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<li><a href="http://adamkinney.wordpress.com/2010/03/03/big-update-for-the-project-rosetta-site-today/">Big update for the Project Rosetta site today</a> (Adam Kinney)</li>
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<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MicrosoftDownloadCenter/~3/aOs2J65hfD4/details.aspx">Team Explorer codename &quot;Eaglestone&quot;</a> (MS Downloads)</li>
<li><a href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/deborahk/archive/2010/03/02/lambda-expressions-join.aspx">Lambda Expressions: Join</a> (Deborah Kurata)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/zainnab/~3/4fd7IFrTMGY/clearing-your-datatips-vstipdebug0014.aspx">Clearing Your DataTips &#8212; vstipDebug0014</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/zainnab/~3/CfCcjLqhRWI/using-incremental-search-vstipfind0001.aspx">Using Incremental Search</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/zainnab/~3/4W4imQvu9p8/make-objectid-vstipdebug0015.aspx">Make Object ID &#8212; vstipDebug0015</a> (Zain Naboulsi)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/tess/archive/2010/03/03/tool-for-generating-dgml-graphs-showing-why-your-object-can-t-be-collected-visualgcroot.aspx">Tool for generating DGML graphs showing why your object can’t be collected (VisualGCRoot)</a> (Tess Ferrandez)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/lGrQ/~3/VpLcNltP2sU/stringempty-vs-vs-string-isnullorempty.html">String.Empty vs “” vs String. IsNullOrEmpty</a> (Peter Bromberg)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SamGentile/~3/otH5kPSb8-8/">Windows Server AppFabric (formerly Dublin) Beta 2 is Available!</a> (Sam Gentile)</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/PeteBrown/~3/wdied2Qa_EI/jquery-to-the-rescue-changing-style-and-target-for-all-external-links-on-my-site">jQuery to the Rescue: Changing style and target for all external links on my site</a> (Pete Brown)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.dmbcllc.com/2010/03/04/changing-an-existing-dnn-module/">Changing an Existing DNN Module</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/dotnet/~3/W6UfSGn5Rlw/sharing-objectdatasource">Sharing ObjectDataSource From Codebehind</a> (Dave M. Bush)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/webdevtools/archive/2010/03/03/how-to-package-and-deploy-com-component.aspx">How to package and deploy COM component</a> (Xinyang Qiu)</li>
<li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/wesleybakker/archive/2010/03/03/asynchronous-datacontext.aspx">Asynchronous DataContext</a> (Wesley Bakker)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/netCurryRecentArticles/~3/uF0j2QgTCrc/ShowArticle.aspx">Return Multiple Objects Using ASP.NET MVC&#8217;S JsonResult Class</a> (Malcolm Sheridan)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2010/03/03/css-crunch-new-ie-extension-for-developers.aspx">CSS Crunch: new IE Extension for developers</a> (Giorgio Sardo)</li>
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<li><a href="http://elegantcode.com/2010/03/03/is-mspec-an-internal-dsland-is-that-okay/">Is MSpec an Internal DSL?…And is that okay?</a> (Richard Cirerol)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LosTechies/~3/g9Z0_-Q-qDA/what-is-projection.aspx">What is Projection?</a> (Chris Missal)</li>
<li><a href="http://gojko.net/2010/03/03/acceptance-testing-best-practices/">Acceptance testing best practices</a> (Gojko Adzic)</li>
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<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Devlicious/~3/V19lz9-PRfM/1-simple-step-for-commanding-in-silverlight.aspx">1 Simple Step for Commanding in Silverlight</a> (Christopher Bennage)</li>
<li><a href="http://windowsclient.net/community/showcasedetails.aspx?p=308955">New WPF Showcase Submission: LAN Bridger</a> (Jay Esguerra)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.oreilly.com/~r/oreilly/news/~3/OzkhusSzFtU/where-the-wild-things-are-an-a.html">Where the Wild Things Are: an Adventure in Silverlight (Act I)</a> (Justin J. Moses)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MartinHinshelwood/~3/SCFyFiDzaIw/solution-getting-silverlight-to-build-on-team-build-2010-rc.aspx">Solution: Getting Silverlight to build on Team Build 2010 RC</a> (Martin Hinshelwood)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/mtaulty/Silverlight-4-Beta-Networking-Part-12-WCF-and-Polling-HTTP/">Silverlight 4 Beta Networking. Part 12 &#8211; WCF and Polling HTTP</a> (Mike Taulty)</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=530">.NET Rocks! &#8211; Brad Frazer on Copyright, SLAs and more</a> (Carl Franklin)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/akMSFT/pp-Claims-Identity-and-Access-Control-Guide-A-look-into-the-Single-Sign-On-scenario/">p&amp;p Claims Identity and Access Control Guide &#8211; A look into the Single Sign On scenario</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/akMSFT/pp-Claims-Identity-and-Access-Control-Guide-is-now-available/">p&amp;p Claims Identity and Access Control Guide is now available</a> (Ajoy Krishnamoorthy)</li>
<li><a href="http://codebetter.com/blogs/jeremy.miller/archive/2010/03/03/storyteller-video-from-pablo-s-fiesta.aspx">StoryTeller Video from Pablo&#8217;s Fiesta</a> (Jeremy D. Miller)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/SilverlightTV/Silverlight-TV-12-The-Best-Blend-3-Video-Ever/">Silverlight TV 12: The Best Blend 3 Video Ever!</a> (John Papa)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/TechFest/TechFest-2010-Keynote/">TechFest 2010 Keynote</a> (TechFest)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/kmcgrath/Introduction-to-Creating-Coded-UI-Tests-with-Visual-Studio-2010/">Introduction to Creating Coded UI Tests with Visual Studio 2010</a> (Kathleen McGrath)</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/2010/03/03/upcoming_events.html">Upcoming events</a> (Simon Brown)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/d4dotnet/~3/NH10RhWA7OU/post.aspx">Windows Phone is Sponsoring Microsoft’s Mix 10 Conference this year..</a> (Don Burnett)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jobsblogscast/~3/CxFeUx4hN-4/">The Explore Microsoft internship – a Gateway to Redmond</a> (Ariel Meadow Stallings)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeadingAgile/~3/6w7w9B5VDeg/agile-coach-camp-north-carolina-march.html">Agile Coach Camp, North Carolina, March 19-21</a> (Mike Cottmeyer)</li>
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<h3><a name="db"></a>Database</h3>
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<li><a href="http://sqlblogcasts.com/blogs/sqlandthelike/archive/2010/03/04/output-maxdop-1.aspx">Output = MAXDOP 1</a> (Dave Ballantyne)</li>
<li><a href="http://coolthingoftheday.blogspot.com/2010/03/march-2010-sql-server-2008-r2-update.html">The March 2010 “SQL Server 2008 R2 Update for Developers Training Kit” update now includes VS2010 goodness</a> (Greg Duncan)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2010/03/04/sql-server-rollback-truncate-command-in-transaction/">SQL SERVER – Rollback TRUNCATE Command in Transaction</a> (Pinal Dave)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimonsSqlServerStuff/~3/EWx6axPJUak/SSIS---Access-Denied-with-UNC-paths---The-file-name-is-a-device-or-contains-invalid-characters.aspx">SSIS &#8211; Access Denied with UNC paths &#8211; The file name is a device or contains invalid characters</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimonsSqlServerStuff/~3/t3VLqxbV0AU/SQL-Server-service-accounts-and-SPNs.aspx">SQL Server service accounts and SPNs</a> (Simon Sabin)</li>
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<h3><a name="sp"></a>SharePoint</h3>
