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<h3><a name="top"></a>Top Links</h3>
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<li><a href="http://indyfromoz.wordpress.com/2010/08/30/windows-phone-7-listbox-pagination-with-mvvmlight-applicationbar/" target="_blank">Windows Phone 7 ListBox Pagination with MVVMLight &amp; ApplicationBar</a> (Indrajit Chakrabarty)</li>
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<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thebeelog/~3/7dU73T5l9Fg/yestimation">Yestimation</a> (Dave Laribee)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisGWilliams/~3/77Gb82RTEDM/141550.aspx">Windows Phone 7 App Categories Finalized</a> (Chris Williams)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.claritycon.com/blogs/windows_phone_7/archive/2010/07/19/wp7-gesture-recognizer-and-behavior-triggers.aspx" target="_blank">WP7 Gesture Recognizer and Behavior / Triggers</a> (Kevin Marshall)</li>
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<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BlackwaspLatestAdditions/~3/0Mvrb7HDnzQ/VSBreakOnException.aspx">Visual Studio Break on Exception</a> (Richard Carr)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ademiller.com/blogs/tech/2010/08/f-samples-for-parallel-programming-with-microsoft-net/">F# Samples for Parallel Programming with Microsoft .NET</a> (Ade Miller)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AyendeRahien/~3/LO-tOg4L5Yw/it-really-happened-legacy-programmers-tales.aspx">It really happened, legacy programmers tales</a> (Oren Eini)</li>
<li><a href="http://casario.blogs.com/mmworld/2010/08/microsoft-visual-studio-developers-can-now-develop-flex-4-applications-with-amethys-professional.html">Microsoft Visual Studio developers can now develop Flex 4 applications with Amethys Professional</a> (Marco Casario)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/zainnab/~3/cVAAcz7sk9Q/the-object-browser-objects-pane-vstiptool0082.aspx">The Object Browser: Objects Pane</a> (Zain Naboulsi)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/liveside/~3/GOb1xSapdVA/messenger-connect-discontinues-net-library.aspx">Messenger Connect discontinues .Net Library</a> (Kip Kniskern)</li>
<li><a href="http://codebetter.com/blogs/peter.van.ooijen/archive/2010/08/30/catching-the-iphone-in-the-net.aspx">Catching the iPhone in the .net</a> (Peter Van Ooijen)</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/netCurryRecentArticles/~3/5N4_qhvzP0k/ShowArticle.aspx">ASP.NET MVC 3 Preview 1 – Razor Syntax</a> (Malcolm Sheridan)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/codecapers/~3/jbDQNhYj5dY/post.aspx">Simple Dependency Injection using a Custom MVC Controller Factory</a> (Mike Ceranski)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.bink.nu/~r/binkdotnu/~3/wDkFqozRDlE/php-manager-for-iis-7-beta-release.aspx">PHP Manager for IIS 7 – beta release</a> (Sumeeth Evans)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gunnarpeipman/~3/aOaOWUqNPhU/planning-common-membership-provider-for-different-authentication-providers.aspx">Planning common membership provider for different authentication providers</a> (Gunnar Peipman)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProgrammableWeb/~3/P32hRFS0ok0/">Twitter API Adds Retweet Count and More</a> (Curtis C. Chen)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mostlylucid/XRDO/~3/OkwUWAbdzvY/http-optimization-the-easy-way-part-1-how-do-i.aspx">HTTP Optimization the easy way: Part 1, how do I know?</a> (Scott Galloway)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2010/08/30/performance-profiling-how-different-web-sites-use-browser-subsystems.aspx">Performance: Profiling how different web sites use browser subsystems</a> (Jason Weber)</li>
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<h3><a name="design"></a>Design / Methodology / Testing</h3>
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<li><a href="http://www.infoq.com/articles/agile-employer-job-search">Article:Finding an Agile Employer</a> (Angela Druckman)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jmeier/~3/1MudNpVPYyQ/30-days-of-productivity-and-getting-results-the-agile-way.aspx">30 Days of Productivity and Getting Results the Agile Way</a> (J.D. Meier)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/css/~3/ImJkrR-NQfw/practical-php-patterns-client">Practical PHP Patterns: Client Session State</a> (Giorgio Sironi)</li>
<li><a href="http://gigaom.com/collaboration/busting-3-common-productivity-myths/">Busting 3 Common Productivity Myths</a> (Celine Roque)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.dannorth.net/2010/08/30/introducing-deliberate-discovery/">Introducing Deliberate Discovery</a> (Dan North)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.oreilly.com/~r/oreilly/news/~3/EMWAJi-bLRQ/">#Ebook Deal of the Day: Cloud Application Architectures &#8211; Only $9.99. Use code DDCAA</a> (O&#8217;Reilly Media)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/agile/~3/mcMlGrsKENE/effectie-road-mapping-driving">Effective Road Mapping: Driving Change in Your Team</a> (Jared Richardson)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/agile/~3/sBSJooe_tA8/waste-3-relearning">Waste #3: Relearning</a> (Matt Stine)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PreemptiveSolutionsBlog/~3/2C2ohuzbXn4/183">Automating Runtime Intelligence Code Injection</a> (Joe Kuemerle)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Devlicious/~3/SSurthZfotA/consistency-your-best-friend-or-your-worst-nightmare.aspx">Consistency: Your best friend or your worst nightmare</a> (Hadi Hariri)</li>
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<h3><a name="silverlight"></a>Silverlight / WPF / Windows Phone</h3>
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<li><a href="http://electricbeach.org/?p=833">Adding the Mockup Controls to the SketchFlow Asset Tool</a> (Christian Schormann)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/dotnet/~3/mcViYTabL-w/10-reasons-switch-wpf">10 reasons to switch to WPF</a> (Dennis Delimarsky)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlkampferEng/~3/67tvOkxNSM8/">Disable Javascript error in WPF WebBrowser control</a> (Al Kampfer)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mikeormond/~3/U_N91txU3XI/xna-from-silverlight-on-windows-phone-7-gestures.aspx">XNA from Silverlight on Windows Phone 7 &#8211; Gestures</a> (Mike Ormond)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.codeproject.com/KB/silverlight/DNNExpRpt.aspx">A Silverlight Expense Report Module using View Model (MVVM)</a> (Michael Washington)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/liveside/~3/F6kSpt-ZBr4/windows-phone-7-available-in-canada-same-time-as-us-wmpoweruser-com.aspx">Windows Phone 7 available in Canada same time as US: WMPowerUser.com</a> (Kip Kniskern)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/dotnet/~3/YqZBBTUQWtU/windows-phone-7-development">Windows Phone 7 Development in a Virtual Machine</a> (Dane Morgridge)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kunal2383/~3/vlRfAiL7Fgg/generally-how-i-describe-mvvm-in.html">Generally How I describe MVVM in the Presentations or to my Friends</a> (Kunal Chowdhury)</li>
