Brian On Software

Okay, I’m trying something new for this week’s Geek Links.  From now on, I’ll be sharing the articles I have bookmarked in my del.icio.us account in the beginning of every week  This will also help me to consolidate my links in one place and to simply refer to it.  It’s also an easier task to do, since I’m using del.icio.us’s own Firefox plugin to simply bookmark a page.  That being said, these are my recommended links for this week:

• MySQL Commands: This is a great guideline if you’re using MySQL as a back-end database. This article shows you almost all the commands you’ll need to become a better MySQL database administrator.
• Some Thoughts On Blogging : Rob Conery shares his practical thoughts and helpful pointers on how to maintain a healthy blog.
• Introducing ‘Caliburn’: An MVC/MVP WPF Framework - .NET & Funky Fresh: I haven’t checked this out myself, but I bookmarked the page for the day I’ll need to use a framework like this one.
• How Hard Could It Be?: Inspired Misfires: This is Joel Spolsky’s second Inc.com article. In this one, he shares his insights on what innovation is all about. "Real innovation happens when someone tries anyway, overlooking an obvious flaw, and finds a way to make an idea work."
• XAML and WPF Coding Guidelines: A great starting point if you’re looking for coding guidelines in regards to XAML and WPF. In the future, there are going to be many more defined guidelines as the technology evolves, but for now this article by Paul Stovell should suffice plenty.
• How to make a million before you turn 20: Great article of how a couple young teenagers managed to start their multi-million dollars businesses. It’s very inspiring!