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		<title>Dew Drop &#8211; July 31, 2008</title>
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<li><a href="http://mtaulty.com/CommunityServer/blogs/mike_taultys_blog/archive/2008/07/30/10650.aspx">Silverlight 2 and HTML 5 &#8211; Being Online/Offline</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://mtaulty.com/CommunityServer/blogs/mike_taultys_blog/archive/2008/07/30/10651.aspx">Part 2</a> (Mike Taulty)</li>
<li><a href="http://timheuer.com/blog/archive/2008/07/30/format-data-in-silverlight-databinding-valueconverter.aspx">Silverlight Data Binding and Value Converters</a> (Tim Heuer)</li>
<li><a href="http://silverlighthack.com/post/2008/07/28/Concepts-To-Become-A-Silverlight-Master-(Series-Part-4-Security)aspx.aspx">Concepts to Become a Silverlight Master (Series Part 4 &#8211; Security)</a> (Bart Czernicki)</li>
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<h3>Web Development</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blog.dmbcllc.com/2008/07/30/using-json-in-aspnet/">Using JSON in ASP.NET</a> (Dave M. Bush)</li>
<li><a href="http://codebetter.com/blogs/karlseguin/archive/2008/07/30/password-you-re-doing-it-wrong.aspx">Password: You&#8217;re Doing It Wrong</a> (Karl Seguin)</li>
<li><a href="http://nayyeri.net/blog/how-to-implement-trackback-handler-in-asp.net/">How to Implement Trackback Handler in ASP.NET</a> (Keyvan Nayyeri)</li>
<li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/bleroy/archive/2008/07/30/using-client-templates-part-1.aspx">Using Client Templates, Part 1</a> (Bertrand Le Roy)</li>
<li><a href="http://dotnet.dzone.com/news/aspnet-client-side-state-manag-1">ASP.NET &#8211; Client Side State Management &#8211; Control State</a> (Gil Fink)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Design / Methodology</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://jeffreypalermo.com/blog/the-onion-architecture-part-2/">The Onion Architecture: Part 2</a> (Jeffrey Palermo)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ademiller.com/blogs/tech/2008/07/scrum-bestiary-the-cow/?&amp;owa_from=feed&amp;owa_sid=">Scrum Bestiary &#8211; The Cow</a> (Ade Miller)</li>
<li><a href="http://khurwitz.blogspot.com/2008/07/holy-grail-application-development.html">The Holy Grail &#8211; Application Development Without Developers</a> (Kevin Hurwitz)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/2008/07/30/experience_should_guide_not_constrain.html">Experience Should Guide, Not Constrain</a> (Simon Brown)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/sasha/archive/2008/07/30/practical-concurrency-patterns-lock-free-operations.aspx">Practical Concurrency Patterns: Lock-Free Operations</a> (Sasha Goldshtein)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.moserware.com/2008/07/building-object-oriented-parasitic.html">Building an Object-Oriented Parasitic Metalanguage</a> (Jeff Moser)</li>
</ul>
<h3>.NET / Visual Studio</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://jeremyjarrell.com/archive/2008/07/30/95.aspx">MSTest Projects Won&#8217;t Upgrade to VS2008</a> (Jeremy Jarrell)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thedatafarm.com/blog/2008/07/30/OverloadingEntityFrameworkMethodsMoreGetObjectStateEntries.aspx">Overloading Entity Framework Methods: More GetObjectStateEntries</a> (Julie Lerman)</li>
<li><a href="http://mhinze.com/fluent-nhibernate-project/">Fluent NHibernate Project</a> (Matt Hinze)</li>
<li><a href="http://devhawk.net/2008/07/30/Monadic+Philosophy+Part+2+The+LINQ+Monad.aspx">Monadic Philosophy Part 2 &#8211; The LINQ Monad</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://devhawk.net/2008/07/30/IPy+Post+20+Roadmap+Clarifications.aspx">IPy Post 2.0 Roadmap Clarifications</a> (Harry Pierson)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.clemensreijnen.nl/post/2008/07/Rosario-ndash%3b-Import-Visio-documents-in-the-diagrams.aspx">Rosario &#8211; Import Visio Documents in the Diagrams</a> (Clemens Reijnen)</li>
<li><a href="http://davybrion.com/blog/2008/07/batching/"><span style="color: #ff8000;">Batching++</span></a><span style="color: #ff8000;"> (Davy Brion) <em>– Link of the Day</em></span></li>
<li><a href="http://blog.wekeroad.com/blog/lazy-loading-with-the-lazylist/">Lazy Loading with the LazyList</a> (Rob Conery)</li>
<li><a href="http://elegantcode.com/2008/07/30/marker-interfaces-and-c-attributes/">Marker Interfaces and C# Attributes</a> (Alex Mueller)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ddietric/archive/2008/07/31/pimp-your-vstt-exception-tests.aspx">Pimp Your VSTT Exception Tests</a> (Dennis Dietrich)</li>
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<h3>SharePoint</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://mikewalsh.bilsimser.com/PermaLink,guid,0861a86e-2d39-4d76-b6b4-5fcd39c58210.aspx">So *That&#8217;s* What a List View Web Part Is</a> (Mike Walsh)</li>
<li><a href="http://paulgalvin.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!1CC1EDB3DAA9B8AA!1562.entry">Get Thee to a SharePoint Group!</a> (Paul Galvin)</li>
<li><a href="http://scothillier.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!8F5DEA8AEA9E6FBB!734.entry">Creating a Scope and Tab for MOSS Search Center</a> (Scot Hillier)</li>
<li><a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/rfoster/archive/2008/07/30/124120.aspx">Announcing SharePoint Pod Show</a> (Rob Foster)</li>
<li><a href="http://admincompanion.mindsharp.com/BillBlog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?List=2d22afa2-592b-471a-9cd1-4e8de8a2abc0&amp;ID=95">SharePointPlan.com</a> (Bill English)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.21apps.com/uncategorized/our-new-site-goes-live-focusing-on-agile-sharepoint-development/">Our New Site Goes Live &#8211; Focusing on Agile SharePoint Development</a> (Andrew Woodward)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Database</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/mikewat/archive/2008/07/30/sql-mirroring-setup-made-easy.aspx">SQL Mirroring Setup Made Easy</a> (Michael Watson)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Miscellaneous</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.sarahintampa.com/sarah/2008/07/30/my-blog-leaderboard-its-all-about-the-sharers.html">My Blog Leaderboard &#8211; It&#8217;s All About the Sharers</a> (Sarah Perez)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=509">Dear Adobe, Can We Please Have a 64-bit Flash Player?</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=506">Suddenly, 64-bit Windows Is Mainstream</a> (Ed Bott)</li>
<li><a href="http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/07/30/get-your-business-plan-unstuck/">Get Your Business Plan Unstuck</a> (Mike Gunderloy)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2008/07/podcast-16/">stackoverflow Podcast #16</a> (Jeff Atwood)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.liveside.net/blogs/main/archive/2008/07/30/live-mesh-live-mesh-microsoft-forums.aspx">Live Mesh: Next Update Announced</a> (Sunshine)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=f335124d-abe9-4b6d-a8d7-6f06df867f5a&amp;displaylang=en&amp;tm">.NET Rocks! &#8211; John Bristowe on Advancing Your Career</a> (MS Downloads)</li>