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<li><a href="http://lightningtools.com/blog/archive/2010/03/04/lightning-conductor-calendar-view-again.aspx">Lightning Conductor Calendar View</a> (Brett Lonsdale)</li>
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<h3><a name="misc"></a>Miscellaneous</h3>
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<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_press/archive/2010/03/03/free-ebook-own-your-future-update-your-skills-with-resources-and-career-ideas-from-microsoft.aspx">Free ebook: Own Your Future: Update Your Skills with Resources and Career Ideas from Microsoft</a> (Devon Musgrave)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/zdnet/Bott/~3/kdFmYCrWEz4/">Windows Activation Technologies: an unauthorized inside look</a> (Ed Bott)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.oreilly.com/~r/oreilly/news/~3/Y_tHt2a3ahs/">#Ebook Deal of the Day: Head First iPhone Development &#8211; Only $9.99! Use code DDHFP</a> (O&#8217;Reilly Media)</li>
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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=a5122f8d-996e-41b7-9a33-2a68b779a862">Interesting Finds: March 4, 2010</a> (Jason Haley)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReflectivePerspective/~3/iPEplEt_eJU/">The Morning Brew #552</a> (Chris Alcock)</li>
<li><a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2010/03/02/138292.aspx">Silverlight Cream for March 02, 2010 &#8212; #806</a> (Dave Campbell)</li>
<li><a href="http://elijahmanor.com/webdevdotnet/post.aspx?id=6f2f6860-69c1-4909-8083-554904ce5929">Tech Tweets for 3-Mar-2010</a> (Elijah Manor)</li>
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<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArchitectureStuff/~3/va5XCHbOVPc/bye-bye-net-services-hello-appfabric.aspx">Bye Bye .NET Services! Hello AppFabric</a> (Bill Zack)</li>
<li><a href="http://elegantcode.com/2009/11/22/visual-studio-color-scheme/">Visual Studio Color Scheme</a> (Mark Nijhof)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.timheuer.com/~r/timheuer/~3/uqam5Qb6ev8/fix-open-in-expression-blend-missing-link-in-visual-studio.aspx">Fixing Visual Studio 2010 and Blend Preview for .NET 4 integration</a> (Tim Heuer)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Devlicious/~3/dnXkQGUu_Ns/command-line-parsing-with-mono-options.aspx">Command Line Parsing with Mono.Options</a> (Rob Reynolds)</li>
<li><a href="http://dotnet.org.za/rudi/archive/2009/11/22/inter-process-mediator.aspx">Inter-process Mediator</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://dotnet.org.za/rudi/archive/2009/11/22/anatomy-of-the-windows-7-taskbar-jumplist-part-1.aspx">Anatomy of the Windows 7 taskbar – Jumplist (Part 1)</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://dotnet.org.za/rudi/archive/2009/11/22/anatomy-of-the-windows-7-taskbar-jumplist-part-2.aspx">Anatomy of the Windows 7 taskbar – Jumplist (Part 2)</a> (Rudi Grobler)</li>
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<h3><a name="web"></a>Web Development</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProgrammableWeb/~3/fXI5HaZvIEQ/">Google Maps API v3 Now Includes Driving Directions</a> (Adam DuVander)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.jamessenior.com/post/Building-High-Performance-Web-Applications.aspx">Building High Performance Web Applications</a> (James Senior)</li>
</ul>
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<h3><a name="design"></a>Design / Methodology / Testing</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://codebetter.com/blogs/aaron.jensen/archive/2009/11/22/simple-site-sanity-testing-with-cassini-and-friends.aspx">Simple site sanity testing with Cassini and friends</a> (Aaron Jensen)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ivo_manolov/archive/2009/11/21/9926003.aspx">TestApi v0.4 Released!</a> (Ivo Manolov)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2009/11/23/patterns-and-practices-for-distributed-teams.aspx"><font color="#ff8000">Patterns and Practices for Distributed Teams</font></a><font color="#ff8000"> (J.D. Meier) <em>– Link of the Day</em></font></li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.tedneward.com/2009/11/23/Book+Review+Debug+It+Paul+Butcher+Pragmatic+Bookshelf.aspx">Book Review: Debug It! (Paul Butcher, Pragmatic Bookshelf)</a> (Ted Neward)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MarkNeedham/~3/6xeCLN2nZU0/">Pair Programming/Helping/Working Collaboratively</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MarkNeedham/~3/x5CN1qtI6uE/">Requirements: The story points focus</a> (Mark Needham)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thousandtyone.com/blog/LeadershipTipEveryTimeTheyAreLostAndConfusedItProbablyIsYourFault.aspx">Leadership Tip: Every Time They Are Lost And Confused It Probably Is Your Fault.</a> (Rajiv Popat)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/gilf/archive/2009/11/22/applying-strategy-pattern-instead-of-using-switch-statements.aspx">Applying Strategy Pattern Instead of Using Switch Statements</a> (Gil Fink)</li>
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<h3><a name="silverlight"></a>Silverlight / WPF</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://adamkinney.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/compositetransform-simplifies-transforms-in-silverlight-4-beta/">CompositeTransform simplifies transforms in Silverlight 4 Beta</a> (Adam Kinney)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/brada/archive/2009/11/22/ria-services-a-domainservice-is-a-wcf-service-add-service-reference.aspx">RIA Services: A DomainService IS A WCF Service – Add Service Reference</a> (Brad Abrams)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Devlicious/~3/9-PMf69OZ4Y/caliburn-hello-world.aspx">Caliburn Hello World</a> (Christopher Bennage)</li>
<li><a href="http://coolthingoftheday.blogspot.com/2009/11/from-code-behind-to-mvvm-in-90-minutes.html">From code-behind to MVVM in 90 Minutes &#8211; Jason Dolinger on MVVM</a> (Greg Duncan)</li>
<li><a href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/deborahk/archive/2009/11/23/silverlight-building-a-grid-and-stackpanel-in-code.aspx">Silverlight: Building a Grid and StackPanel in Code</a> (Deborah Kurata)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PeteBrown/~3/E5HnocbWxmI/Fishbowl_3A00_-A-WPF-Front_2D00_end-for-Facebook_2C00_-with-Full-Source.aspx">Fishbowl: A WPF Front-end for Facebook, with Full Source</a> (Pete Brown)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.timheuer.com/~r/timheuer/~3/-PlSQc2_Muo/ria-services-templates-not-showing-in-visual-studio-2010.aspx">RIA Services templates not showing in Visual Studio 2010?</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://feeds.timheuer.com/~r/timheuer/~3/l-33kjGvCDE/silverlight-4-notification-window-queue-sample.aspx">Silverlight 4 NotificationWindow and Queuing multiple notifications</a> (Tim Heuer)</li>
<li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/fredriknormen/archive/2009/11/22/silverlight-4-and-asynchronous-validation-with-inotifydataerrorinfo.aspx">Silverlight 4 and Asynchronous Validation with INotifyDataErrorInfo</a> (Fredrik Normén)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JohnPapa/~3/U4RtF27t57k/">10 Steps to Debug Silverlight Out-of-Browser Applications without Attaching</a> (John Papa)</li>
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<h3><a name="podcasts"></a>Podcasts / Screencasts / Videos</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.winsupersite.com/paul/podcast.asp#131">Windows Weekly 131: PDC 2009</a> (Paul Thurrott)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/msdn/bobfamiliar/~3/u0-BfpwSAqI/arcast-tv-cloud-computing-is-for-small-companies-too.aspx">ARCast.TV &#8211; Cloud Computing is for Small Companies Too</a> (Bob Familiar)</li>
