Links You Should’ve Clicked Last Week – October 26, 2009

Here’s a dump of last week’s links and then it’s back to recording my new 2008 Integration Services video tutorials! I had a ton of links this week and, since this past week featured the public launch of Windows 7, many of my links are related:

Database Related

• Stop Calling me NoSQL
• SQL Server Partition Management tool
• SSIS Community Tasks and Components
  Bad Habits to Kick: Mishandling Dates
• The Complexity of the Query Optimization Process
• Things to consider when setting up database mirroring in SQL Server
• Collecting information about your SSIS packages
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack, April 2009

Programming Related

• Announcing the Microsoft AJAX CDN
• Visual Studio 2010 Express Editions are available for download
• Controlling SharePoint 2010 Deployment in VS 2010
• Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Kit – October Preview

Sysadmin Related

• You bet your life – the metaphor of backups and spare tires
• SharePoint 2010 SKUs multiply like rabbits
• SharePoint: What's coming when with the 2010 release?

Misc

• Google help cheat sheet – you can’t be “too good” at search!
• More tips on how to search effectively
• How to Build a Paper iPhone dock
• How to Build a Frankenstein stand-up box

Windows 7

• Lifehacker’s Guide to Windows 7
• Windows 7 Developer Guide
• How Windows 7 is like an old girlfriend
• Ed Bott: Windows 7: An Impressive Upgrade
• Desktop Optimization Pack for Windows 7
• Windows XP Mode Q and A

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