Interesting Finds: August 23, 2008 - [Final Cut]

Other stuff

• My favorite kind of Friday, one where we get a new Sysinternals Utility - Desktops v1.0 and FreeImage 3.11 released - C# wrapper added, Greg Duncan - Greg finds a couple of new releases from sysinternals.  I hadn't heard of Desktops before - its a virtual desktop utility ... have to try that one out.  I don't know anything about FreeImage, have to add it to the list of things to look at in down time.
• Dashboards Are For Driving, Steven A Lowe - interesting dashboard application with gauges ... looks similar to something a guy at work is working on.
• Interfacing with Insanity, Kathleen Dollard - Kathleen discusses some realizations of working with data bindable business objects collections.  Talks about the CSLA, but could be about any other BO layer framework.
• Hotspots On Chrysler, CoolBusinessIdeas - $29 a month (plus~$500 for router) to get a EV-DO and WiMax hotspot in your Chrysler ...
• Did you know… How to show or hide the “No Debugging Information” warning? - #297, Sara Ford - another debugging setting tip from Sara.
• How to get USB booting working, Michael Kleef - looks to be a step by step of how to get a usb flash drive to be bootable.  Seems like a good project to take my mind off of work someday :)
• A Subtle DIfference in Catch Blocks, Jason Bock - Jason dives deep into exceptions in IL/.Net ... make me wonder what he is working on ...
• Quick Quiz on Tasks, The Moth ... neat sample to try and guess the flow of logic ... my guess wasn't even close.  I really need to spend some time with the Parallel Extensions ...
• Thread synchronization: Wait and Pulse demystified, Nick Butler - wow good explanation of  some thread synchronization classes in .Net ... I could have used this about 6 years ago when I was learning .Net and multi threading.
• Console 2.00.140, Tomas Restrepo - written in C++ 9.0 (open source) and is a windows console enhancement ... should check it out.

Web stuff

• More on Dynamically Loading ListView Templates, Mike Ormond - interesting short code sample on using LINQ ... something I need to work with more.
• Dealing With Denial of Service Attacks, Phil Haack - Phil gives a good example of using the LogParser util and how he set Url Scan 3.0 in response to a DoS attack.
• Book Plug: Advanced ASP.NET AJAX Server Controls For .NET Framework 3.5, Brad Abrams - the title really sounds good ... anyone get a copy of it yet?
• ASP.NET MVC Tip #36 – Create a Popup Calendar Helper, Stephen Walther - this is a long one but I intend to read it.  Stephen mixes it up with Ajax controls, behaviors and views ... looks pretty good.

Reflector stuff

• Thanks Lutz Roeder!, Aaron Skonnard - I like Aaron's reaction to the news.  Some of us take things for granted and forget that Lutz did all the hard work for us for years (plus support) ... so I agree we should give him a big thanks for what he has accomplished ... of course now we are addicts and need know that we can still get our Reflector fix :)

Database stuff

• How to create an autonomous transaction in SQL Server 2008, MS SQL ISV - just what the title says, lots of sql.
• Updates of Ola Hallengren's maint procedures, Tibor Karaszi - pointer to a whole bunch of helpful sql server maintenance stuff from Ola Hallengren.

Debugging stuff

• Hard and Soft Mode Debugging or The Woes of Soft Mode, Rico Mariani - Rico goes into several examples of how hard it is to keep a debugger from corrupting what it is debugging when you have both Hard and Soft Mode debugging ... a bit over my head.

Architecture stuff

• Architect Journal 16: IDENTITY AND ACCESS, pdestoop - pointer to the new Architectural Journal

Cloud Computing stuff

• Gears 0.4 + Mashup of Gears and Google App Engine, Brad Neuberg - entry on a mashup called Upload Movie Tool.
• SpiderOak: Another Take on Online Backups, Mike Gunderloy - Mike has some details on another online storage site.
• Wells Fargo launches Secure Online Storage with Two-Factor Authentication, Omar Shahine  ... Wells Fargo? Storage? Add another choice for online storage.

Career stuff

• Making The Most Of Any Opportunity, Rich - nice simple 9 item list ... good advice.
• How to Make a Career Change, Louise Fletcher - good advice on things to consider and/or do if you are thinking about switching careers

Business stuff

• Great Source of Stories that Offer Insight and Inspiration, Jeff Cornwall - links to a site that has "over 1,200 free podcasts and video clips of entrepreneurial thought leaders"

Blogging stuff

• 11 Ways to Open a Post and Get Reader Engagement, Darren Rowse - tips on staring a blog post ... something I can always use advice on.

Innovation stuff

• New innovation trends database planned, Innovation Weblog - pointer to someone who is setting up an Innovation Trend Database.
• Facilitating Innovation: Establishing an Environment of Possibilities, James P MacLennan - some advice on establishing a skunk works operation.

Community stuff

• Code Camp 5 - Registration Count is Over 150, Jason Bock ... impressive listing of sessions - 2 months before the event (one important thing to remember about Code Camps is a good lead time to get the speakers and sessions).

Other link blogs

• LINKBLOG for August 22, 2008, Arjan Zuidhof
• Link Listing - August 21, 2008 and Link Listing - August 22, 2008, Christopher Steen
• Linkswitch: Coders FTW, FreelanceSwitch
• Double Shot #275, Mike Gunderloy
• Dew Drop - August 23, 2008, Alvin Ashcraft
• New and Notable 268, Sam Gentile

posted on Saturday, August 23, 2008 5:20 PM