Friday, January 9, 2009

My Favourite Blog Posts

I often read blog posts mostly of Scott gu,Scott Hanselman,Jeff AtWood ,Phil Haack

This are my favorite blog posts for the last two years

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Scott gu's Posts

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Recommended

ASP.NET 2.0 Tips, Tricks, Recipes and Gotchas

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/pages/ASP.NET-2.0-Tips_2C00_-Tricks_2C00_-Recipes-and-Gotchas.aspx

Silverlight Tips, Tricks, Tutorials and Links Page

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/pages/silverlight-posts.aspx

Linq to sql

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/09/07/linq-to-sql-part-9-using-a-custom-linq-expression-with-the-lt-asp-l

inqdatasource-gt-control.aspx

Dynamic LINQ (Part 1: Using the LINQ Dynamic Query Library)

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/01/07/dynamic-linq-part-1-using-the-linq-dynamic-query-library.aspx

The asp:ListView control (Part 1 - Building a Product Listing Page with Clean CSS UI)

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/08/10/the-asp-listview-control-part-1-building-a-product-listing-page-with-clean-css-ui.aspx

First Look at Using Expression Blend with Silverlight 2

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/02/28/first-look-at-using-expression-blend-with-silverlight-2.aspx

First Look at Silverlight 2

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/02/22/first-look-at-silverlight-2.aspx

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ASP.NET MVC Design Gallery

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/12/19/asp-net-mvc-design-gallery-and-upcoming-view-improvements-with-the-asp-net-mvc-release-candidate.aspx

New ASP.NET Charting Control

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/11/24/new-asp-net-charting-control-lt-asp-chart-runat-quot-server-quot-gt.aspx

jQuery Intellisense in VS 2008

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/11/21/jquery-intellisense-in-vs-2008.aspx

Styling a Silverlight Twitter Application with Expression Blend 2

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/11/14/styling-a-silverlight-twitter-application-with-expression-blend-2.aspx

mvc beta released

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/10/16/asp-net-mvc-beta-released.aspx

ASP.NET MVC Preview 5 and Form Posting Scenarios

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/10/16/asp-net-mvc-beta-released.aspx

Silverlight 2 Release Candidate Now Available

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/09/25/silverlight-2-release-candidate-now-available.aspx

jQuery and Microsoft

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/09/28/jquery-and-microsoft.aspx

ASP.NET MVC Preview 4 Release (Part 1)

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/07/14/asp-net-mvc-preview-4-release-part-1.aspx

Silverlight 2 Beta2 Released

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/06/06/silverlight-2-beta2-released.aspx

ASP.NET MVC Preview 3 Release

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/05/27/asp-net-mvc-preview-3-release.aspx

Tip/Trick: Creating and Using Silverlight and WPF User Controls

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/04/04/tip-trick-creating-and-using-silverlight-and-wpf-user-controls.aspx

Unit Testing with Silverlight

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/04/02/unit-testing-with-silverlight.aspx

IIS 7.0 Bit Rate Throttling Module Released

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/03/18/iis-7-0-bit-rate-throttling-module-released.aspx

First Look at Using Expression Blend with Silverlight 2

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/02/28/first-look-at-using-expression-blend-with-silverlight-2.aspx

First Look at Silverlight 2

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/02/22/first-look-at-silverlight-2.aspx

.NET Framework Library Source Code now available

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/01/16/net-framework-library-source-code-now-available.aspx

Dynamic LINQ (Part 1: Using the LINQ Dynamic Query Library)

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/01/07/dynamic-linq-part-1-using-the-linq-dynamic-query-library.aspx

Using VS 2008 to Create New ASP.NET 2.0 with ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 Projects

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/01/03/using-vs-2008-to-create-new-asp-net-2-0-with-asp-net-ajax-1-0-projects.aspx

ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions CTP Preview Released

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/12/09/asp-net-3-5-extensions-ctp-preview-released.aspx

ASP.NET MVC Framework (Part 4): Handling Form Edit and Post Scenario

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/12/09/asp-net-mvc-framework-part-4-handling-form-edit-and-post-scenarios.aspx

ASP.NET MVC Framework (Part 3): Passing ViewData from Controllers to Views

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/12/06/asp-net-mvc-framework-part-3-passing-viewdata-from-controllers-to-views.aspx

ASP.NET MVC Framework (Part 2): URL Routing

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/12/03/asp-net-mvc-framework-part-2-url-routing.aspx

ASP.NET MVC Framework (Part 1)

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/11/13/asp-net-mvc-framework-part-1.aspx

Optimizing the Silverlight Install Experience

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/10/30/optimizing-the-silverlight-install-experience.aspx

ASP.NET MVC Framework

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/10/14/asp-net-mvc-framework.aspx