<li><a href="http://coolthingoftheday.blogspot.com/2009/11/feed-you-should-read-12-dimecastsnet.html">A Feed You Should Read #12 – DimeCasts.Net</a> (Greg Duncan)</li>
<li><a href="http://haacked.com/archive/2009/11/22/recent-podcasts.aspx">Recent Podcasts</a> (Phil Haack)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MajorNelsonblogcast/~3/WxZWX0zp9V4/a-bonus-show-with-lollip0p-and-friends.aspx">Major Nelson &#8211; A bonus show&#8230;.with lollip0p and friends</a> (Larry Hyrb)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HerdingCode/~3/cQ9MLzCSGtY/">Herding Code 64: Phil Haack on MVC 2</a> (Jon Galloway)</li>
<li><a href="http://on10.net/blogs/tina/Life-at-Microsoft-The-Truth-Revealedagain/">Life at Microsoft &#8211; The Truth Revealed&#8230;again!</a> (Tina Wood)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Powerscripting/~3/eYDNW36JWR4/index.php">Episode 93 &#8211; PowerScripting Podcast &#8211; Jeff Atwood from ServerFault and StackOverflow</a> (Jonathan Walz &amp; Hal Rottenberg)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/girishr/Phone-Company-CRM--Azure-Demo/">Phone Company CRM &amp; Azure Demo</a> (Girish Raja)</li>
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<h3><a name="events"></a>Community / Events</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://adamkinney.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/favorite-photos-from-pdc09/">Favorite Photos from PDC09</a> (Adam Kinney)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DaveBurke/~3/m_Pm3wjDFvg/post.aspx">My 65 Favorite Tweets of PDC09</a> (Dave Burke)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/jimoneil/archive/2009/11/22/azure-it-pac-tour.aspx">Azure IT PAC Tour</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/jimoneil/archive/2009/11/23/bring-a-friend-get-a-book.aspx">Bring a Friend, Get a Book</a> (Jim O’Neil)</li>
<li><a href="http://sqlblogcasts.com/blogs/martinbell/archive/2009/11/23/Scottish-Area-SQL-Server-User-Group-meeting.aspx">Scottish Area SQL Server User Group Meeting, Edinburgh &#8211; Thursday 26th November</a> (Martin Bell)</li>
<li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2009/11/22/lidnug-online-chat-with-me-monday-nov-23rd.aspx">LIDNUG: Online chat with me Monday Nov 23rd</a> (Scott Guthrie)</li>
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<h3><a name="db"></a>Database</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlackwaspLatestAdditions/~3/kWhMn6BJJ3c/SQLStringCaseFunctions.aspx">SQL Server Case Conversion Functions</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlackwaspLatestAdditions/~3/vrpDA_lFapE/SQLTrimFunctions.aspx">SQL Server Trimming Functions</a> (Richard Carr)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jamiet/~3/RI3aDPT33fQ/twitter-search-term-extraction.aspx">Twitter Search Term Extraction</a> (Jamie Thomson)</li>
<li><a href="http://sqlblogcasts.com/blogs/martinbell/archive/2009/11/22/confused.bol.aspx">Confused.bol?</a> (Martin Bell)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.lessthandot.com/index.php/DataMgmt/DBAdmin/MSSQLServerAdmin/testing-backup-compression-in-sql-server-2008">Testing backup compression in SQL Server 2008</a> (Denis Gobo)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2009/11/22/sql-server-remove-bookmark-key-lookup-4-different-ideas/">SQL SERVER – Remove Bookmark Key Lookup – 4 Different Ideas</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2009/11/23/sql-server-a-common-design-problem-should-the-primary-key-always-be-a-clustered-index/">SQL SERVER – A Common Design Problem – Should the Primary Key Always be a Clustered Index</a> (Pinal Dave)</li>
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<h3><a name="misc"></a>Miscellaneous</h3>
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<li><a href="http://bhandler.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!70F64BC910C9F7F3!7054.entry">Apple Releases Magic Mouse &quot;multi-touch&quot; Drivers for Windows</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://bhandler.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!70F64BC910C9F7F3!7055.entry">How to View RAW Camera Images in Windows 7? Download the Proper Driver</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://bhandler.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!70F64BC910C9F7F3!7057.entry">Microsoft Updates &quot;Office Outlook Connector&quot; for Outlook 2010</a> (Blake Handler)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/dotnet/~3/PdDxfh_-PGo/dzone-daily-dose-20091123">DZone Daily Dose &#8211; 2009/11/23</a> (Mitch Pronschinske)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StephenFortesBlog/~3/dDG-Ii56bAs/PermaLink,guid,6dc8d165-8853-45d1-8ff2-99306775262b.aspx">Keeping a Product Launch Secret</a> (Stephen Forte)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/stevecla01/archive/2009/11/22/microsoft-store-visit.aspx">Microsoft Store visit</a> (Steve Clayton)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2009/11/23/you-don-t-have-to-be-an-administrator-to-run-remote-powershell-commands.aspx">You Don’t Have to Be An Administrator to Run Remote PowerShell Commands</a> (Jeffrey Snover)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/UeclsGo9jT4/five-best-screencasting-tools">Five Best Screencasting Tools [Hive Five]</a> (Jason Fitzpatrick)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Devlicious/~3/bra0dnQCDQ8/getting-your-oss-binaries-with-horn.aspx">Getting your OSS binaries with Horn</a> (Hadi Hariri)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CodeRant/~3/gZNlNYwrtW4/make-working-with-open-source-breeze.html">Make working with open source a breeze with Hornget</a> (Mike Hadlow)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Devlicious/~3/pEvTF9NBnP4/manually-upgrading-your-hudson-ci-server.aspx">Manually Upgrading your Hudson CI Server</a> (Derik Whittaker)</li>
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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=c2bc7b0e-d699-4e37-a8a2-bb2bd88a4ba0">Interesting Finds: November 22, 2009</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://jasonhaley.com/blog/post.aspx?id=1844beff-4f03-4ade-818a-8056cdda2778">Interesting Finds: November 23, 2009</a> (Jason Haley)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReflectivePerspective/~3/L2K-_Z7mlEY/">The Morning Brew #482</a> (Chris Alcock)</li>
<li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/yuanjian/archive/2009/11/22/interesting-finds-2009-11-17-11-22.aspx">Interesting Finds: 2009 11.17 ~ 11.22</a> (yuanjian)</li>
<li><a href="http://grantpalin.com/2009/11/22/weekly-links-80/">Weekly Links #80</a> (Grant Palin)</li>
<li><a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2009/11/22/136468.aspx">Silverlight Cream for November 22, 2009 &#8212; #738</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2009/11/22/136472.aspx">Silverlight Cream for November 22, 2009 &#8211; 2 &#8212; #739</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2009/11/22/136479.aspx">Silverlight Cream for November 22, 2009 &#8211; 3 &#8212; #740</a> (Dave Campbell)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.vidmar.net/~r/BiteMyBytes/~3/aQqdJvRFNho/links-of-the-week-98.aspx">Links of the week #98</a> (David Vidmar)</li>
<li><a href="http://spietrek.blogspot.com/2009/11/links-11222009.html">Links (11/22/2009)</a> (Steve Pietrek)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.timheuer.com/~r/timheuer/~3/NHJRamhaR8w/pdc-silverlight-resources-link-dump-learn-silverlight.aspx">Microsoft PDC09 and Silverlight Round-up</a> (Tim Heuer)</li>
<li><a href="http://rtipton.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/weekly-link-post-120/">Weekly Link Post 120</a> (Rhonda Tipton)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.atalasoft.com/cs/blogs/rickm/archive/2009/11/22/discoveries-this-week-11-22-2009.aspx">Discoveries This Week 11/22/2009</a> (Rick Minerich)</li>
