in Metro-style Apps</a> (Andy Zeigler)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/agile/~3/C1EoJwm8su0/practical-php-refactoring-48">Practical PHP Refactoring: Convert Procedural Design to Objects</a> (Giorgio Sironi)</li>
<li><a href="http://hacks.mozilla.org/2012/02/using-the-battery-api-part-of-webapi/">Using the Battery API – Part of WebAPI</a> (Robert Nyman)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jetbrains_webIde/~3/GuLeOWjq-l4/">PhpStorm &amp; WebStorm 3.0.2</a> (Alexey Gopachenko)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/css/~3/TIjoB8u_ge4/backbonejs-and-phonegap-sample">Backbone.js And PhoneGap Sample App</a> (Ben Forta)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/html5doctor/~3/Hvjd1abtUgg/">It’s Curtains for Marital Strife Thanks to getUserMedia</a> (Bruce Lawson)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/buckwoody/archive/2012/02/07/application-lifecycle-management-overview-for-windows-azure.aspx">Application Lifecycle Management Overview for Windows Azure</a> (Buck Woody)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.elijahmanor.com/2012/02/regular-expressions-in-coffeescript-are.html">Regular Expressions in CoffeeScript are Awesome</a> (Elijah Manor)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/7/2781994/google-plus-developer-page">Google+ developers page launched, is an API on the way?</a> (Jamie Keene)</li>
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<h3><a name="design"></a>Design / Methodology / Testing</h3>
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<li><a href="http://visualstudiomagazine.com/blogs/onward-and-upward/2012/02/proof-of-unit-testing-time-savings.aspx">Proof of Unit Testing&#8217;s Time Savings</a> (Keith Ward)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JeremiahClarksBlog/~3/_UPqYEswjcs/visual-studio-unit-testing-extensions-v1-2-0-0.aspx">Visual Studio Unit Testing Extensions v1.2.0.0</a> (Jeremiah Clark)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/billwagner/~3/dlsux9B9Mog/the-efficiency-of-self-organizing-teams">The efficiency of Self-Organizing Teams</a> (Bill Wagner)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wekeroad/EeKc/~3/k4Tyt3CteZo/">Kiss The Ring…</a> (Rob Conery)</li>
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<h3><a name="silverlight"></a>Silverlight / WPF / Windows Phone</h3>
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<li><a href="http://debugmode.net/2012/02/07/capture-picture-from-camera-and-save-in-media-library-in-windows-phone/">Capture Picture from Camera and Save in Media Library in Windows Phone</a> (Dhananjay Kumar)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KashyapasnetRumbles/~3/WplCmK28jD4/">Windows Phone 7 – Scott Hanselman’s A to Z resources</a> (Lohith) – A nice round-up of links from Scott’s <a href="http://www.hanselman.com/blog/FromConceptToCodeIn6HoursShippingMyFirstWindowsPhoneApp.aspx" target="_blank">post</a> on his WP7 app.</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PeteBrown/~3/LnBVZe8RTLI/creating-big-silverlight-windows-and-getting-monitor-resolutions-and-positions-with-pinvoke">Creating Big Silverlight Windows and Getting Monitor Resolutions and Positions with PInvoke</a> (Pete Brown)</li>
<li><a href="http://wpf.2000things.com/2012/02/08/490-using-the-inkcanvas-to-recognize-gestures-part-ii/" target="_blank">2000 WPF Things #490 – Using the InkCanvas to Recognize Gestures, part II</a> (Sean Sexton)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Telerik/~3/MnG1g88yzO8/introducing-rate-application-reminder-for-windows-phone.aspx">Introducing Rate Application Reminder for Windows Phone</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Telerik/~3/AJcn0BWZedM/implementing-trial-functionality-for-windows-phone-applications.aspx" target="_blank">Implementing Trial Functionality for Windows Phone applications</a> (Valentin Stoychev)</li>
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<h3><a name="podcasts"></a>Podcasts / Screencasts / Videos</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.dotnetrocks.com/default.aspx?ShowNum=739" target="_blank">.NET Rocks! &#8211; Eric Sink Distributes His Source</a> (Carl Franklin &amp; Richard Campbell)</li>
<li><a href="http://startupsuccesspodcast.com/2012/02/show-132-thomas-hessler-ufostart-com/" target="_blank">Start Up Success Podcast Show #132: Thomas Hessler, UFOStart.com</a> (Bob Walsh)</li>
<li><a href="http://jamesshore.com/Blog/Lets-Play/Episode-162.html">Let&#8217;s Play TDD #162: Wishing for Double Dispatch</a> (James Shore)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/se-radio/~3/vwPNfzXv4UU/">SE Radio becomes part of IEEE Software</a> (SE-Radio Team)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/07/engadget-hd-podcast-285-02-07-2012/">Engadget HD Podcast 285 &#8211; 02.07.2012</a> (Trent Wolbe)</li>
<li><a href="http://boagworld.com/design/when-it-comes-to-colour-test/" target="_blank">Boagworld &#8211; When it comes to colour, test</a> (Paul Boag)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Hot-Apps/Hot-Apps-Krashlander-NFL-Pro-12-MixTapes-Weave-Network-Dashboard">Hot Apps: Krashlander, NFL Pro &#8217;12, MixTapes, Weave, Network Dashboard</a> (Laura Foy)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geekswithblogs/~3/a_KiaoeP9pw/going-native-2012-sessions-available-for-download-and-streaming.aspx">Going Native 2012 sessions available for download and streaming</a> (Michael B. McLaughlin)</li>
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<h3><a name="events"></a>Community / Events</h3>
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<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dani/archive/2012/02/07/c-sharpen-up.aspx">C-Sharpen Up</a> (Dani Diaz)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/microsoft_feed/~3/xqqjTvgPkAg/">Meet Abdul Rafay – BizTalk Server MVP from Qatar</a> (Ali Raza Shaikh)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mvpawardprogram/archive/2012/02/07/talking-cloud-with-sharepoint-server-mvp-patrick-yong.aspx">Talking Cloud with SharePoint Server MVP Patrick Yong</a> (MVP Award Program)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jamiet/~3/6yqxlzWKRXk/sqlbits-now-publishing-the-sqlbits-agenda-as-an-icalendar.aspx">SQLBits now publishing all SQLBits agendas as an iCalendar</a> (Jamie Thomson)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jimoneil/archive/2012/02/07/azure-soup-to-nuts-series.aspx">Azure Soup-to-Nuts Series</a> (Jim O&#8217;Neil)</li>
<li><a href="http://geekadelphia.com/2012/02/07/indyhall-hosting-idga-philly-demo-session-this-saturday-to-show-off-global-game-jam-results/">IndyHall Hosting IDGA Philly Demo Session This Saturday to Show Off Global Game Jam Results</a> (Joe Ross)</li>
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<h3><a name="sql"></a>Database</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2012/02/08/sql-server-convert-subquery-to-cte-sql-in-sixty-seconds-001-video/">SQL SERVER – Convert Subquery to CTE – SQL in Sixty Seconds #001 – Video</a> (Pinal Dave)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.lessthandot.com/index.php/DataMgmt/DBAdmin/sql-server-and-xp_cmdshell-the">SQL Server and xp_cmdshell &#8211; The good, the bad and more ugly</a> (Ted Krueger)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sqlserverpedia/~3/q2CmILZFSWQ/">The Minimalist Guide to Database Administration</a> (Thomas LaRock)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlkampferEng/~3/NvkWxwQYEcQ/">Check progress of DBCC CHECKDB</a> (Gian Maria Ricci)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaulSRandal/~3/wRGflUmofnA/post.aspx">Survey: memory configuration</a> (Paul S. Randal)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BrentOzar-SqlServerDba/~3/RziM1dJ393k/">How to Test Your Backup Strategy: Five Simple Questions</a> (Kendra Little)</li>
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<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="misc"></a>Miscellaneous</h3>
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<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/liveside/~3/_t_Lf9dc5ac/">OneNote for Android released: features SkyDrive integration</a> (Kip Kniskern)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jetbrains_webIde/~3/9pP-10VypAA/">New in 3.0: More ‘Surround With’ actions for PHP</a> (Nikolay Matveev)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnewthing/archive/2012/02/07/10264674.aspx">Microspeak: fit</a> (Raymond Chen)</li>
</ul>
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<h3><a name="links"></a>More Link Collections</h3>
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<li><a href="http://jasonhaley.com/blog/post.aspx?id=d4b072da-a13d-490e-9943-d81b278da406">Interesting Finds: February 8, 2012</a> (Jason Haley)</li>
<li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/yuanjian/archive/2012/02/08/cheatsheet-2012-02-01-02-08.aspx">Cheatsheet: 2012 02.01 ~ 02.08</a> (yuanjian)</li>
<li><a href="http://techblog.ginktage.com/2012/02/interesting-net-links-february-7-2012/">Interesting .NET Links – February 7, 2012</a> (Senthil Kumar)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReflectivePerspective/~3/qyccGgqfvcw/">The Morning Brew #1039</a> (Chris Alcock)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/brhubartOTN/~3/ij_BFU00uNo/archbeat_link_o_rama_for75">ArchBeat Link-o-Rama for 2012-02-07</a> (Bob Rhubart)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.windowsdevnews.com/Blogs.aspx?ID=60">Windows Dev News for February 07, 2012 &#8211; #0037</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://www.windowsdevnews.com/Blogs.aspx?ID=59">SilverlightShowTop 5 News for January 30 &#8211; February 5, 2012</a> (Dave Campbell)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Windowsphonegeek/~3/7F7KCagAUmE/daily-wp7-development-news-7-feb-2012">Daily WP7 Development News 7 Feb 2012</a> (Windows Phone Geek)</li>
<li><a href="http://afreshcup.com/home/2012/2/8/double-shot-813.html" target="_blank">Double Shot #813</a> (Mike Gunderloy)</li>
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<h3><a name="shelf"></a>The Geek Shelf</h3>
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<li><a href="http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2012/02/farewell-stack-exchange.html">Farewell Stack Exchange</a> (Jeff Atwood)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2012/02/farewell/">Farewell</a> (Joel Spolsky)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/csharpfaq/archive/2012/02/06/implementing-a-code-action-using-roslyn.aspx">Implementing a Code Action using Roslyn</a> (Brian Rasmussen)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ericlippert/archive/2012/02/06/what-is-quot-binding-quot-and-what-makes-it-late.aspx">What is &quot;binding&quot; and what makes it late?</a> (Eric Lippert)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/css/~3/TIjoB8u_ge4/backbonejs-and-phonegap-sample">Backbone.js And PhoneGap Sample App</a> (Ben Forta)</li>
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<h3><a name="dotnet"></a>.NET / Visual Studio</h3>
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<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RoryPrimrose/~3/Fh27KoXLue4/post.aspx">Finding solutions not covered by automated builds</a> (Rory Primrose)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AyendeRahien/~3/fYUlKhYyGrI/limit-your-abstractions-application-eventsndash-proposed-solution-1">Limit your abstractions: Application Events–Proposed Solution #1</a> (Oren Eini)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/dotnet/~3/7zDW5hzJO78/kinectcontrib-20-released-now">KinectContrib 2.0 released &#8211; now supports Kinect for Windows SDK 1.0</a> (Dennis Delimarsky)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.devhammer.net/~r/devhammer/~3/3d4Crfp6fX4/gadgeteer-hello-world">Gadgeteer Hello World</a> (G. Andrew Duthie)</li>
<li><a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WinAZ/archive/2012/02/06/windows-8-composition-and-content.aspx">Windows 8 Composition and Content</a> (Joe Mayo)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FreshBrewedCode/~3/HkNXV78aW9M/">Using JSON.net to consume the JSON Stack Overflow API</a> (Jonathan Creamer)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ElegantCode/~3/MIahV6970eE/">NuGet Project Uncovered: Deleporter</a> (Jason Jarrett)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PeteBrown/~3/p4m7Barcbbw/the-commodore-64-emulator-emulating-pointers-in-a-sandbox-when-the-real-thing-is-not-allowed">The Commodore 64 Emulator: Emulating Pointers in a sandbox when the real thing is not allowed</a> (Pete Brown)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaulSheriffsOuterCircleBlog/~3/1aXiqiJIJLI/wrapping-up-configuration-manager.aspx">Wrapping up Configuration Manager</a> (Paul Sheriff)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sashag/~3/QGIv76sPlmE/pinpointing-a-static-gc-root-with-sos.aspx">Pinpointing a Static GC Root with SOS</a> (Sasha Goldshtein)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/dotnetbyexample/~3/q7hA_7-Ye4g/json-deserialization-with-jsonnet-class.html">JSON deserialization with JSON.net: class hierarchies</a> (Joost van Schaik)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.aaronstannard.com/post.aspx?id=ebbd8b75-f6c0-464e-97d7-c7b1a20a197f">How to Use the Azure npm Package Locally without the Azure Compute Emulator</a> (Aaron Stannard)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geekswithblogs/~3/R_ofCDQ9DkM/using-entity-framework-to-query-dynamic-types.aspx">Using Entity Framework to Query Dynamic Types</a> (David Barrett)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneDotNetWay/~3/X3hU_OylSK0/">WAT080: Failed to locate the Windows Azure SDK. Please make sure the Windows Azure SDK v1.5 is installed.</a> (Deepak Kapoor)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/silverlightshow/~3/nrFbHdJgWw0/Developing-for-a-multitude-of-clients-strategies-for-code-reuse-and-keeping-costs-in-check.aspx">Developing for a multitude of clients &#8211; Part 1: Strategies for code reuse and keeping costs in check</a> (Kevin Dockx)</li>
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<h3><a name="web"></a>Web Development</h3>
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<li><a href="http://www.bennadel.com/blog/2326-jQuery-whenSync-Plugin-For-Chaining-Asynchronous-Callbacks-Using-Deferred-Objects.htm">jQuery.whenSync() Plugin For Chaining Asynchronous Callbacks Using Deferred Objects</a> (Ben Nadel)</li>
<li><a href="http://badassjs.com/post/17158410075">JS1k is back! Awesome JavaScript demos in only 1KB</a> (Devon Govett)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ubelly/~3/AEghFHyztjk/">Learning HTML5 &amp; CSS3</a> (Martin Beeby)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/css/~3/gGG0qGzmwMM/pdfjs-display-pdf-files-your">PDF.js: display PDF files in your browser, without native code</a> (Axel Rauschmayer)</li>
<li><a href="http://hacks.mozilla.org/2012/02/using-the-battery-api-part-of-webapi/">Using the Battery API – Part of WebAPI</a> (Robert Nyman)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nettuts/~3/t48g03Jl-qA/">Turbocharge your Website with Memcached</a> (Nicolas Sebban)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/html5rocks/~3/6SExSweAgL4/Pointer-Lock-API-Brings-FPS-Games-to-the-Browser">Pointer Lock API Brings FPS Games to the Browser</a> (Ilmari Heikkinen)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/usisvde/archive/2012/02/06/msdn-article-building-a-massively-scalable-platform-for-consumer-devices-on-windows-azure.aspx">MSDN Article: Building a Massively Scalable Platform for Consumer Devices on Windows Azure</a> (Bruce Kyle)</li>
