Other

• Towards Auto-sharding in Your Node.js App
• Be prepared and know what you've got - Free Home Inventory Spreadsheet and Stephen Toub says, "I've got your Samples for Parallel Programming with the .NET... right here...", Greg Duncan

Web

• "Articles of the Day" @ ASP.Net on Default Browser Switcher Extension for VS2010, Kunal Chowdhury
• Bing Maps AJAX Control v7 July 2011 Update, Keith Kinnan
• Future Orchard Part 2: more Tokens, Bertrand Le Roy

Database

• SQL SERVER – Interview Questions and Answers – Guest Post by Nakul Vachhrajani – Day 28 of 31, Pinal Dave

Security

• Cryptography and Wiretapping, Bruce Schneier

Debugging

• Book Review | Advanced .NET Debugging (Addison Wesley) by Mario Hewardt, Jeff Julian

Agile

• Agile Project Management - Extending PMBOK, Kelly Waters

Cloud Computing

• Governments Embracing Cloud Models, Microsoft Enterprise Team
• Windows Azure AppFabric July release, Avkash Chauhan
• Microsoft CIO Tony Scott: How to Avoid “Cloud Paralysis”, Tony Scott
• Aditya Birla Financial Services is Moving to the Private Cloud and The Economics of the Cloud: A View from the Field, Microsoft Enterprise Team
• Microsoft Cloud/Azure Security Resources, hanuk
• Video Webinar: Healthcare Cloud Computing Webinar, Fred Pennic

Career

• 6 Ways to Battle Stress & Burn-Out On the Go, Akhil Patel
• Seven Powerful Meditation and Focusing Techniques, Trent
• Simple Daily Habits to Ignite Your Passion, Scott Dinsmore
• Inspirational Quotes, JD Meier
• Freelancer, the Lazy Bum – An Essay, Freelance Switch

Business

• From Business Idea to Successful Startup in Three Months, Jennifer Wang
• Study: Start-ups Smaller, Creating Fewer Jobs, Courtney Rubin
• Cost Cutting vs. Competitive Advantage: Serving Both Priorities, Microsoft Enterprise Team

Innovation

• Bob Young, founder of Red Hat and Lulu, on collaboration, innovation.., Ruth Suehle
• How Iteration-itis Kills Good Ideas, Scott Anthony
• Is innovation enabled by a process?, Jeffrey Phillips
• Why is execution so hard?, Deborah Mills-Scofield

Other link blogs

• The Morning Brew #904, Chris Alcock
• Dew Drop – July 27, 2011, Alvin Ashcraft