<li><a href="http://morewally.com/cs/blogs/wallym/archive/2010/08/30/thoughts-on-windows-phone-7.aspx">Thoughts on Windows Phone 7 &#8211; Android &#8211; iPhone &#8211; Blackberry</a> (Wally McClure)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.kirupa.com/windowsphone/making_content_scrollable.htm">Making your Content Scrollable</a> (Kirupa Chinnathambi)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/coding4fun/archive/2010/08/30/10056062.aspx">Building the Windows Experience Index Share Site – WEIshare.net</a> (Coding4Fun)</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=589">.NET Rocks! &#8211; Sahil Malik is Still Nutty About Sharepoint</a> (Carl Franklin &amp; Richard Campbell)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/PingShow/Ping-72-Open-Source-love-Exchange-Active-Sync-Yahoo-by-Bing-Silverlight/">Ping 72: Open Source love, Exchange Active Sync, Yahoo! by Bing, Silverlight</a> (Laura Foy)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pluralcast/~3/QOLeZoRwAdM/visual-studio-lightswitch.aspx">Pluralcast 23 : Visual Studio LightSwitch with Jay Schmelzer</a> (David Starr)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.yuiblog.com/~r/YahooUserInterfaceBlog/~3/zWLts5KIbd4/">YUI Theater — Douglas Crockford: “Crockford on JavaScript — Scene 6: Loopage” (52 min.)</a> (Eric Miraglia)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MajorNelson/~3/PffCrCkdWw4/price-change-for-xbox-live-gold-subscription.aspx">Price change for Xbox LIVE Gold subscription</a> (Larry Hyrb)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Bytes+by+MSDN/Bytes-by-MSDN-Tim-Heuer-and-Tim-Huckaby-discuss-Silverlight-4/">Tim Heuer and Tim Huckaby discuss Silverlight 4</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Bytes+by+MSDN/Bytes-by-MSDN-Steve-Marx-and-Rob-Bagby-discuss-Windows-Azure-Interoperability/">Steve Marx and Rob Bagby discuss Windows Azure Interoperability</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Bytes+by+MSDN/Bytes-by-MSDN-Andre-Vrignaud-and-Rob-Cameron-discuss-XNA--Mobile-Development/">Andre Vrignaud and Rob Cameron discuss XNA &amp; Mobile Development</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Bytes+by+MSDN/Bytes-by-MSDN-Todd-Brix-and-Rob-Cameron-discuss-Windows-Marketplace/">Todd Brix and Rob Cameron discuss Windows Marketplace</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Bytes+by+MSDN/Bytes-by-MSDN-Bill-Buxton-and-Tim-Huckaby-discuss-Design-Multi-touch-and-Innovation/">Bill Buxton and Tim Huckaby discuss Design, Multi-touch, and Innovation</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Bytes+by+MSDN/Bytes-by-MSDN-Richard-Campbell-and-Billy-Hollis-discuss-Visual-Studio-2010/">Richard Campbell and Billy Hollis discuss Visual Studio 2010</a> (Bytes by MSDN)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/publicsector/archive/2010/08/30/arcast-tv-building-an-integrated-office-solution-using-word-openxml-and-sharepoint-2010.aspx">ARCast.TV &#8211; Building an Integrated Office Solution Using Word, OpenXML and SharePoint 2010</a> (Zhiming Xue)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/LarryLarsen/Countdown-to-PDC10-A-Tour-of-Building-33/">Countdown to PDC10: A Tour of Building 33</a> (Larry Larsen)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/buzzfrog/MSDN-Radio-31-AugWe-are-back/">MSDN Radio 31 Aug–We are back</a> (Dag König)</li>
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<h3><a name="events"></a>Community / Events</h3>
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<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Synergist/~3/YNnTnnSeGDo/ball-watch-silverlight-contest-winners-announced.aspx">BALL Watch Silverlight Contest Winners Announced</a> (Michael S. Scherotter)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sqlserverpedia/~3/FWMt9Zq5Zsc/">What does a user group meeting have for me?</a> (Denny Cherry)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/nikolait/archive/2010/08/30/sign-in-on-pexforfun-com-get-your-achievements-tracked.aspx">Sign in on pexforfun.com, start earning medals</a> (Nikolai Tillman)</li>
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<h3><a name="db"></a>Database</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/aednasql/archive/2010/08/30/sql-or-mdx-query-trace-in-ssrs-trick-of-imagination-or-a-real-thing.aspx">SQL or MDX query trace in SSRS &#8211; trick of imagination or a real thing?</a> (Aedna)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sqlserverpedia/~3/rHXrDcnQavc/">Drop and re-create System Stored Procedures in SQL Server 2000</a> (Pradeep Adiga)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sqlserverpedia/~3/IlYksS7o6pI/">Convert Several Columns in SSIS With Fewer Clicks and Confusion</a> (Todd McDermid)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StephenFortesBlog/~3/kJc2R6KYJ70/PermaLink,guid,0eb33937-8a75-4c5e-9763-8ac50ab089a2.aspx">Building a Data Warehouse Part I: When to build your data warehouse</a> (Stephen Forte)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/sqlrnnr/archive/2010/08/30/defensive-db-programming-chapter-06.aspx">Defensive Db Programming Chapter 06</a> (Jason Brimhall)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/glennberry/archive/2010/08/30/how-old-are-your-database-statistics_3F00_.aspx">How Old Are Your Database Statistics?</a> (Glenn Berry)</li>
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<h3><a name="misc"></a>Miscellaneous</h3>
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<li><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20015071-56.html" target="_blank">Microsoft to build massive Virginia data center</a> (Ina Fried)</li>
<li><a href="http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_live/b/windowslive/archive/2010/08/30/hotmail-now-supports-push-email-calendar-and-contacts-with-exchange-activesync.aspx">Hotmail now supports push email, calendar, and contacts with Exchange ActiveSync</a> (Dick Craddock)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JustSayinMoreWords/~3/4EehtfthC1I/">Thoughts Inspired By Ruby</a> (John Sheehan)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=2144101b24e79b971f465c3485f08ebd">Gmail learns to prioritize your inbox &#8212; automatically!</a> (Lee Mathews)</li>
<li><a href="http://community.research.microsoft.com/blogs/kodu/archive/2010/08/30/kodu-language-gammar.aspx">Kodu Language Gammar</a> (Stephen Coy)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LosTechies/~3/w9cge19c8Pg/three-simple-steps-to-improve-your-writing.aspx">Three Simple Steps to Improve Your Writing</a> (Sharon J. Cichelli)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blog_of_tobin/~3/Z9YosyLl3bU/">iPhone Tip: Achieving Dev Speed in xCode</a> (Tobin Harris)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/appfabriccat/archive/2010/08/30/biztalk-application-tracing-made-easy-with-biztalk-cat-instrumentation-framework-controller.aspx">BizTalk Application Tracing Made Easy with BizTalk CAT Instrumentation Framework Controller</a> (Valery Mizonov)</li>