<li><a href="http://css-tricks.com/speech-bubble-arrows-that-inherit-parent-color/">Speech Bubble Arrows that Inherit Parent Color</a> (Chris Coyier)</li>
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<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="design"></a>Design / Methodology / Testing</h3>
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<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geekswithblogs/~3/klfwVnqW-s4/use-hand-coding-coded-ui-test-for-automated-vs2010-test.aspx">Use Hand Coding Coded UI Test For Automated Vs2010 Test Scripting</a> (Abhishek Lohani)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MarkNeedham/~3/jTpxAzjUfEM/">Looking for the seam</a> (Mark Needham)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Typemock/~3/fGG4d0FKkRE/" target="_blank">The Most Controversial Feature in Isolator V7</a> (Gil Zilberfeld)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MikeWalker/~3/SzjpH9RuoE4/what-can-enterprise-architects-learn-from-steve-jobs.html">What can Enterprise Architects Learn from Steve Jobs?</a> (Mike Walker)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geekswithblogs/~3/DkrmaTuiiWI/mocking-itablelttgt.aspx">Mocking ITable&lt;T&gt;</a> (Chris Skardon)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jayway/posts/~3/FBKERNTs5uA/">Builder pattern with a twist</a> (Uzi Landsmann)</li>
<li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/jdanforth/archive/2012/02/07/mstest-and-calling-exe-with-sample-data-files.aspx">MSTest and Calling Exe with Sample Data Files</a> (Johan Danforth)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/agilescout/~3/BS2MVy3uCmk/" target="_blank">[Humor] – Business Roles and Designations – For a Baby</a> (Peter Saddington)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LosTechies/~3/VtZSXugZShQ/">Constraints, expectations and real estate</a> (Jimmy Bogard)</li>
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<h3><a name="silverlight"></a>Silverlight / WPF / Windows Phone</h3>
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<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Windowsphonegeek/~3/OzP8oyLKEOQ/Programmatically-changing-Visual-States-of-HubTile-controls-used-as-ListBox-Items">Programmatically changing Visual States of HubTile controls used as ListBox Items</a> (Windows Phone Geek)</li>
<li><a href="http://ux.artu.tv/?p=235">31 Weeks of Windows Phone Metro Design | 15 Designing Windows Phone Icons</a> (Arturo Toledo)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.scottlogic.co.uk/blog/colin/2012/02/a-simple-pattern-for-creating-re-useable-usercontrols-in-wpf-silverlight/">A Simple Pattern for Creating Re-useable UserControls in WPF / Silverlight</a> (Colin Eberhardt)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ErikejBlogsAboutSqlCompactnetAndRelatedStuff/~3/hVPJoH4tdiQ/windows-phone-local-database-tip.html">Windows Phone Local Database tip: Exploring multiple UPDATEs and rowversion impact</a> (Erik EJ)</li>
<li><a href="http://wpf.2000things.com/2012/02/07/489-using-the-inkcanvas-to-recognize-gestures-part-i/" target="_blank">2000 WPF Things #489 – Using the InkCanvas to Recognize Gestures, part I</a> (Sean Sexton)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tonychampion/~3/2jckaGq-RMQ/">Silverlight ComboBoxItem IsEnabled, SL5 Style</a> (Tony Champion)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Telerik/~3/MnG1g88yzO8/introducing-rate-application-reminder-for-windows-phone.aspx">Introducing Rate Application Reminder for Windows Phone</a> (Valentin Stoychev)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.sharpgis.net/post.aspx?id=ec335666-35f0-4c1a-903d-cd49ce5d4a21">Why Custom Controls are underrated</a> (Morten Nielsen)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="podcasts"></a>Podcasts / Screencasts / Videos</h3>
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<li><a href="http://gweek.libsyn.com/gweek-038-puzzlejuice-pigs">Gweek 038: Puzzlejuice Pigs</a> (Mark Frauenfelder)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Powerscripting/~3/6pNyBqmX3UA/episode-175-power-scripting-podcast-mike-wells-on-sql-2012-and-sql-spade">Episode 175 &#8211; PowerScripting Podcast &#8211; Mike Wells on SQL 2012 and SQLSpade</a> (Jonathan Walz &amp; Hal Rottenberg)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/The-Defrag-Show/Defrag-Change-Pinned-Sites-Icons-Laptop-WiFi-Router-Full-Path-for-File">Defrag: Change Pinned Sites Icons, Laptop WiFi Router, Full Path for File</a> (Larry Larsen)</li>
</ul>
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<h3><a name="events"></a>Community / Events</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://creativejs.com/2012/02/creativejs-workshops-in-uk-and-amsterdam/">CreativeJS workshops in UK and Amsterdam</a> (Seb Lee-Delisle)</li>
<li><a href="http://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/2012/02/06/join-the-facebook-platform-team-at-gdc-in-march/">Join the Facebook Platform team at GDC in March</a> (Namita Gupta)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/microsoft_feed/~3/xqqjTvgPkAg/">Meet Abdul Rafay – BizTalk Server MVP from Qatar</a> (Ali Raza Shaikh)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JoelsSharepointLand/~3/-YFFL92z-pI/ViewPost.aspx">Come Hear the STP Antarctica Crew at SPTechCon San Francisco &#8211; Feb 26</a> (Joel Oleson)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JenniferMarsman/~3/2caRJJ7TSC0/i-m-back-baby-get-it-baby-and-windows-8-resources.aspx">I’m back, baby (get it? baby?) and Windows 8 resources</a> (Jennifer Marsman)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jimoneil/archive/2012/02/07/azure-soup-to-nuts-series.aspx">Azure Soup-to-Nuts Series</a> (Jim O&#8217;Neil)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazure/archive/2012/02/06/don-t-miss-free-msdn-webcast-cloud-computing-soup-to-nuts-part-1-get-started-with-cloud-computing-and-windows-azure-tuesday-feb-7-at-11-am-pt.aspx">Don’t Miss FREE MSDN Webcast, Cloud Computing Soup to Nuts (Part 1) “Get Started with Cloud Computing and Windows Azure”, Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 11 am PT</a> (Himanshu Singh)</li>
</ul>
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<h3><a name="sql"></a>Database</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sqlserverpedia/~3/b64ME9K4NEA/">SQL Server 2012 (“Denali”): Data Quality Services</a> (James Serra)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BrentOzar-SqlServerDba/~3/6j-19jiL95Y/">SQL Server Certifications: What to Take and How to Prepare</a> (Kendra Little)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sqlservercurry/blog/~3/4Rwpryg7VIg/sql-server-2012-free-cook-book-and.html">SQL Server 2012 Free Cook Book and Training</a> (Suprotim Agarwal)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2012/02/07/sql-server-installation-log-summary-file-location-2012-2008-r2/">SQL SERVER – Installation Log Summary File Location – 2012 – 2008 R2</a> (Pinal Dave)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sqlserverpedia/~3/x88QP7trxQA/">SEQUENCE… explain why and win a prize</a> (Colin Stasiuk)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sqlserverpedia/~3/ufc7MhPsJVA/">Why Every DBA is a Clown</a> (John Sansom)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlkampferEng/~3/NvkWxwQYEcQ/">Check progress of DBCC CHECKDB</a> (Gian Maria Ricci)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TroyHunt/~3/XMYfWfmKMXM/embracing-guesswork-with-sql-prompt.html">Embracing guesswork with SQL Prompt partial matches</a> (Troy Hunt)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaulSRandal/~3/eJw0Bsnpz70/post.aspx">Code to list potential cluster key space savings per table</a> (Paul S. Randal)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geekswithblogs/~3/h7OIGqGhKyw/how-to-copy-a-schema-container-to-another-sql-azure.aspx">How To Copy A Schema Container To Another SQL Azure Database</a> (Herve Roggero)</li>
</ul>
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<h3><a name="ps"></a>PowerShell</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sqlserverpedia/~3/uJONTQL4S9c/">List failed SQL server Jobs with Powershell</a> (Jack Vamvas)</li>
<li><a href="http://csharpening.net/?p=897">Announcing Windows PowerShell 3.0 Firstlook!</a> (Adam Driscoll)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="misc"></a>Miscellaneous</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geekswithblogs/~3/QbfyDVIwi20/androidndashcreate-a-listview-with-rounded-corners.aspx">Android–Create a ListView with rounded corners</a> (Bill Osuch)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mvpawardprogram/archive/2012/02/06/looking-at-office-365-security-holistically.aspx">Looking at Office 365 Security Holistically</a> (Mike Halsey)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlackwaspLatestAdditions/~3/DVW-1TNhZI0/RSSLanding.aspx">ASCII Table Reference Sheet</a> (Richard Carr)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="links"></a>More Link Collections</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://jasonhaley.com/blog/post.aspx?id=b65def04-1a5a-4e5b-acfd-11fde1ce1c1c">Interesting Finds: February 7, 2012</a> (Jason Haley)</li>
<li><a href="http://techblog.ginktage.com/2012/02/interesting-net-links-february-6-2012/">Interesting .NET Links – February 6 , 2012</a> (Senthil Kumar)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazure/archive/2012/02/06/windows-azure-community-news-roundup-edition-5.aspx">Windows Azure Community News Roundup (Edition #5)</a> (Himanshu Singh)</li>
<li><a href="http://afreshcup.com/home/2012/2/7/double-shot-812.html">Double Shot #812</a> (Mike Gunderloy)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/silverlightshow/~3/3bTUO5bse8A/Daily-News-Digest-2-7-2012.aspx">Daily News Digest 2/7/2012</a> (Silverlight Show)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReflectivePerspective/~3/BKYY2C92CHo/">The Morning Brew #1038</a> (Chris Alcock)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Windowsphonegeek/~3/qf5qJL9arTg/daily-wp7-development-news-6-feb-2012">Daily WP7 Development News 6 Feb 2012</a> (Windows Phone Geek)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="shelf"></a>The Geek Shelf</h3>
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<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/somasegar/archive/2012/02/03/c-amp-open-specification.aspx">C++ AMP Open Specification</a> (S. Somasegar)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LosTechies/~3/XeHBx3R6ztk/">Get A Model From A Backbone Collection Without Knowing If The Collection Is Loaded</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LosTechies/~3/d8eSj1rOt_8/" target="_blank">3 Stages Of A Backbone Application’s Startup</a> (Derick Bailey)</li>
<li><a href="http://codeslinger.posterous.com/if-youre-using-nodejs-youre-doing-life-wrong?utm_source=TweetDeck&amp;utm_medium=twitter" target="_blank">If you&#8217;re using Node.js, you&#8217;re doing life wrong</a> (Toby DiPasquale)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BloggemDano/~3/totUh2AtXaY/another-way-to-kick-start-f-wpf-apps.html" target="_blank">Another Way To Kick-start F# WPF Apps</a> (Dan Mohl)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/windows-phone-developer-lead-leaves-for-amazons-kindle-team/11814">Windows Phone developer lead leaves for Amazon&#8217;s Kindle team</a> (Mary Jo Foley)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windows8/windows-8-secrets-windows-phone-8-tells-windows-8-142164">Windows 8 Secrets: What Windows Phone 8 Tells Us About Windows 8</a> (Paul Thurrott)</li>
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<h3><a name="dotnet"></a>.NET / Visual Studio</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlackwaspLatestAdditions/~3/nV2z4mvsWfQ/RSSLanding.aspx">The System.Type Class</a> (Richard Carr)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/292073/Extending-Visual-Studio-Part-1-Creating-Code-Snipp">Extending Visual Studio Part 1 &#8211; Creating Code Snippets</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/324611/Extending-Visual-Studio-Part-2-Creating-Addins">Extending Visual Studio Part 2 &#8211; Creating Addins</a> (Dave Kerr)</li>
<li><a href="http://coolthingoftheday.blogspot.com/2012/02/from-c-to-c-short-guide-that-isn-all.html">From C# to C++, the short guide that isn&#8217;t (all that short)</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://coolthingoftheday.blogspot.com/2012/02/making-you-app-better-listener-using.html">Making your app a better listener&#8230; Using multiple grammars to improve speech recognition and to allow for runtime, state based recognition configuration</a> (Greg Duncan)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geekswithblogs/~3/O4NAtt6kS_8/linq-query-and-lambda-expressions.aspx">LINQ Query and Lambda Expressions</a> (Tom Stickel)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vcblog/archive/2012/02/03/10263262.aspx">The Microsoft C++ Compiler Turns 20!</a> (Visual C++ Team)</li>
<li><a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/tmurphy/archive/2012/02/03/implementing-team-foundation-server-2010-in-a-mixed-development-environment.aspx">Implementing Team Foundation Server 2010 In A Mixed Development Environment</a> (Tim Murphy)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/rickandy/archive/2012/02/03/json-serialization-deserialization-of-datetime-not-equal.aspx">JSON Serialization / Deserialization of DateTime Not Equal</a> (Rick Anderson)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2012/02/05/new-book-mcpd-70-519-exam-ref-designing-and-developing-web-applications-using-microsoft-net-framework-4.aspx">New book: MCPD 70-519 Exam Ref: Designing and Developing Web Applications Using Microsoft .NET Framework 4</a> (Kim Spilker)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/surface/archive/2012/02/05/microsoft-174-surface-174-2-0-sdk-and-runtime-update.aspx">Microsoft® Surface® 2.0 SDK and Runtime Update</a> (Luis Cabrera)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.infoq.com/news/2012/02/Debugger-Canvas">Debugger Canvas 1.1 Adds Easy On/Off, Improved Navigation</a> (Jenni Konrad)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ElegantCode/~3/pR_fEFz8wT8/">NuGet Project Uncovered: IntX</a> (Jason Jarrett)</li>
<li><a href="http://debugmode.net/2012/02/04/code-templates-in-telerik-justcode/">Code Template in Telerik JustCode</a> (Dhananjay Kumar)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Devlicious/~3/A1ImHyDzY34/from-0-to-doing-solution-builds-w-psake-part-1-of-n.aspx">From 0 to doing solution builds w/ PSake–Part 1 of N</a> (Derik Whittaker)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.geekbeing.com/2012/01/21/raven-db-tutorial/" target="_blank">RavenDB Tutorial, Part 1 &#8211; Introduction and Basic Operations</a> and <a href="http://www.geekbeing.com/2012/02/06/ravendb-tutorial-part-2/" target="_blank">RavenDB Tutorial, Part 2 &#8211; Simple Querying</a> (Piotr Kwapin)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.infragistics.com/blogs/atanas_dyulgerov/archive/2012/02/03/introduction-to-the-infragistics-word-library.aspx">Introduction to the Infragistics Word Library</a> (Atanas Dyulgerov)</li>
</ul>
