This Week’s Link List (September 3, 2010)

I missed last week’s list because I was out enjoying the last of our summer weather in in the Pacific northwest, so this week’s list spans two weeks…

• This may not seem like a big deal to most folks, but to anyone who knows Microsoft history, releasing something under the CC license IS a big deal. Hoping to see more of this: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sdl/archive/2010/08/26/microsoft-sdl-and-the-creative-commons.aspx

• Scott Hanselman (@shanselman) writes about installing Ubuntu on Windows Virtual PC: http://www.hanselman.com/blog/InstallingUbuntu104LTSOnWindowsVirtualPCOnWindows7.aspx?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ScottHanselman+%28Scott+Hanselman+-+ComputerZen.com%29

• Cal Evans (@CalEvans) writes about how to get accepted as a speaker at PHP conferences: http://blog.calevans.com/2010/08/27/tips-on-how-to-get-accepted-as-a-speaker-at-a-php-conference/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PostcardsFromMyLife+%28Postcards+From+My+Life%29
• Lots of folks think of SQL Azure as a database server in the cloud (an actual machine). This post on the SQL Azure team blog dispels that notion: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlazure/archive/2010/08/11/10048938.aspx
• Make your priorities for Window Azure known: Feature Voting: http://www.mygreatwindowsazureidea.com/forums/34192-windows-azure-feature-voting
• Ruslan Yakushev (@ruslany) announces the first beta release of the PHP Manager for IIS: http://ruslany.net/2010/08/php-manager-for-iis-7-beta-release/
• This blog post by Josh Holmes (@joshholmes) is a twist on a presentation I've seen him do live. I'd recommend seeing him do this presentation sometime if you have a chance. But, if you can't, this article does a great job of getting his ideas across: http://www.joshholmes.com/blog/2010/08/30/scaling-wordpress-on-microsoft/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JoshHolmes+%28Josh+Holmes%29
• I attended the Seattle PHP Meet Up last night. Michael Krotscheck did a great presentation about Oauth, OpenId, and the Zend auth adapter. This blog post covers some of what he presented: http://www.krotscheck.net/2010/08/21/zend_auth_adapter_facebook.html
• More about Oauth, this time via PHP and Twitter: http://articles.sitepoint.com/article/oauth-for-php-twitter-apps-part-1
• This is a good hands-on introduction to SQL Server Express and SQL Server Management Studio: http://www.booshnews.com/2010/09/03/sql-from-nothing-to-something-a-hands-on-beginning-tutorial-using-sql-server-express-edition/

Thanks.

-Brian

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