</ul>
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<h3><a name="links"></a>More Link Collections</h3>
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<li><a href="http://elijahmanor.com/webdevdotnet/post.aspx?id=406e6fc1-b6ad-4f29-958a-56120d142af4">Tech Tweets for 30-Aug-2010</a> (Elijah Manor)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2010/08/31/sqlauthority-news-a-monthly-round-up-of-sqlauthority-blog-posts-august-2010/">SQLAuthority News – A Monthly Round Up of SQLAuthority Blog Posts – August 2010</a> (Pinal Dave)</li>
<li><a href="http://grantpalin.com/2010/08/30/weekly-links-120/">Weekly Links #120</a> (Grant Palin)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/xna/archive/2010/08/30/create-games-for-windows-phone-7-weekly-roundup.aspx">Create Games for Windows Phone 7 – Weekly Roundup</a> (Kathleen Sanders)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReflectivePerspective/~3/pd6Kh7boKKg/">The Morning Brew #675</a> (Chris Alcock)</li>
<li><a href="http://cloudfeed.net/2010/08/30/daily-cloud-feed-aug-30-2010/">Daily Cloud Feed &#8211; Aug 30, 2010</a> (Jian Zhen)</li>
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<h3><a name="shelf"></a>The Geek Shelf</h3>
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<li><a href="http://webworkerdaily.com/2010/02/09/have-you-thanked-your-favorite-bloggers-today/">Have You Thanked Your Favorite Bloggers Today?</a> (Amber Singleton Riviere)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AndrewConnell/~3/uyvAqDjC6-k/sharepoint-2010-training-with-beta-pricing-on-both-us-coasts.aspx">SharePoint 2010 Training, with Beta Pricing on both US coasts</a> (Andrew Connell)</li>
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<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JoelsSharepointLand/~3/uJMkDm0Raac/ViewPost.aspx">If you could go to one SharePoint Conference this year what would it be?</a> (Joel Oleson)</li>
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<li><a href="http://programmingtour.blogspot.com/2010/02/code-retreat-tour-1.html">Code Retreat Tour #1 &#8211; Seattle, WA</a> (Corey Haines)</li>
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<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/buckwoody/archive/2010/02/09/help-for-sql-server.aspx">Help for SQL Server</a> (Buck Woody)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimonsSqlServerStuff/~3/i2RCWkuv3Lk/Using-ROW_5F00_NUMBER-in-a-where-clause.aspx">Using ROW_NUMBER in a where clause</a> (Simon Sabin)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2010/02/10/sqlauthority-news-converting-a-delimited-string-of-values-into-columns/">SQLAuthority News – Converting a Delimited String of Values into Columns</a> (Pinal Dave)</li>
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<li><a href="http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/02/windows-7-eclipses-vista-on-steam-64-bit-dominating-32-bit.ars">Windows 7 eclipses Vista on Steam, 64-bit dominating 32-bit</a> (Emil Protalinski)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/C8k9VEnfxzY/introducing-google-buzz.html">Introducing Google Buzz</a> (Todd Jackson)</li>
<li><a href="http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2010/02/google-buzz.html">Google Buzz</a> (Alex Chitu)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OfficialGmailBlog/~3/B4DCPwbQ624/google-buzz-in-gmail.html">Google Buzz in Gmail</a> (Edward Ho)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/Y5xslUWeRaE/hideremove-google-buzz-updates-from-your-gmail-inbox">Hide/Remove Google Buzz Updates from Your Gmail Inbox</a> (Adam Pash)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/09/iphone-sdk-3-2-beta-2-busts-loose/">iPhone SDK 3.2 beta 2 busts loose</a> (Chris Ziegler)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.betanews.com/~r/bn/~3/OJPS7w_vp_w/1265766503">The Windows 7 battery life issue: What&#8217;s making notebook batteries die?</a> (Scott M. Fulton, III)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ScottHanselman/~3/T9Y7QicuDGI/TheWeeklySourceCode49SmallBasicIsFunSimplePowerfulProgrammingForKidsAndAdults.aspx">The Weekly Source Code 49 &#8211; SmallBasic is Fun, Simple, Powerful Programming for Kids and Adults</a> (Scott Hanselman)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/13cl0ciST9Q/">If Google Wave Is The Future, Google Buzz Is The Present</a> (MG Siegler)</li>
<li><a href="http://microsoftjobsblog.com/blog/compensation-questions/">The dreaded compensation question</a> (Kenji Yamaguchi<jobsblog @MICROSOFT.COM>)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/netCurryRecentArticles/~3/EJWUXfbbQCQ/ShowArticle.aspx">Creating a Weather Gadget for Windows 7</a> (Shoban Kumar)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimonsSqlServerStuff/~3/N6lxTWKbygk/Microsoft-ditches-Unix-in-the-search-market.aspx">Microsoft ditches Unix in the search market</a> (Simon Sabin)</li>
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<h3><a name="dotnet"></a>.NET / Visual Studio</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.softinsight.com/bnoyes/2009/11/04/UseExtensionMethodsToPhaseOutABadAPI.aspx">Use Extension Methods to Phase Out a Bad API</a> (Brian Noyes)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MicrosoftDownloadCenter/~3/-8PdRDKsTs0/details.aspx">.NET Services SDK</a> (MS Downloads)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.navision-blog.de/2009/11/06/observing-global-shortcuts/">Observing global hotkeys in C# / F#</a> (Steffen Forkmann)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AyendeRahien/~3/gJO54pdl2jg/entity-framework-profiler.aspx">Entity Framework Profiler</a> (Oren Eini)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChrisGWilliams/~3/aT8YgqjPXDI/136036.aspx">What&#8217;s new in VB 2010</a> (Chris Williams)</li>
<li><a href="http://damieng.com/blog/2009/11/06/multiple-outputs-from-t4-made-easy-revisited">Multiple outputs from T4 made easy – revisited</a> (Damien Guard)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/delay/archive/2009/11/04/creating-something-from-nothing-asynchronously-developer-friendly-virtual-file-implementation-for-net-improved.aspx">Creating something from nothing, asynchronously [Developer-friendly virtual file implementation for .NET improved!]</a> (David Anson)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gunnarpeipman/~3/9FHf51aKsBY/visual-studio-2010-uml-modeling-projects.aspx">Visual Studio 2010: UML modeling projects</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gunnarpeipman/~3/AVIeZeaVkaA/visual-studio-2010-visualizing-dependencies.aspx">Visual Studio 2010: Visualizing dependencies</a> (Gunnar Peipman)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/adonet/archive/2009/11/04/ado-net-entity-framework-community-technology-preview-released.aspx">ADO.Net Entity Framework Community Technology Preview Released!</a> (EF Team)</li>