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<h3><a name="book"></a>Book of the Day</h3>
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<h3><a name="dotnet"></a>.NET / Visual Studio</h3>
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<li><a href="http://grantpalin.com/2009/11/18/net-projects-packaging-your-build/">.NET Projects: Packaging Your Build</a> (Grant Palin)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/somasegar/archive/2009/11/18/reactive-extensions-for-net-rx.aspx">Reactive Extensions for .NET (Rx)</a> (Somasegar)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.sqlskills.com/BLOGS/KIMBERLY/post.aspx?id=421856f7-e599-44f6-89b1-2a336018ce91">Data Dude moving into lower priced VS Editions in VS 2010 &#8211; excellent!</a> (Kimberly Tripp)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/visualstudio/archive/2009/11/18/diagnosing-toolbox-filtering-errors.aspx">Diagnosing Toolbox Filtering Errors</a> (Josh)</li>
<li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/peterblum/archive/2009/11/18/give-us-more-control-of-intellisense.aspx">Give us more control of Intellisense</a> (Peter Blum)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.pluralsight.com/community/blogs/drjoe/archive/2009/11/18/mpi-cluster-debugger-plug-in-for-visual-studio-2008-and-2010.aspx">MPI Cluster debugger plug-in for Visual Studio 2008 and 2010</a> (Joe Hummel)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/dotnet/~3/dDUAk5Dcjmc/microsoft-visual-studio-2008">Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Programming</a> (Ferdinando Santacroce)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MicrosoftDownloadCenter/~3/7ahA12hg_bQ/details.aspx">Project 2010 Reference: Software Development Kit</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MicrosoftDownloadCenter/~3/70eSufQm2l8/details.aspx">Windows Server AppFabric Beta 1 Samples (codename &quot;Dublin&quot; and codename &quot;Velocity&quot;)</a> (MS Downloads)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Devlicious/~3/ylTKDlA_Utg/feature-request-for-visual-studio-2010-local-revision-history.aspx">Feature Request For Visual Studio 2010: Local Revision History</a> (Tuna Toksoz)</li>
<li><a href="http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/developers/archive/2009/11/18/new-windows-api-code-pack-version.aspx">New Windows API Code Pack Version</a> (Yochay Kiriaty)</li>
<li><a href="http://codebetter.com/blogs/matthew.podwysocki/archive/2009/11/18/introduction-to-the-reactive-framework-part-v.aspx">Introduction to the Reactive Framework Part V</a> (Matthew Podwysocki)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/robz/~3/F_V3yU6xVSo/nhibernate-event-listener-registration-with-fluent-nhibernate.aspx">NHibernate Event Listener Registration With Fluent NHibernate</a> (Rob Reynolds)</li>
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<h3><a name="web"></a>Web Development</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/111809-1.aspx">Using Microsoft&#8217;s Chart Controls In An ASP.NET Application: Adding Statistical Formulas</a> (Scott Mitchell)</li>
<li><a href="http://haacked.com/archive/2009/11/18/aspnetmvc2-render-action.aspx">Html.RenderAction and Html.Action</a> (Phil Haack)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gunnarpeipman/~3/jT442mKJUJQ/asp-net-4-0-writing-custom-output-cache-providers.aspx">ASP.NET 4.0: Writing custom output cache providers</a> (Gunnar Peipman)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2009/11/18/an-early-look-at-ie9-for-developers.aspx">An Early Look At IE9 for Developers</a> (Dean Hachamovitch)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/dotnet/~3/A4vqnmbpD1w/azure-feature-app-marketplace">Azure to Feature App Marketplace</a> (Mitch Pronschinske)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/webdevtools/archive/2009/11/18/html-5-intellisense-and-validation-schema-for-visual-studio-2008-and-visual-web-developer.aspx">HTML 5 intellisense and validation schema for Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Web Developer</a> (Mikhail Arkhipov)</li>
<li><a href="http://sharplife.net/2009/11/19/TranslatingYourContentTitleUsingGoogleTranslateAPIToUseInAURL.aspx">Translating your content title using Google Translate API to use in a URL</a> (Mahdi Taghizadeh)</li>
<li><a href="http://nayyeri.net/is-windows-azure-the-right-technology-for-the-future">Is Windows Azure the Right Technology for the Future?</a> (Keyvan Nayyeri)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="design"></a>Design / Methodology / Testing</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/davybrion/~3/7Bd1ZqhceJE/">There’s Lazy Loading, And Then There’s Lazy Coding</a> (Davy Brion)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MarkNeedham/~3/ml51V6NEYwI/">Two controllers, type conformance and the Liskov Substitution Principle</a> (Mark Needham)</li>
<li><a href="http://codebetter.com/blogs/aaron.jensen/archive/2009/11/18/call-for-help-with-mspec.aspx">Call for help with MSpec</a> and <a href="http://codebetter.com/blogs/aaron.jensen/archive/2009/11/18/mspec-v0-3.aspx">MSpec v0.3</a> (Aaron Jensen)</li>
<li><a href="http://codebetter.com/blogs/howard.dierking/archive/2009/11/18/astoria-ssis-adapters-and-bdd-class-design.aspx">Astoria, SSIS Adapters and BDD – Class Design</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://codebetter.com/blogs/howard.dierking/archive/2009/11/18/astoria-ssis-adapters-and-bdd-projecting-projections.aspx">Astoria, SSIS Adapters and BDD – Projecting Projections</a> (Howard Dierking)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/kenj/archive/2009/11/18/the-demise-of-the-test-lab-an-ode-to-when-testers-worked-in-test-labs.aspx">The Demise of the Test Lab – An Ode to when Testers worked in test labs</a> (Ken Johnston)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="silverlight"></a>Silverlight / WPF</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://mtaulty.com/CommunityServer/blogs/mike_taultys_blog/archive/2009/11/18/silverlight-4-rough-notes-trusted-applications.aspx">Silverlight 4 Rough Notes: Trusted Applications</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://mtaulty.com/CommunityServer/blogs/mike_taultys_blog/archive/2009/11/18/silverlight-4-rough-notes-camera-and-microphone-support.aspx">Silverlight 4 Rough Notes: Camera and Microphone Support</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://mtaulty.com/CommunityServer/blogs/mike_taultys_blog/archive/2009/11/18/silverlight-4-rough-notes-html-hosting-in-the-webbrowser-control.aspx">Silverlight 4 Rough Notes: HTML Hosting in the WebBrowser Control</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://mtaulty.com/CommunityServer/blogs/mike_taultys_blog/archive/2009/11/18/silverlight-4-rough-notes-richtextarea.aspx">Silverlight 4 Rough Notes: RichTextArea</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://mtaulty.com/CommunityServer/blogs/mike_taultys_blog/archive/2009/11/18/silverlight-4-rough-notes-clipboard-access.aspx">Silverlight 4 Rough Notes: Clipboard Access</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://mtaulty.com/CommunityServer/blogs/mike_taultys_blog/archive/2009/11/18/silverlight-4-rough-notes-silverlight-as-a-drop-target.aspx">Silverlight 4 Rough Notes: Silverlight as a Drop Target</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://mtaulty.com/CommunityServer/blogs/mike_taultys_blog/archive/2009/11/18/silverlight-4-rough-notes-managed-extensibility-framework.aspx">Silverlight 4 Rough Notes: Managed Extensibility Framework</a> (Mike Taulty)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.nikhilk.net/Entry.aspx?id=246">Silverlight 4 Debuts with Killer Demos at PDC09</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://www.nikhilk.net/Entry.aspx?id=247">RIA Services: Jumpstarting RIA Development</a> (Nikhil Kothari)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/billwagner/~3/VEkjinG8jqM/i-think-silverlight-just-ate-wpf-from-the-inside.aspx">I Think Silverlight just ate WPF from the inside</a> (Bill Wagner)</li>