<li><a href="http://ayende.com/Blog/archive/2008/07/31/There-are-some-things-a-good-developer-SHOULD-know.aspx">There Are Some Things a Good Developer SHOULD Know</a> (Oren Eini)</li>
<li><a href="http://devlicio.us/blogs/sergio_pereira/archive/2008/07/31/software-i-can-t-work-without.aspx">Software I Can&#8217;t Work Without</a> (Sergio Pereira)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/msdnsubscriptions/archive/2008/07/30/new-and-improved-subscriber-download-ui-is-live.aspx">New and Improved Subscriber Download UI Is LIVE!</a> (Chris DeLuca)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.liveside.net/blogs/main/archive/2008/07/31/microsoft-launches-windows-live-frameit-customise-your-photo-feeds.aspx">Microsoft Launches Windows Live FrameIt &#8211; Customize Your Photo Feeds</a> (Chris)</li>
<li><a href="http://arstechnica.com/journals/microsoft.ars/2008/07/30/microsoft-office-14-to-arrive-late-2009early-2010">Microsoft Office 14 to Arrive Late 2009/Early 2010</a> (Emil Protalinski)</li>
<li><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10003098-2.html?part=rss&amp;tag=feed&amp;subj=Webware">Adobe&#8217;s Photoshop Express Gets Printing, Desktop Uploader</a> (Josh Lowensohn)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/29/evernote-over-onenote/">EverNote Over OneNote</a> (Joshua)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Other Link Lists of Note</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/csteen/archive/2008/07/30/493121.aspx">Link Listing &#8211; July 29, 2008</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://www.dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/csteen/archive/2008/07/31/493629.aspx">Link Listing &#8211; July 30, 2008</a> (Christopher Steen)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.silverlightshow.net/news/Silverlight-news-for-July-30-2008.aspx">Silverlight News for July 30, 2008</a> (Martin Mihaylov)</li>
<li><a href="http://jasonhaley.com/blog/archive/2008/07/30/142079.aspx">Interesting Finds: July 30, 2008</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://jasonhaley.com/blog/archive/2008/07/30/142080.aspx">Innovation Notes: July 30, 2008</a> (Jason Haley)</li>
<li><a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2008/07/30/124122.aspx">Silverlight Cream for July 30, 2008 &#8212; #338</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2008/07/30/124141.aspx">Silverlight Cream for July 30, 2008 &#8211; 2 &#8212; #339</a> (Dave Campbell)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.cwa.me.uk/2008/07/31/the-morning-brew-148/">The Morning Brew #148</a> (Chris Alcock)</li>
<li><a href="http://afreshcup.com/?p=909">Double Shot #260</a> (Mike Gunderloy)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Book of the Day</h3>
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<li><a href="http://jeffreypalermo.com/blog/the-onion-architecture-part-1/"><span style="color: #ff8000;">The Onion Architecture: Part 1</span></a><span style="color: #ff8000;"> (Jeffrey Palermo) <em>– Link of the Day</em></span></li>
<li><a href="http://forums.construx.com/blogs/stevemcc/archive/2008/07/29/agile-software-business-impact-and-business-benefits.aspx">Agile Software: Business Impact and Business Benefits</a> (Steve McConnell)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/WCSFApplicationArchitectureTutorialsLayeringDesignPatterns.aspx">WCSF Application Architecture Tutorials &#8211; Layering and Design Patterns</a> (David Hayden)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/charles_sterling/archive/2008/07/29/a-new-template-for-team-foundation-server-net-objectives-agile-process-temmplate-and-an-update-to-the-kanban-template.aspx">A New Template for Team Foundation Server: .NET Objectives Agile Process Template and an Update to the Kanban Template</a> (Charles Sterling)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/bobfamiliar/archive/2008/07/29/arcast-tv-roy-osherove-on-test-driven-development.aspx">ARCast.TV &#8211; Roy Osherove on Test Driven Development</a> (Bob Familiar)</li>
<li><a href="http://rdaarchitecture.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-is-architect.html">What Is an Architect?</a> (Steve)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/calvin_hsia/archive/2008/07/28/8785744.aspx">Make Your Code More Maintainable: The Evils of the return Statement</a> (Calvin Hsia)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Silverlight / WPF</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://dotnet.org.za/rudi/archive/2008/07/29/cars-smashpack-169.aspx">Cars SmashPack</a> (Rudi Grobler)</li>
<li><a href="http://silverlight.net/blogs/msnow/archive/2008/07/29/tip-of-the-day-23-how-to-capture-the-mouse-wheel-event.aspx">Tip of the Day #23 &#8211; How to Capture the Mouse Wheel Event</a> (Mike Snow)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.nikhilk.net/Entry.aspx?id=203">Effects and Transitions for Silverlight</a> (Nikhil Kothari)</li>
</ul>
<h3>.NET / Visual Studio</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/gbarnett/archive/2008/07/29/partial-classes-they-have-only-one-real-use-right.aspx">Partial Classes &#8211; They Have Only One Real Use, Right?</a> (Granville Barnett)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=99230d44-847d-449c-ad74-9fbdc3ffc427&amp;displaylang=en&amp;tm">.NET Rocks! &#8211; Julie Lerman on the Entity Framework</a> (MS Downloads)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/jbarnes/archive/2008/07/29/windows-live-tools-for-microsoft-visual-studio-2008.aspx">Windows Live Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008</a> (J. Barnes)</li>
<li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/okloeten/archive/2008/07/29/6458091.aspx">Asynchronously Preloaded LINQ Queries</a> (Omer van Kloeten)</li>
<li><a href="http://elegantcode.com/2008/07/29/how-to-show-log4net-info-in-nunit-from-nhibernate/">How to Show Log4Net Info in NUnit (from NHibernate)</a> (Chris Brandsma)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.danielmoth.com/Blog/2008/07/two-cool-debugger-tips-that-i-learnt.html">Two Cool Debugger Tips That I Learnt Today</a> (Daniel Moth)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lostechies.com/blogs/jimmy_bogard/archive/2008/07/29/integrating-structuremap-with-wcf.aspx">Integrating StructureMap with WCF</a> (Jimmy Bogard)</li>
<li><a href="http://wildermuth.com/2008/07/30/Implementing_IExpandProvider_for_NHibernate_LINQ">Implementing IExpandProvider for NHibernate.LINQ</a> (Shawn Wildermuth)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Web Development</h3>