<li><a href="http://dobbscodetalk.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=.NET-Collection-Enumeration-Performance.html&amp;Itemid=29">.NET Collection Enumeration Performance, part 1</a> (Matthew Wilson)</li>
<li><a href="http://thedatafarm.com/blog/data-access/new-entity-framework-feature-ctp-for-vs2010-beta-2/">New Entity Framework Feature CTP for VS2010 Beta 2</a> (Julie Lerman)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/adonet/archive/2009/11/05/model-first-with-the-entity-framework-4.aspx">Model First with the Entity Framework 4</a> (Noam Ben-Ami)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/dsimmons/archive/2009/11/05/it-s-time-to-rip-up-entitybag-and-throw-it-away.aspx">It’s time to rip up EntityBag and throw it away</a> (Dan Simmons)</li>
<li><a href="http://kodierer.blogspot.com/2009/11/classic-rock-evolved-into-heavy-metal.html">Classic Rock evolved into Heavy Metal</a> (Rene Schulte)<em> – Rock Scroll for VS on steroids.</em></li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LosTechies/~3/yBJxCxOGC8Q/automapper-auto-profile-registration.aspx">Automapper Auto Profile Registration.</a> (Eric Hexter)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/usisvde/archive/2009/11/04/on-your-mark-get-set-go-it-s-time-to-get-ready-for-the-windows-azure-platform.aspx">On Your Mark… Get Set… Go! It’s Time to Get Ready for the Windows Azure Platform</a> (Gunther Lenz)</li>
<li><a href="http://coolthingoftheday.blogspot.com/2009/11/visual-studio-2010-power-25-with.html">Visual Studio 2010 Power +25 with PowerCommands 10.0</a> (Greg Duncan)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/dsyme/archive/2009/11/04/f-1-9-7-language-specification-now-available.aspx">F# 1.9.7 Language Specification Now Available</a> (Don Syme)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/dotnet/~3/gD-Yfj78QZU/win7-sensor-and-location-api">The Win7 Sensor and Location API Part 1: Introduction and Freescale Board Setup and Testing</a> (Pete Brown)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/dotnet/~3/XDgLGwqLPR4/telerik-orm-features-full-sql">New .NET Features from Telerik</a> (Mitch Pronschinske)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/visualstudio/archive/2009/11/04/improvements-to-vs-2010-text-selection.aspx">Improvements to VS 2010 Text Selection</a> (Brittany Behrens)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsazure/archive/2009/11/05/accessing-windows-azure-blobs-using-custom-storage-domain-names.aspx">Accessing Windows Azure Blobs Using Custom Storage Domain Names</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsazure/archive/2009/11/05/introducing-the-windows-azure-content-delivery-network.aspx">Introducing the Windows Azure Content Delivery Network</a> (Brad Calder)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StephenFortesBlog/~3/guzSR7WW78Y/PermaLink,guid,21936d4c-adad-454e-947a-6f3371bcdeb8.aspx">Visual Studio 2010 should be free…..</a> (Stephen Forte)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.smarx.com/posts/using-the-new-windows-azure-cdn-with-a-custom-domain">Using the New Windows Azure CDN with a Custom Domain</a> (Steve Marx)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.lhotka.net/weblog/ItIsOnly8HowCanItBeLegacy.aspx">It is only 8, how can it be legacy???</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://www.lhotka.net/weblog/CSLANET380ReleasedAndAvailable.aspx">CSLA .NET 3.8.0 released and available!</a> (Rockford Lhotka)</li>
</ul>
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<h3><a name="web"></a>Web Development</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://professionalaspnet.com/archive/2009/11/05/Using-CSS-Selectors.aspx">Using CSS Selectors</a> (Chris Love)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.dmbcllc.com/2009/11/05/embedding-google-search-appliance-results-in-asp-net/">Embedding Google Search Appliance Results in ASP.NET</a> (Dave M. Bush)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gunnarpeipman/~3/dSOhy2967kM/adding-ubervu-badge-to-your-blog.aspx">Adding uberVU badge to your blog</a> (Gunnar Peipman)</li>
<li><a href="http://haacked.com/archive/2009/11/04/routehandler-for-http-handlers.aspx">A RouteHandler for IHttpHandlers</a> (Phil Haack)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/gduthie/archive/2009/11/04/solving-confusing-browser-security-prompts-with-protocol-relative-hyperlinks.aspx">Solving Confusing Browser Security Prompts with Protocol-Relative Hyperlinks</a> (G. Andrew Duthie)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.maartenballiauw.be/post.aspx?id=32e4af67-9ae7-4d5d-99d4-ed0756941d8a">Localize ASP.NET MVC 2 DataAnnotations validation messages</a> (Maarten Balliauw)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/somasegar/archive/2009/11/03/developing-for-the-web-using-vs-2010-and-net-4.aspx">Developing for the web using VS 2010 and .NET 4</a> (Somasegar)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/webware/~3/WMimDMAkU4k/8301-30685_3-10391002-264.html">Google offers JavaScript programming tools</a> (Stephen Shankland)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/netCurryRecentArticles/~3/uDk1H1IGVAY/ShowArticle.aspx">Sort the Items of an ASP.NET DropDownList using jQuery</a> (Suprotim Agarwal)</li>
<li><a href="http://mtaulty.com/CommunityServer/blogs/mike_taultys_blog/archive/2009/11/06/note-to-self-on-http-namespace-reservations.aspx">Note to self on HTTP namespace reservations</a> (Mike Taulty)</li>
</ul>
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<h3><a name="design"></a>Design / Methodology / Testing</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.charliedigital.com/PermaLink,guid,08bf0a13-e5ca-49b6-8de9-f70d9ae972a4.aspx">Analysis Paralysis : Getting Carried Away With UML</a> (Charles Chen)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/2009/11/05/design_software_as_a_long_running_process.html">Design software as a long running process</a> (Simon Brown)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/fallenrogue/~3/U21j1dQeQXA/234250827"><font color="#ff8000">Re: &quot;It&#8217;s OK not to unit test&quot; or what you do on your time is your business.</font></a><font color="#ff8000"> (Leon Gersing)<em> – Link of the Day</em></font></li>
<li><a href="http://blog.dmbcllc.com/2009/11/06/the-pragmatic-programmer-from-journeyman-to-master/">The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master</a> (Dave M. Bush)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ericlippert/archive/2009/11/05/simple-names-are-not-so-simple-part-two.aspx">Simple names are not so simple, Part Two, plus, volcanoes and fried foods</a> (Eric Lippert)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2009/11/05/now-available-patterns-practices-application-architecture-book.aspx">Now Available: patterns &amp; practices Application Architecture Book</a> (J.D. Meier)</li>