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<h3><a name="web"></a>Web Development</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogryanhayesnet/~3/vhS9_dQkbe8/">Why You Should Build Your Website Using Static .html Files</a> (Ryan Hayes)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.dmbcllc.com/2012/02/03/datasets-tableadapters-and-transient-retry-logic-for-sqlazure/">DataSets, TableAdapters, and Transient Retry Logic For SqlAzure</a> (Dave M. Bush)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.elijahmanor.com/2012/02/differences-between-jquery-bind-vs-live.html">Differences Between jQuery .bind() vs .live() vs .delegate() vs .on()</a> (Elijah Manor)</li>
<li><a href="http://tympanus.net/codrops/2012/02/06/3d-gallery-with-css3-and-jquery/">3D Gallery with CSS3 and jQuery</a> (Pedro Botelho)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/agile/~3/sctCIDjdiqY/practical-php-refactoring-47">Practical PHP Refactoring: Tease Apart Inheritance</a> (Giorgio Sironi)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/css/~3/_EscCLUi_ec/jquery-pinify-plugin-tutorial">jQuery &quot;Pinify&quot; Plugin Tutorial for Building App-Like Sites</a> (sagar.sjg)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sashag/~3/Pc3sM5YE8bo/html5-web-workers-classic-message-passing-concurrency.aspx">HTML5 Web Workers: Classic Message Passing Concurrency</a> (Sasha Goldshtein)</li>
<li><a href="http://sachabarber.net/?p=1048">Streaming results to web page using MSMQ/WCF/SignalR/JQuery</a> (Sacha Barber)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JohnPapa/~3/DTqXCLm81_M/getting-started-with-knockout.js">Getting Started with Knockout.js</a> (John Papa)</li>
<li><a href="http://marlongrech.wordpress.com/2012/02/04/mvvm-in-the-web-world/">MVVM in the web world</a> (Marlon Grech)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AGeekWithAHat2/~3/FlAxR0YYjyg/3624">Top 10 iPhone Apps for Web Designers</a> (Swizec)</li>
<li><a href="http://mvccontrolstoolkit.codeplex.com/releases/view/81624" target="_blank">Mvc Controls Toolkit 1.8.0</a> (CodePlex)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazure/archive/2012/02/03/windows-azure-toolkit-for-social-games-updates.aspx">Windows Azure Toolkit for Social Games Updates</a> (Nathan Totten)</li>
<li><a href="http://convective.wordpress.com/2012/02/05/mongodb-windows-azure-and-node-js/">MongoDB, Windows Azure (and Node.js)</a> (Neil Mackenzie)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.oreilly.com/~r/oreilly/news/~3/W8oc6a8uuxg/0636920021773.do" target="_blank">#Ebook Deal/Day: Hadoop: The Definitive Guide &#8211; $19.99 (Save 50%)</a> (O&#8217;Reilly Media)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/css/~3/LsA31xh3iew/backbonejs-vs-emberjs">Backbone.js vs Ember.js</a> (Chris Smitch)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DiaryOfAnetDeveloperByJefClaes/~3/VD5G9Iv4cxc/adding-elmah-to-appharbor-application.html">Adding ELMAH to an AppHarbor application</a> (Jef Claes)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2012/02/stack-exchange-api-v2-0-no-longer-beta/">Stack Exchange API V2.0 No Longer Beta</a> (Kevin Montrose)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GilFinkBlog/~3/QijzzZzuF6g/getting-started-with-indexeddb-article.aspx">Getting Started with IndexedDB Article</a> (Gil Fink)</li>
<li><a href="http://coolthingoftheday.blogspot.com/2012/02/any-port-in-storm-sailing-orchard-into.html">Any port in the storm&#8230; Sailing Orchard into AppHarbor (&quot;How to setup Orchard on AppHarbor&quot;)</a> (Greg Duncan)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ElegantCode/~3/Ze3XwzMOFDk/">Solving the upload progress bar problem–The History of Node.js</a> (Jarod Ferguson)</li>
<li><a href="http://pivotallabs.com/users/mbrunsfeld/blog/articles/1999-a-convenient-super-method-for-backbone-js" target="_blank">A convenient &#8216;super&#8217; method for Backbone.js</a> (Max Brunsfeld)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="design"></a>Design / Methodology / Testing</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ManagingProductDevelopment/~3/Fqjv0A-gJOw/agile-lifecycles-for-geographically-distributed-teams-part-3.html">Agile Lifecycles for Geographically Distributed Teams, Part 3</a> (Johanna Rothman)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LosTechies/~3/P2oupNFdZ-E/">A year in review with CQRS</a> (John Teague)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/agilescout/~3/vBjcHZS6ZRs/">Mark Twain on Agile – He Knew What Was Up</a> (Peter Saddington)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.infoq.com/interviews/SevenDeadlySinsOfEnterpriseAgileAdoption">Interview: The Seven Deadly Sins of Enterprise Agile Adoption</a> (Sanjiv Augustine &amp; Arlen Bankston)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.abdullin.com/~r/RinatAbdullin/~3/_BM_xkGPnYk/make-code-explicit-and-stupid.html">Make Code Explicit and Stupid</a> (Rinat Abdullin)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geekswithblogs/~3/Uy-bnwm8t38/organizing-your-work-with-onenote-page-templates.aspx">Organizing Your Work With OneNote Page Templates</a> (Tim Murphy)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Telerik/~3/m1kSb64Wj-A/new-mocking-capabilities-in-justmock-q3-2011-sp.aspx">New Mocking Capabilities in JustMock Q3 2011 SP</a> (JustMock Team)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jmeier/~3/J4S8CEbo0lc/drive-your-week-with-skill.aspx">Drive Your Week with Skill</a> (JD Meier)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DiaryOfAnetDeveloperByJefClaes/~3/ZrAEAnXVTls/testing-di-bootstrappers.html">Testing DI bootstrappers</a> (Jef Claes)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2012/02/03/quick-news-microsoft-manual-of-style-ebook-bundle-on-sale-today.aspx">Quick news: Microsoft Manual of Style ebook bundle on sale today</a> (Devon Musgrave)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.exampler.com/blog/2012/02/04/two-phase-release-planning/">Two phase release planning</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://www.exampler.com/blog/2012/02/04/looking-for-information-about-composed-refactorings/">Looking for information about composed refactorings</a> (Brian Marick)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TeamPulse/~3/d7RGael9Ouo/Scope-Schedule-and-Resources-ndash-You-can-rsquo-t-have-them-all.aspx">Scope, Schedule, and Resources – You can’t have them all</a> (TeamPulse Team)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AyendeRahien/~3/SZ9LroWPIJ4/limit-your-abstractions-application-eventsndash-what-about-change" target="_blank">Limit your abstractions: Application Events–what about change?</a> (Oren Eini)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="silverlight"></a>Silverlight / WPF / Windows Phone</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dani/archive/2012/02/03/more-json-with-windows-phone.aspx">More Json With Windows Phone</a> (Dani Diaz)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Devlicious/~3/5AZ0dfhaiYM/psake-and-building-silverlight-solutions.aspx">PSake and building Silverlight solutions</a> (Derik Whittaker)</li>
<li><a href="http://debugmode.net/2012/02/04/accessing-pictures-from-media-library-in-windows-phone/">Accessing Pictures from Media Library in Windows Phone</a> (Dhananjay Kumar)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ElegantCode/~3/POmwq0aZ63c/">NuGet Project Uncovered: DynamicXaml</a> (Jason Jarrett)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/KashyapasnetRumbles/~3/scHZ63Pes5Y/">Windows Phone 7 Development Best Practices – Project Separations</a> (Lohith G N)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kunal2383/~3/uTRyFrZ9jWw/working-with-wp7-radbusyindicator.html">Working with WP7 RadBusyIndicator control from Telerik</a> (Kunal Chowdhury)</li>
<li><a href="http://wpf.2000things.com/2012/02/06/488-you-can-change-drawing-attributes-of-existing-strokes-in-an-inkcanvas/" target="_blank">2000 WPF Things #488 – You Can Change Drawing Attributes of Existing Strokes in an InkCanvas</a> (Sean Sexton)</li>
<li><a href="http://techblog.ginktage.com/2012/02/windows-phone-and-phonegap-article-12-take-picture-via-camera-in-windows-phone/">Windows Phone and PhoneGap – Article #12 – Take picture via Camera in Windows Phone</a> (Senthil Kumar)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BuildingGamesBasedOnSilverlightAndExpressions/~3/Yc6D5EXCOhI/clouds-using-expression-design-witn-expression-blend-amp-xaml-for-wp7.aspx">Clouds using Expression Design with Expression Blend &amp; XAML for WP7!</a> (Surf4Fun)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/dotnet/~3/-hnqFaHXXbU/tale-re-usablity-refactoring">A tale of re-usablity &#8211; refactoring MangoTree parts</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/dotnet/~3/P5fx4Wo4ysY/gif-jpeg-windows-phone-7-wcf">GIF to JPEG for Windows Phone 7 &#8211; via a WCF service</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/dotnet/~3/ZGXUcgmdBmw/sending-text-messages-dell">Sending text messages from a Dell Venue Pro. Directly from the app and without SmsComposerTask.</a> (Dennis Delimarsky)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tonychampion/~3/bXEHEEDvYlY/">PivotViewer Basics: Custom Item Adorners</a> (Tony Champion)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abhisheksur/WTgI/~3/H5YLeE899yg/optimizing-inpc-objects-against-memory.html">Optimizing INPC Objects against memory leaks using WeakEvents</a> (Abhishek Sur)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="podcasts"></a>Podcasts / Screencasts / Videos</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://herdingcode.com/?p=390">Herding Code 133: Derick Bailey on Backbone.js</a> (Jon Galloway &amp; Co.)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/deepfriedbytes/~3/VgjmPn-LcTQ/" target="_blank">Deep Fried Bytes Episode 82: Going Beyond the Obvious in Innovation with Phil McKinney</a> (Keith Elder &amp; Chris Woodruff)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechnologyAndFriends/~3/WE-zsiZR9j4/tf195.aspx" target="_blank">Technology &amp; Friends Episode 195: Rich Dudley on Event Sponsorship</a> (David Giard)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MajorNelsonblogcast/~3/gMHmyTekkZk/" target="_blank">Major Nelson Podcast Show 428: Shank 2, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and more</a> (Larry Hyrb)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/This+Week+On+Channel+9/TWC9-Feb-03-2012">TWC9: 4 Years of TWC9, Kinect SDK, C++, &amp; more</a> (Brian Keller, Dan Fernandez, Greg Duncan &amp; Martin Woodward)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wiredgeekdad/~3/GD97SgEXtWE/">The GeekDads Episode #108: Aliens on Broadway (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)</a> (GeekDad Rewind)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/windowsobserver/~3/qiRy8bgyY7k/">Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 40</a> (Richard Hay)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/22YqGOXGyGc/">Gillmor Gang Live 02.03.12 (TCTV)</a> (Steve Gillmor)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/03/engadget-podcast-279-02-03-2012/">Engadget Podcast 279 &#8211; 02.03.2012</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/3/2768183/the-vergecast-016-02-03-2012">The Vergecast 016 &#8211; 02.03.2012</a> (Trent Wolbe)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Cloud+Cover/Episode-69-SQL-Azure-Federations-with-George-Huey" target="_blank">Cloud Cover Episode 69 &#8211; SQL Azure Federations with George Huey</a> (Wade Wegner)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/the-javascript-show/~3/SF2eYfwF-aA/30" target="_blank">The JavaScript Show &#8211; jQuery Mobile 1.0.1</a> (Peter Cooper &amp; Jason Seifer)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thetabletshow.com/default.aspx?ShowNum=18" target="_blank">The Tablet Show &#8211; Atley Hunter Talks Windows Phone 8</a> (Carl Franklin &amp; Richard Campbell)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/silverlightshow/~3/TwsboCt1QhI/Recording-of-Gill-Cleeren-s-Metro-and-WinRT-for-the-Silverlight-WPF-Developer-webinar-is-now-available.aspx">Recording of Gill Cleeren&#8217;s &#8216;Metro and WinRT for the Silverlight/WPF Developer&#8217; webinar is now available</a> (Silverlight Show)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.winsupersite.com/article/podcast-2/windows-weekly-246-helsinki-syndrome-142167">Windows Weekly 246: Helsinki Syndrome</a> (Paul Thurrott)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="events"></a>Community / Events</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/dwahlin/archive/2012/02/04/upcoming-asp-net-html5-and-windows-8-talks-and-workshops-at-devconnections-2012.aspx">Upcoming ASP.NET, HTML5 and Windows 8 Talks and Workshops at DevConnections 2012</a> (Dan Wahlin)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AyendeRahien/~3/8FVedGXIJOY/ravendb-workshop-in-ndc-oslo-4-5th-june">RavenDB workshop in NDC, Oslo 4-5th June</a> (Oren Eini)</li>
<li><a href="http://debugmode.net/2012/02/03/windows-phone-camp-in-6-cities-of-india-from-17th-feb-to-29th-feb/">Windows Phone camp in 6 cities of India from 17th Feb to 29th Feb</a> (Dhananjay Kumar)</li>
<li><a href="http://philadelphia.nerdnite.com/2012/02/03/nerd-nite-no-11-february-8-2012/" target="_blank">Philly Nerd Nite No. 11, February 8, 2012</a> (Nerd Nite Team)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/peterlau/~3/ZGsRvmD7-k4/develop-a-windows-phone-game-win-a-dell-alienware-m18x-gaming-rig.aspx">Develop a Windows Phone Game, Win A Dell Alienware M18x Gaming Rig</a> (Peter Laudati)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Typemock/~3/FxqFRhzq7iM/">Testing Dependencies and Legacy Code</a> (Avi Kaye)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="sql"></a>Database</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sqlserverpedia/~3/jLVVEb6muNo/">List SQL Server Instances using Powershell and Get-ItemProperty</a> (Jack Vamvas)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2012/02/04/sql-server-finding-count-of-logical-cpu-using-t-sql-script-identify-virtual-processors/">SQL SERVER – Finding Count of Logical CPU using T-SQL Script – Identify Virtual Processors</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2012/02/05/sqlauthority-news-microsoft-sql-server-alwayson-solutions-guide-for-high-availability-and-disaster-recovery/">SQLAuthority News – Microsoft SQL Server AlwaysOn Solutions Guide for High Availability and Disaster Recovery</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2012/02/06/sql-server-error-fix-database-diagram-support-objects-cannot-be-installed-because-this-database-does-not-have-a-valid-owner/">SQL SERVER – ERROR: FIX – Database diagram support objects cannot be installed because this database does not have a valid owner</a> (Pinal Dave)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.lessthandot.com/index.php/DataMgmt/DBAdmin/MSSQLServerAdmin/convenient-ad-hoc-bcp-table">Convenient ad-hoc bcp table loading</a> (Erik)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlkampferEng/~3/3qssKQrpWK4/">NoSql and a life without Schema continued</a> (Gian Maria Ricci)</li>