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<li><a href="http://haacked.com/archive/2008/07/29/super-simple-mvc-ajax-with-jquery-demo.aspx">Super Simple MVC Ajax with jQuery Demo</a> (Phil Haack)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.learningjquery.com/2008/07/jquery-documentation-alternatives">jQuery Documentation Alternatives</a> (Karl Swedberg)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.infragistics.com/blogs/tsnyder/archive/2008/07/29/getting-sharepoint-and-ms-ajax-to-work-together-is-lots-of-fun.aspx">Getting SharePoint and ASP.NET AJAX to Work Together</a> (Todd Snyder)</li>
<li><a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/ranganh/archive/2008/07/29/missing-dynamic-data-templates---vs-2008-sp1-and-.net.aspx">Missing Dynamic Data Templates &#8211; VS 2008 SP1 and .NET 3.5 SP1</a> (Harish)</li>
<li><a href="http://aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/073008-1.aspx">Helping Visitors Search Your Site by Creating an OpenSearch Provider</a> (Scott Mitchell)</li>
<li><a href="http://stevesmithblog.com/blog/batch-javascript-libraries-for-increased-performance/">Batch JavaScript Libraries for Increased Performance</a> (Steven Smith)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Events / Community</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://persistall.com/archive/2008/07/29/philly.net-workshop---slides-code-and-lessons-learned.aspx">Philly.NET Workshop &#8211; Slides, Code and Lessons Learned</a> (Brian Donahue)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/cbowen/archive/2008/07/28/upcoming-northeast-developer-events-august.aspx">Upcoming Northeast Developer Events – August</a> (Chris Bowen)</li>
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<h3>Miscellaneous</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001158.html">Is Money Useless to Open Source Projects?</a> (Jeff Atwood)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.sdtimes.com/content/article.aspx?ArticleID=32627">Microsoft&#8217;s Plans for Post-Windows OS Revealed</a> (David Worthington)</li>
<li><a href="http://codebetter.com/blogs/jeremy.miller/archive/2008/07/29/the-great-thing-about-me-is-that-there-s-so-many-of-me.aspx">The Great Thing About Me Is That There&#8217;s So Many of Me</a> (Jeremy D. Miller)</li>
<li><a href="http://mtaulty.com/CommunityServer/blogs/mike_taultys_blog/archive/2008/07/30/10644.aspx">Using Excel as an XML Editor</a> (Mike Taulty)</li>
<li><a href="http://devhawk.net/2008/07/30/Monadic+Philosophy.aspx">Monadic Philosophy</a> (Harry Pierson)</li>
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<h3>Link-O-Rama</h3>
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<li><a href="http://spietrek.blogspot.com/2008/07/links-7292008.html">Links (7/29/2008)</a> (Steve Pietrek)</li>
<li><a href="http://visualstudiohacks.com/blog/visual-studio-links-58/">Visual Studio Links #58</a> (Darren Stokes)</li>
<li><a href="http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/serviceendpoint/wsdac-sharp-13-scrum-resources/">WSDAC#13 &#8211; SCRUM Resources</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/serviceendpoint/wsoac-sharp-26-to-esb-or-not-to-esb/">WSOAC#26 &#8211; To ESB or not to ESB&#8230;</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/serviceendpoint/wmoc-sharp-13-rest-twitter-client-with-wcf/">WMOC#13 &#8211; REST Twitter Client with WCF</a> (Dilip Krishnan)</li>
<li><a href="http://jasonhaley.com/blog/archive/2008/07/29/142073.aspx">Interesting Finds: July 29, 2008</a> (Jason Haley)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.cwa.me.uk/2008/07/30/the-morning-brew-147/">The Morning Brew #147</a> (Chris Alcock)</li>
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<h3>Book of the Day</h3>
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		<title>Dew Drop &#8211; July 29, 2008</title>
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<li><a href="http://ayende.com/Blog/archive/2008/07/28/Some-finalizer-pitfalls.aspx">Some Finalizer Pitfalls</a> and <a href="http://ayende.com/Blog/archive/2008/07/29/Not-all-bytes-weight-exactly-8-bits.aspx">Not All Bytes Are Exactly 8 Bits</a> (Oren Eini)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/sasha/archive/2008/07/28/finalizer-vs-application-a-race-condition-from-hell.aspx">Finalizer vs. Application: A Race Condition From Hell</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/sasha/archive/2008/07/28/guaranteed-finalization-order-is-not.aspx">Guaranteed, Finalization Order Is Not</a> (Sasha Goldshtein)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.codeproject.com/KB/files/cbr-cbz_launcher.aspx">CBR/CBZ Comics in C#</a> (thund3rstruck)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.pluralsight.com/community/blogs/starr/archive/2008/07/28/resharper-4-0-lambda-refactoring.aspx">ReSharper 4.0 Lambda Refactoring</a> (David Starr)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/chrsmith/archive/2008/07/28/countdown-to-f-ctp.aspx">Countdown to F# CTP</a> (Chris Smith)</li>
<li><a href="http://mikehadlow.blogspot.com/2008/07/there-usually-easier-way.html">There&#8217;s Usually an Easier Way</a> (Mike Hadlow)</li>
<li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/extendedDslExplorer/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=1325">Extended DSL Model Explorer &#8211; Release v1.0</a> (MSDN Code Gallery)</li>
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<h3>Design / Methodology / Testing</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://codebetter.com/blogs/david_laribee/archive/2008/07/28/migratory-compromises.aspx">Migratory Compromises</a> (Dave Laribee)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/james_whittaker/archive/2008/07/28/the-poetry-of-testing.aspx">The Poetry of Testing</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/james_whittaker/archive/2008/07/29/prevention-v-cure-part-3.aspx">Prevention v. Cure (Part 3)</a> (James Whittaker)</li>
<li><a href="http://elegantcode.com/2008/07/28/three-qualities-that-every-piece-of-code-should-have/">Three Qualities That Every Piece of Code Should Have</a> (Jan Van Ryswyck)</li>
<li><a href="http://codebetter.com/blogs/kyle.baley/archive/2008/07/28/going-full-circle-with-tdd.aspx">Going Full Circle with TDD</a> (Kyle Baley)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5b0bccb1-8b84-4a3b-99b3-f2c4fcb41ee8&amp;displaylang=en&amp;tm">.NET Rocks! &#8211; Christian Weyer on the Internet Service Bus</a> (MS Downloads)</li>
<li><a href="http://dobbscodetalk.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Five-Questions-With-Kyle-Larsen.html&amp;Itemid=29">Five Questions with Kyle Larsen</a> (Michael Hunter)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.pluralsight.com/community/blogs/starr/archive/2008/07/28/iterative_2D00_and_2D00_incremental_2D00_development_2D00_a_2D00_brief_2D00_history.aspx">Iterative and Incremental Development: A Brief History</a> (David Starr)</li>
<li><a href="http://dobbscodetalk.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=SOA-Patterns-chapter-2-for-free-download.html&amp;Itemid=29">SOA Patterns Chapter 2 for Free Download</a> (Arnon Rotem-Gal-Oz)</li>