<li><a href="http://thinkbeforecoding.com/post/2009/11/05/Event-Sourcing-and-CQRS-Serialization">Event Sourcing and CQRS, Serialization</a> (Jérémie Chassaing)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thycotic.com/recursive-common-table-expressions">Recursive Common Table Expressions</a> (Kevin Jones)</li>
<li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/nunitaddin/archive/2009/11/05/testdriven-net-2-24-xcopy-deployable-test-runners.aspx">TestDriven.Net 2.24: XCopy Deployable Test Runners</a> (Jamie Cansdale)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.codethinked.com/post.aspx?id=9f8290aa-148d-439e-a77e-46719345de27">It’s Okay To Write Unit Tests</a> (Justin Etheredge)</li>
<li><a href="http://availagility.co.uk/2009/11/05/outcomes-and-sync-steps/">Outcomes and Sync Steps</a> (Karl Scotland)</li>
<li><a href="http://techdistrict.kirkk.com/2009/11/05/agile-architecture-presentation-2/">Agile Architecture Deck &amp; Code</a> (Kirk Knoernschild)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MarkNeedham/~3/5YtVFPTOXfo/">Consistency in the code base</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MarkNeedham/~3/0x3QkU9w7Sw/">TDD: Useful when new on a project</a> (Mark Needham)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeadingAgile/~3/4LyG4n1NQKM/organizational-myopia.html">Organizational Myopia?</a> (Mike Cottmeyer)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.secretgeek.net/debugsbun.asp">Debugging: It&#8217;s all about finding Albuquerque.</a> (Leon Bambrick)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.objectmentor.com/articles/2009/11/05/its-ok-not-to-write-unit-tests-not">Excuse me sir, What Planet is this?</a> (Uncle Bob Martin)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.codeville.net/~r/SteveCodeville/~3/yU6_iiltkkk/">Selective Unit Testing – Costs and Benefits</a> (Steve Sanderson)</li>
<li><a href="http://codebetter.com/blogs/patricksmacchia/archive/2009/11/04/the-code-is-the-truth-but-it-is-not-the-whole-truth.aspx">The code is the truth, but it is not the whole truth</a> (Patrick Smacchia)</li>
</ul>
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<h3><a name="silverlight"></a>Silverlight / WPF</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/deborahk/archive/2009/11/05/silverlight-ria-services-and-your-business-objects.aspx">Silverlight, RIA Services, and Your Business Objects</a> (Deborah Kurata)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/jaimer/archive/2009/11/04/introduction-to-wpf-4-multitouch.aspx">Introduction to WPF 4 Multitouch</a> (Jaime Rodriguez)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.jeff.wilcox.name/2009/11/toolkit-webpi/">The Silverlight Toolkit – now in the Microsoft Web Platform Installer</a> (Jeff Wilcox)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/galasoft/~3/SRbbDIcWxKQ/mvvm-light-toolkit-v3-alpha-2-eventtocommand-behavior.aspx">MVVM Light Toolkit V3 Alpha 2: EventToCommand behavior</a> (Laurent Bugnion)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/llobo/archive/2009/11/04/new-wpf-features-bindable-run.aspx">New WPF Features: Bindable Run</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/llobo/archive/2009/11/05/xaml-2009-features-built-in-types.aspx">Xaml 2009 Features: Built in Types</a> (Lester Lobo)</li>
<li><a href="http://kodierer.blogspot.com/2009/11/drawing-shapes-silverlight.html">Drawing Shapes &#8211; Silverlight WriteableBitmap Extensions III</a> (Rene Schulte)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.windowsclient.net/rob_relyea/archive/2009/11/04/svg-to-xaml-or-canvas-from-sixpairs-com.aspx">SVG to XAML or Canvas (from SixPairs.com)</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://blogs.windowsclient.net/rob_relyea/archive/2009/11/05/wpf4-summary-features-amp-forums.aspx">WPF4 Summary, Features, &amp; Forums</a> (Rob Relyea)</li>
<li><a href="http://sachabarber.net/?p=580">WPF : Callout Popup</a> (Sacha Barber)</li>
<li><a href="http://team.silverlight.net/announcement/the-xxi-olympic-winter-games-on-nbcolympics-com-brought-to-you-in-full-hd-with-silverlight-and-smooth-streaming/">The XXI Olympic Winter Games on NBCOlympics.com: Brought to you in Full HD With Silverlight and Smooth Streaming</a> (Silverlight Team)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.timheuer.com/~r/timheuer/~3/Ofwi4_Zt3uI/updated-silverlight-3-datagrid-grouping-data-pagedcollectionview.aspx">Grouping data in a Silverlight DataGrid</a> (Tim Heuer)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PeteBrown/~3/6ezZpdip3z8/Creating-Custom-Easing-Functions-in-WPF-4-_2800_and-Silverlight_2900_.aspx">Creating Custom Easing Functions in WPF 4 (and Silverlight)</a> (Pete Brown)</li>
</ul>
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<h3><a name="podcasts"></a>Podcasts / Screencasts / Videos</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.dotnetrocks.com/default.aspx?ShowNum=496">.NET Rocks &#8211; Dean Guo Takes Us Into Project Trident</a> (Carl Franklin)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/Going+Deep/C9-Lectures-Dr-Erik-Meijer-Functional-Programming-Fundamentals-Chapter-6-of-13/">C9 Lectures: Dr. Erik Meijer &#8211; Functional Programming Fundamentals Chapter 6 of 13</a> (Charles Torre)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Dan/Noah-Coad-An-Overview-of-Visual-Studio-Express-2010/">Noah Coad: An Overview of Visual Studio Express 2010</a> (Dan Fernandez)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/10-4/10-4-Episode-35-PreEmptive-Solutions-Runtime-Intelligence/">10-4 Episode 35: PreEmptive Solutions Runtime Intelligence</a> (Drew Robbins)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/mvpawardprogram/archive/2009/11/05/microsoft-mvps-attend-windows-7-launch-event-in-nyc.aspx">Microsoft MVPs Attend Windows 7 Launch Party in NYC!</a> (Jas Dhaliwal)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/LarryLarsen/Countdown-to-PDC09-Big-Brains-Descend-Upon-PDC-and-Teach-Us-How-to-Dream/">Countdown to PDC09: Big Brains Descend Upon PDC and Teach Us How to Dream</a> (Larry Larsen)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MichaelCKennedysWeblog/~3/nQT6etmgTuk/TDDSpaceInvadersVideoAndDownloads.aspx">TDD Space Invaders Video and Downloads</a> and <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MichaelCKennedysWeblog/~3/7XcePYeUuic/WebcastBuildingModernAppsInASPNETWebForms.aspx">Webcast: Building Modern Apps in ASP.NET WebForms</a> (Michael Kennedy)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Iserializable/~3/gC7dq8V6izM/recommended-books-part-iii.aspx">Recommended books part III</a> (Roy Osherove)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/toolshed/Toolshed-Episode-5-Its-All-About-The-Tools-TV-Show/">Toolshed: Episode 5 &#8211; Its All About The Tools TV Show</a> (Russell Fustino)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Tina/Office-Casual-How-to-Twitter-in-Outlook-with-TwInbox/">Office Casual &#8211; How to Twitter in Outlook with TwInbox</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Tina/Life-at-Microsoft-The-truth-revealedagain/">Life at Microsoft: The truth revealed&#8230;again!</a> (Tina Wood)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ThirstyDeveloperPodcast/~3/qN8GxshX7yY/ThirstyDeveloper77SkusAChangingWithVisualStudio2010.aspx">Thirsty Developer 77: Sku’s a Changing with Visual Studio 2010</a> (Dave Bost)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ScottHanselman/~3/NM-VgzLgdWo/HanselminutesOn9DebuggingCrashDumpsWithTessFerrandezAndVS2010.aspx">Hanselminutes on 9 &#8211; Debugging Crash Dumps with Tess Ferrandez and VS2010</a> (Scott Hanselman)</li>
