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It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use.</feedburner:browserFriendly><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18562618.post-3627394902001684472</id><published>2010-10-25T20:12:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2010-10-25T20:19:04.012-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="links" /><title type="text">Links (10/25/2010)</title><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Yep, it has been way too long since I wrote a links post. Moving to a new city (Raleigh, NC), jumpstarting a new office, and learning new technologies have taken my available time. I hope to continue with my links blog posts. Definitely a great way to stay up-to-date on the latest technologies and news.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;.NET&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/stevex-blog/~3/jmQ_9Ddch3I/"&gt;Getters and Setters&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ericlippert/archive/2010/09/30/the-truth-about-value-types.aspx"&gt;The Truth About Value Types&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IObservable/~3/wzdY2nUGaWY/converting-concatenated-string-into.html"&gt;Converting a concatenated String into String.Format&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ScottOnWriting/~3/k3UIDMEVRUs/enumerating-through-xml-elements-using-linq-to-xml.aspx"&gt;Enumerating Through XML Elements Using LINQ-to-XML&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wekeroad/EeKc/~3/NgXFkt0bCOM/csharps-new-clothes"&gt;Redlining C#'s Dynamic Features&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ScottOnWriting/~3/U4CbMumbzCc/links-to-scott-guthrie-s-using-linq-to-sql-tutorials.aspx"&gt;Links to Scott Guthrie's Using LINQ to SQL Tutorials&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.itwriting.com/blog/3273-nupack-brings-package-management-to-microsoft-net.html"&gt;NuPack brings package management to Microsoft .NET&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kunal2383/~3/ojVIoWQBHN0/some-best-practices-for-c-application.html"&gt;Some Best Practices for C# Application Development (Explained)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;p&gt;Web&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://refact.blogspot.com/2010/07/understanding-yslow.html"&gt;Understanding YSlow&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ScottHanselman/~3/cMeTiYSS5ns/HanselminutesPodcast236MisunderstandingRESTWithMikeAmundsen.aspx"&gt;Hanselminutes Podcast 236 - Misunderstanding REST with Mike Amundsen&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;p&gt;Visual Studio&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://coolthingoftheday.blogspot.com/2010/10/visual-guide-to-speeding-up-visual.html"&gt;A Visual Guide to speeding up Visual Studio 2008/2010&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://feeds.johnpapa.net/~r/JohnPapa/~3/v-8rYn6VFnk/"&gt;5 Easy Tips to Reduce and Refactor Your Code with Resharper&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://feeds.johnpapa.net/~r/JohnPapa/~3/TcBV1gKgfYA/"&gt;5 (more) Easy Tips to Reduce and Refactor your Code with Resharper (Tips 6-10)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2010/10/15/patch-for-vs-2010-scrolling-context-menu.aspx"&gt;Patch for VS 2010 “Scrolling Context Menu”&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/geekswithblogs/~3/cpkN4Yj5yF0/our-visual-studio-extensions-hit-over-20000-downloads.aspx"&gt;Our Visual Studio Extensions hit over 20,000 downloads!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2010/09/16/windows-phone-7-developer-tools-released.aspx"&gt;Windows Phone 7 Developer Tools Released&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.itwriting.com/blog/3046-develop-for-adobe-flashflex-in-amethyst-for-visual-studio.html"&gt;Develop for Adobe Flash/Flex in Amethyst for Visual Studio&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.infoq.com/news/2010/09/amethyst-released"&gt;Amethyst, a Flex IDE for Microsoft Visual Studio Released&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2010/07/29/visual-studio-2010-keyboard-shortcuts.aspx"&gt;Visual Studio 2010 Keyboard Shortcuts&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2010/08/24/search-and-navigation-tips-tricks-with-visual-studio.aspx"&gt;Search and Navigation Tips/Tricks with Visual Studio&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2010/08/18/debugging-tips-with-visual-studio-2010.aspx"&gt;Debugging Tips with Visual Studio 2010&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NickRandolphsDotNetTravels/~3/r0R-T4b6rL4/post.aspx"&gt;Windows Phone 7 MVVM Template for Visual Studio&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://rhondatipton.net/2010/08/06/visual-studio-tip-run-to-cursor/"&gt;Visual Studio Tip =&amp;gt; Run to cursor&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/devkeydet/~3/h1pEfVU18Mw/jquery-code-snippets-for-visual-studio-2010.aspx"&gt;jQuery Code Snippets for Visual Studio 2010&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;p&gt;Development/Miscellaneous&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://sharepointineducation.com/?p=3479"&gt;The ‘third way’ in creating engaging presentations? PptPlex brings canvas functionality to PowerPoint&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/sysinternals/archive/2010/08/30/updates-procdump-process-monitor-and-a-new-mark-s-blog-post.aspx"&gt;Updates: ProcDump v2.0, Process Monitor v2.92, and a new Mark's Blog Post&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Paraesthesia/~3/t9cokYsa9yg/getting-started-with-ndepend-3.aspx"&gt;Getting Started with NDepend 3&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JesseLiberty-SilverlightGeek/~3/qQ_5nXPKuUo/"&gt;12 Absolutely and Insanely Essential Utilities For Programmers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/jmeier/~3/8FKEs50o3Dw/40-hour-work-week-at-microsoft.aspx"&gt;40 Hour Work Week at Microsoft&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18562618-3627394902001684472?l=spietrek.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://spietrek.blogspot.com/feeds/3627394902001684472/comments/default" title="Post Comments" /><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=18562618&amp;postID=3627394902001684472" title="0 Comments" /><link rel="edit" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18562618/posts/default/3627394902001684472" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/18562618/posts/default/3627394902001684472" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AContinuousLearnersWeblog/~3/P0mYIPzH12Q/links-10252010.html" title="Links (10/25/2010)" /><author><name>Steve Pietrek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07838590142492251135</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="24" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_UvmqRrfcUnc/R5AApySXSWI/AAAAAAAAACM/JmQyYt7tRrY/S220/me.jpg" /></author><thr:total>0</thr:total><feedburner:origLink>http://spietrek.blogspot.com/2010/10/links-10252010.html</feedburner:origLink></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18562618.post-8476349347502687370</id><published>2010-07-26T20:54:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2010-07-26T20:54:55.888-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="links" /><title type="text">Links (7/26/2010)</title><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;.NET&lt;/p&gt; 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