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<h3>Silverlight / WPF</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blogs.telerik.com/vladimirmilev/posts/08-07-28/wpf_futures_is_out.aspx">WPF Futures Is Out!</a> (Vladimir Milev)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lhotka.net/weblog/UsingCSLALightPart1.aspx">Using CSLA Light, Part 1</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://www.lhotka.net/weblog/UsingCSLALightPart2.aspx">Part 2</a> (Rocky Lhotka)</li>
<li><a href="http://franksworld.com/blog/archive/2008/07/29/11086.aspx">Expression Blend Training Resources</a> (Frank La Vigne)</li>
<li><a href="http://chriscavanagh.wordpress.com/2008/07/29/wpf-photo-print/">WPF Photo Print (.NET 3.5 SP1)</a> (Chris Cavanagh)</li>
<li><a href="http://johnholliday.net/post/2008/07/28/Behold!-Silverlight-Streaming!.aspx">Behold! Silverlight Streaming!</a> (John Holliday)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Web Development</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.liveside.net/blogs/main/archive/2008/07/28/virtual-earth-asp-net-control-released.aspx">Virtual Earth ASP.NET Control Released</a> (John O’Brien)</li>
<li><a href="http://nayyeri.net/blog/how-to-encrypt-query-string-parameters-in-asp.net/"><span style="color: #ff8000;">How to Encrypt Query String Parameters in ASP.NET</span></a><span style="color: #ff8000;"> (Keyvan Nayyeri) <em>– Link of the Day</em></span></li>
<li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/stephenwalther/archive/2008/07/28/asp-net-mvc-tip-26-create-a-lightweight-control-view-engine.aspx">ASP.NET MVC Tip #26 &#8211; Create a Lightweight Control View Engine</a> (Stephen Walther)</li>
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<h3>Database</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://frickinsweet.com/ryanlanciaux.com/post/Quick-Tip-Generate-Change-Script-for-SQL-Modifications.aspx">Quick Tip: Generate Change Script for SQL Modifications</a> (Ryan Lanciaux)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/marcelolr/archive/2008/07/28/sql-server-2005-driver-for-php-now-available.aspx">SQL Server 2005 Driver for PHP Now Available</a> (Marcelo Lopez Ruiz)</li>
<li><a href="http://dotneteers.net/blogs/aghy/archive/2008/07/29/sql_2D00_server_2D00_data_2D00_services.aspx">SQL Server Data Services</a> (Aghy)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2008/07/29/sql-server-sql-server-simple-example-of-recursive-cte-part-2-maxrecursion-prevent-cte-infinite-loop/">SQL Server &#8211; Simple Example of Recursive CTE &#8211; Part 2 &#8211; MAXRECURSION &#8211; Prevent CTE Infinite Loop</a> (Pinal Dave)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.conchango.com/jamiethomson/archive/2008/07/29/ssds-demo-code-now-on-codeplex.aspx">SSDS Demo Code Now on CodePlex</a> (Jamie Thomson)</li>
</ul>
<h3>SharePoint</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://arnonel.com/sharepoint/2008/sharepoint-magazine-articles-for-july/">SharePoint Magazine Articles for July</a> (Arno Nel)</li>
<li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/gunnarpeipman/archive/2008/07/28/question-to-sharepoint-devs.aspx">Question to SharePoint Developers</a> (Gunnar Peipman)</li>
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<h3>PowerShell</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://devhawk.net/2008/07/28/DevHawks+Slightly+Useful+Powershell+Configuration.aspx">DevHawk&#8217;s Slightly Useful PowerShell Configuration</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://devhawk.net/2008/07/28/Some+Powershell+Scripts.aspx">Some PowerShell Scripts</a> (Harry Pierson)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Events / Community</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/gduthie/archive/2008/07/28/events-this-week-july-28th-2008.aspx">Events This Week &#8211; July 28th, 2008</a> (G. Andrew Duthie)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Miscellaneous</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://209.11.233.26/archive/2008/07/28/announcing-the-summer-of-arcade-and-geometry-wars-retro-evolved-2-releases-this-week.aspx">Announcing the Summer of Arcade and Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2 Releases This Week</a> (Larry Hryb)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=88377b70-4be4-4eb3-b0e1-7c658bfa5e19&amp;displaylang=en&amp;tm">.NET Rocks! &#8211; Scott Guthrie on MIX and Matthew Manela on the MSDN Code Gallery</a> (MS Downloads)</li>
<li><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10000670-2.html?part=rss&amp;tag=feed&amp;subj=Webware">Cuil Shows Us How Not to Launch a Search Engine</a> (Rafe Needleman)</li>
<li><a href="http://franksworld.com/blog/archive/2008/07/28/11082.aspx">Nerd Test Results</a> (Frank La Vigne) <em>– My results are on my About Me page.</em></li>
<li><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10000493-56.html">Academics to Get a Glimpse of Microsoft&#8217;s Sphere</a> (Ina Fried)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.liveside.net/blogs/main/archive/2008/07/28/windows-live-wave-3-new-photo-feed-service-windows-live-frameit.aspx">Windows Live Wave 3: New Photo Feed Service &#8211; Windows Live FrameIt</a> (Chris)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/07/28/ie8-and-reliability.aspx">IE8 and Reliability</a> (Andy Zeigler)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/07/28/tigerpress-a-free-wordpress-theme/">Tigerpress &#8211; A Free WordPress Theme</a> (Vitaly Friedman &amp; Sven Lennartz)</li>
<li><a href="http://photoshopnews.com/2008/07/28/adobe-releases-photoshop-lightroom-2/">Adobe Releases Photoshop Lightroom 2</a> (PhotoshopNews.com)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.liveside.net/blogs/main/archive/2008/07/29/the-mojave-experiment.aspx">The Mojave Experiment</a> (Sunshine)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.techtoolblog.com/archives/must-have-software-and-tools">Must-Have Software and Tools &#8211; July 2008 Edition</a> (Tim Boland)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Link-O-Rama</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.grantpalin.com/2008/07/27/weekly-links-11/">Weekly Links #11</a> (Grant Palin)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/gduthie/archive/2008/07/28/clearing-a-blog-backlog.aspx">Clearing a Blog Backlog</a> (G. Andrew Duthie)</li>
<li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/yuanjian/archive/2008/07/28/interesting-finds-2008-07-29.aspx">Interesting Finds: 2008.07.29</a> (gOODiDEA)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.silverlightshow.net/news/Silverlight-news-for-July-29-2008.aspx">Silverlight News for July 29, 2008</a> (Denislav Savkov)</li>
<li><a href="http://dbvt.com/blog/post/Everyman-Links-for-July-28-2008.aspx">Everyman Links for July 28, 2008</a> (Dave Burke)</li>