</ul>
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<h3><a name="events"></a>Community / Events</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MustachesAndKeyboards/~3/I8jpzB7YDmw/232902215">&quot;I am sure a lot of you are frustrated at your colleagues, not being here at this conference. Not&#8230;&quot;</a> (Sebastian Hermida)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.oreilly.com/~r/oreilly/news/~3/puiBWffkI30/announcing-oreilly-answers.html">Announcing O&#8217;Reilly Answers &#8211; Clever Hacks. Creative Ideas. Innovative Solutions.</a> (Allen Noren)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AndrewConnell/~3/31-kdjxv3PM/conferences-and-the-twitter-phenomenon-spconn09.aspx">Conferences and the Twitter Phenomenon #SPCONN09</a> (Andrew Connell)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/C9Team/Announcing-Channel-9s-first-live-broadcast-This-Week-on-C9-this-Friday/">Announcing Channel 9’s first live broadcast &#8211; This Week on C9 this Friday!</a> (Dan Fernandez)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/microsoft_press/archive/2009/11/04/quick-note-pdc-attendees-save-25-on-certification-exams.aspx">Quick note: PDC attendees save 25% on certification exams</a> (Devon Musgrave)</li>
<li><a href="http://elijahmanor.com/webdevdotnet/post.aspx?id=cafc498d-cac1-47f8-94d8-0bc7baa31dba">DevExpress CodeRush with Refactor Pro Giveaway</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://elijahmanor.com/webdevdotnet/post.aspx?id=3e818e6b-d35b-4f24-8a16-45e0956afe53">Whiskerino 2009: A Beard Growing Contest</a> (Elijah Manor)</li>
<li><a href="http://webbtechsolutions.com/2009/11/04/day-1-of-pass/">Day 1 of PASS</a> (Joe Webb)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2009/11/05/sqlauthority-news-sql-pass-summit-seattle-2009-day-3/">SQLAuthority News – SQL PASS Summit, Seattle 2009 – Day 3</a> (Pinal Dave)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.timheuer.com/~r/timheuer/~3/1ZvXaKuAzPc/the-underground-at-pdc09-featuring-scottgu.aspx">The Underground at PDC</a> (Tim Heuer)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GoogleWaveDeveloperBlog/~3/zF52DvLiDzY/upcoming-us-events-with-google-wave.html">Upcoming US Events with Google Wave Presentations</a> (Pamela Fox)</li>
</ul>
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<h3><a name="db"></a>Database</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blogs.lessthandot.com/index.php/DataMgmt/DBProgramming/MSSQLServer/don-t-start-your-procedures-with-sp_">Don&#8217;t start your procedures with SP_</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://blogs.lessthandot.com/index.php/DataMgmt/DBProgramming/MSSQLServer/don-t-prefix-your-table-names-with-tbl">Don&#8217;t prefix your table names with tbl</a> (George Mastros)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.codecapers.com/2009/11/sql-2008-power-of-merge-command.html">SQL 2008 – The Power of the MERGE Command</a> (Michael Ceranski)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimonsSqlServerStuff/~3/ia_Qrtin0Iw/shocking-news-for-sql-2008-r2.aspx">Shocking news for SQL 2008 R2</a> (Simon Sabin)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.lessthandot.com/index.php/DataMgmt/DBAdmin/test-that-full-recovery-model-with-resto">Test your Full Recovery model by restoring backups</a> (Ted Krueger)</li>
</ul>
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<h3><a name="sp"></a>SharePoint</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AndrewConnell/~3/GP35WquELHI/upgrading-a-sharepoint-2007-publishing-site-master-page-to-sharepoint.aspx">Upgrading a SharePoint 2007 Publishing Site Master Page to SharePoint 2010</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AndrewConnell/~3/98vqeZ9GfR4/sharepoint-2010-changes-to-rendering.aspx">SharePoint 2010 Changes in Rendering</a> (Andrew Connell)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.bink.nu/~r/binkdotnu/~3/D_0PURufUiY/pre-register-for-sharepoint-2010-beta.aspx">Pre-register for SharePoint 2010 Beta</a> (Vasudev)</li>
</ul>
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<h3><a name="misc"></a>Miscellaneous</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://bhandler.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!70F64BC910C9F7F3!6813.entry">Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac Upgraded to Support Windows 7</a> (Blake Handler)</li>
<li><a href="http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/11/google-chrome-converts-user-scripts.html">Google Chrome Converts User Scripts into Extensions</a> (Alex Chitu)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ProgrammableWeb/~3/w3n13uDRoK8/">PayPal Releases PayPal X and Launches $50,000 Developer Challenge</a> (Andres Ferrate)</li>
<li><a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2009/11/04/135999.aspx">LiveLabs Thumbtack back from the dead</a> (Dave Campbell)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Devlicious/~3/OFWTCrS2swU/it-takes-real-balls-to-do-it-right.aspx">It takes real balls to do it right</a> (Derik Whittaker)<em> – Well-deserved kudos to JetBrains</em>.</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/dotnet/~3/u1TchAfEywA/dzone-daily-dose-2009115">DZone Daily Dose &#8211; 2009/11/5</a> (Mitch Pronschinske)</li>
<li><a href="http://on10.net/blogs/sarahintampa/How-to-Make-Zune-Compatible-Movies-with-Movie-Maker/">How to Make Zune-Compatible Movies with Movie Maker</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://on10.net/blogs/sarahintampa/Re-Install-All-Your-Apps-with-One-Click/">Re-Install All Your Apps with One Click</a> (Sarah Perez)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ScottOnWriting/~3/m3_8dmEk1ZE/14022.aspx">November&#8217;s Toolbox Column Now Online</a> (Scott Mitchell)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OfficialGmailBlog/~3/c2ZPD5yRjAQ/choose-which-messages-get-downloaded.html">Gmail: Choose which messages get downloaded for offline use</a> (Maria Khomenko)</li>
<li><a href="http://dmitrysotnikov.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/new-enterprise-pki-management-console/">New Enterprise PKI Management Console</a> (Dmitry Sotnikov)</li>