<li><a href="http://openmymind.net/2012/2/6/Lets-Build-Something-Using-Amazons-DynamoDB" target="_blank">Let&#8217;s Build Something Using Amazon&#8217;s DynamoDB</a> (Karl Seguin)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="sp"></a>SharePoint</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/dotnet/~3/wAPsHf3wBtA/loading-reference-data">Loading Reference Data from a SharePoint List using SSIS</a> (Nick Haslam)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="ps"></a>PowerShell</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TobinT/~3/nm4vD2adfMg/">Powershell: Selecting files that don’t contain specified content</a> (Tobin Titus)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="misc"></a>Miscellaneous</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/agile/~3/UxQgxX-P-9Y/dzones-different-%E2%80%94-dont-panic">DZone&#8217;s Different!</a> (Austin Kowitz)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Devlicious/~3/0-vXtDRwjeg/finding-content-in-files-with-git.aspx">Finding Content in Files With Git</a> (Christopher Bennage)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/HdDUzubzBcA/unicodes-pile-of-poo-cha.html">Unicode&#8217;s &quot;Pile of Poo&quot; character</a> (Cory Doctorow)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/03/xbox-co-creator-brings-together-atari-dream-team-for-mobile-ga/">Xbox co-creator brings together Atari &#8216;dream team&#8217; for mobile gaming startup</a> (Donald Melanson)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/johnguin/archive/2012/02/03/pin-a-onenote-page-to-the-desktop.aspx">Pin a OneNote page to the desktop</a> (John Guin)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/windowsobserver/~3/TABSz5Qcg7I/">Expand Your Touch Apps Selection on the Windows 8 Developer Preview</a> (Richard Hay)</li>
<li><a href="http://jasonhaley.com/blog/post.aspx?id=89deb6a2-c8fc-48d7-b32d-31b437018cee">Note about being an Independent Consultant</a> (Jason Haley)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MsMossyblog/~3/ZmVEh3E1Zjg/843">Windows Phone lacks developer experience first thinking.</a> (Scott Barnes)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/liveside/~3/-6Z6WpKlewo/">Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 – and the future of syncing and sharing</a> (damaster)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="links"></a>More Link Collections</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://jasonhaley.com/blog/post.aspx?id=306078b8-9263-45fc-9ac1-3a48252928d0">Interesting Finds: February 4, 2012</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://jasonhaley.com/blog/post.aspx?id=04a51482-2366-40e1-8ebd-a4e2ad27faf5">Interesting Finds: February 5, 2012</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://jasonhaley.com/blog/post.aspx?id=bb70383a-6661-4f19-9d58-12da958d558e">Interesting Finds: February 6, 2012</a> (Jason Haley)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/roguetechnology/~3/J0diwsS_gac/">Distributed Weekly 140</a> (Scott Banwart)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReflectivePerspective/~3/fmgdmRIEQLo/">The Morning Brew #1037</a> (Chris Alcock)</li>
<li><a href="http://techblog.ginktage.com/2012/02/interesting-net-links-february-3-2012/">Interesting .NET Links – February 3, 2012</a> (Senthil Kumar)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/silverlining/archive/2012/02/03/pie-in-the-sky-february-3rd-2012.aspx">Pie in The Sky (February 3, 2012)</a> (Larry Franks)</li>
<li><a href="http://afreshcup.com/home/2012/2/6/double-shot-811.html">Double Shot #811</a> (Mike Gunderloy)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.frankysnotes.com/2012/02/reading-notes-32.html">Reading Notes #32</a> (Franky)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/silverlightshow/~3/TNPcYvm5vkI/Daily-News-Digest-2-3-2012.aspx">Daily News Digest 2/3/2012</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/silverlightshow/~3/jdti0kJ_FfA/End-of-week-SilverlightShow-Content-Recap-2-3-2012.aspx">End-of-week SilverlightShow Content Recap (2/3/2012)</a>&#160;<em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/silverlightshow/~3/6p_P2-6f-fw/Daily-News-Digest-2-6-2012.aspx" target="_blank">Daily News Digest 2/6/2012</a> (Silverlight Show)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.silverlight-zone.com/2012/02/weekly-news-digest-silverlightzone-29.html">Weekly News Digest @SilverlightZone &#8211; 29-January-2012 to 04-February-2012</a> (Kunal Chowdhury)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.windowsdevnews.com/Blogs.aspx?ID=58">Windows Dev News for February 04, 2012 &#8211; #0036</a> (Dave Campbell)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sqlserverpedia/~3/nuNM1_L7064/">Re-blog – January 27 – February 2</a> (Jason Strate)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/agilescout/~3/k4bAeKURpo8/">Retrospective 70 – Online Agile Videos &amp; Scrum Tools</a> (Peter Saddington)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Windowsphonegeek/~3/UWsywRVaxuU/daily-wp7-development-news-3-feb-2012">Daily WP7 Development News 3 Feb 2012</a> (Windows Phone Geek)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mvpawardprogram/archive/2012/02/03/mvp-friday-five-february-3-2012.aspx">MVP Friday Five: February 3, 2012</a> (MVP Award Program)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/brhubartOTN/~3/gvwLVqI4gdc/archbeat_link_o_rama_for73">ArchBeat Link-o-Rama for 2012-02-03</a> (Bob Rhubart)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="shelf"></a>The Geek Shelf</h3>
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		<title>C# + ReSharper = Awesome: Tip #9 &#8211; Move Types into Matching Files</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alvin Ashcraft</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the ninth in a series of quick how-to articles on ReSharper. Tip #9 &#8211; Move Types into Matching Files Use: Let’s say you’re coding away on a class, and you’re doing things like letting Visual Studio or ReSharper create additional types in the same code file based on usage. Suddenly, you have three [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is the ninth in a series of quick how-to articles on <a href="http://www.jetbrains.com/resharper/" target="_blank">ReSharper</a>.</p>
<h3>Tip #9 &#8211; Move Types into Matching Files</h3>
<p><strong>Use:</strong> Let’s say you’re coding away on a class, and you’re doing things like letting Visual Studio or ReSharper create additional types in the same code file based on usage. Suddenly, you have three or four classes in the same code file. Now it’s time to step back and get things organized. From <a href="http://www.jetbrains.com/resharper/features/code_refactoring.html#Move_Types_into_Matching_Files" target="_blank">JetBrains</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>This refactoring can applied to a single file or a selection of files that have multiple types each. ReSharper creates dedicated files for each of these types are moves them there.</p>
</blockquote>
<h5>Before</h5>
<div class="csharpcode">
<pre><span class="lnum">   1:  </span>    <span class="kwrd">public</span> <span class="kwrd">class</span> Movie : IMovie</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">   2:  </span>    {</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">   3:  </span>        <span class="kwrd">private</span> IList&lt;IActor&gt; actors;</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">   4:  </span>&#160;</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">   5:  </span>        <span class="kwrd">public</span> Movie(IList&lt;IActor&gt; actors)</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">   6:  </span>        {</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">   7:  </span>            <span class="kwrd">this</span>.actors = actors;</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">   8:  </span>        }</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">   9:  </span>&#160;</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  10:  </span>        <span class="kwrd">public</span> ProductionStatus Status { get; set; }</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  11:  </span>&#160;</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  12:  </span>        <span class="kwrd">public</span> IList&lt;IActor&gt; Actors</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  13:  </span>        {</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  14:  </span>            get { <span class="kwrd">return</span> <span class="kwrd">this</span>.actors; }</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  15:  </span>        }</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  16:  </span>    }</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  17:  </span>&#160;</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  18:  </span>    <span class="kwrd">public</span> <span class="kwrd">enum</span> ProductionStatus</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  19:  </span>    {</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  20:  </span>        NotYetInProduction,</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  21:  </span>        PreProduction,</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  22:  </span>        Production,</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  23:  </span>        PostProduction,</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  24:  </span>        Released</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  25:  </span>    }</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  26:  </span>&#160;</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  27:  </span>    <span class="kwrd">public</span> <span class="kwrd">interface</span> IMovie</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  28:  </span>    {</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  29:  </span>        ProductionStatus Status { get; set; }</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  30:  </span>        IList&lt;IActor&gt; Actors { get; } </pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  31:  </span>    }</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  32:  </span>&#160;</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  33:  </span>    <span class="kwrd">public</span> <span class="kwrd">interface</span> IActor</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  34:  </span>    {</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  35:  </span>        <span class="kwrd">string</span> Name { get; }</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  36:  </span>    }</pre>
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<h5>Right-click the code file in Solution Explorer</h5>
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<h5>Select options and finish</h5>
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<h5>After</h5>
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<h5>New contents of Movie.cs</h5>
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<pre><span class="lnum">   1:  </span>    <span class="kwrd">public</span> <span class="kwrd">class</span> Movie : IMovie</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">   2:  </span>    {</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">   3:  </span>        <span class="kwrd">private</span> IList&lt;IActor&gt; actors;</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">   4:  </span>&#160;</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">   5:  </span>        <span class="kwrd">public</span> Movie(IList&lt;IActor&gt; actors)</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">   6:  </span>        {</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">   7:  </span>            <span class="kwrd">this</span>.actors = actors;</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">   8:  </span>        }</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">   9:  </span>&#160;</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  10:  </span>        <span class="kwrd">public</span> ProductionStatus Status { get; set; }</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  11:  </span>&#160;</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  12:  </span>        <span class="kwrd">public</span> IList&lt;IActor&gt; Actors</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  13:  </span>        {</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  14:  </span>            get { <span class="kwrd">return</span> <span class="kwrd">this</span>.actors; }</pre>
<pre><span class="lnum">  15:  </span>        }</pre>
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<p><em>Happy coding!</em></p>
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<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windows8/windows-phone-8-preview-142154">Windows Phone 8 Preview</a> (Paul Thurrott)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.assembla.com/assemblablog/tabid/12618/bid/77264/Setting-Up-Git-on-Windows-in-Four-Easy-Steps.aspx">Setting Up Git on Windows in Four Easy Steps</a> (Adam Feber)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wekeroad/EeKc/~3/3Tghg22hK8A/">A Handy Script For Compiling CoffeeScript On The Fly</a> (Rob Conery)</li>
<li><a href="http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2012/02/03/clean-up-nuget-dependencies-with-chewie.aspx">Clean Up NuGet Dependencies With Chewie</a> (Ian Davis)</li>
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<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="dotnet"></a>.NET / Visual Studio</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AyendeRahien/~3/EMS7JIJtEf0/limit-your-abstractions-application-eventsndash-the-wrong-way">Limit your abstractions: Application Events–the wrong way</a> (Oren Eini)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/dotnet/~3/7GYldOGZtcQ/retrieve-and-update-youtube">Retrieve and Update YouTube Content in C#</a> (Amir Ahani)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MartinHinshelwood/~3/JgsiHe5ZlDY/">Visual Studio 2010 Overview – Reporting &amp; Process</a> (Martin Hinshelwood)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/90589/Visual-Expression-Builder-for-Dynamic-Linq">Visual Expression Builder for Dynamic Linq</a> (Rabb Moshe Plotkin)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/microsoft_feed/~3/-lk-ELQEBIw/">30+ Useful Visual Studio 2010 Keyboard Shortcuts</a> (Rajiv Nishtala)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/324056/How-the-Visual-Studio-ALM-Rangers-use-Team-Foundat">How the Visual Studio ALM Rangers use Team Foundation Service to Get Ready for Visual Studio 11</a> (Willy-Peter Schaub)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ElegantCode/~3/nx_KxlgUb14/">NuGet Project Uncovered: Burro</a> (Jason Jarrett)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Telerik/~3/Y3q2SlT3P50/naming-conventions-in-justcode.aspx">Naming Conventions in JustCode</a> (JustCode Team)</li>
<li><a href="http://f5debug.net/2012/02/02/reviewing-70-562-net-framework-3-5-preparation-kit-from-ucertify/">Reviewing 70-562 .NET Framework 3.5 Preparation Kit from uCertify</a> (Karthikeyan Anbarasan)</li>
