Brian On Software

Here are this week’s links I’ve tagged on my del.icio.us profile. Enjoy!

1. 10 Things You Should Know About Microsoft’s Silverlight
   Shawn Wildermuth shows a list of 10 pointers about Silverlight that you might want to know before starting to develop your next big Web project.
2. Interview with Bill Gates from the year 1986
   A interview with Bill Gates back in 1986. That guy sure had a vision for the future!
3. 57 Habits of Highly Effective Gmail Users | College Degrees
   Great tips on how to be more effective with GMail.
4. Inside VSTS: Get Your Testing Process Right
   A good introduction on how to establish a mature testing process inside your team or organization. The basic idea is based on TDD.
5. 11 Top Tips for a Successful Technical Presentation
   Scott Hanselman shares a couple of tips on how to give solid and remarkable technical presentations based on his many years of public speaking at technical events.
6. Exclusive Interview: Stephen Covey on His Morning Routine, Blogs, Technology, GTD and The Secret | Zen Habits
   Straight-to-the-point interview with Stephen Covey, author of the bestselling book "7 Habits of Highly Effective People". The Q&As are life-revealing if you’re looking for ways to to bring more success into your own life.
7. 16 Ways to Keep A Razor- Sharp Focus at Work | Zen Habits
   It’s not too easy to stay focused at work in this age of high technology. We have IMs, emails, phone calls, etc., that doesn’t help us to concentrate on the important stuff at work. This list presents 16 things we can do avoid losing our focus at work.
8. A Letter to My Son, on Starting Out In Life
   From ZenHabits, this is a beautiful letter written to the author’s son about encouraging words and tips to live a happy and successful life. The key word is LOVE. Curious to know more about it? Click on the link to find out!
9. Thoughts on being a Solution Architect
   Tom Hollander writes about what exactly is a Solution Architect based on his own experience.
10. Why your customers will love agile (even if they think they hate it)
    Tom Hollander writes about his own experience and wisdom gained from adopting agile practices to develop and deliver software to its customers.