<li><a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2008/07/28/124092.aspx">Silverlight Cream for July 28, 2008 &#8212; #337</a> (Dave Campbell)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.cwa.me.uk/2008/07/29/the-morning-brew-146/">The Morning Brew #146</a> (Chris Alcock)</li>
<li><a href="http://afreshcup.com/?p=907">Double Shot #258</a> (Mike Gunderloy)</li>
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<h3>Book of the Day</h3>
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		<title>Dew Drop &#8211; July 28, 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<li><a href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/gbarnett/archive/2008/07/27/data-structures-and-algorithms-book.aspx">Data Structures and Algorithms Book</a> (Granville Barnett)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lhotka.net/weblog/CSLANET351RC0Available.aspx">CSLA .NET 3.5.1 RC0 Available</a> (Rocky Lhotka)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/dinesh.kulkarni/archive/2008/07/27/relational-object-xml-object-with-linq-to-sql-xml.aspx">Relational-Object-XML-Object with LINQ to SQL &amp; LINQ to XML</a> (Dinesh Kulkarni)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.codethinked.com/post/2008/07/28/Learning-Ruby-via-IronRuby-and-C-Part-5.aspx">Learning Ruby via IronRuby and C# Part 5</a> (Justin Etheredge)</li>
<li><a href="http://mikehadlow.blogspot.com/2008/07/more-fun-with-return.html">More Fun with &#8216;yield return&#8217;</a> (Mike Hadlow)</li>
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<h3>Design / Methodology</h3>
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<li><a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/emanish/archive/2008/07/27/124060.aspx">SCRUM &#8212; As Explained by Ken Schwaber</a> (Manish Agrawal)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.codethinked.com/post/2008/07/27/The-Data-Disconnect.aspx">The Data Disconnect</a> (Justin Etheredge)</li>
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<h3>Web Development</h3>
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<li><a href="http://blog.wekeroad.com/blog/asp-net-mvc-avoiding-tag-soup/"><span style="color: #ff8000;">ASP.NET MVC: Avoiding Tag Soup</span></a><span style="color: #ff8000;"> (Rob Conery) <em>– Link of the Day</em></span></li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/phaniraj/archive/2008/07/27/asp-net-ajax-4-0-more-databinding-help-with-the-dataview.aspx">ASP.NET AJAX 4.0, More Databinding Help with the DataView</a> (Phani Raj)</li>
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<h3>Database</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://database-programmer.blogspot.com/2008/07/different-foreign-keys-for-different.html">Different Foreign Keys for Different Tables</a> (Kenneth Downs)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2008/07/28/sql-server-simple-example-of-recursive-cte/">Simple Example of Recursive CTE</a> (Pinal Dave)</li>
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<h3>Miscellaneous</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://scobleizer.com/2008/07/27/a-new-search-engine-appears-will-you-use-it/">A New Search Engine Appears: Will You Use It?</a> (Robert Scoble) <em>– No.</em></li>
<li><a href="http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001157.html">Understanding the Hardware</a> (Jeff Atwood)</li>
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<h3>Link-O-Rama</h3>
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<li><a href="http://samgentile.com/blogs/samgentile/archive/2008/07/27/new-and-notable-259.aspx">New and Notable 259</a> (Sam Gentile)</li>
<li><a href="http://jasonhaley.com/blog/archive/2008/07/27/142055.aspx">Interesting Finds: July 27, 2008</a> (Jason Haley)</li>
<li><a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2008/07/27/124058.aspx">Silverlight Cream for July 27, 2008 &#8212; #336</a> (Dave Campbell)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.silverlightshow.net/news/Silverlight-news-for-July-28-2008.aspx">Silverlight News for July 28, 2008</a> (Ilia Iordanov)</li>
<li><a href="http://rtipton.wordpress.com/2008/07/27/weekly-link-post-52/">Weekly Link Post 52</a> (Rhonda Tipton)</li>
<li><a href="http://spietrek.blogspot.com/2008/07/links-7272008.html">Links (7/27/2008)</a> (Steve Pietrek)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.cwa.me.uk/2008/07/28/the-morning-brew-145/">The Morning Brew #145</a> (Chris Alcock)</li>
<li><a href="http://dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/csteen/archive/2008/07/28/492583.aspx">Link Listing &#8211; July 27, 2008</a> (Christopher Steen)</li>
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<h3>Book of the Day</h3>
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<td width="400" valign="top"><a title="Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software (Pragmatic Programmers) (Pragmatic Programmers): Michael Nygard: Books" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0978739213/alvinashcraft-20"><img style="float:left" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0978739213.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0" alt="" align="left" />Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software (Pragmatic Programmers) (Pragmatic Programmers): Michael Nygard: Books</a></td>
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		<title>Dew Drop &#8211; July 27, 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<li><a href="http://ayende.com/Blog/archive/2008/07/26/Some-observations-on-saving-to-file.aspx">Some Observations on Saving to a File</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://ayende.com/Blog/archive/2008/07/26/Testing-interleaved-async-file-writing.aspx">Testing Interleaved Async File Writing</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://ayende.com/Blog/archive/2008/07/27/Mocking-the-file-system.aspx">Mocking the File System</a> (Oren Eini)</li>
<li><a href="http://community.bartdesmet.net/blogs/bart/archive/2008/07/26/using-active-directory-lightweight-directory-services-lds-in-windows-server-2008.aspx">Using Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (LDS) in Windows Server 2008</a> (Bart de Smet)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.pluralsight.com/community/blogs/starr/archive/2008/07/26/default_2D00_files_2D00_in_2D00_visual_2D00_studio_2D00_test_2D00_projects.aspx">Default Files in Visual Studio Test Projects</a> (David Starr)</li>
<li><a href="http://lorgonblog.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!701679AD17B6D310!307.entry">Sneak Peeks Into the F# Project System, Part Two</a> (Brian)</li>
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<h3>Silverlight</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://silverlighthack.com/post/2008/07/25/Silverlight-20-Concepts-To-Become-A-Silverlight-Master-(Series-Part-3-Blend).aspx"><span style="color: #ff8000;">Silverlight 2.0 &#8211; Concepts to Become a Silverlight Master (Series Part 3 &#8211; Blend)</span></a><span style="color: #ff8000;"> (Bart Czernicki) <em>– Link of the Day</em></span></li>