<li><a href="http://community.codesmithtools.com/CodeSmith_Official_7/b/announcements/archive/2012/02/02/codesmith-generator-6-0-intellisense-improvements.aspx">Blog Post: CodeSmith Generator 6.0-Intellisense Improvements</a> (Blake Niemyjski)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/bnaya/archive/2012/02/02/rx-distinctuntilchanged.aspx">Rx &#8211; DistinctUntilChanged</a> (Bnaya Eshet)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="web"></a>Web Development</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://openmymind.net/2012/2/3/Node-Require-and-Exports">Node.js, Require and Exports</a> (Karl Seguin)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Telerik/~3/10Ep2y1_0qs/the-q1-2012-mvc-beta-is-here-with-new-area-chart-and-galore-of-charting-features.aspx" target="_blank">The Telerik Q1 2012 MVC Beta is here with new Area chart and galore of charting features</a> (Stefan Rahnev)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/html5rocks/~3/kCcVF5NMPvk/HTML5-audio-and-the-Web-Audio-API-are-BFFs">HTML5 and the Web Audio API are BFFs!</a> (Eric Bidelman)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2012/02/02/css3-3d-transforms-in-ie10.aspx">CSS3 3D Transforms in IE10</a> (Jennifer Yu)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.molly.com/2012/02/02/inside-the-css-wg-a-new-reality-series/">Inside the CSS WG: A New Reality Series</a> (Molly E. Holzschlag)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Peterkellnernet/~3/ZWLJsGTMIeY/">HTML5 Media Queries, Tablet Verses Phone, Anything but Intuitive</a> (Peter Kellner)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.kirupa.com/html5/creating_a_vertical_css_list_menu.htm">Creating a Vertical CSS List Menu</a> (Kirupa Chinnathambi)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AGeekWithAHat2/~3/FlAxR0YYjyg/3624">Top 10 iPhone Apps for Web Designers</a> (Swizec)</li>
<li><a href="http://coolthingoftheday.blogspot.com/2012/02/umbraco-v5-released-it-really-fast-now.html">Umbraco v5 released (The &quot;OMG, it&#8217;s really fast now&quot; version)</a> (Greg Duncan)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.matrixresources.com/blog/using-php-add-content-plain-text">Using PHP to Add Content to Plain Text</a> (Scott Eiler)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="design"></a>Design / Methodology / Testing</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudiouk/archive/2012/02/02/an-introduction-to-agile-development-with-team-foundation-server-but-i-m-not-a-net-developer.aspx">An introduction to Agile development with Team Foundation Server: But I’m not a .NET developer</a> (Giles Davies)</li>
<li><a href="http://availagility.co.uk/2012/02/03/the-science-of-kanban-conclusions/">The Science of Kanban – Conclusions</a> (Karl Scotland)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.infoq.com/articles/brain-scrum-maza">Article: Your Brain on Scrum</a> (Michael de la Maza)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/agilescout/~3/vBjcHZS6ZRs/">Mark Twain on Agile – He Knew What Was Up</a> (Peter Saddington)</li>
<li><a href="http://solnic.eu/2012/02/02/yes-you-should-write-controller-tests.html" target="_blank">Yes, You Should Write Controller Tests</a> (Piotr Solnica)</li>
<li><a href="http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2012/02/02/talking-to-customers.aspx">Talking to Customers: What a Concept</a> (Patrick Foley)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudioalm/archive/2012/02/02/how-to-get-all-test-points-assigned-to-you.aspx">How To: Get all test points assigned to you?</a> (Gautam Goenka)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeadingAgile/~3/srBlT0tv0uE/">A Few Thoughts on the Economics of Software Product Development</a> (Mike Cottmeyer)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnewthing/archive/2012/02/02/10263027.aspx">When you are looking for more information, it helps to say what you need the information for</a> (Raymond Chen)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="silverlight"></a>Silverlight / WPF / Windows Phone</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://coolthingoftheday.blogspot.com/2012/02/daddy-tell-me-story-of-how-vb-wp7-azure.html">Daddy, tell me a story of how VB, WP7, Azure and my photos can be combined in the cloud to create a video story&#8230;</a> (Greg Duncan)</li>
<li><a href="http://rabeb.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/using-skydrive-in-your-windows-phone-applications-part2/">Using Skydrive in your Windows Phone applications: part2</a> (Rabeb Othmani)</li>
<li><a href="http://wpf.2000things.com/2012/02/03/487-specify-drawingattributes-when-drawing-to-an-inkcanvas/" target="_blank">2000 WPF Things #487 – Specify DrawingAttributes When Drawing to an InkCanvas</a> (Sean Sexton)</li>
<li><a href="http://mobileworld.appamundi.com/blogs/andywigley/archive/2012/02/02/how-to-databind-selecteditems-of-the-listpicker-and-recurringdayspicker.aspx">How to Databind SelectedItems of the ListPicker and RecurringDaysPicker</a> (Andy Wigley)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="podcasts"></a>Podcasts / Screencasts / Videos</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WindowsPhoneDevPodcast/~3/H_4IOtKrmi0/" target="_blank">Windows Phone Dev Podcast Episode 053 – “5.9″, QUAD CORE, NFC, 3D, LTE, 128GB Windows Phone”</a> (Ryan Lowdermilk &amp; Travis Lowdermilk)</li>
<li><a href="http://jamesshore.com/Blog/Lets-Play/Episode-161.html">Let&#8217;s Play TDD #161: The UserEnteredDollars Value Object</a> (James Shore)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Inside+Windows+Phone/Inside-Windows-Phone-31--Windows-Phone-Partners">Inside Windows Phone #31 | Windows Phone Partners</a> (Jean-Christophe Cimetiere &amp; Larry Lieberman)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IUpdateable/~3/IA9EorfJBfU/">Slides, Notes and Recordings for Week 1 and 2 of #6weeksazure are all now available</a> (Eric Nelson)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="events"></a>Community / Events</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feeds.devhammer.net/~r/devhammer/~3/AjXJUF8HZak/madexpo-2012-call-for-speakers-is-open">MADExpo 2012 Call for Speakers is Open!</a> (G. Andrew Duthie)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/microsoft_feed/~3/6xtjasn-Rj4/">Meet Bill Wagner – Visual C# MVP from United States</a> (Ali Raza Shaikh)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AndrewConnell/~3/W6V89C7eeaA/irsquom-presenting-at-the-international-sharepoint-conference-in-london-april.aspx">I’m presenting at the International SharePoint Conference in London April 2012</a> (Andrew Connell)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2012/02/listen-to-your-community-but-dont-let-them-tell-you-what-to-do.html">Listen to Your Community, But Don&#8217;t Let Them Tell You What to Do</a> (Jeff Atwood)</li>
<li><a href="http://debugmode.net/2012/02/02/sharpen-your-ninja-skills-with-telerik-webinars-from-feb20-feb-22/">Sharpen your Ninja Skills with Telerik Webinars from Feb20 – Feb 22</a> (Dhananjay Kumar)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="sql"></a>Database</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sqlserverpedia/~3/jwn02UvWCNg/">SQL Server – COPY TABLE from another SQL Server</a> (Jack Vamvas)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudiouk/archive/2012/02/03/learn-about-the-new-sql-server-data-tools-from-the-original-datadude.aspx">Learn about the new SQL Server Data Tools from the original DataDude</a> (Richard Erwin)</li>
<li><a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/TomStickel/archive/2012/02/02/sql-server-nolock.aspx">SQL Server NOLOCK</a> (Tom Stickel)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sqlserverpedia/~3/kawbnUEN-H0/">Don’t Splint Your Database Server To Death</a> (Mike Walsh)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sqlserverpedia/~3/9Psv8AxoDR0/">Sniff that Parameter</a> (Chris Yates)</li>
<li><a href="http://visualstudiomagazine.com/blogs/data-driver/2012/01/sql-azure-security.aspx">Ready for SQL Azure? New Service Tells You</a> (David Ramel)</li>
<li><a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/hroggero/archive/2012/02/02/quick-review-of-backup-tools-for-sql-azure.aspx">Quick Review of Backup tools for SQL Azure</a> (Herve Roggero)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="sp"></a>SharePoint</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JoelsSharepointLand/~3/_e3dV-Fxz_8/ViewPost.aspx">So it begins… SharePoint 15 &amp; Office 15 Wave of Products &#8211; Happy Days</a> (Joel Oleson)</li>
<li><a href="http://lightningtools.com/blog/archive/2012/02/03/using-twilio-with-sharepoint-to-send-sms-messages.aspx">Using Twilio with SharePoint to send SMS messages</a> (Nick Swan)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="misc"></a>Miscellaneous</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Windows8Beta/~3/7-rHZ4m317g/windows-8-consumer-preview-beta-installation-screenshots-leaked">Windows 8 consumer preview (Beta) installation screenshots leaked</a> (Ankur Mittal)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wiredgeekdad/~3/FnaK8dOIXL0/">The GeekDad Arduino Guide: Introduction</a> (Brian McLaughlin)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/zdnet/Bott/~3/czzRZL3crlk/4469">Microsoft, Apple, and Google: where does the money come from?</a> (Ed Bott)</li>
<li><a href="http://coolthingoftheday.blogspot.com/2012/02/i-from-cloud-and-i-here-to-help-no.html">I&#8217;m from the Cloud and I&#8217;m here to help&#8230; No really, trust me&#8230; Looking at Microsoft Codename &quot;Trust Services&quot;</a> (Greg Duncan)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/hsDu/~3/IK2pKxJiuhU/new-social-apis-in-android-ics.html">New Social APIs in Android ICS</a> (Tim Bray)</li>
<li><a href="http://kentnguyen.com/ios/what-does-it-take-to-make-an-ios-app/" target="_blank">Dear business people, an iOS app actually takes a lot of work!</a> (Kent Nguyen)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="links"></a>More Link Collections</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://jasonhaley.com/blog/post.aspx?id=523daeb4-3359-4309-b192-9c126e76410d">Interesting Finds: February 3, 2012</a> (Jason Haley)</li>
<li><a href="http://techblog.ginktage.com/2012/02/interesting-net-links-february-2-2012/">Interesting .NET Links – February 2 , 2012</a> (Senthil Kumar)</li>
<li><a href="http://afreshcup.com/home/2012/2/3/double-shot-810.html">Double Shot #810</a> (Mike Gunderloy)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/silverlightshow/~3/TNPcYvm5vkI/Daily-News-Digest-2-3-2012.aspx">Daily News Digest 2/3/2012</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/silverlightshow/~3/lYj4GeAhbMc/Top-5-SilverlightShow-Ebooks-for-January-2012.aspx">Top 5 SilverlightShow Ebooks for January, 2012</a> (Silverlight Show)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReflectivePerspective/~3/Wr929wqe4FY/">The Morning Brew #1036</a> (Chris Alcock)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/brhubartOTN/~3/5dcjpbSq_r4/archbeat_link_o_rama_for72">ArchBeat Link-o-Rama for 2012-02-02</a> (Bob Rhubart)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.windowsdevnews.com/Blogs.aspx?ID=57">Windows Dev News for February 02, 2012 &#8211; #0035</a> (Dave Campbell)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Windowsphonegeek/~3/-J75eiHIBC8/daily-wp7-development-news-2-feb-2012">Daily WP7 Development News 2 Feb 2012</a> (Windows Phone Geek)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bethmassi/archive/2012/02/02/lightswitch-community-amp-content-rollup-january-2012.aspx">LightSwitch Community &amp; Content Rollup–January 2012</a> (Beth Massi)</li>
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		<description><![CDATA[Top Links Learn jQuery in 30 Days (Jeffrey Way) [Special Edition] It&#8217;s Kinect day! The Kinect For Windows SDK v1 is out! (Dan Fernandez &#38; Greg Duncan) Installing and Using the Kinect Sensor and Setting up your Development Environment (Dan Fernandez) Caliburn Micro Part 4: The Event Aggregator (Jason) Consuming “Data Explorer” published data feeds [...]]]></description>
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<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nettuts/~3/hI3XrFMnqw8/">Learn jQuery in 30 Days</a> (Jeffrey Way)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/coding4fun/kinect/Special-Edition-Its-Kinect-day-The-Kinect-For-Windows-SDK-v1-is-out">[Special Edition] It&#8217;s Kinect day! The Kinect For Windows SDK v1 is out!</a> (Dan Fernandez &amp; Greg Duncan)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/KinectQuickstart/Installing-and-Using-the-Kinect-Sensor">Installing and Using the Kinect Sensor</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/Series/KinectQuickstart/Setting-up-your-Development-Environment">Setting up your Development Environment</a> (Dan Fernandez)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.mindscapehq.com/blog/index.php/2012/02/01/caliburn-micro-part-4-the-event-aggregator/">Caliburn Micro Part 4: The Event Aggregator</a> (Jason)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dataexplorer/archive/2012/02/01/consuming-data-explorer-published-data-feeds-in-visual-studio-primer.aspx">Consuming “Data Explorer” published data feeds in Visual Studio primer</a> (Data Explorer Team)</li>
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<h3><a name="dotnet"></a>.NET / Visual Studio</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlackwaspLatestAdditions/~3/nEtjlP043xI/RSSLanding.aspx">Building Help Files with Sandcastle</a> (Richard Carr)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MartinHinshelwood/~3/ipZ3BQHi5kE/">Visual Studio 2010 Overview – Architecture</a> (Martin Hinshelwood)</li>
<li><a href="http://nbevans.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/why-doesnt-c-support-lambdas-for-properties/">Why doesn’t C# support lambdas for properties?</a> (Nathan Evans)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RickStrahl/~3/wsidMJbslo8/Dynamic-Types-and-DynamicObject-References-in-C">Dynamic Types and DynamicObject References in C#</a> (Rick Strahl)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28785&amp;WT.mc_id=rss_alldownloads_all">Hands-On Labs for Enterprise Library 5.0 Integration Pack for Windows Azure</a> (MS Downloads)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Telerik/~3/oskETc8M2e4/announcing-application-building-blocks-for-metro-applications.aspx">Announcing Application Building Blocks for Metro applications</a> (Valentin Stoychev)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.charlespetzold.com/blog/2012/02/Windows-8-Touch-Events-Interactions.html">Windows 8 Touch Events Interactions</a> (Charles Petzold)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/coding4fun/projects/Kinect-Service">Kinect Service</a> (Brian Peek)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/coding4fun/kinect/Bones-Im-just-a-Skeleton-A-the-full-skeleton-tutorial">Bones, I&#8217;m just a Skeleton&#8230; A the full skeleton tutorial</a> (Greg Duncan)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ElegantCode/~3/095iorfMFP8/">NuGet Project Uncovered: Chronic</a> (Jason Jarrett)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.infragistics.com/blogs/tom_puglisi/archive/2012/02/01/insert-dynamic-images-in-infragistics-reporting.aspx">Insert Dynamic Images in Infragistics Reporting</a> (Tom Puglisi)</li>
<li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/ricardoperes/archive/2012/02/02/nhibernate-metadata.aspx">NHibernate Metadata</a> (Ricardo Peres)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.infoq.com/news/2012/02/Workflow-Foundation" target="_blank">Windows Workflow Foundation 4.5 Adds Versioning, Designer Improvements</a> (Jenni Konrad)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/microsoft_feed/~3/-lk-ELQEBIw/" target="_blank">30+ Useful Visual Studio 2010 Keyboard Shortcuts</a> (Rajiv Nishtala)</li>
<li><a href="http://kinecttoolbox.codeplex.com/releases/view/81527" target="_blank">Kinect Toolbot 1.1.1.0</a>&#160;<em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://c4fkinect.codeplex.com/releases/view/81523" target="_blank">Coding4Fun Kinect Toolkit 1.5</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://callisto.codeplex.com/releases/view/81533" target="_blank">Callisto 2.0.15</a> (CodePlex)</li>