<li><a href="http://adamkinney.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/rundown-of-silverlight-4-beta-features-and-6-hands-on-labs/"><font color="#ff8000">Rundown of Silverlight 4 Beta Features and 6 Hands on Labs</font></a><font color="#ff8000"> (Adam Kinney) <em>– Link of the Day</em></font></li>
<li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/albertpascual/archive/2009/11/18/silverlight-4-all-about-media-business-applications-and-calling-your-com-objects-as-trusted-application.aspx">Silverlight 4 all about Media, Business Applications and calling your COM objects as trusted application!</a> (Al Pascual)</li>
<li><a href="http://franksworld.com/blog/archive/2009/11/18/11770.aspx">WPF: Still Alive and Kicking</a> (Frank La Vigne)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/llobo/archive/2009/11/18/new-wpf-features-synchronizedinputpattern.aspx">New WPF Features: SynchronizedInputPattern</a> (Lester Lobo)</li>
<li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/fredriknormen/archive/2009/11/18/is-net-ria-services-ready-for-the-enterprise.aspx">Is WCF RIA Services ready for the Enterprise?</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/fredriknormen/archive/2009/11/19/silverligth-4-commanding-enables-viewmodels.aspx">Silverlight 4 Commanding enables ViewModels</a> (Fredrik Normén)</li>
<li><a href="http://firstfloorsoftware.com/blog/silverlight-spy-3-0-0-5/">Silverlight Spy 3.0.0.5</a> (Koen Zwikstra)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/dotnet/~3/SXj5vHr0cdo/silverlight-4-gets-top">Silverlight 4 Gets Top Requested Features</a> (Mitch Pronschinske)</li>
<li><a href="http://coolthingoftheday.blogspot.com/2009/11/fishbowl-windows-facebook-client.html">Fishbowl – THE Windows FaceBook client?</a> (Greg Duncan)</li>
<li><a href="http://wildermuth.com/2009/11/18/Data_Binding_Changes_in_Silverlight_4">Data Binding Changes in Silverlight 4</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://wildermuth.com/2009/11/18/Silverlight_4_Beta_Announced!">Silverlight 4 Beta Announced!</a> (Shawn Wildermuth)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.andybeaulieu.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&amp;EntryID=179">Silverlight 4 Beta, RIA Services&#8230; and Beer!</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://www.andybeaulieu.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&amp;EntryID=180">Silverlight 4 Beta: Implicit Styles</a> (Andy Beaulieu)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/brada/archive/2009/11/18/welcome-to-wcf-ria-services-beta.aspx">Welcome to WCF RIA Services Beta!</a> (Brad Abrams)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/delay/archive/2009/11/18/silverlight-4-beta-is-out-and-the-toolkit-has-it-covered-silverlight-toolkit-november-2009-release-now-available-for-silverlight-3-and-4.aspx">Silverlight 4 Beta is out &#8211; and the Toolkit has it covered! [Silverlight Toolkit November 2009 release now available for Silverlight 3 and 4!]</a> (David Anson)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JohnPapa/~3/KSg2veSnMu0/">Enabling Validation in Silverlight 4 with IDataErrorInfo</a> (John Papa)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/silverlightws/archive/2009/11/18/wcf-net-tcp-protocol-in-silverlight-4-beta.aspx">WCF net.tcp protocol in Silverlight 4 Beta</a> (Tomasz Janczuk)</li>
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<h3><a name="podcasts"></a>Podcasts / Screencasts / Videos</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.hanselminutes.com/default.aspx?ShowID=206">Hanselminutes &#8211; ASP.NET MVC 2 Beta with Phil Haack</a> (Scott Hanselman)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Charles/IE-9-First-look-at-the-new-JS-Engine/">IE 9: First look at the new JS Engine</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Charles/IE-9-Standards-and-Interoperability/">IE 9: Standards and Interoperability</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Charles/IE-9-Surfing-on-the-GPU-with-D2D/">IE 9: Surfing on the GPU with D2D</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Charles/GalaxyZoo-Citizen-Science-for-Classifying-Galaxies/">GalaxyZoo: Citizen Science for Classifying Galaxies</a> (Charles Torre)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2009/11/podcast-74/">Stack Overflow Podcast #74</a> (Jeff Atwood)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/funkyonex/Importing-SharePoint-Solution-Packages-WSP-into-Visual-Studio-2010/">Importing SharePoint Solution Packages (WSP) into Visual Studio 2010</a> (Beth Massi)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.sparklingclient.com/~r/SparklingClient/~3/ir8O779Hc_k/">Silverlight 4 Podcast Pack with Tim Heuer</a> (Monica Mork &amp; Erik Mork)</li>
<li><a href="http://learn.typemock.com/this-week-in-test/2009/11/18/episode-4-animals-that-talk-back.html">This Week in Test Episode 4 &#8211; Animals that Talk Back</a> (Dror Helper &amp; Gil Zilberfeld)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/jsenior/Introducing-the-ASPNET-Ajax-Library-Beta/">Introducing the ASP.NET Ajax Library Beta</a> (James Senior)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RedmondPie/~3/mTKjN6wPdZA/">Internet Explorer 9 Screenshots and Video Demo</a> (Taimur Asad)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="events"></a>Community / Events</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/buzzfrog/MSDN-Radio-18-Nov--PDC09-samtal-runt-tunnan/">MSDN Radio 18 Nov – PDC09, samtal runt tunnan</a> (Dag König)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DaveBost/~3/Q1dsvQ4Izf4/">PDC 2009 – Day 2, Keynote</a> (Dave Bost)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.atalasoft.com/cs/blogs/rickm/archive/2009/11/18/pdc09-keynote-day-2-silverlight-4-0-and-free-laptops.aspx">PDC09 Keynote Day 2 – Silverlight 4.0 and Free Laptops?!</a> (Rick Minerich)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/sasha/archive/2009/11/18/pdc-2009-day-2-keynote-steven-sinofsky.aspx">PDC 2009 Day 2: Keynote, Steven Sinofsky</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/sasha/archive/2009/11/18/pdc-2009-day-2-keynote-scott-guthrie.aspx">PDC 2009 Day 2: Keynote, Scott Guthrie</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/sasha/archive/2009/11/18/pdc-2009-day-2-keynote-kurt-dellbene.aspx">PDC 2009 Day 2: Keynote, Kurt DellBene</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/sasha/archive/2009/11/18/pdc-2009-day-2-microsoft-perspectives-on-the-future-of-programming.aspx">PDC 2009 Day 2: Microsoft Perspectives on the Future of Programming</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/sasha/archive/2009/11/18/pdc-2009-day-2-future-of-garbage-collection.aspx">PDC 2009 Day 2: Future of Garbage Collection</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/sasha/archive/2009/11/19/pdc-2009-day-2-the-state-of-parallel-programming.aspx">PDC 2009 Day 2: The State of Parallel Programming</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/sasha/archive/2009/11/19/pdc-2009-day-2-developing-with-the-windows-api-code-pack-for-microsoft-net-framework.aspx">PDC 2009 Day 2: Developing with the Windows API Code Pack for Microsoft .NET Framework</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/dotnet/~3/Fi---Pb1jyU/pdc-2009-day-1-code-contracts">PDC 2009 Day 1: Code Contracts and Pex: Power Charge Your Assertions and Unit Tests</a> (Sasha Goldshtein)</li>
<li><a href="http://wildermuth.com/2009/11/18/Silverlight_Tour_Now_Includes_Silverlight_4!">Silverlight Tour Now Includes Silverlight 4!</a> (Shawn Wildermuth)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/unhandled-exceptions/~3/PcaJisjWGus/">My Introduction to Castle Winsor for IoC Session Scheduled for NotAtPDC</a> (Steve Bohlen)</li>