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<h3><a name="links"></a>More Link Collections</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://jasonhaley.com/blog/post.aspx?id=e4fee6bc-9c11-4d46-af83-67a89f31ccd7">Interesting Finds: November 5, 2009</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://jasonhaley.com/blog/post.aspx?id=dbeef565-9af9-48cd-99b4-b744728d8d5c">Interesting Finds: November 6, 2009</a> (Jason Haley)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReflectivePerspective/~3/k4Jeh5jbCZ0/">The Morning Brew #470</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReflectivePerspective/~3/1lkWyVyRBSk/">The Morning Brew #471</a> (Chris Alcock)</li>
<li><a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2009/11/04/136000.aspx">Silverlight Cream for November 04, 2009 &#8212; #725</a> (Dave Campbell)</li>
<li><a href="http://elijahmanor.com/webdevdotnet/post.aspx?id=dc417c36-06e7-4724-af88-997f88c11d12">Tech Tweets for 4-Nov-2009</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://elijahmanor.com/webdevdotnet/post.aspx?id=fcbc6722-6be6-48fc-9a06-0594c017d8ab">Tech Tweets for 5-Nov-2009</a> (Elijah Manor)</li>
<li><a href="http://afreshcup.com/2009/11/05/double-shot-577/">Double Shot #577</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://afreshcup.com/2009/11/06/double-shot-578/">Double Shot #578</a> (Mike Gunderloy)</li>
<li><a href="http://spietrek.blogspot.com/2009/11/links-1152009.html">Links (11/5/2009)</a> (Steve Pietrek)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MikeWalker/~3/tUk7yGSviqA/sharepoint-2010-development-resources.html">SharePoint 2010 Development Resources</a> (Mike Walker)</li>
<li><a href="http://mtaulty.com/CommunityServer/blogs/mike_taultys_blog/archive/2009/11/05/arturo-s-top-20-resources-for-learning-silverlight-blend.aspx">Arturo’s Top 20 Resources for Learning Silverlight/Blend</a> (Mike Taulty)</li>
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<h3><a name="dotnet"></a>.NET / Visual Studio</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://jasonhaley.com/blog/post.aspx?id=c7b7809b-3bc3-4af7-bd59-c68a4afadd32">Coming soon – PowerCommands for Reflector</a> (Jason Haley)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.matthewdoig.com/?p=174">Consuming Fluent Interfaces</a> (Matthew Doig)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ademiller.com/blogs/tech/2009/09/gotchas-msbuild-conditional-import-ignored-by-visual-studio/?&amp;owa_from=feed&amp;owa_sid=">Gotchas: MSBuild Conditional Import Ignored by Visual Studio</a> (Ade Miller)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.dzone.com/~r/zones/dotnet/~3/2D2b9ihFnQ0/building-dsl-scheduling-tasks">Building a DSL for Scheduling Tasks</a> (Oren Eini)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StephenFortesBlog/~3/DTLJ_T3NAv4/PermaLink,guid,e1c8dc4e-7672-43b7-8494-49d2ce657d39.aspx">Using The WCF REST Starter Kit and REST Collections with Telerik OpenAccess and the WCF Wizard</a> (Stephen Forte)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/ericlippert/archive/2009/09/03/what-s-the-difference-part-five-certificate-signing-vs-strong-naming.aspx">What&#8217;s the Difference, Part Five: certificate signing vs strong naming</a> (Eric Lippert)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.atalasoft.com/cs/blogs/rickm/archive/2009/09/03/getting-started-with-image-processing-in-f-loading-image-data-into-an-array.aspx">Image Processing in F#: From Image File to Array</a> (Rick Minerich)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wekeroad/EeKc/~3/s4p443Jxi_g/">Magical Dynamic Mystery Tour</a> (Rob Conery)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.rosscode.com/~r/Rosscode/~3/cHRpKhqOqTk/index.php">Changing Code In A Running Application</a> (Joel Ross)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/caffeinatedcoder/ProY/~3/jIFxADMNBfA/">Creative Idea for Improving Your ReSharper Skills</a> (Russell Ball)</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/ProgrammableWeb/~3/JXzOCxO2Y1Y/">Make Bing Maps Sing In PHP</a> (Adam DuVander)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sharepointmvpblogs/~3/5k2tpI_eXI4/customizing-the-sharepoint-ecb-with-javascript-part-1.aspx">Customizing the SharePoint ECB with Javascript, Part 1</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sharepointmvpblogs/~3/tBNkSEjWZbk/customizing-the-sharepoint-ecb-with-javascript-part-2.aspx">Part 2</a> (Jan Tielens)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheRuntime/~3/YPbCpdc13RQ/javascript-for-the-masses.aspx">JavaScript for the masses</a> (Jay Kimble)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.pluralsight.com/community/blogs/jimw/archive/2009/09/03/accessing-the-visual-studio-asp-net-development-server-from-iphone.aspx">Accessing the Visual Studio ASP.NET Development Server from iPhone</a> (Jim Wilson)</li>
<li><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2009/09/04/asp-net-html-javascript-snippet-support-vs-2010-and-net-4-0-series.aspx">ASP.NET, HTML, JavaScript Snippet Support (VS 2010 and .NET 4.0 Series)</a> (Scott Guthrie)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.maartenballiauw.be/post.aspx?id=ee74dbee-633e-4b57-8907-8b294f5c4730">ASP.NET MVC MvcSiteMapProvider 1.0 released</a> (Maarten Balliauw)</li>
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<h3><a name="design"></a>Design / Methodology / Testing</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://martinfowler.com/bliki/FeatureBranch.html">Feature Branch</a> (Martin Fowler)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AyendeRahien/~3/xt8na9OZveY/planning-for-rhino-mocks-4.0.aspx">Planning for Rhino Mocks 4.0</a> (Oren Eini)</li>
<li><a href="http://codebetter.com/blogs/jeremy.miller/archive/2009/09/03/storyteller-on-infoq.aspx">StoryTeller on InfoQ</a> (Jeremy D. Miller)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MarkNeedham/~3/4mUIrGkZWqw/">Coding Dojo #22: Scala, lamdaj, Project Euler</a> (Mark Needham)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeadingAgile/~3/sKhu0EIpJeU/noodling-on-kanban-part-two.html">Noodling on Kanban&#8230; Part Two</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LeadingAgile/~3/u2PdGKd3hJs/noodling-on-kanban-part-three_03.html">Part Three</a> (Mike Cottmeyer)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thousandtyone.com/blog/ObservingAndUnderstandingGenuineBuildersPart15.aspx">Observing And Understanding Genuine Builders &#8211; Part 15.</a> (Rajiv Popat)</li>
<li><a href="http://jonathan-oliver.blogspot.com/2009/09/git-lost-and-git-submodules.html">Git Lost (and Git Submodules)</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://jonathan-oliver.blogspot.com/2009/09/microsoft-source-server-with-git.html">Microsoft Source Server with Git</a> (Jonathan Oliver)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/eugeniop/archive/2009/09/03/exploring-the-service-provider-track-fabrikam-shipping-part-ii-solution.aspx">Exploring the Service Provider track – Fabrikam Shipping Part II (Solution)</a> (Eugenio Pace)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/clemensreijnen/qzrF/~3/m4L3_JRde9Q/post.aspx">Agile Testing with VSTS 2010 and TMap: Part 01-User stories</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/clemensreijnen/qzrF/~3/CnFoEV1Jnjk/post.aspx">Enrich VSTA 2010 Use case diagram with SketchFlow Screens</a> (Clemens Reijnen)</li>