<li><a href="http://devlicio.us/blogs/rob_eisenberg/archive/2008/07/26/silverlight-problems-that-affect-me.aspx">Silverlight Problems That Affect Me</a> (Rob Eisenberg)</li>
<li><a href="http://silverlight.net/blogs/jesseliberty/archive/2008/07/26/in-state-animation-in-a-nutshell.aspx">In-State Animation in a Nutshell</a> (Jesse Liberty)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Design / Methodology</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://ayende.com/Blog/archive/2008/07/26/The-difference-between-best-effort-and-assurance.aspx">The Difference Between Best Effort and Assurance</a> (Oren Eini)</li>
<li><a href="http://davybrion.com/blog/2008/07/the-request-response-service-layer/">The Request/Response Service Layer</a> (Davy Brion)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Web Development</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://devlicio.us/blogs/vinull/archive/2008/07/26/the-asp-net-mvc-definition.aspx">The ASP.NET MVC Definition</a> (Michael C. Neel)</li>
<li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/stephenwalther/archive/2008/07/26/asp-net-mvc-tip-25-unit-test-your-views-without-a-web-server.aspx">ASP.NET MVC Tip #25 &#8211; Unit Test Your Views Without a Web Server</a> (Stephen Walther)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Link-O-Rama</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://jasonhaley.com/blog/archive/2008/07/26/142049.aspx">Interesting Finds: July 26, 2008</a> (Jason Haley)</li>
<li><a href="http://samgentile.com/blogs/samgentile/archive/2008/07/26/new-and-notable-258.aspx">New and Notable 258</a> (Sam Gentile)</li>
<li><a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2008/07/26/124046.aspx">Silverlight Cream for July 26, 2008 &#8212; #335</a> (Dave Campbell)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/csteen/archive/2008/07/27/492222.aspx">Link Listing &#8211; July 26, 2008</a> (Christopher Steen)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.d2design.be/bookmarking/bookmarking-the-web-w302008/">Bookmarking the Web &#8211; w30/2008</a> (Erwin)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Book of the Day</h3>
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<td width="400" valign="top"><a title="Programming WPF: Chris Sells, Ian Griffiths: Books" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0596510373/alvinashcraft-20"><img style="float:left" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0596510373.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0" alt="" align="left" />Programming WPF: Chris Sells, Ian Griffiths: Books</a></td>
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		<title>Dew Drop &#8211; July 26, 2008</title>
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<li><a href="http://www.silverlightshow.net/items/SilverightFlyoutPanel.aspx">SilverlightFlyoutPanel</a> (Ola Karlsson)</li>
<li><a href="http://chriscavanagh.wordpress.com/2008/07/25/improved-xaml-loading-animation/">Improved XAML &#8220;Loading&#8221; Animation</a> (Chris Cavanagh)</li>
<li><a href="http://adamkinney.com/blog/349/default.aspx">Silverlight Games and Today and More on the Way</a> (Adam Kinney) <em>– I spent way too much time playing HexMinesweeper last night.</em></li>
<li><a href="http://www.hanselman.com/blog/HanselminutesPodcast122BabySmash.aspx">Hanselminutes Podcast 122 &#8211; BabySmash!</a> (Scott Hanselman)</li>
<li><a href="http://silverlight.net/blogs/msnow/archive/2008/07/24/tip-of-the-day-21-how-to-work-with-gradients-and-brushes.aspx">Tip of the Day #21 &#8211; How to Work with Shapes, Brushes and Gradients</a> (Mike Snow)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=f586c2b9-3832-4c73-8dbd-dcfbddadd37a&amp;displaylang=en&amp;tm">.NET Rocks! &#8211; Brian Noyes: WPF Update</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=15fa550c-c5f1-42d4-8764-06c1915f4d9d&amp;displaylang=en&amp;tm">.NET Rocks! &#8211; Adam Nathan on Popfly and Silverlight</a> (MS Downloads)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/expressionencoder/archive/2008/07/26/8773569.aspx">Expression Encoder 2 VB.NET Update</a> (James Clarke)</li>
<li><a href="http://dotnet.dzone.com/announcements/syncfusion-announces-essential">Syncfusion Announces Essential Studio 2008 Volume 3</a> (Marissa Keller-Gusman)</li>
</ul>
<h3>.NET / Visual Studio</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cs/MD5_hash_generation.aspx">Generating MD5 Hash Out of C# Objects</a> (Hasler Thomas)</li>
<li><a href="http://clemensreijnen.nl/post/2008/07/Rosario-ndash%3b-Create-Custom-UML-Diagrams-MenuItems.aspx"><span style="color: #ff8000;">Rosario &#8211; Create Custom Team Architect UML Diagram Menu Items</span></a><span style="color: #ff8000;"> (Clemens Reijnen) <em>– Link of the Day</em></span></li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/charlie/archive/2008/07/25/video-new-error-checking-feature-in-visual-studio-service-pack-1.aspx">Video: New Error Checking Feature in Visual Studio Service Pack 1</a> (Charlie Calvert)</li>
<li><a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/karvonite/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=1287">Karvonite &#8211; Agile Persistence Framework &#8211; Release: July 2008 CTP</a> (MSDN Code Gallery)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Design / Methodology</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://ayende.com/Blog/archive/2008/07/25/The-scope-of-an-application.aspx">The Scope of an Application</a> (Oren Eini)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/james_whittaker/archive/2008/07/25/prevention-v-cure-part-2.aspx">Prevention v. Cure (Part 2)</a> (James Whittaker)</li>
<li><a href="http://keithelder.net/blog/archive/2008/07/25/Deep-Fried-Bytes-Episode-7-Talking-DomainDrive-Design-with-David.aspx">Deep Fried Bytes Episode 7: Talking Domain-Driven Design with David Laribee &#8211; Part 2</a> (Keith Elder)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2008/07/stack-overflow-beta-design/">Stack Overflow Beta Design</a> (Jeff Atwood)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Web Development</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://nayyeri.net/blog/graffiti-extras-1.2-released/">Graffiti Extras 1.2 Released</a> (Keyvan Nayyeri)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.hanselman.com/blog/MakeYourWebsiteMobileAndIPhoneFriendlyAddHomeScreenIPhoneIconsAndAdjustTheViewPort.aspx">Make Your Website Mobile and iPhone Friendly &#8211; Add Home Screen iPhone Icons and Adjust the ViewPort</a> (Scott Hanselman)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/phaniraj/archive/2008/07/26/asp-net-ajax-4-0-master-details-view-with-the-dataview-part-2.aspx">ASP.NET AJAX 4.0, Master-Details View with the DataView, Part 2</a> (Phani Raj)</li>
</ul>