Releasing the Source Code for the .NET Framework Libraries

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/10/03/releasing-the-source-code-for-the-net-framework-libraries.aspx

Tip/Trick: Building a ToJSON() Extension Method using .NET 3.5

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/10/01/tip-trick-building-a-tojson-extension-method-using-net-3-5.aspx

IIS 7.0 Hits RC0 - Lots of cool new IIS7 Extensions Also Now Available

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/09/27/iis-7-0-hits-rc0-lots-of-cool-new-iis7-extensions-also-now-available.aspx

Linq to sql

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/09/07/linq-to-sql-part-9-using-a-custom-linq-expression-with-the-lt-asp-l

inqdatasource-gt-control.aspx

The asp:ListView control (Part 1 - Building a Product Listing Page with Clean CSS UI)

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/08/10/the-asp-listview-control-part-1-building-a-product-listing-page-with-clean-css-ui.aspx

Great New ASP.NET 2.0 Data Tutorials Published

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/08/08/great-new-asp-net-2-0-data-tutorials-published.aspxF

Using LINQ to XML (and how to build a custom RSS Feed Reader with it)

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/08/07/using-linq-to-xml-and-how-to-build-a-custom-rss-feed-reader-with-it.aspx

VS 2008 JavaScript Debugging

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/07/19/vs-2008-javascript-debugging.aspx

New "Orcas" Language Feature: Query Syntax

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/04/21/new-orcas-language-feature-query-syntax.aspx

New "Orcas" Language Feature: Lambda Expressions

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/04/08/new-orcas-language-feature-lambda-expressions.aspx

New "Orcas" Language Feature: Extension Methods

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/03/13/new-orcas-language-feature-extension-methods.aspx

New C# "Orcas" Language Features: Automatic Properties, Object Initializers, and Collection Initializers

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/03/08/new-c-orcas-language-features-automatic-properties-object-initializers-and-collection-initializers.aspx

Tip/Trick: Url Rewriting with ASP.NET

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/02/26/tip-trick-url-rewriting-with-asp-net.aspx

My "First Look at Orcas" Presentation

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/02/08/my-first-look-at-orcas-presentation.aspx

ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 Source Code Released

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/01/30/asp-net-ajax-1-0-source-code-released.aspx

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Scott Hanselman

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Scott Hanselman's 2007 Ultimate Developer and Power Users Tool List for Windows

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ScottHanselmans2007UltimateDeveloperAndPowerUsersToolListForWindows.aspx

ASP.NET MVC Design Gallery

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ASPNETMVCDesignGallery.aspx

.NET 3.5 SP1 GDR is available to download

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/NET35SP1GDRIsAvailableToDownload.aspx

ASP.NET MVC Samples, Oxite, and Community

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ASPNETMVCSamplesOxiteAndCommunity.aspx

Best Code Syntax Highlighter for Snippets in your Blog

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/BestCodeSyntaxHighlighterForSnippetsInYourBlog.aspx

The Weekly Source Code 37 - Geolocation/Geotargeting (Reverse IP Address Lookup) in ASP.NET MVC made easy

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/TheWeeklySourceCode37GeolocationGeotargetingReverseIPAddressLookupInASPNETMVCMadeEasy.aspx

Web Platform Installer now supports XP - And the Master Plan continues

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/WebPlatformInstallerNowSupportsXPAndTheMasterPlanContinues.aspx

The Weekly Source Code 36 - PDC, BabySmash and Silverlight Charting

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/TheWeeklySourceCode36PDCBabySmashAndSilverlightCharting.aspx

The Weekly Source Code 35 - Zip Compressing ASP.NET Session and Cache State

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/TheWeeklySourceCode35ZipCompressingASPNETSessionAndCacheState.aspx

Survey RESULTS: What .NET Framework features do you use?

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/SurveyRESULTSWhatNETFrameworkFeaturesDoYouUse.aspx

Guide to Freeing up Disk Space under Windows Vista

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/GuideToFreeingUpDiskSpaceUnderWindowsVista.aspx

Microsoft Web Application Installer - Open Source Web Apps Delivered and Installed

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/MicrosoftWebApplicationInstallerOpenSourceWebAppsDeliveredAndInstalled.aspx

ASP.NET MVC Beta released - Coolness Ensues

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ASPNETMVCBetaReleasedCoolnessEnsues.aspx

T4 (Text Template Transformation Toolkit) Code Generation - Best Kept Visual Studio Secret

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/T4TextTemplateTransformationToolkitCodeGenerationBestKeptVisualStudioSecret.aspx

ASP.NET MVC and the new IIS7 Rewrite Module

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ASPNETMVCAndTheNewIIS7RewriteModule.aspx