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<h3><a name="web"></a>Web Development</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JohnPapa/~3/mYUBr3FUYD8/5-minutes-with-data-binding-and-javascript-using-knockout-and-jsviews">5 Minutes with Data Binding and JavaScript using Knockout and JsViews</a> (John Papa)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LosTechies/~3/ODkkZo82XnY/" target="_blank">JavaScript File &amp; Folder Structures: Just Pick One</a> (Derick Bailey)</li>
<li><a href="http://css-tricks.com/star-ratings/">Star Ratings With Very Little CSS</a> (Chris Coyier)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AjaxBestiary/~3/S2rcMYHaPeY/">On the Viability of HTML5 Games</a> (Dave Mahon)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FreshBrewedCode/~3/a_vo-0d5f9k/">Client-side Messaging in JavaScript – Part 2 (Postal.js)</a> (Jim Cowart)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/323191/Binding-jQuery-Grid-to-Remote-Data-using-JSONP">Binding jQuery Grid to Remote Data using JSONP</a> (jqwidgets)</li>
<li><a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/lorilalonde/archive/2012/02/01/book-reviewndashhtml5-cookbook.aspx">Book Review–HTML5 Cookbook</a> (Lori Lalonde)</li>
<li><a href="http://tympanus.net/codrops/2012/02/01/how-to-create-animated-tooltips-with-css3/">How to create animated tooltips with CSS3</a> (Manoela Ilic)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/css/~3/Qj3V-PizqSc/practical-php-refactoring-46">Practical PHP Refactoring: Replace Delegation with Inheritance</a> (Giorgio Sironi)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.oreilly.com/~r/oreilly/news/~3/sOmlBYM2pvM/0636920023258.do" target="_blank">#Ebook Deal/Day: Node for Front-End Developers &#8211; $3.99 (Save 50%)</a> (O&#8217;Reilly Media)</li>
<li><a href="http://paulirish.com/2012/box-sizing-border-box-ftw/">* { box-sizing: border-box } FTW</a> (Paul Irish)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/peterlau/~3/rFG9QIBHhm4/get-started-with-node-js-windows-azure-resources.aspx">Get Started with Node.js + Windows Azure: Resources</a> (Peter Laudati)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/css/~3/mWtEcEiU5Fg/backbonejs-example-part-1">Backbone.js by Example &#8211; Part 1</a> (Chaker Nakhli)</li>
<li><a href="https://dev.twitter.com/blog/say-hello-to-bootstrap-2" target="_blank">Say hello to Bootstrap 2.0</a> (Mark Otto)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="design"></a>Design / Methodology / Testing</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abeletskyblog/~3/7Mti79Nqfpg/new-tools-in-my-tdd-arsenal.html">New Tools in My TDD Arsenal</a> (Alexander Beletsky)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudiouk/archive/2012/02/01/an-introduction-to-agile-development-with-team-foundation-server-tfs-support-for-agile-practices.aspx">An introduction to Agile development with Team Foundation Server: TFS Support for Agile practices</a> (Giles Davies)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ManagingProductDevelopment/~3/l5rftu71S1Q/why-an-agile-project-manager-is-not-a-scrum-master.html">Why an Agile Project Manager is Not a Scrum Master</a> (Johanna Rothman)</li>
<li><a href="http://availagility.co.uk/2012/02/02/the-science-of-kanban-economics/">The Science of Kanban – Economics</a> (Karl Scotland)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AyendeRahien/~3/-ZBB9zUnjvo/limit-your-abstractions-analyzing-a-ddd-application">Limit your abstractions: Analyzing a DDD application</a> (Oren Eini)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2012/02/the-one-button-mystique.html">The One Button Mystique</a> (Jeff Atwood)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jmeier/~3/8BM9hK4DEis/ability-to-execute.aspx">Ability to Execute</a> (JD Meier)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LosTechies/~3/LXEupXHNrLs/">Improving the Git Windows experience: Downloads</a> (Jimmy Bogard)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.abdullin.com/~r/RinatAbdullin/~3/zqZtWckxLeE/architectural-principle-focus-on-simplicity.html">Architectural Principle &#8211; Focus on Simplicity</a> (Rinat Abdullin)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.infoq.com/articles/brain-scrum-maza" target="_blank">Article: Your Brain on Scrum</a> (Michael de la Maza)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="silverlight"></a>Silverlight / WPF / Windows Phone</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://babaandthepigman.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/wp7-collectionviewsource-filtering/">wp7 Collectionviewsource filtering</a> (babaandthepigman)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/323187/MVVMLight-Using-Two-Views">MVVMLight Using Two Views</a> (Barry Lapthorn)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/silverlight_sdk/archive/2012/02/01/windows-phone-design-guidelines-on-msdn.aspx">Windows Phone Design Guidelines on MSDN</a> (Cheryl Simmons)</li>
<li><a href="http://caliburnmicro.codeplex.com/releases/view/81466" target="_blank">Caliburn.Micro v1.3.1</a>&#160;<em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://sliderpanel.codeplex.com/releases/view/81461" target="_blank">SliderPanel for WPF v2</a> (CodePlex)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NicksNetTravels/~3/3QFv3YoS4R8/post.aspx">Missing Background Image on Panorama Control breaks ContextMenu and Causes Performance Issues in Windows Phone Applications</a> (Nick Randolph)</li>
<li><a href="http://wpf.2000things.com/2012/02/02/486-inkcanvas-supports-different-editing-modes/" target="_blank">2000 WPF Things #486 – InkCanvas Supports Different Editing Modes</a> (Sean Sexton)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BuildingGamesBasedOnSilverlightAndExpressions/~3/J39TvLYK_hw/expression-design-ellipse-clone-the-ellipse-cut-a-path.aspx">Expression Design: Ellipse, Clone the Ellipse, Cut a Path using the ellipse</a> (Surf4Fun)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/dotnetbyexample/~3/c3_IJFJGA_Y/behavior-to-force-textbox-model-update.html">Behavior to force TextBox model update to prevent trouble with the ApplicationBar</a> (Joost van Schaik)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Telerik/~3/NILQR5T1K2A/xamlflix-continues-with-radbarcode-for-silverlight-and-wpf.aspx" target="_blank">XAMLflix continues with RadBarCode for Silverlight and WPF</a> (Michael Crump)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="podcasts"></a>Podcasts / Screencasts / Videos</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.dotnetrocks.com/default.aspx?ShowNum=738" target="_blank">.NET Rocks! &#8211; Rob Labbe Gets Us Rolling on the Security Development Lifecycle</a> (Carl Franklin &amp; Richard Campbell)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/zxue/archive/2012/02/01/deploying-lightswitch-applications-to-windows-azure.aspx">Deploying LightSwitch Applications to Windows Azure</a> (Zhiming Xue)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/silverlightshow/~3/XJ-4VbFRyb8/New-Silverlight-Video-Tutorial-How-to-make-Sliding-Panels-all-in-Blend.aspx">New Silverlight Video Tutorial: How to make Sliding Panels all in Blend</a> (Silverlight Show)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OtnArch2Arch/~3/It4hzVNycsk/11456721_cloud_smart_start_part2_020112.mp3">Cloud Computing: Start Smart &#8211; Part 2 of 3</a> (Bob Rhubart)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.winsupersite.com/article/podcast-2/tech-103-youre-steve-jobs-142131">What The Tech 103: You&#8217;re Not Steve Jobs</a> (Paul Thurrott)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.theverge.com/mobile/2012/2/1/2763204/the-verge-mobile-podcast-012-02-01-2012">The Verge Mobile Podcast 012 &#8211; 02.01.2012</a> (Trent Wolbe)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="events"></a>Community / Events</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/msdn/lTEL/~3/QcWrvuMDgas/new-contest-announced-30-to-launch-your-path-to-a-windows-phone-app-in-30-days.aspx">New contest announced: “30 to Launch” Your Path to a Windows Phone App in 30 days</a> (Dave Isbitski)</li>
<li><a href="http://phillyaltnet.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/february-9-2012-meeting-asynchronous-programming/">February 9, 2012 Meeting – Asynchronous Programming</a> (Philly alt.net)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/microsoft_feed/~3/6xtjasn-Rj4/">Meet Bill Wagner – Visual C# MVP from United States</a> (Ali Raza Shaikh)</li>
<li><a href="http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2012/02/01/these-20-tweeters-just-got-cured-of-their-droidrage.aspx">These 20 tweeters just got cured of their #DroidRage</a> (Ben Rudolph)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/dotnet/~3/W23EVqMbEbE/nothin-net-baby">Nothin&#8217; But .NET Baby!</a> (Mitch Pronschinske)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kunal2383/~3/ldByy-up034/register-for-q1-release-webinar-by.html">Register for Q1 Release Webinar by Telerik &#8211; Sharpen your .Net Ninja Skills</a> (Kunal Chowdhury)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="sql"></a>Database</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2012/02/02/sql-server-an-inspiring-personal-story-movie-from-the-book-video-course-sql-server-questions-and-answers-pluralsight/">SQL SERVER – An Inspiring Personal Story – Movie from The Book – Video Course – SQL Server Questions and Answers – Pluralsight</a> (Pinal Dave)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sqlserverpedia/~3/inG9w6ADBN4/">Your Road to Becoming a DBA: Acquiring Experience is Key</a> (John Sansom)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sqlserverpedia/~3/fh0o1InHTSM/">Need to create a time dimension down to the millisecond?</a> (James Serra)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="sp"></a>SharePoint</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.mattjcowan.com/funcoding/2012/02/01/using-autofac-in-sharepoint-2010/">Using Autofac in SharePoint 2010</a> (Matt Cowan)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="misc"></a>Miscellaneous</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wiredgeekdad/~3/FnaK8dOIXL0/">The GeekDad Arduino Guide: Introduction</a> (Brian McLaughlin)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/liveside/~3/ccZ4kWh_TMk/">How “Metro” will Office 15 for Windows 8 be?</a> (damaster)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ScottHanselman/~3/2SZeKwGpy4A/TheWebIsTheNewTerminalAreYouUsingTheWebsKeyboardShortcutsAndHotkeys.aspx">The Web is the new Terminal: Are you using the Web&#8217;s Keyboard Shortcuts and Hotkeys?</a> (Scott Hanselman)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/css/~3/WOpNt5ZoOHY/introduction-r-language">An introduction to the R language</a> (Giorgio Sironi)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="links"></a>More Link Collections</h3>
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<li><a href="http://jasonhaley.com/blog/post.aspx?id=3ac37330-2057-4356-b2b3-7863f6a44d7a">Interesting Finds: February 2, 2012</a> (Jason Haley)</li>
<li><a href="http://techblog.ginktage.com/2012/02/interesting-net-links-february-1-2012/">Interesting .NET Links – February 1 , 2012</a> (Senthil Kumar)</li>
<li><a href="http://afreshcup.com/home/2012/2/2/double-shot-809.html">Double Shot #809</a> (Mike Gunderloy)</li>
<li><a href="http://debugmode.net/2012/02/01/monthly-report-january-2012-total-posts-31/">Monthly Report January 2012: Total Posts 31</a> (Dhananjay Kumar)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/silverlightshow/~3/GuRv8WtygTY/Daily-News-Digest-2-2-2012.aspx">Daily News Digest 2/2/2012</a> (Silverlight Show)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReflectivePerspective/~3/s8SSoLCmuwU/">The Morning Brew #1035</a> (Chris Alcock)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/brhubartOTN/~3/ZnFYQ3asVwo/archbeat_link_o_rama_for71">ArchBeat Link-o-Rama for 2012-02-01</a> (Bob Rhubart)</li>
<li><a href="http://badassjs.com/post/16869678081">Weekly Badass JS Roundup #7</a> (Devon Govett)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.windowsdevnews.com/Blogs.aspx?ID=56">SilverlightShow Top 5 News for Jan 23-29, 2012</a> (Dave Campbell)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Windowsphonegeek/~3/YYYTeK6ej4c/daily-wp7-development-news-1-feb-2012">Daily WP7 Development News 1 Feb 2012</a> (Windows Phone Geek)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="shelf"></a>The Geek Shelf</h3>
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<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/kinectforwindows/archive/2012/01/31/kinect-for-windows-is-now-available.aspx">Kinect for Windows is now Available!</a> (Craig Eisler)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ScottHanselman/~3/m2TTS2zTTwU/OneASPNETSneakPeekElegantWebFormsAndSnowballsInHell.aspx">One ASP.NET Sneak Peek: Elegant Web Forms and Snowballs in Hell</a> (Scott Hanselman)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jquery/~3/8xDTBQu8dQ8/">jQuery 1.7.2 Beta 1 Released</a> (Dave Methvin)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nettuts/~3/hI3XrFMnqw8/">Learn jQuery in 30 Days</a> (Jeffrey Way)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/camerons/archive/2012/01/31/debugger-canvas-1-1-released.aspx">Debugger Canvas 1.1 Released</a> (Cameron Skinner)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudiouk/archive/2012/01/31/visual-studio-2010-uml-design-pattern-toolbox-items-extension.aspx">Visual Studio 2010 UML Design Pattern Toolbox Items Extension</a> (Giles Davies)</li>
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<h3><a name="dotnet"></a>.NET / Visual Studio</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blog.csharplearners.com/2012/01/30/face-recognation-c/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=face-recognation-c">Face Recognation in C#</a> (Amir Ahani)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RickStrahl/~3/wsidMJbslo8/Dynamic-Types-and-DynamicObject-References-in-C">Dynamic Types and DynamicObject References in C#</a> (Rick Strahl)</li>
<li><a href="http://robrelyea.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/k4w-code-migration-from-beta2-to-v1-0-managed/">Kinect for Windows – Code Migration from Beta2 to v1.0 (C#/VB)</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://robrelyea.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/k4w-details-of-api-changes-from-beta2-to-v1-managed/">Kinect for Windows – Details of API Changes from Beta2 to v1.0 (C#/VB)</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://robrelyea.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/kinect-for-windows-support-info-coming-soon/">Kinect for Windows Support Info Coming Soon</a> (Rob Relyea)</li>
<li><a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WTFNext/archive/2012/01/31/how-to-access-a-wcf-service-behind-isa-server-2006.aspx">How to access a WCF Service behind ISA Server 2006 Forms Based Authentication</a> (Stacy Vicknair)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vcblog/archive/2012/01/31/10262512.aspx">Enhancements to /GS in Visual Studio 11</a> (vcblog)</li>
<li><a href="http://shfb.codeplex.com/releases/view/80132" target="_blank">Sandcastle Help File Builder v1.9.3.4 Beta 2 (VS2010 Support)</a> (Codeplex)</li>
<li><a href="http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2012/02/01/simplify-your-projections-with-automapper.aspx">Simplify Your Projections with AutoMapper</a> (Patrick Steele)</li>
