Other

• Back-sliding into Unmanaged Code, Laila
• A new Codeplex project for bulk work item manipulation, Brian Harry
• Parsing Standard Uris, Part 2, Nicholas Allen
• NUI, Lolcats and other trending topics at Microsoft, Microsoft HR
• View/ViewModel Association - Convention and Configuration-based Approaches, Nikhil Kothari
• The usefulness of interaction tests, or “How to question the method”, Kyle Baley
• XAML Power toys add-in for VS2010, llester
• Locking a Task’s Original Estimate in TFS 2010, Chad
• Setting focus in XAML with no code, Rocky Lhatka
• SQLite Error IDbCommand and IDbConnection implementation in the assembly System.Data.SQLite could not be found., Steven Smith
• Behaviors with MSpec, Jan Van Ryswyck
• WDK 7.1.0, Microsoft Downloads
• Awesome Blogs of the Month – FEB ‘10, Rhonda Tipton

Visual Studio 2010

• No Intellisense with VS 2010 RC (and how to fix it), Scott Guthrie

Code to look at

• How to use GZipStream to extract a text log and list the result in a grid, kalyos
• How to ASP.NET MVC (Article 1), arif_uap

From CodePlex Feed

• Azure Email Queuer
• VS 2010 Architecture Layers Patterns
• Pittsburgh Code Camp iPhone App
• PChat - An OCDotNet.Org Presentation

Web

• Profilers and ASP.NET, Tom

Database

• Using Windows Authentication from a non-domain joined machine, John Paul Cook
• SQL SERVER – INSERT TOP (N) INTO Table – Using Top with INSERT, Pinal Dave
• Sample Corrupt Databases Free to Use, Paul Randal

Cloud Computing

• Links from .NET Developer Network session on Azure, Eric Nelson
• SQL Azure Documentation, davidrob
• Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 2/26/2010+, OakLeaf Systems
• Azure Drive, Azzurro … excellent post!
• Outback Steakhouse Using Azure - Case Study, Alexander Wechsler

Career

• What’s the Next Step in a Freelancing Career?, Freelance Switch
• Kill Busywork: The One Skill to Focus On What Matters, Michael Bungay Stanier
• How Accessible is Too Accessible?, Aliza Sherman
• The hardest part of your job search, Daniel Johnson Jr
• WWD Reader Profile: Harry Che, Software Developer/Entrepreneur, Simon Mackie
• 12 Tough Questions to Ask Yourself, Entrepreneur.com
• Finding Your Purpose: Tim Kelley and Gabrielle Bernstein, Barry Moltz

Business

• 25 Ways to Jump-Start Your Business, Inc.com
• How to Improve Your Cold-Calling Skills, Darren Dahl
• Pricing software, Ayende Rahien

Innovation

• Create an Innovation Portfolio, Mitch Ditkoff

Community

• Upcoming SQL Server Presentations, Brent Ozar
• Parallel Programming Talks at Seattle Code Camp, Ade Miller

Other link blogs

• Dew Drop – February 26, 2010, Alvin Ashcraft
• Daily Cloud Feed - Feb 26, 2010, Cloud Feed
• Link Roundup #13, Cathy Mosca