Web Platform Installer: Trying to make it easier to setup for web development

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/WebPlatformInstallerTryingToMakeItEasierToSetupForWebDevelopment.aspx

jQuery to ship with ASP.NET MVC and Visual Studio

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/jQueryToShipWithASPNETMVCAndVisualStudio.aspx

The .NET Framework and the Browser's UserAgent String

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/TheNETFrameworkAndTheBrowsersUserAgentString.aspx

The Case of the Failing Disk Drive or Windows Home Server Saved My Marriage

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/TheCaseOfTheFailingDiskDriveOrWindowsHomeServerSavedMyMarriage.aspx

On Losing Data and a Family Backup Strategy

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/OnLosingDataAndAFamilyBackupStrategy.aspx

Make your Website Mobile and iPhone Friendly - Add Home Screen iPhone Icons and Adjust the ViewPort

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/MakeYourWebsiteMobileAndIPhoneFriendlyAddHomeScreenIPhoneIconsAndAdjustTheViewPort.aspx

Adding OpenSearch to your website and getting in the Browser's Search Box

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/AddingOpenSearchToYourWebsiteAndGettingInTheBrowsersSearchBox.aspx

Developer != Designer

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/DeveloperDesigner.aspx

ASP.NET MVC Preview 4 - Using Ajax and Ajax.Form

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ASPNETMVCPreview4UsingAjaxAndAjaxForm.aspx

Hanselminutes Podcast 116 - Distributed Caching with Microsoft's Velocity

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/HanselminutesPodcast116DistributedCachingWithMicrosoftsVelocity.aspx

Introducing RockScroll

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/IntroducingRockScroll.aspx

The Weekly Source Code 25 - OpenID Edition

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/TheWeeklySourceCode25OpenIDEdition.aspx

A Smarter (or Pure Evil) ToString with Extension Methods

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ASmarterOrPureEvilToStringWithExtensionMethods.aspx

Memories of Zimbabwe - You can't afford to go home

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/MemoriesOfZimbabweYouCantAffordToGoHome.aspx

How do Extension Methods work and why was a new CLR not required?

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/HowDoExtensionMethodsWorkAndWhyWasANewCLRNotRequired.aspx

The Weekly Source Code 22 - C# and VB .NET Libraries to Digg, Flickr, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Live Services, Google and other Web 2.0 APIs

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/default.aspx?month=2008-03

Squeezing the most out of IIS7 Media Bit Rate Throttling

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/SqueezingTheMostOutOfIIS7MediaBitRateThrottling.aspx

The Weekly Source Code 19 - LINQ and More What, Less How

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/TheWeeklySourceCode19LINQAndMoreWhatLessHow.aspx

Microsoft - Surviving First Three Weeks as a Remote Employee

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/MicrosoftSurvivingFirstThreeWeeksAsARemoteEmployee.aspx

Knowing when to ask for help - Microsoft SharedView

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/default.aspx?month=2008-02

Wiring the house for a Home Network

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/WiringTheNewHouseForAHomeNetwork.aspx

Using an IDE to write PowerShell Scripts

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/UsingAnIDEToWritePowerShellScripts.aspx

Visual Studio Programmer Themes Gallery

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/VisualStudioProgrammerThemesGallery.aspx

The Weekly Source Code 15 - Tiny Managed Operating System Edition

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/TheWeeklySourceCode15TinyManagedOperatingSystemEdition.aspx

MS Deploy - New IIS Web Deployment Tool

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/MSDeployNewIISWebDeploymentTool.aspx

Verizon FIOS TV - Review and Photo Gallery

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/VerizonFIOSTVReviewAndPhotoGallery.aspx

.NET Framework Library Source Code available for viewing

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/NETFrameworkLibrarySourceCodeAvailableForViewing.aspx

How-To: New ASP.NET 3.5 Extensions Video Screencasts

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/HowToNewASPNET35ExtensionsVideoScreencasts.aspx

Moq: Linq, Lambdas and Predicates applied to Mock Objects

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/MoqLinqLambdasAndPredicatesAppliedToMockObjects.aspx

Wiring the house for a Home Network - Part 6 - Identifying Performance Factors of Home Gigabit Networks

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/WiringTheHouseForAHomeNetworkPart6IdentifyingPerformanceFactorsOfHomeGigabitNetworks.aspx

Power Consumption of the HP MediaSmart HP Home Server

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/PowerConsumptionOfTheHPMediaSmartHPHomeServer.aspx

Review - HP MediaSmart Windows Home Server

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ReviewHPMediaSmartWindowsHomeServer.aspx

Wiring the house for a Home Network - Part 5 - Gigabit Throughput and Vista

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/WiringTheHouseForAHomeNetworkPart5GigabitThroughputAndVista.aspx