<li><a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/TATWORTH/archive/2012/02/01/stylecop-4.7.7.0-released.aspx">StyleCop 4.7.7.0 released</a> (TATWORTH)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ElegantCode/~3/w_NiRQuke7s/">NuGet Project Uncovered: Enum Metadata Library</a> (Jason Jarrett)</li>
</ul>
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<h3><a name="web"></a>Web Development</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.bennadel.com/blog/2322-Using-jQuery-Deferred-To-Chain-Validation-Rules-In-An-Asynchronous-Non-Blocking-Environment.htm">Using jQuery Deferred To Chain Validation Rules In An Asynchronous, Non-Blocking Environment</a> (Ben Nadel)</li>
<li><a href="http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2012/02/01/2-great-javascript-data-binding-libraries.aspx">2 Great JavaScript Data-Binding Libraries</a> (John Papa)</li>
<li><a href="http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2012/02/01/creating-the-perfect-aspnet-ui-with-web-parts-and-user-controls.aspx">Creating the Perfect ASP.NET UI with Web Parts and User Controls</a> (Peter Vogel)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AjaxBestiary/~3/S2rcMYHaPeY/">On the Viability of HTML5 Games</a> (Dave Mahon)</li>
<li><a href="http://tympanus.net/codrops/2012/02/01/how-to-create-animated-tooltips-with-css3/">How to create animated tooltips with CSS3</a> (Mary Lou)</li>
<li><a href="http://awesome.codeplex.com/releases/view/81381" target="_blank">ASP.net MVC Awesome &#8211; jQuery Ajax Helpers 2.0</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://prodinner.codeplex.com/releases/view/81382" target="_blank">ProDinner &#8211; ASP.NET MVC Sample (EF4, N-Tier, jQuery) &#8211; Release Seven</a> (CodePlex)</li>
<li><a href="http://bloggerspath.com/ultimate-html5-cheat-sheet-for-web-developers/" target="_blank">An Ultimate HTML5 Cheat Sheet for Developers</a> (Amit)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.plataformatec.com.br/2012/01/my-five-favorite-hidden-features-in-rails-3-2/" target="_blank">My five favorite &quot;hidden&quot; features in Rails 3.2</a> (José Valim)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.devhammer.net/~r/devhammer/~3/3-3rpk-mz5o/exploring-html5-canvas-part-4---transformations">Exploring HTML5 Canvas: Part 4 &#8211; Transformations</a> (G. Andrew Duthie)</li>
<li><a href="http://badassjs.com/post/16822405598">psd.js: You Guessed It &#8211; A Photoshop Document Parser in CoffeeScript</a> (Devon Govett)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AndrewConnell/~3/607gs5zBv9Q/authenticating-amp-working-with-the-salesforce-rest-api-amp-oauth.aspx">Authenticating &amp; Working with the Salesforce REST API &amp; OAuth</a> (Andrew Connell)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/uxmovement/~3/LyZpldb2tdE/">Why External Links Should Open in New Tabs</a> (Anthony)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AvkashChauhansBlog/~3/VzbpMExAdnY/handling-two-known-issues-with-windows-azure-node-js-sdk-0-5-2.aspx">Handling two known issues with Windows Azure node.js SDK 0.5.2</a> (Avkash Chauhan)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.getfirebug.com/2012/01/31/firebug-1-9-1/">Firebug 1.9.1</a> (Jan ‘Honza’ Odvarko)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2012/01/31/web-sites-and-a-plug-in-free-web.aspx">Web Sites and a Plug-in Free Web</a> (John Hrvatin)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="design"></a>Design / Methodology / Testing</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://availagility.co.uk/2012/02/01/the-science-of-kanban-process/">The Science of Kanban – Process</a> (Karl Scotland)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CarrerBlog/~3/Jsy-bYTAjng/hand-drawn-ui-kit.html">Hand Drawn UI Kit</a> (Vladimir Carrer)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MikeWalker/~3/qJ11huaGjRk/the-open-group-releases-archimate-20.html">The Open Group Releases ArchiMate 2.0</a> (Mike Walker)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2012/the-top-mistakes-ux-designers-make-the-writeup/">The top mistakes UX designers make: the writeup</a> (Scott Berkun)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudioalm/archive/2012/02/01/guidelines-on-improving-performance-of-coded-ui-test-playback.aspx">Guidelines on improving performance of Coded UI Test playback</a> (Tapas)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LosTechies/~3/cuTeetr7LKo/">Cleaning Out Git Remotes The Easy Way</a> (Derick Bailey)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/eric_brechner/archive/2012/02/01/software-engineering-what-s-missing.aspx">Software engineering—what’s missing?</a> (Eric Brechner)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2012/01/31/ten-things-to-think-about-when-designing-your-ipad-app/">Ten Things To Think About When Designing Your iPad App</a> (Julie Stanford)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/agilescout/~3/Wyr9vE8maUg/" target="_blank">[Review] – Mike Cohn’s eLearning Agile Videos</a> (Peter Saddington)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Telerik/~3/bQUv4DOgqBw/assert-the-order-of-expected-calls-over-instances.aspx" target="_blank">Assert the order of expected calls over instances</a> (Mehfuz Hossain)</li>
</ul>
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<h3><a name="silverlight"></a>Silverlight / WPF / Windows Phone</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dani/archive/2012/01/31/windows-phone-resources.aspx">Windows Phone Resources</a> (Dani Diaz)</li>
<li><a href="http://debugmode.net/2012/02/01/code-to-send-game-invite-to-multiple-user-in-windows-phone/">Code to send game invite to multiple user in Windows Phone</a> (Dhananjay Kumar)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.jeff.wilcox.name/2012/01/jeffwilcox-maps/">Displaying static maps on the Windows Phone for performance and scenario wins</a> (Jeff Wilcox)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/320040/Codeproject-Windows-Phone-Application">Codeproject Windows Phone Application</a> (Lakamraju Raghuram)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/275329/Windows-Phone-Labyrinth">Windows Phone Labyrinth</a> (Marcelo Ricardo de Oliveira)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PeteBrown/~3/cNCfpxx_N5Y/event-handler-memory-leaks-unwiring-events-and-the-weakeventmanager-in-wpf-45">Event Handler Memory Leaks, Unwiring Events, and the WeakEventManager in WPF 4.5</a> (Pete Brown)</li>
<li><a href="http://wpf.2000things.com/2012/02/01/485-binding-a-combobox-to-an-enumerated-types-list-of-values/" target="_blank">2000 WPF Things #485 – Binding a ComboBox to an Enumerated Type’s List of Values</a> (Sean Sexton)</li>
<li><a href="http://wildermuth.com/2012/01/31/Top_10_Mango_Features_Article">Top 10 Mango Features Article</a> (Shawn Wildermuth)</li>
<li><a href="http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/wpdev/archive/2012/02/01/memory-profiling-for-application-performance.aspx">Memory Profiling for Application Performance</a> (Pratap Lakshman)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="podcasts"></a>Podcasts / Screencasts / Videos</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/deepfriedbytes/~3/nM-TcuyjtCk/" target="_blank">Deep Fried Bytes Episode 81: Looking at the Next .NET Compilers AKA “Roslyn” Project</a> (Keith Elder &amp; Chris Woodruff)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Powerscripting/~3/LT_x22GQNow/episode-174-power-scripting-podcast-matt-graeber-using-power-shell-in-infosec">Episode 174 &#8211; PowerScripting Podcast &#8211; Matt Graeber using PowerShell in Infosec</a> (Jonathan Walz &amp; Hal Rottenberg)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dorischen/archive/2012/01/31/html5-webcamp-training-video-available.aspx">HTML5 WebCamp Training VIDEO Available</a> (Doris Chen)</li>
<li><a href="http://jamesshore.com/Blog/Lets-Play/Episode-160.html">Let&#8217;s Play TDD #160: End of Week 1</a> (James Shore)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/the-javascript-show/~3/i8D5IzgZyhI/29" target="_blank">The JavaScript Show &#8211; Backbone.js 0.9.0</a> (Peter Cooper &amp; Jason Seifer)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JesseLiberty-SilverlightGeek/~3/KlUXYu6MokM/">Yet Another Podcast #58–Julie Lerman and EF/CF</a> (Jesse Liberty)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wiredgeekdad/~3/J6bxKkkr-cA/">The GeekDads Episode #108: Aliens on Broadway</a> (Ken Denmead)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/31/engadget-hd-podcast-284-01-31-2012/">Engadget HD Podcast 284 &#8211; 01.31.2012</a> (Trent Wolbe)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="events"></a>Community / Events</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mvpawardprogram/archive/2012/01/31/talking-cloud-with-asp-net-iis-mvp-eduardo-zabat-lorenzo.aspx">Talking Cloud with ASP.NET/IIS MVP Eduardo Zabat Lorenzo</a> (MVP Award Program)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CalebJenkins/~3/JE0LoDvcSqs/">Agile .NET Conference in Dallas this month</a> (Caleb Jenkins)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thegatesnotes.com/Personal/Join-the-Conversation-with-Bill">Join the Conversation with Bill</a> (The Gates Notes)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BrentOzar-SqlServerDba/~3/37scXteFRF0/">Join Me for Lunch in Chicago on March 23rd</a> (Brent Ozar)</li>
<li><a href="http://dmitrysotnikov.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/call-for-sessions-for-powershell-deep-dive-2012-san-diego-ca-april-29-may-2/">Call for Sessions for PowerShell Deep Dive 2012 – San Diego, CA – April 29 – May 2</a> (Dmitry Sotnikov)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jimoneil/archive/2012/01/31/february-technical-calendar.aspx">February Technical Calendar</a> (Jim O&#8217;Neil)</li>
<li><a href="http://blendersuxblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/february-meeting-announcement/">February Meeting Announcement</a> (Don Burnett)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/peterlau/~3/v5f5ByD1OPQ/windows-azure-node-js-at-ny-alt-net.aspx">Windows Azure + Node.js at NY Alt.NET</a> (Peter Laudati)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="sql"></a>Database</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://coolthingoftheday.blogspot.com/2012/01/sql-server-2012-second-draft-of-free.html">&quot;Introducing SQL Server 2012&quot; second draft of free eBook now available (6 of the 10 final chapters)</a> (Greg Duncan)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sqlserverpedia/~3/3fD43KMy4GU/">SQL Server – Send email using Powershell</a> (Jack Vamvas)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sqlserverpedia/~3/c1TIalsqHwI/">6 ways to get free SQL Server 2012 Training</a> (John Sterrett)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2012/02/01/sql-server-what-is-slowly-changing-dimension-quiz-puzzle-31-of-31/">SQL SERVER – What is Slowly Changing Dimension – Quiz – Puzzle – 31 of 31</a> (Pinal Dave)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AyendeRahien/~3/7g5gAqz28ys/embracing-ravendb">Embracing RavenDB</a> (Oren Eini)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sqlserverpedia/~3/WeDs6S86dIU/">Your Road to Becoming a DBA: Laying a Strong Foundation</a> (John Sansom)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="sp"></a>SharePoint</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blogs.infragistics.com/blogs/jason_beres/archive/2012/01/31/mobile-sharepoint-infragistics-acquires-southlabs-for-end-to-end-sharepoint-experience.aspx">Mobile SharePoint: Infragistics Acquires SouthLabs for End-to-End iPad, Android &amp; Blackberry SharePoint Experience</a> (Jason Beres)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="ps"></a>PowerShell</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ScottHanselman/~3/XPx7_KHn1ok/PromptsAndDirectoriesEvenBetterGitAndMercurialWithPowerShell.aspx">Prompts and Directories &#8211; Even Better Git (and Mercurial) with PowerShell</a> (Scott Hanselman)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="misc"></a>Miscellaneous</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2012/jan12/01-31Certifications.mspx?rss_fdn=Top%20Stories">Microsoft Announces 20th Anniversary of Microsoft Certifications</a> (MS PressPass)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.microsoftjobsblog.com/~r/MicrosoftJobsBlog/~3/MUYVqE6xJKo/the-microsoft-interview-process">The Microsoft Interview Process</a> (Kenji Yamaguchi)</li>
<li><a href="http://coolthingoftheday.blogspot.com/2012/01/using-group-project-toolkit-office-web.html">Using the Group Project Toolkit, Office Web Apps and SkyDrive to take some of the coordination nightmare out of group projects&#8230;</a> (Greg Duncan)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JoshuaFlanagan/~3/EnPDzlpZS2E/">Great time to be a developer</a> (Joshua Flanagan)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/curphey/~3/q5tdTn9fnlg/">Software Security Weekly</a> (Mark Curphey)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsofts-office-15-to-metro-or-not-to-metro/11774">Microsoft&#8217;s Office 15: To Metro or not to Metro?</a> (Mary Jo Foley)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wekeroad/EeKc/~3/3kFeb42OdkE/">Tekpub Update: January 2012</a> (Rob Conery)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/liveside/~3/fl9rLNj5z4I/">Skype for Windows Phone app to begin beta testing soon, release imminent</a> (damaster)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="links"></a>More Link Collections</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://jasonhaley.com/blog/post.aspx?id=399f57d5-6388-4bae-a857-772efc2ccebb">Interesting Finds: February 1, 2012</a> (Jason Haley)</li>
<li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/yuanjian/archive/2012/02/01/cheatsheet-2012-01-20-01-31.aspx">Cheatsheet: 2012 01.20 ~ 01.31</a> (yuanjian)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kunal2383/~3/bMcgL6J5oYA/monthly-summary-january-2012.html">Monthly Summary &#8211; January 2012</a> (Kunal Chowdhury)</li>
<li><a href="http://afreshcup.com/home/2012/2/1/double-shot-808.html">Double Shot #808</a> (Mike Gunderloy)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReflectivePerspective/~3/D29LxnQ1fCA/">The Morning Brew #1034</a> (Chris Alcock)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/silverlightshow/~3/Qitv-6Whipc/Daily-News-Digest-2-1-2012.aspx">Daily News Digest 2/1/2012</a> (Silverlight Show)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.windowsdevnews.com/Blogs.aspx?ID=55">Windows Dev News for January 31, 2012 &#8211; #0034</a> (Dave Campbell)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Windowsphonegeek/~3/Yq7xLmo-WhA/daily-wp7-development-news-31-jan-2012">Daily WP7 Development News 31 Jan 2012</a> (Windows Phone Geek)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="shelf"></a>The Geek Shelf</h3>
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<td valign="top"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-Kinect-Programming-Microsoft-SDK/dp/1430241047?SubscriptionId=0JTCV5ZMHMF7ZYTXGFR2&amp;tag=brdicr-20&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=165953&amp;creativeASIN=1430241047">Beginning Kinect Programming with the Microsoft Kinect SDK</a> by Jarrett Webb </td>
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		<dc:creator>Alvin Ashcraft</dc:creator>