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<h3><a name="silverlight"></a>Silverlight / WPF</h3>
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<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/coding4fun/archive/2009/09/03/9876572.aspx">Silverlight 3 File Transfer Application</a> (Giovanni Montrone)</li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/erwinvandervalk/archive/2009/09/03/writing-applications-that-target-both-wpf-and-silverlight-with-a-single-codebase.aspx">writing applications that target both wpf and silverlight with a single codebase</a> (Erwin Van Der Valk)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.timheuer.com/~r/timheuer/~3/Pnq-DvkFKww/how-do-you-want-to-learn-silverlight.aspx">How you chose and learned Silverlight</a> (Tim Heuer)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/netCurryRecentArticles/~3/Etp2DdMy2EU/ShowArticle.aspx">Using Silverlight 3 to Detect Network Changes</a> (Malcolm Sheridan)</li>
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<h3><a name="podcasts"></a>Podcasts / Screencasts / Videos</h3>
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<li><a href="http://www.hanselminutes.com/default.aspx?ShowID=196">Hanselminutes #196 &#8211; Inside a Visual Studio Plugin &#8211; CodeRush with Mark Miller</a> (Scott Hanselman)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/Going+Deep/Inside-Windows-7-Diagnostics-and-Troubleshooting/">Melur Raghuraman: Inside Windows 7 &#8211; Diagnostics and Troubleshooting</a> (Charles Torre)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Dimecastsnet--InformAndEducateIn10MinutesOrLess/~3/Wb9NQbeOwg4/138">DimeCasts.NET Episode #138: Isolation Frameworks: Mocking Out/Ref Arguments</a> (Derik Whittaker)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/LarryLarsen/Countdown-to-PDC09-Developers-Go-3D/">Countdown to PDC09: Developers Go 3D!</a> (Larry Larsen)</li>
<li><a href="http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/geekSpeak/geekSpeak-Recording-Composite-Application-Development-with-David-Kelley/">geekSpeak Recording &#8211; Composite Application Development with David Kelley</a> (Glen Gordon)</li>
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<h3><a name="events"></a>Community / Events</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://netcave.org/AnEyeOpeningApology.aspx">An Eye Opening Apology</a> (Alan Stevens)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdamKinney/~3/j-K4rwGbYgw/Silverlight-Week-in-Seattle-Sept-14-17">Silverlight Week in Seattle Sept 14 &#8211; 17</a> (Adam Kinney)</li>
<li><a href="http://geekswithblogs.net/WynApseTechnicalMusings/archive/2009/09/04/134487.aspx">MSDN Social Bookmarks going away <img src='http://www.alvinashcraft.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' /> </a> (Dave Campbell)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2009/09/i-heart-stack-overflow/">I [heart] Stack Overflow</a> (Jeff Atwood)</li>
<li><a href="http://girldeveloper.com/events/more-details-about-concept-camp/">More details about Concept Camp</a> (Sara J. Chipps)</li>
</ul>
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<h3><a name="db"></a>Database</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2009/09/04/sql-server-designing-sql-server-2005-analysis-services-cubes-for-excel-2007-pivottables/">SQL SERVER – Designing SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services Cubes for Excel 2007 PivotTables</a> (Pinal Dave)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/StephenFortesBlog/~3/DnLBUrs2ppQ/PermaLink,guid,09d0bb8b-42fe-417d-86bf-8b8129b622e7.aspx">SQL Azure Tip: Migrating data</a> (Stephen Forte)</li>
</ul>
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<h3><a name="sp"></a>SharePoint</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sharepointmvpblogs/~3/5SzyGpfQuxo/how-to-choose-between-aspnet-web-part.html">How to: Choose between an ASP.Net Web Part and a SharePoint Web Part</a> (Eugene Rosenfeld)</li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sharepointmvpblogs/~3/LblRGWJdT5g/spdocgen-sharepoint-documentation.html">SPDocGen &#8211; SharePoint Documentation Generator &#8211; Full Source Code Uploaded</a> (Sezai Komur)</li>
</ul>
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<h3><a name="misc"></a>Miscellaneous</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/q60NIeG5BnI/how-to-build-a-hackintosh-with-snow-leopard-start-to-finish">How to Build a Hackintosh with Snow Leopard, Start to Finish</a> (Adam Pash)</li>
<li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/09/03/google-wave-coming-soon/">Google Wave Arrives This Month: Are You Ready?</a> (Ben Parr)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.bing.com/community/blogs/search/archive/2009/09/03/share-your-search-with-bing-and-ping.aspx">Share your Search with Bing and Ping</a> (Nicholas Kerr)</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wiredgeekdad/~3/6346akoRmxE/"><font color="#ff8000">10 Geeky Movies to Raise Your Kids On &#8211; GeekDad Wayback Machine</font></a><font color="#ff8000"> (Chuck Lawton)<em> – Link of the Day</em></font></li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/KOq8Mh8yA6Q/browser-speed-tests-chrome-40-and-opera-10-take-on-all-challengers">Browser Speed Tests: Chrome 4.0 and Opera 10 Take On All Challengers</a> (Kevin Purdy)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/09/04/new-gmail-themes-including-one-that-they-wont-call-nintendo-but-i-will/">New Gmail Themes Include One That They Won’t Call “Nintendo,” But I Will</a> (MG Siegler)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/03/zune-software-update-coming-september-15th-alongside-zune-hd-lau/">Zune software update coming September 15th alongside Zune HD launch</a> (Ross Miller)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/pearlknows/archive/2009/09/04/job-market-update-and-some-job-search-advice.aspx">Job Market Update and some Job Search Advice…..</a> (Robert Pearl)</li>
</ul>
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<h3><a name="links"></a>More Link Collections</h3>
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<li><a href="http://spietrek.blogspot.com/2009/09/links-932009.html">Links (9/3/2009)</a> (Steve Pietrek)</li>
<li><a href="http://jasonhaley.com/blog/post.aspx?id=2dac2e5f-6517-4722-95f4-c55c25cb4a2f">Interesting Finds: September 3, 3009</a> <em>and</em>&#160;<a href="http://jasonhaley.com/blog/post.aspx?id=31320ee5-ea9e-470e-be0d-9dd116852a27">Interesting Finds: September 4, 2009</a> (Jason Haley)</li>
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