Wiring the house for a Home Network - Part 4 - Thank You Cat 6 Gigabit Ethernet

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/WiringTheHouseForAHomeNetworkPart4ThankYouCat6GigabitEthernet.aspx

New Job, New House, New Baby, and Designing a Totally New Home Office

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/NewJobNewHouseNewBabyAndDesigningATotallyNewHomeOffice.aspx

Wiring the new house for a Home Network - Part 3 - ISP Hookup

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/WiringTheNewHouseForAHomeNetworkPart3ISPHookup.aspx

Screencast HowTo: IIS7 and PHP with FastCGI

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ScreencastHowToIIS7AndPHPWithFastCGI.aspx

Wiring the new house for a Home Network - Part 2 - Design Q&A

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/WiringTheNewHouseForAHomeNetworkPart2DesignQampA.aspx

Wiring the new house for a Home Network

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/WiringTheNewHouseForAHomeNetwork.aspx

Improving LINQ Code Smell with Explicit and Implicit Conversion Operators

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ImprovingLINQCodeSmellWithExplicitAndImplicitConversionOperators.aspx

Scott Hanselman's 2007 Ultimate Developer and Power Users Tool List for Windows

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ScottHanselmans2007UltimateDeveloperAndPowerUsersToolListForWindows.aspx

Reading to Be a Better Developer - The Coding4Fun DevKit

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ReadingToBeABetterDeveloperTheCoding4FunDevKit.aspx

robocopy

XCopy considered harmful - Robocopy or XXCopy or SyncBack

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/XCopyConsideredHarmfulRobocopyOrXXCopyOrSyncBack.aspx

How To Sync your Apple Newton MessagePad with Outlook 2007

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/HowToSyncYourAppleNewtonMessagePadWithOutlook2007.aspx

Three Things I Learned About Software WHILE NOT in College

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ThreeThingsILearnedAboutSoftwareWHILENOTInCollege.aspx

The CodingHorror Ultimate Developer Rig Throwdown: Part 1

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/TheCodingHorrorUltimateDeveloperRigThrowdownPart1.aspx

Leaving Comcast for Verizon Fios - Upgrading the Home Network to Fiber Optic

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/default.aspx?month=2007-04

On Losing Data and a Family Backup Strategy

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/OnLosingDataAndAFamilyBackupStrategy.aspx

Making your Application Automatically Update Itself

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/default.aspx?month=2007-01

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Jeff AtWood Coding Horror

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Dictionary Attacks 101

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001206.html

Best (or Worst) Geek Christmas Ever

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001200.html

Secrets of the JavaScript Ninjas

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001163.html

Reducing Bandwidth

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000807.html

Who Needs Stored Procedures, Anyways?

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000117.html

Recommended Reading for Developers

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000020.html

Why Can't Microsoft Ship Open Source Software?

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001144.html

Large USB Flash Drive Performance

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001127.html

CAPTCHA is Dead, Long Live CAPTCHA!

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001067.html

Jeff Atwood Coding Horror: Programming: Love It or Leave It

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001202.html

The Greatest Invention in Computer Science

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001129.html

Trojans, Rootkits, and the Culture of Fear

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000929.html

Building a PC, Part IV: Now It's Your Turn

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000918.html

Upgrading to a High Efficiency Power Supply

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000871.html

SEOs: the New Pornographers of the Web

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000835.html

Firefox as an IDE

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000780.html

Building a Computer the Google Way

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000814.html

Dude, Where's My 4 Gigabytes of RAM?

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000811.html

Why Can't Programmers.. Program?

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000781.html

Everybody Loves BitTorrent

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000795.html

Remotely Waking Up Your PC

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000790.html

Hard Drive Temperatures: Be Afraid

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000748.html

Is Your Database Under Version Control?

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000743.html

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Phil Haack

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MVC POSTS

Everything You Wanted To Know About MVC and MVP But Were Afraid To Ask

http://haacked.com/archive/2008/06/16/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-mvc-and-mvp-but.aspx

http://haacked.com/archive/2008/10/16/aspnetmvc-beta-release.aspx

http://haacked.com/archive/2008/03/10/thoughts-on-asp.net-mvc-preview-2-and-beyond.aspx

http://haacked.com/archive/2008/05/23/updated-northwind-demo.aspx

Some of great posts i read from Phil Haacks "Not Your Typical Top Ten Of 2008 Post"

http://haacked.com/archive/2008/12.aspx

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" The single most important thing you must do to improve your programming career"

http://weblog.raganwald.com/2008/04/single-most-important-thing-you-must-do.html

Powerful CSS-Techniques For Effective Coding

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/02/21/powerful-css-techniques-for-effective-coding/