Jason N. Gaylord's Blog

Series Post #39

Daily Oddball – Dilvert does Usability Testing (Tweeted by Pete Brown)

.NET Framework

• News - Microsoft starts recruiting testers for its 'Dublin' app server

Alternate Languages – Java, Rails, and other Languages

• Java - Three Forms of RESTEasy Client – Tweeted by Mike Amundsen

Architecture and Projects

• Design Patterns - Updated TDD Productivity Plug-in for Resharper – Tweeted by Elijah Manor
• Testing - What is Unit Testing? – Tweeted by Derik Whittaker

ASP.NET and ASP.NET MVC

• ASP.NET - Impersonating a user in ASP.NET – Tweeted by Tom Hearn

Desktop and Server Technology

• Browser - A Selection of Supported Features in HTML5 – Tweeted by Smashing Magazine
• Browser – Google Chrome Addins – Tweeted by Scott Koon
• Browser - Top 5 Killer Features in Firefox 3.5 - Tweeted by Elijah Manor
• Clouding - Michael Stiefel on Cloud Computing - Tweeted by Elijah Manor
• SQL - PostgreSQL Core Distribution – Tweeted by Denis Gobo
• Web Conferencing - Cisco guns for Microsoft in collaboration market – Tweeted by George Dearing
• Windows - MVP Walkthrough Installing Windows 7 on a Netbook – Tweeted by Michael Neel
• Windows - Windows 7 build 7264 leaks – Tweeted by Wally McClure
• Windows Server - Web Sites, Applications, and Virtual Directories in IIS – Tweeted by Fritz Onion

Gaming

• Xbox - Kodu Game Lab – Tweeted by Bertrand Le Roy

JavaScript and JavaScript Libraries

• Javascript – Ruby Style JavaScript – Tweeted by Scott Hanselman
• jQuery - Top 10 jQuery plugins for Form Usability – Tweeted by Elijah Manor
• jQuery - Tracking outgoing links with Google Analytics and jQuery – Tweeted by Elijah Manor

Mobile Devices

• General - Skype updates for Windows and iPhone – Tweeted by George Dearing
• iPhone - 10 Tips for New iPhone Developers – Tweeted by Elijah Manor
• iPhone - 2010 – iPhone 4G, Google Wave, Google Voice; Collaboration Transformed – Tweeted by Chris Woodruff
• Microsoft - Microsoft chooses ad agency for Pink phone campaign – Tweeted by Mary Jo Foley

Silverlight, WPF, and RIA

• Silverlight - Composite Web Apps With Prism – Tweeted by Dan Wahlin

Visual Studio and Other IDEs

• Visual Studio - July's Toolbox Column Now Online – Tweeted by Elijah Manor
• Visual Studio - Windows 7 VS 2008 Unit Test Fail – VSTestHost Hang Fix – Tweeted by Elijah Manor

Web Design and Graphics

• CSS - A Primer on the CSS Font Shorthand Property - Tweeted by Smashing Magazine
• CSS - CSS cascade - a simple step-by-step presentation - Tweeted by Smashing Magazine
• Graphics - Best of the Web - June 2009 – Tweeted by Elijah Manor
• Web Design - 10 Things Every Web Designer Just Starting Out Should Know – Tweeted by Smashing Magazine
• Web Design - Best Practices For Effective Design Of “About me”-Pages – Tweeted by Elijah Manor
• Web Design - Is it time to move beyond 960? – Tweeted by Umut Muhaddisoglu

Miscellaneous Technology News

• General - Angel and Venture Financing for Technology Professionals with Rachael Qualls – Tweeted by Wally McClure
• General - The Alan Stevens and G. Andrew Duthie Debate Continues! – Tweeted by Jon Galloway

Job Opportunities (Sorted by State)

• Boston, MA – Nuxeo –Tweeted on 7/1/2009
• Redmond, WA – Project Natal, Microsoft – Tweeted on 7/1/2009
• Redmond, WA - Software Development Engineer in Test Job, Microsoft - Tweeted on 7/1/2009

Upcoming Technology Events (Sorted by State) – Want something listed? Post your comments. Also, what’s the best way for me to list these events? By date order or by state, then city, then date?

• -- Events this Week – G. Andrew Duthie
• Phoenix, Az - BarCamp Phoenix – August 29th, 2009
• Des Moines, IA – Iowa Code Camp – November 7th, 2009
• New Orleans, LA – MS Worldwide Partner Conference 2009 – July 13th-16th, 2009
• Ann Arbor, MI - 2nd Annual Michigan Give Camp - July 17th-19th, 2009
• Southfield, MI – 4th Annual Architecture Summit – July 31st, 2009
• Columbus, OH - PyOhio: Python-related Event - July 25th-26th, 2009
• Allentown, PA – TECHbash 2009 – September 26th, 2009
• Philadelphia, PA - PhillyXAML.org – July 23rd, 2009
• Nashville, TN – devLINK – August 13th-15th, 2009
• Austin, TX – Monospace Conference – October 27th-30th, 2009
• Dallas, TX – SharePoint Saturday – July 25th, 2009
• Appleton, WI – Fox Valley .NET Users Group – September 9th, 2009