<li><a href="http://girldeveloper.com/waxing-dev/shut-up-and-build-something/">Shut up and build something</a> (Sara J. Chipps)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/galasoft/~3/1fHB_kVDO1c/silverlight-4-beta-released-at-pdc09.aspx">Silverlight 4 beta released at #PDC09</a> (Laurent Bugnion)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.maartenballiauw.be/post.aspx?id=55e0c213-d625-4361-b496-a545dd83124e">Microsoft PDC09 day 2 keynote highlights</a> (Maarten Balliauw)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/liveside/~3/aUHCiDWYG-8/pdc-2009-recap-day-1-what-s-on-the-menu-for-day-2.aspx">PDC 2009: Recap Day 1, what’s on the menu for Day 2?</a> (Sunshine)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/liveside/~3/T4NFPHvRJes/pdc-day-one-working-the-halls.aspx">PDC Day One, working the halls</a> (Kip Kniskern)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/surface/archive/2009/11/18/live-from-la-day-one-with-the-surface-team-at-pdc.aspx">Live from LA: Day One with the Surface Team at PDC</a> (Kyle R. Warnick)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LosTechies/~3/iWvp2UoGgFc/pablo-s-fiesta-open-space-conference.aspx">Pablo’s Fiesta Open Space Conference</a> (Chad Myers)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jeffreypalermo/~3/4B8da75mBxo/">December Headspring workshop: Decoupling Layers using Inversion of Control</a> (Jeffrey Palermo)</li>
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<h3><a name="db"></a>Database</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2009/11/19/sql-server-understanding-table-hints-with-examples/">SQL SERVER – Understanding Table Hints with Examples</a> (Pinal Dave)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.lessthandot.com/index.php/DataMgmt/DBProgramming/sql-server-collation-conflicts">SQL Server collation conflicts</a> (George Mastros)</li>
</ul>
<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="sp"></a>SharePoint</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sharepointteamblog/~3/MdxCD3-T0j4/sharepoint-2010-public-beta-is-now-available-for-download.aspx">SharePoint 2010 Public Beta is now available for download</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sharepointteamblog/~3/RYsfAubLvbk/path-to-user-profile-synchronization-success-in-sharepoint-2010-beta.aspx">Path to User Profile Synchronization success in SharePoint 2010 Beta</a> (SharePoint Team)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AndrewConnell/~3/zpoNX1Ou-lQ/fyi-ndash-interesting-little-bug-in-vs-2010-beta-2.aspx">FYI – Interesting Little Bug in VS 2010 Beta 2 when working with the SharePoint 2010 Silverlight Client Object Model</a> (Andrew Connell)</li>
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<p>&#160;</p>
<h3><a name="misc"></a>Miscellaneous</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://bhandler.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!70F64BC910C9F7F3!7046.entry">Microsoft Updates Office Filter Packs for Windows 7 &amp; Office 2010 Beta</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://bhandler.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!70F64BC910C9F7F3!7040.entry">Advantages &amp; Disadvantages of Microsoft Office 2010 64-Bit Version</a> (Blake Handler)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/dotnet/~3/S3xOCCNpQuQ/dzone-daily-dose-20091119">DZone Daily Dose &#8211; 2009/11/19</a> (Mitch Pronschinske)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jobsblogscast/~3/mChro-INfI0/">Pivot: The latest technology from Live Labs</a> (Gretchen Ledgard<jobsblog @MICROSOFT.COM>)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Webworkerdaily/~3/LySJUhWzxng/">Microsoft Office 2010 Enters Beta</a> (Will Kelly)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/msftkitchenfeed/~3/aLeLOYJ9VLI/office-mobile-7-ui-prototype-image-on-microsoft-com.html">Office Mobile 7 UI Prototype Image on Microsoft.com</a> (Stephen Chapman)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.bink.nu/~r/binkdotnu/~3/_hGOwUEL2WQ/office-mobile-2010-beta.aspx">Office Mobile 2010 &#8211; BETA</a> (Steven Bink)</li>
<li><a href="http://dmitrysotnikov.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/is-iis-7-console-based-on-powershell/">Is IIS 7 Console Based on PowerShell?</a> (Dmitry Sotnikov)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2009/11/careers-employer-beta-underway/">Careers Employer Beta Underway</a> (Jeff Atwood)</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=49dfeb86-7ce6-420b-b205-92b3450513c0">Interesting Finds: November 18, 2009, Part 2</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://jasonhaley.com/blog/post.aspx?id=97604409-92a2-4507-9500-31fcf78f3800">Interesting Finds: November 19, 2009</a> (Jason Haley)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ArjansWorld/~3/HRAmD01krWo/">LINKBLOG for Nov 18, 2009</a> (Arjan Zuidhof)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReflectivePerspective/~3/qJa0RhOMIN4/">The Morning Brew #480</a> (Chris Alcock)</li>
<li><a href="http://elijahmanor.com/webdevdotnet/post.aspx?id=43e6c981-f715-4fee-8023-e0fbaad84e60">Tech Tweets from 18-Nov-2009</a> (Elijah Manor)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SamGentile/~3/5CMZEW_0wDA/">New and Notable 392</a> (Sam Gentile)</li>
<li><a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2009/11/17/136382.aspx">Silverlight Cream for November 17, 2009 &#8212; #734</a> (Dave Campbell)</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/MicrosoftDownloadCenter/~3/7ahA12hg_bQ/details.aspx">Project 2010 Reference: Software Development Kit</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MicrosoftDownloadCenter/~3/70eSufQm2l8/details.aspx">Windows Server AppFabric Beta 1 Samples (codename &quot;Dublin&quot; and codename &quot;Velocity&quot;)</a> (MS Downloads)</li>
<li><a href="http://thedatafarm.com/blog/data-access/vs2010-intellitrace-and-entity-framework-database-interaction/">Vs2010 IntelliTrace and Entity Framework Database Interaction</a> (Julie Lerman)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LostInTangent/~3/3_waku13qxI/">Tailspin Travel</a> (Jonathan Carter)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/dotnet/~3/A0yyMIhAUBE/dzone-daily-dose-20091118">DZone Daily Dose &#8211; 2009/11/18</a> (Mitch Pronschinske)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SamGentile/~3/zcrc5yVgDvE/">Dublin Becomes Windows AppFabric!</a> (Sam Gentile)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/somasegar/archive/2009/11/17/building-applications-for-windows-azure.aspx">Building Applications for Windows Azure</a> (Somasegar)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/Identity/Windows-Identity-Foundation-Ships/">Windows Identity Foundation Ships!</a> (Vittorio Bertocci)</li>
<li><a href="http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/developers/archive/2009/11/17/programming-windows-7-using-visual-studio-2010.aspx"><font color="#ff8000">Programming Windows 7 Using Visual Studio 2010</font></a><font color="#ff8000"> (Yochay Kiriaty) <em>– Link of the Day</em></font></li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MatthewPodwysockisBlog/~3/mP91j_lRtV8/reactive-extensions-for-net-rx-released-on-devlabs.aspx">Reactive Extensions for .NET (Rx) released on DevLabs</a> (Matthew Podwysocki)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Nerdyhearn/~3/AWowcU6gFzc/187">Awesome .NET 4: Named and Optional Parameters for Classes and Methods</a> (Tom Hearn)</li>
<li><a href="http://karlshifflett.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/visual-studio-2010-visual-basic-new-feature-nonserialized-events/">Visual Studio 2010 – Visual Basic New Feature – NonSerialized Events</a> (Karl Shifflett)</li>