<h3>SQL Server</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://bink.nu/news/microsoft-sql-server-2008-rtm-on-31-july.aspx">Microsoft SQL Server 2008 RTM on July 31st?</a> (Steven Bink)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Blogging / Social Networking</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/07/25/how-to-make-your-blog-more-personal/">How to Make Your Blog More Personal</a> (Darren Rowse)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/camerons/archive/2008/07/25/blogs-to-take-note-of.aspx">Blogs to Take Note Of</a> (Cameron Skinner)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.hanselman.com/blog/HanselminutesPodcast123DareObasanjoOnSocialNetworking.aspx">Hanselminutes Podcast 123 &#8211; Dare Obasanjo on Social Networking</a> (Scott Hanselman)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.jayfields.com/2008/07/stackoverflowcom-podcast-subscribe-for.html">StackOverflow.com Podcast: Subscribe for Education, Stay for Entertainment</a> (Jay Fields)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Miscellaneous</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell/archive/2008/07/25/invoking-powershell-from-vbscript-com.aspx">Invoking PowerShell From VBScript (COM)</a> (Jeffrey Snover)</li>
<li><a href="http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/07/25/dealing-with-difficult-clients/">5 Ways to Deal with Difficult Clients</a> (Mike Gunderloy)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.betanews.com/article/Beta_release_of_Office_Outlook_Connector_adds_calendar_syncing/1217012813">Beta Release of Office Outlook Connector Adds Calendar Syncing</a> (Ed Oswald)</li>
<li><a href="http://research.microsoft.com/research/downloads/Details/296e7996-5160-4620-a837-2939384f3f39/Details.aspx">HD View for Firefox 1.21</a> (MS Research) <em>- Aids in the display of and interaction with very large images.</em></li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=505">21 Months Later, Vista Is Still More Secure Than XP</a> (Ed Bott)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.hanselman.com/blog/July2008TechnicalReadingList.aspx">July 2008 Technical Reading List</a> (Scott Hanselman)</li>
<li><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-9999971-56.html">Mojave Experiment Gets a Web Site</a> (Ina Fried)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Link-O-Rama</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://professionalaspnet.com/archive/2008/07/25/Links-of-the-Week-July-25th.aspx">Links of the Week July 25th</a> (Chris Love)</li>
<li><a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2008/07/25/124018.aspx">Silverlight Cream for July 25, 2008 &#8212; #334</a> (Dave Campbell)</li>
<li><a href="http://jasonhaley.com/blog/archive/2008/07/25/142045.aspx">Interesting Finds: July 25, 2008</a> (Jason Haley)</li>
<li><a href="http://samgentile.com/blogs/samgentile/archive/2008/07/25/new-and-notable-257.aspx">New and Notable 257</a> (Sam Gentile)</li>
<li><a href="http://visualstudiohacks.com/blog/visual-studio-links-57/">Visual Studio Link #57</a> (Darren Stokes)</li>
<li><a href="http://devhawk.net/2008/07/25/Morning+Coffee+171.aspx">Morning Coffee 171</a> (Harry Pierson)</li>
<li><a href="http://dbvt.com/blog/post/Everyman-Links-for-July-25-2008.aspx">Everyman Links for July 25, 2008</a> (Dave Burke)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Book of the Day</h3>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
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<li><a href="http://ayende.com/Blog/archive/2008/07/24/How-to-review-NHibernate-application.aspx">How to Review NHibernate Application</a> (Oren Eini)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.iunknown.com/2008/07/ironruby-at-oscon.html">IronRuby at OSCON</a> (John Lam)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/charlie/archive/2008/07/24/linq-farm-more-on-aggregate-operators.aspx">LINQ Farm: More on the LINQ Aggregate Operators</a> (Charlie Calvert)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.codethinked.com/post/2008/07/25/Learning-Ruby-via-IronRuby-and-C-Part-4.aspx">Learning Ruby via IronRuby and C# Part 4</a> (Justin Etheredge)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8697d46f-2ccf-49e3-8f8c-e4df4f0d41e3&amp;displaylang=en&amp;tm">.NET Rocks! &#8211; Miguel de Icaza and Geoff Norton on Mono</a> (MS Downloads)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Design / Methodology</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001150.html">Coding Without Comments</a> (Jeff Atwood)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/avip/archive/2008/07/25/code-commenting-try-business-commenting.aspx">Code Commenting? Try Business Commenting.</a> (Avi Pilosof)</li>
<li><a href="http://ayende.com/Blog/archive/2008/07/25/Impedance-Mismatch-and-System-Evolution.aspx">Impedance Mismatch and System Evolution</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://ayende.com/Blog/archive/2008/07/25/Default-Architecture-Layers.aspx">Default Architecture: Layers</a> (Oren Eini)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Web Development</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://devlicio.us/blogs/vinull/archive/2008/07/25/the-mvc-minefield.aspx">The MVC Minefield</a> (Michael C. Neel)</li>
<li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/gunnarpeipman/archive/2008/07/25/gridview-or-repeater.aspx">GridView or Repeater?</a> (Gunnar Peipman)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Miscellaneous</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://community.irritatedvowel.com/blogs/pete_browns_blog/archive/2008/07/24/Easy-Ways-to-Make-your-Technical-Blog-More-Visible-and-Programmable.aspx">Easy Ways to Make Your Technical Blog More Visible and Programmable</a> (Pete Brown) – Link of the Day</li>
<li><a href="http://wildermuth.com/2008/07/25/Book_Review_The_Productive_Programmer_-_Neal_Ford">Book Review: The Productive Programmer &#8211; Neal Ford</a> (Shawn Wildermuth)</li>
<li><a href="http://research.microsoft.com/research/downloads/Details/63888522-375b-49b5-a8a0-5cb308deb5c5/Details.aspx">HD View Control for Internet Explorer</a> (MS Research)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.lessthandot.com/index.php/DataMgmt/DataDesign/converting-columns-to-date-from-datetime-2008">Converting Columns to Date From DateTime Does Not Result in a Scan in SQL Server 2008</a> (Denis Gobo)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Silverlight</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://dotnet.dzone.com/news/silverlight-a-flash-competitor">Silverlight a Flash Competitor, Not AIR Says Kevin Lynch</a> (Schalk Neethling)</li>
<li><a href="http://ajaxian.com/archives/serge-silverlight">An Adobe Evangelist Gives His Opinion on Silverlight</a> (Dion Almaer)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Link-O-Rama</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.silverlightshow.net/news/Silverlight-news-for-July-25-2008.aspx">Silverlight News for July 25, 2008</a> (Martin Mihaylov)</li>
<li><a href="http://spietrek.blogspot.com/2008/07/link-7242008.html">Link (7/24/2008)</a> (Steve Pietrek)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.cwa.me.uk/2008/07/25/the-morning-brew-144/">The Morning Brew #144</a> (Chris Alcock)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Book of the Day</h3>
