Links (2/28/2010)

.NET

1. Insert xml string into XmlDocument
2. Thou Shalt not Iterate! : Part 1
3. How to implement paging with LINQ
4. LINQ to XML Part 1 - XAttribute Class
5. LINQ to XML Part 4: Different way of Parsing string to create XML tree
6. LINQ to XML Part 5: Catching Parsing Exceptions

Web

1. jQuery LED Banner - fun with jQuery!
2. Pre-populate a textbox using jQuery
3. 50+ CSS Techniques Designers Should Know
4. Drag and Drop table rows between tables with JQuery UI
5. 101 on jQuery Selector Performance
6. Create a .NET Web Service from WSDL file --> Reverse Engineering
7. WCF Data Services and jQuery
8. Three new navigation design patterns
9. jqBarGraph – display data as graphs jQuery plugin

Visual Studio

1. XAML Power toys add-in for VS2010
2. Visual Studio 2010 Tip: Scroll to Zoom

Development/Miscellaneous

1. Is your computer running slow, battery running out quickly?
2. Notepad++ Subversion Plugin
3. The 23rd of Diduary: Did you know that you can use SuperPreview to compare browser renderings?
4. The 50000 feet view and Dependency Injection
5. Be a Better Developer 4.5 – Being a Plumber - Tips

SharePoint Links

Silverlight Links

Links (2/21/2010)

.NET

1. Excel Open XML & LINQ Part I
2. NDepend v3 RC available
3. 60+ .NET libraries every developer should know about.
4. Linq Distinct and Custom Object Sort

Web

1. Create a Slick Menu using CSS3
2. Styling HTML Lists with CSS: Techniques and Resources
3. Passing XML to the Web Service
4. Quick Tips About ASP.NET MVC – WebPart Framework
5. TinyTips jQuery Plugin
6. jQuery Custom Element and Global Events

Visual Studio

1. The 16th of Diduary: Did you know Intellisense has different modes?
2. The 17th of Diduary: Did you know you can now control the behavior of the Start Page in Visual Studio?
3. The 18th of Diduary: Did you know you can manage multiple items in your clipboard?
4. Visual Studio 2010 Tip #8: Editor now supports clickable URL
5. Automatic Symbol Renaming When You Rename a File in Solution Explorer -- vstipTool0011

Development/Miscellaneous

1. The 21st of Diduary: Did you know that you can stop your mouse from interrupting sleep mode?
2. VersionControlTools
3. PowerPivot Deep Dive with Rob Collie (1/3)
4. PowerPivot Deep Dive with Rob Collie (2/3)
5. PowerPivot Deep Dive with Rob Collie (3/3)

SharePoint Links

Silverlight Links

Links (2/16/2010)

.NET

1. Rollup Extension Method: Create Running Totals using LINQ to Objects
2. LINQ: ToLookup vs ToDictionary
3. Architect 3 : Building Data Access Layer Using Microsoft Enterprise Library 4.1
4. Extension methods as default interface method implementations
5. Tip 10 : Returning the first part of a string with delimiter
6. Windows PowerShell Quick Reference Guide Updated
7. Enumerate Enum flags

Web

1. Handling Errors With jQuery.load
2. Adding properties to an asp.net masterpage
3. gwt-presenter, or “How to get excited about MVP”
4. SCREENCAST: Managing Browser History Using Client Script Without ScriptManager
5. 10 Brilliant CSS3 and jQuery Examples
6. Creating a Fancy menu using CSS3 and jQuery
7. Built-in Charting Controls (VS 2010 and .NET 4 Series)
8. Consuming REST services using HttpClient

Visual Studio

1. VS 2010 / .NET 4 Release Candidate
2. jQuery 1.4.1 Intellisense with Visual Studio

Development/Miscellaneous

1. Using Google Docs to create a public form/survey/contact/etc page – The Soup to Nuts HowTo
2. In Case You Had Any Doubts About Where Microsoft's Profit Comes From
3. Screencast: Using datamining with PowerPivot in Excel
4. My Top Five Email Pet Peeves
5. Whiteboard Characters Answer ‘Why Windows Azure?"’
6. Where to Find your Windows Azure Billable Usage Info
7. Telling Your Website’s Story with Sketchboarding
8. The iPhone Obsession and Lying with Statistics
9. Want to get someone off IE6? Put these 11 characters into the address bar and hit enter: ms-its:%F0:. The browser will instantly crash. Better yet, set it as their homepage.

SharePoint Links

Silverlight Links

Links (2/7/2010)

.NET

1. Json in .NET
2. Performance: Using LCG to copy property values of two objects

Web

1. "Vertical Tabs" for jQuery lovers!
2. 9 CSS Best Practices You Need to Know
3. Converting An Enter Key Press Into A Tab Key Press For Web Forms
4. ASP.NET MVC 2 (Release Candidate 2) Now Available
5. CSS3 Click Chart

Development/Miscellaneous

1. The 6th of Diduary: Did you know you can record a user's actions for debugging?
2. Balsamiq: iPad Controls
3. Balsamiq: iPad Popovers

SharePoint Links

Silverlight Links

Links (2/4/2010)

.NET

1. Back to Basics - Keep it Simple and Develop Your Sense of Smell - From Linq To CSV
2. Hanselminutes Podcast 198 - Reactive Extensions for .NET (Rx) with Erik Meijer
3. Some Better-Written Custom String Methods using C#
4. Difference is comparison when using equals method or Double Equal to operator
5. Style follows semantics

Web

1. ASP.NET MVC Quick Tips – let’s get this rolling
2. ASP.NET MVC Quick Tips – What should my Model be?
3. ASP.NET MVC Quick Tips – How do I pass data to a view?
4. ASP.NET MVC Quick Tips – Pass data to your master page
5. ASP.NET MVC Quick Tips – Can I change the templates?
6. CSS text-indent: An Excellent Trick To Style Your HTML Form
7. View Models in ASP.NET MVC
8. 10 Stunning Examples of jQuery Animations
9. Using FullCalendar jQuery component with ASP.NET MVC
10. View Model pattern and AutoMapper in ASP.NET MVC Applications
11. 50 Brilliant CSS3/JavaScript Coding Techniques
12. Azure Tip: How To Deploy a ZIP File to Windows Azure
13. Azure SDK 1.1, Azure Tools for VS 2008/VS 2010(RC) 1.1 released and Azure Drive Beta
14. Understanding CSS – Padding, Positioning and CSS3

Visual Studio

1. Prevent ReSharper From Adding Regions
2. VS 2010 Tips #5 : New Extension Manager
3. VS 2010 Tips#6 : Architecture Explorer

Development/Miscellaneous

1. Worldwide IT Spending on Its Way Up in 2010, But Not By Much
2. The 4th of Diduary: Did you know you can change the login screen image in Windows?
3. Be a Better Developer 4 – Being a Plumber
4. Forget Patterns ... What matters are software maintenance practices
5. Why You Should Re-architect Your Career to Amplify Your Strengths
6. IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera – what browser does a .Net developer choose?
7. How I Approach a Defect

SharePoint Links

Silverlight Links