<li><a href="http://mhinze.com/breaking-up-with-the-ternary-operator/">Breaking up with the ternary operator</a> (Matt Hinze)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/dotnet/~3/PLFbRvRcvKg/introducing-windows-7">Introducing Windows 7 for Developers</a> (Sasha Goldshtein)</li>
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<h3><a name="web"></a>Web Development</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/111809-1.aspx">Using Microsoft&#8217;s Chart Controls In An ASP.NET Application: Adding Statistical Formulas</a> (Scott Mitchell)</li>
<li><a href="http://elijahmanor.com/webdevdotnet/post.aspx?id=db15968a-510d-4cf5-9856-0161a3263d0c">Twitter Word Cloud Visualization with Google API</a> (Elijah Manor)</li>
<li><a href="http://haacked.com/archive/2009/11/17/asp.net-mvc-2-beta-released.aspx">ASP.NET MVC 2 Beta Released</a> (Phil Haack)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/hanuk/archive/2009/11/17/windows-azure-now-supports-various-os-image-types.aspx">Windows Azure now supports various OS image types</a> (Hanu Kommalapati)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/netCurryRecentArticles/~3/x2McCO7lrd8/ShowArticle.aspx">Cascading DropDownLists With ASP.NET and jQuery</a> (Malcolm Sheridan)</li>
<li><a href="http://ejohn.org/blog/deep-tracing-of-internet-explorer/">Deep Tracing of Internet Explorer</a> (John Resig)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wekeroad/EeKc/~3/7Y28DcCj2ew/">Pass Number 1: ActiveRecordEngine for ASP.NET</a> (Rob Conery)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thycotic.com/the-ajax-updatepanel-is-it-your-worst-enemy">The AJAX UpdatePanel Is it your worst enemy?</a> (Kevin Jones)</li>
<li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/peterblum/archive/2009/11/16/what-dynamic-data-really-is.aspx">What Dynamic Data REALLY Is</a>&#160;<em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/peterblum/archive/2009/11/17/is-building-apps-with-dynamic-data-faster.aspx">Is building apps with Dynamic Data faster?</a> (Peter Blum)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.dmbcllc.com/2009/11/17/asp-net-google-spdy-tweaks/">ASP.NET Google SPDY Tweaks</a> (Dave M. Bush)</li>
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<h3><a name="design"></a>Design / Methodology / Testing</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/2009/11/18/start_with_the_big_picture.html">Start with the big picture</a> (Simon Brown)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AyendeRahien/~3/eb5yzGy7eJ0/reducing-friction-as-a-standard-operating-method.aspx">Reducing friction as a standard operating method</a> (Oren Eini)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DeadprogrammersCafe/~3/qQ-SmOuag0U/semiliterate-programming">Semi-literate Programming</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DeadprogrammersCafe/~3/CRgfKAVt3sE/8-pieces-of-architectural-advice-for-cms">8 Pieces of Architectural Advice for CMS</a> (Michael Krakovskiy)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thejoyofcode.com/The_SOA_Manifesto.aspx">The SOA Manifesto</a> (Josh Twist)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MarkNeedham/~3/2BbI3UEbewI/">Book Club: Working Effectively With Legacy Code – Chapter 9 (Michael Feathers)</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MarkNeedham/~3/tdxc8u8so4E/">The &#8216;should&#8217; word</a> (Mark Needham)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LosTechies/~3/fRP1XvbhkZQ/how-we-do-things-the-team-room.aspx">How We Do Things &#8211; The Team Room</a> (Scott C. Reynolds)</li>
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<h3><a name="silverlight"></a>Silverlight / WPF</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/albertpascual/archive/2009/11/17/the-arcgis-api-for-microsoft-silverlight-wpf-version-1-1-is-now-available.aspx">The ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight™/WPF™ version 1.1 is now available.</a> (Al Pascual)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.kirupa.com/blend_silverlight/fluidmove_pg1.htm">Using the FluidMove Behavior</a> (Kirupa Chinnathambi)</li>
<li><a href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/deborahk/archive/2009/11/17/silverlight-no-more-boxy-uis.aspx">Silverlight: No More Boxy UIs</a> (Deborah Kurata)</li>
<li><a href="http://sachabarber.net/?p=597">WPF : A True WPF Browser Control That Can Bend It Like Beckham</a> (Sacha Barber)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.andybeaulieu.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&amp;EntryID=177">TOP 10 LIST: Silverlight for Games</a> (Andy Beaulieu)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/llobo/archive/2009/11/17/new-wpf-features-pixelshader3-support.aspx">New WPF Features: PixelShader3 Support</a> (Lester Lobo)</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=499">.NET Rocks! &#8211; Lev Novik on the Microsoft Sync Framework</a> (Carl Franklin)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Charles/Introducing-Dallas/">Introducing &quot;Dallas&quot;</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/Inside+Out/Building-on-Azure-KBBcom/">Building on Azure: KBB.com</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/Inside+Out/Building-on-Azure-Siemens/">Building on Azure: Siemens</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/Inside+Out/Buidling-on-Azure-OriginDigital/">Buidling on Azure: OriginDigital</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Charles/Erik-Meijer-Rx-in-15-Minutes/">Erik Meijer: Rx in 15 Minutes &#8211; Rx is Here!!!!!</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Charles/Getting-Started-with-Rx-Extensions-for-NET/">Getting Started with Rx Extensions for .NET</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Charles/Manuvir-Das-Windows-Azure-One-Year-Later/">Manuvir Das: Windows Azure One Year Later</a> (Charles Torre)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ElegantCodeCast/~3/Cie98ds50KQ/">Code Cast 34 – David Starr Sells Out to the Man</a> (David Starr)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/J.Van.Gogh/Writing-your-first-Rx-Application/">Writing your first Rx Application</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/J.Van.Gogh/Reactive-Extensions-API-in-depth-intro/">Reactive Extensions API in depth: intro</a> (Jeffrey van Gogh)</li>
<li><a href="http://misfitgeek.com/blog/aspnet/30-ldquo-quick-hit-rdquo-videos-for-folks-that-couldn-rsquo-t-join-us-at-pdc/">30 “Quick Hit” Videos for folks that couldn’t join us at PDC</a> (Joe Stagner)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Dimecastsnet--InformAndEducateIn10MinutesOrLess/~3/_LuKb1plKq8/152">DimeCasts.NET Episode #152: Introduction to MEF, Getting rolling with basic usage</a> (Derik Whittaker)</li>
