Improving .NET Application Performance and Scalability

This is a PDF book from Microsoft, seems quite well written at first glance

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8A2E454D-F30E-4E72-B531-75384A0F1C47&displaylang=en

Linked server double hop

This is the best article I've found regarding the proper setup of servers for double hop in MS SQL 2005: http://blogs.msdn.com/sql_protocols/archive/2006/08/10/694657.aspx

It is the best overview and most complete and yet simple explanation of the problem and the solution.

PC maintenance and optimisation

PC maintenance and optimisation

http://www.cio.com/article/print/450652

How to make objects available as datasources for databound controls

This attribute goes to the class:

   1:  // makes objects of this class suitable for binding to controls

   2:  [System.ComponentModel.DataObject] 

And this goes to the method:

   1:  // this attribute is so that the method will show up in the 

   2:  // ObjectDataSource wizard

   3:  [System.ComponentModel.DataObjectMethodAttribute(

   4:  System.ComponentModel.DataObjectMethodType.Select, true)]

Open source version control

Nice list and good comparison of 7 open source version control systems:

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/09/18/the-top-7-open-source-version-control-systems/

Stanford free online courses

This looks really cool, now to find some time...

http://www.deviceguru.com/2008/09/17/stanford-frees-cs-robotics-courses/

ADO.NET Entity Framework Tutorial

Looks nice and well written, I will post more details when I actually try it:

http://www.codeguru.com/csharp/.net/net_general/netframeworkclasses/article.php/c15489/