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<h3>.NET / Visual Studio</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://devlicio.us/blogs/derik_whittaker/archive/2008/07/23/mstest-why-i-hate-you-you-cause-me-too-much-friction.aspx">MSTest, Why I Hate You&#8230; You Cause Me Too Much Friction</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://devlicio.us/blogs/derik_whittaker/archive/2008/07/23/rhinomocks-new-arrange-act-assert-does-not-seem-to-work-under-mstest-odd.aspx">RhinoMocks New Arrange, Act, Assert Does Not Seem to Work Under MSTest&#8230; Odd</a> (Derik Whittaker)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.pnpguidance.net/post/ADONETDataServicesSupportLINQToNHibernate.aspx">ADO.NET Data Services Support for LINQ to NHibernate</a> (David Hayden)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.philknows.net/PermaLink,guid,cc1eee3d-00b2-449d-a466-f652d7cb1f3b.aspx">Using Speech in Visual Studio</a> (Phil Denoncourt)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.codethinked.com/post/2008/07/24/Learning-Ruby-via-IronRuby-and-C-Part-3.aspx">Learning Ruby via IronRuby and C# Part 3</a> (Justin Etheredge)</li>
<li><a href="http://nayyeri.net/blog/professional-visual-studio-2008/">Professional Visual Studio 2008</a> (Keyvan Nayyeri)</li>
</ul>
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<h3>Silverlight</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.silverlightshow.net/items/Tall-skinny-data-columns-using-improved-WrapPanel-for-Silverlight.aspx">Tall Skinny Data Columns Using Improved WrapPanel for Silverlight</a> (Matt Perdeck)</li>
<li><a href="http://timheuer.com/blog/archive/2008/07/23/silverlight-at-xna-gamefest.aspx">Silverlight at Gamefest</a> (Tim Heuer)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/avip/archive/2008/07/24/drawing-fractal-trees-part-3.aspx">Drawing Fractal Trees &#8211; Part 3</a> (Avi Pilosof)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.silverlightshow.net/items/Getting-information-about-the-SubImages-of-the-MultiscaleImage-control.aspx">Getting Information About the SubImages of the MultiscalImage Control</a> (Martin Mihaylov)</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<h3>Design / Methodology</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/gunnarpeipman/archive/2008/07/23/some-points-about-services-layer.aspx">Some Points About Services Layer</a> (Gunnar Peipman)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/james_whittaker/archive/2008/07/24/prevention-v-cure-part-1.aspx"><span style="color: #ff8000;">Prevention v. Cure (Part 1)</span></a><span style="color: #ff8000;"> (James Whittaker) <em>– Link of the Day</em></span></li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<h3>Web Development</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://dotnet.dzone.com/news/aspnet-cookies-client-side-sta">ASP.NET Cookies &#8211; Client Side State Management</a> (Gil Fink)</li>
<li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/stephenwalther/archive/2008/07/23/asp-net-mvc-tip-24-retrieve-views-from-different-folders.aspx">ASP.NET MVC Tip #24 &#8211; Retrieve Views From Different Folders</a> (Stephen Walther)</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<h3>SQL Server</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4846cb51-dffa-47c4-b108-bdcc5629a96a&amp;displaylang=en&amp;tm">.NET Rocks! &#8211; Andy Leonard on Unit Testing Your Database</a> (MS Downloads)</li>
<li><a href="http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/joew/archive/2008/07/23/60656.aspx">Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services Online Resources</a> (Joe Webb)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2008/07/24/sql-server-2005-track-down-active-transactions-using-t-sql/">SQL Server 2005 &#8211; Track Down Active Transactions Using T-SQL</a> (Pinal Dave)</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<h3>Miscellaneous</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2008/07/podcast-15/">stackoverflow Podcast #15</a> (Jeff Atwood)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.liveside.net/blogs/main/archive/2008/07/24/microsoft-announces-reorganization-platforms-amp-services-devision-will-be-split-up.aspx">Microsoft Announces Reorganization &#8211; Platforms &amp; Services Division Will Be Split Up</a> (Gregor Herdmann)</li>
<li><a href="http://huddledmasses.org/getting-started-with-powershell-2-part-3/">Getting Started With PowerShell 2 &#8211; Part 3</a> (Joel Bennett)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.liveside.net/blogs/main/archive/2008/07/24/more-information-on-windows-live-wave-3.aspx">More Information on Windows Live Wave 3</a> (damaster)</li>
<li><a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/cwilliams/archive/2008/07/24/123995.aspx">Caligari trueSpace 7.6 for FREE?!?</a> (Chris G. Williams)</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<h3>Link-O-Rama</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.silverlightshow.net/news/Silverlight-news-for-July-23-2008.aspx">Silverlight News for July 23, 2008</a> (Ilia Iordinov)</li>
<li><a href="http://jasonhaley.com/blog/archive/2008/07/23/142026.aspx">Interesting Finds: July 23, 2008</a> <em>and</em> <a href="http://jasonhaley.com/blog/archive/2008/07/24/142033.aspx">Interesting Finds: July 24, 2008</a> (Jason Haley)</li>
<li><a href="http://samgentile.com/blogs/samgentile/archive/2008/07/23/new-and-notable-256.aspx">New and Notable 256</a> (Sam Gentile)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.silverlightshow.net/news/VIEWS-Opensource-Virtual-Earth-Wrapper-for-Silverlight-.aspx">Silverlight News for July 24, 2008</a> (Denislav Savkov)</li>
<li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/yuanjian/archive/2008/07/23/interesting-finds-2008-07-24.aspx">Interesting Finds: 2008.07.24</a> (gOODiDEA)</li>
<li><a href="http://dbvt.com/blog/post/Everyman-Links-for-July-23-2008.aspx">Everyman Links for July 23, 2008</a> (Dave Burke)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.cwa.me.uk/2008/07/24/the-morning-brew-143/">The Morning Brew #143</a> (Chris Alcock)</li>
<li><a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2008/07/24/123993.aspx">Silverlight Cream for July 24, 2008 &#8212; #333</a> (Dave Campbell)</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<h3>Book of the Day</h3>
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<td width="400" valign="top"><a title="Professional Visual Studio 2008: Nick Randolph, David Gardner: Books" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0470229888/alvinashcraft-20"><img style="float:left" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0470229888.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0" alt="" align="left" />Professional Visual Studio 2008: Nick Randolph, David Gardner: Books</a></td>
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