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<h3><a name="events"></a>Community / Events</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.nikhilk.net/Entry.aspx?id=245">PDC09 &#8211; A Call to Dream</a> (Nikhil Kothari)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/dotnet/~3/Sh-r9xpvxyU/quick-rundown-pdc-2009-day-1">A Quick Rundown of PDC 2009 Day 1 Announcements</a> (Me)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RedmondPie/~3/zgbI0PjC0No/">Internet Explorer 9 to be Announced at PDC</a> (Muhammad Ali)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/coding4fun/archive/2009/11/17/9923716.aspx">Coding4Fun at PDC!</a> (Coding4Fun)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DanRigsby/~3/cySQUlZ-unw/">Microsoft PDC 09: Day 1</a> (Dan Rigsby)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DaveBost/~3/Idiwf4kbppI/">PDC 2009 – Day 1, Keynote</a> (Dave Bost)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_press/archive/2009/11/17/are-you-a-poet-compose-a-haiku-and-win.aspx">Are you a poet? Compose a Haiku and Win!</a> (Kim Spilker)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/galasoft/~3/m-SlAporBhc/talking-at-notatpdc-about-blend-3.aspx">Talking at #notatpdc about Blend 3 and SketchFlow</a> (Laurent Bugnion)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.zachariahyoung.com/~r/zachariahyoung/~3/Yxaqvm1KRAQ/post.aspx">Gabriel Schenker introduction to NHibernate and Fluent NHibernate Part 2</a> (Zachariah Young)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/sasha/archive/2009/11/17/pdc-2009-day-1-keynote-roy-ozzie.aspx">PDC 2009 Day 1: Keynote, Roy Ozzie</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/sasha/archive/2009/11/17/pdc-2009-day-1-keynote-bob-muglia.aspx">PDC 2009 Day 1: Keynote, Bob Muglia</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/sasha/archive/2009/11/17/pdc-2009-day-1-future-directions-for-c-and-visual-basic.aspx">PDC 2009 Day 1: Future Directions for C# and Visual Basic</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/sasha/archive/2009/11/17/pdc-2009-day-1-concurrency-fuzzing-amp-data-races.aspx">PDC 2009 Day 1: Concurrency Fuzzing &amp; Data Races</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/sasha/archive/2009/11/18/pdc-2009-day-1-windows-7-and-windows-server-2008-r2-kernel-changes.aspx">PDC 2009 Day 1: Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Kernel Changes</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/sasha/archive/2009/11/18/pdc-2009-day-1-data-intensive-computing-on-windows-hpc-server-with-the-dryadlinq-framework.aspx">PDC 2009 Day 1: Data-Intensive Computing on Windows HPC Server with the DryadLINQ Framework</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/sasha/archive/2009/11/18/pdc-2009-day-1-code-contracts-and-pex-power-charge-your-assertions-and-unit-tests.aspx">PDC 2009 Day 1: Code Contracts and Pex: Power Charge Your Assertions and Unit Tests</a> (Sasha Goldshtein)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.betanews.com/~r/bn/~3/udFF4riOXUg/1258483400">PDC 2009 Day 1, post-keynote: What are we learning so far?</a> (Scott M. Fulton, III)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/surface/archive/2009/11/18/live-from-la-day-one-with-the-surface-team-at-pdc.aspx">Live from LA: Day One with the Surface Team at PDC</a> (Kyle R. Warnick)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.atalasoft.com/cs/blogs/rickm/archive/2009/11/17/surprises-in-the-pdc09-keynote-open-source-open-platforms-and-the-democratization-of-data.aspx">PDC09 Keynote: Open Source, Open Platforms and the Democratization of Data</a> (Rick Minerich)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/liveside/~3/aUHCiDWYG-8/pdc-2009-recap-day-1-what-s-on-the-menu-for-day-2.aspx">PDC 2009: Recap Day 1, what’s on the menu for Day 2?</a> (Sunshine)</li>
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<h3><a name="db"></a>Database</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlackwaspLatestAdditions/~3/2LHdgouCGOc/SQLSubstringFunctions.aspx">SQL Server Substring Functions</a> (Richard Carr)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.lessthandot.com/index.php/DataMgmt/DBProgramming/don-t-use-text-datatype-for-sql-2005-and">Don&#8217;t use text datatype for SQL 2005 and up</a> (George Mastros)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2009/11/18/sql-server-size-of-index-table-a-puzzle-to-find-index-size-for-each-index-on-table/">SQL SERVER – Size of Index Table – A Puzzle to Find Index Size for Each Index on Table</a> (Pinal Dave)</li>
</ul>
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<h3><a name="sp"></a>SharePoint</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://lightningtools.com/blog/archive/2009/11/17/managing-permissions-in-sharepoint-2007.aspx">Managing Permissions in SharePoint 2007</a> (Lightning Tools)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MikeWalker/~3/9rj4pym2BiE/new-sharepoint-2010-architecture-models.html">New SharePoint 2010 Architecture Models</a> (Mike Walker)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/zxue/archive/2009/11/17/introducing-sharepoint-2010-beta.aspx">Introducing SharePoint 2010 (Beta)</a> (Zhiming Xue)</li>
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<h3><a name="misc"></a>Miscellaneous</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://bhandler.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!70F64BC910C9F7F3!7040.entry">Advantages &amp; Disadvantages of Microsoft Office 2010 64-Bit Version</a> (Blake Handler)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/phonearena/ySoL/~3/dvELQd_mLfM/Office-Mobile-2010-to-come-with-WM-6.5-devices-exclusively-article-a_7920.html">Office Mobile 2010 to come with WM 6.5 devices exclusively</a> (Phone Arena Team)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Webworkerdaily/~3/mTxmUB8bY7w/">How to Work From Home During Chaotic Repairs</a> (Celine Roque)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/2ycwPiKZH9k/explore-images-with-google-image-swirl.html">Explore images with Google Image Swirl, now in Labs</a> (Aparna Chennapragada)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Webworkerdaily/~3/I6Pcs4JDhsA/">Your Office in the Clouds: The Best Online Virtual Desktops</a> (Doriano &quot;Paisano&quot; Carta)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MajorNelson/~3/KKBoz2AokT0/upcoming-free-xbox-live-weekends.aspx">Upcoming Free Xbox LIVE Weekends</a> (Larry Hyrb)</li>
<li><a href="http://scobleizer.com/2009/11/17/ray-ozzie-is-wrong-about-smartphone-apps/">Ray Ozzie is wrong about smartphone apps</a> (Robert Scoble)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/msftkitchenfeed/~3/hs3qDDkMJ9g/windows-8-more-roadmaps.html">Windows 8: More Roadmaps</a> (Stephen Chapman)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lazycoder.com/weblog/2009/11/17/we-need-a-language-for-programmers/">We need a language for programmers</a> (Scott Koon)</li>
</ul>
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<h3><a name="links"></a>More Link Collections</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReflectivePerspective/~3/xvbi_kIo7Rk/">The Morning Brew #479</a> (Chris Alcock)</li>
<li><a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2009/11/17/136382.aspx">Silverlight Cream for November 17, 2009 &#8212; #734</a> (Dave Campbell)</li>
<li><a href="http://elijahmanor.com/webdevdotnet/post.aspx?id=dd8d4d62-3722-4e10-a7b0-c2da529217a8">Tech Tweets for 17-Nov-2009</a> (Elijah Manor)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.maartenballiauw.be/post.aspx?id=c81ea2e2-47df-4324-9a0d-85ca1967b3e7">Microsoft PDC09 keynote highlights</a> (Maarten Balliauw)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SamGentile/~3/u6YDYgKpmY0/">New and Notable 391</a> (Sam Gentile)</li>
<li><a href="http://sergejus.com/Blog/Links-from-the-PDC09">Links from the PDC09</a> (Sergejus Barinovas)</li>
<li><a href="http://jasonhaley.com/blog/post.aspx?id=8ded1e49-30d7-4b33-b79f-30bd27d72fe0">Interesting Finds: November 17, 2009</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://jasonhaley.com/blog/post.aspx?id=4d8a6ae8-c85d-47ba-af30-0e646b4356b0">Interesting Finds: November 18, 2009</a> (Jason Haley)</li>
</ul>
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<h3><a name="book"></a>Book of the Day</h3>
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<p><a title="Land the Tech Job You Love (Pragmatic Life) (9781934356265): Andy Lester: Books" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1934356263/alvinashcraft-20"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1934356263.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0" align="left" style="float:left">Land the Tech Job You Love (Pragmatic Life) (9781934356265): Andy Lester: Books</a></p>
<p><b>ISBN</b>: 1934356263<br /><b>ISBN-13</b>: 9781934356265</p>
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