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<li><a href="http://wildermuth.com/2012/01/31/Modern_Web_Development_-_Part_3">Modern Web Development &#8211; Part 3</a> (Shawn Wildermuth)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/01/30/acting-on-file-management-feedback.aspx">Acting on file management feedback</a> (Steven Sinofsky)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ericlippert/archive/2012/01/30/anonymous-types-unify-within-an-assembly-part-two.aspx">Anonymous Types Unify Within An Assembly, Part Two</a> (Eric Lippert)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JonSkeetCodingBlog/~3/jeibq6H-CdU/currying-vs-partial-function-application.aspx">Currying vs partial function application</a> (Jon Skeet)</li>
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<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="dotnet"></a>.NET / Visual Studio</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://visualstudiomagazine.com/blogs/tool-tracker/2012/01/creating-a-useful-task-list-in-visual-studio.aspx">Creating a Useful Task List in Visual Studio</a> (Peter Vogel)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AyendeRahien/~3/9ZrTQ8wqZZA/ask-ayende-what-about-the-qa-env">Ask Ayende: What about the QA env?</a> (Oren Eini)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/csharpfaq/archive/2012/01/30/roslyn-ctp-introduces-interactive-code-for-c.aspx">Roslyn CTP Introduces Interactive Code for C#</a> (Visual C# Team)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MartinHinshelwood/~3/-soxmf908EM/">Visual Studio 2010 Overview – Code Management &amp; Build</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MartinHinshelwood/~3/9lF5r3ZYam4/">Visual Studio 2010 Overview – Microsoft Test Manager</a> (Martin Hinshelwood)</li>
<li><a href="http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2012/01/30/building-a-metro-app-part-2.aspx">Building a Windows 8 Metro App, Part 2</a> (Eric Vogel)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.odata.org/blog/2012/1/30/odata-service-validation-tool-update-7-new-rules">OData Service Validation Tool Update: 7 new rules</a> (Turker Keskinpala)</li>
<li><a href="http://efmembership.codeplex.com/releases/view/81366" target="_blank">Entity Framework Membership Provider 2.0</a> (CodePlex)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CodeSnack/~3/SramphJTopA/">Metro Snack #2: What is WinRT?</a> (Brent Schooley)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/sasha/archive/2012/01/30/managed-unmanaged-interoperability-in-the-2010s-part-3-c-cli-and-other-options.aspx">Managed-Unmanaged Interoperability in the 2010s: Part 3, C++/CLI and Other Options</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/sasha/archive/2012/01/31/analysis-of-a-mobile-redirection-framework-and-obfuscated-regular-expressions.aspx">Analysis of a Mobile Redirection Framework and Obfuscated Regular Expressions</a> (Sasha Goldshtein)</li>
<li><a href="http://paulstack.co.uk/blog/post.aspx?id=bcf17a00-7330-4a66-8240-6a03d115ef9d">Installing Mono on Windows</a> (Paul Stack)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PeterRitchiesMvpBlog/~3/ORmSlWIqqvc/what-code-comments-are-not-for.aspx">What Code Comments are Not For.</a> (Peter Ritchie)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.mindscapehq.com/blog/index.php/2012/01/30/entity-framework-vs-lightspeed/">Entity Framework vs. LightSpeed</a> (John-Daniel Trask)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Devlicious/~3/-SNPtE89zDA/how-to-force-nuget-not-to-update-log4net-to-1-2-11.aspx">How to force Nuget not to update log4net to 1.2.11</a> (Krzysztof Koźmic)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PeteBrown/~3/ly1EjFTELxs/the-net-gadgeteer-diaper-alarm-part-1-moisture-sensor">The .NET Gadgeteer Diaper Alarm Part 1 (Moisture Sensor)</a> (Pete Brown)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/writingdata_services/archive/2012/01/30/more-on-the-new-odata-t4-template-service-operations.aspx">More on the New OData T4 Template: Service Operations</a> (Glenn Gailey)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ElegantCode/~3/yyhUiEUo6To/">NuGet Project Uncovered: VerifyArgs</a> (Jason Jarrett)</li>
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<h3><a name="web"></a>Web Development</h3>
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<li><a href="http://www.elijahmanor.com/2012/01/how-to-access-jquerys-internal-data.html">How to Access jQuery&#8217;s Internal Data</a> (Elijah Manor)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.chromium.org/2012/01/translating-javascript-to-dart.html">Translating JavaScript to Dart</a> (Aaron Wheeler &amp; Marcin Wichary)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/rickandy/archive/2012/01/30/asp-net-mvc-dropdownlist-multiselect-and-jquery.aspx">ASP.NET MVC DropDownList, MultiSelect and jQuery</a> (Rick Anderson)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/netCurryRecentArticles/~3/RXL7RLJghRs/ShowArticle.aspx">Tag Cloud in ASP.NET MVC using Clickable HTML 5 Canvas Elements</a> (Sumit Maitra)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/css/~3/NcGWQ3LiDLo/trying-out-underscore-nodejs">Trying out Underscore on Node.js</a> (Axel Rauschmayer)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/css/~3/XkGe-MquBh8/jsfiddle-keyboard-shortcuts">jsfiddle Keyboard Shortcuts</a> (Ryan Sukale)</li>
<li><a href="http://ariya.ofilabs.com/2012/01/scalable-web-apps-the-complexity-issue.html?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=scalable-web-apps-the-complexity-issue">Scalable web apps: the complexity issue</a> (Ariya Hidayat)</li>
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<h3><a name="design"></a>Design / Methodology / Testing</h3>
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<li><a href="http://availagility.co.uk/2012/01/31/the-science-of-kanban-people/">The Science of Kanban – People</a> (Karl Scotland)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.oreilly.com/~r/oreilly/news/~3/eS5TTy1DH0s/0636920013716.do" target="_blank">#Ebook Deal/Day: Designing Mobile Interfaces &#8211; $19.99 (Save 50%)</a> (O&#8217;Reilly Media)</li>
<li><a href="http://dublintech.blogspot.com/2012/01/code-reviews-in-21st-century.html">Code reviews in the 21st Century</a> (Alex Staveley)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CodeBetter/~3/zJD-Dn3ODko/">QA: A Hillbilly Love Story</a> (Kyle Baley)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.filipekberg.se/2012/01/30/getting-started-with-a-mocking-framework/">Getting started with a Mocking Framework</a> (Filip Ekberg)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Devlicious/~3/38p9kjZyACc/finding-files-by-name-with-git.aspx">Finding Files by Name With Git</a> (Christopher Bennage)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="silverlight"></a>Silverlight / WPF / Windows Phone</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Windowsphonegeek/~3/04McEUO5dRg/Getting-latest-Tweets-in-Windows-Phone-apps-using-Twitter-REST-API-and-JSON-NET">Getting latest Tweets in Windows Phone apps using Twitter REST API and JSON.NET</a> (Windows Phone Geek)</li>
<li><a href="http://debugmode.net/2012/01/30/marketplacesearchtask-in-windows-phone/">MarketPlaceSearchTask in Windows Phone</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://debugmode.net/2012/01/31/webbrowsertask-and-mediaplayer-launcher-in-windows-phone/">WebBrowserTask and MediaPlayerLauncher in Windows Phone</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://debugmode.net/2012/01/31/code-to-search-location-on-bing-map/">Code to search location on Bing Map</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://debugmode.net/2012/01/31/launchers-related-to-marketplace-in-windows-phone" target="_blank">Launchers related to MarketPlace in Windows Phone</a> (Dhananjay Kumar)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/silverlightshow/~3/EQYiuPoxr7o/Windows-8-and-the-future-of-XAML-Part-2-The-Windows-Runtime-WinRT.aspx">Windows 8 and the future of XAML: Part 2: The Windows Runtime (WinRT)</a> (Gill Cleeren)</li>
<li><a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WinAZ/archive/2012/01/30/refactoring-windows-8-code-behind-to-mvvm.aspx">Refactoring Windows 8 Code-Behind to MVVM</a> (Joe Mayo)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-delivers-developer-kit-for-linking-amazon-web-services-to-windows-phone/11769">Microsoft delivers developer kit for linking Amazon web services to Windows Phone</a> (Mary Jo Foley)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MichaelCrump/~3/V4yhf3BcqZ0/c-metro-applications">Using the Live SDK in Windows 8 XAML/C# Metro Applications</a> (Michael Crump)</li>
<li><a href="http://robtiffany.com/html5/html5-on-windows-phone-a-simple-boilerplate">HTML5 on Windows Phone: A Simple Boilerplate</a> (Rob Tiffany)</li>
<li><a href="http://wpf.2000things.com/2012/01/31/484-inkcanvas-contains-a-collection-of-strokes/" target="_blank">2000 WPF Things #484 – InkCanvas Contains a Collection of Strokes</a> (Sean Sexton)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="podcasts"></a>Podcasts / Screencasts / Videos</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.dotnetrocks.com/default.aspx?ShowNum=737" target="_blank">.NET Rocks! &#8211; Jeremy Likness is all Silverlight 5</a> (Carl Franklin &amp; Richard Campbell)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/PingShow/Ping-130-Xbox-LIVE-for-Droids-and-iPhones-Wheres-MIX-Microsoft-points-SQL-Server-Party">Ping 130: Xbox LIVE for Droids and iPhones, Where&#8217;s MIX, Microsoft points, SQL Server Party</a> (Laura Foy)</li>
<li><a href="http://boagworld.com/tumblog/tips-for-getting-design-signoff/" target="_blank">Boagworld: Tips for getting design signoff</a> (Paul Boag)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2012/01/30/free-step-by-step-videos.aspx">Quick news: Free Step by Step videos</a> (Kim Spilker)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="events"></a>Community / Events</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feeds.devhammer.net/~r/devhammer/~3/BlbAc89ZRzs/upcoming-events-for-january-30th-2012">Upcoming Events for January 30th, 2012</a> (G. Andrew Duthie)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/silverlightshow/~3/E35BcuLc4C4/Webinar-Metro-and-WinRT-for-Silverlight-WPF-Part-2.aspx">Part 2 of the Webinar &#8216;Metro and WinRT for Silverlight/WPF&#8217; scheduled for Feb 9th</a> (Silverlight Show)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AndrewConnell/~3/hgtNaZTEED8/irsquoll-be-presenting-at-the-sharepoint-connections-free-virtual-conference-again.aspx">I’ll be presenting at the SharePoint Connections FREE Virtual Conference &#8211; February 16, 2012</a> (Andrew Connell)</li>
<li><a href="http://verguldi.com/windows-8-metro-style-app-recap" target="_blank">Windows 8 Metro style app recap</a> (Tony Verguldi Jr.)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/hsDu/~3/FzjTV3ElJcs/android-developers-on-google.html">Android Developers on Google+</a> (Tim Bray)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/peterlau/~3/rHrVnYs5F_4/nyc-s-own-chevon-christie-named-microsoft-tech-student-of-the-month.aspx">NYC’s Own Chevon Christie Named ‘Microsoft Tech Student of the Month’</a> (Peter Laudati)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geekswithblogs/~3/kNRm0R9x4so/148534.aspx" target="_blank">3 Reasons to Attend Prairie Dev Con–West</a> (D&#8217;Arcy Lussier)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="sql"></a>Database</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sqlserverpedia/~3/fco7vUR-PNs/">SQL server – ISNUMERIC and checking for valid numeric tyopes</a> (Jack Vamvas)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sqlserverpedia/~3/z3lblYonTGI/">Complex reporting off a SSAS cube</a> (James Serra)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ErikejBlogsAboutSqlCompactnetAndRelatedStuff/~3/_bnV6ZEQM7U/sql-server-2008-r2-sp1-merge.html">SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Merge Replication hotfixes</a> (Erik EJ)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2012/01/31/sql-server-advantages-of-partitioning-quiz-puzzle-30-of-31/">SQL SERVER – Advantages of Partitioning – Quiz – Puzzle – 30 of 31</a> (Pinal Dave)</li>
<li><a href="http://exportsqlce.codeplex.com/releases/view/80551" target="_blank">SQL Compact data and schema script utility &#8211; Version 3.5.2</a> (CodePlex)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dataexplorer/archive/2012/01/30/crunching-big-data-with-data-explorer-and-social-analytics.aspx">Crunching Big Data with “Data Explorer” and “Social Analytics”</a> (Data Explorer Team)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="sp"></a>SharePoint</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28768&amp;WT.mc_id=rss_alldownloads_all">SharePoint 15 Technical Preview Managed Object Model Software Development Kit</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=28772&amp;WT.mc_id=rss_alldownloads_all">Upgrade worksheet for SharePoint Server 2010</a> (MS Downloads)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="ps"></a>PowerShell</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HibernatingRhinos/~3/6BBv52cHJHs/invalid-json-results-via-powershell-3">Invalid JSON results via Powershell 3</a> (Fitzchak Yitzchaki)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="misc"></a>Miscellaneous</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/zdnet/Bott/~3/L-narouYPK4/4446">Looking ahead to Windows 8: five big questions for Microsoft</a> (Ed Bott)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-office-15-technical-preview-kicks-off/11753">Microsoft Office 15 technical preview kicks off</a> (Mary Jo Foley)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mvpawardprogram/archive/2012/01/30/keeping-your-documents-safe.aspx">Keeping Your Documents Safe</a> (Debra Littlejohn Shinder)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/makezineonline/~3/Fp-_GF5y2nw/">MIT brings Google App Inventor Back As Open-Source Project</a> (Phillip Torrone)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="links"></a>More Link Collections</h3>
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<li><a href="http://jasonhaley.com/blog/post.aspx?id=d238336e-de63-403a-8f2e-cfc30a71caf0">Interesting Finds: January 31, 2012</a> (Jason Haley)</li>
<li><a href="http://afreshcup.com/home/2012/1/31/double-shot-807.html">Double Shot #807</a> (Mike Gunderloy)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/parsimonyjax/~3/NywHMq6XDaA/daily-links-30-jan-2012.html">Daily Links 30 Jan 2012</a> (Jax)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReflectivePerspective/~3/W18La7HNmhg/">The Morning Brew #1033</a> (Chris Alcock)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/brhubartOTN/~3/-cYjBROZyeg/archbeat_link_o_rama_for69">ArchBeat Link-o-Rama for 2012-01-30</a> (Bob Rhubart)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Windowsphonegeek/~3/rked0Zg5swM/daily-wp7-development-news-30-jan-2012">Daily WP7 Development News 30 Jan 2012</a> (Windows Phone Geek)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/windowsazure/archive/2012/01/30/windows-azure-community-news-roundup-edition-4.aspx">Windows Azure Community News Roundup (Edition #4)</a> (Himanshu Singh)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/silverlightshow/~3/aoy8AdzQuz8/SilverlightCream-Top-5-News-for-Week-January-23-29-2012.aspx" target="_blank">SilverlightCream Top 5 News for Week January 23-29, 2012</a> (Silverlight Show)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="shelf"></a>The Geek Shelf</h3>
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