IDFLinkable April 8, 2011

FLADEV SCENE - PICK OF THE FISHFRY
PC Showcase in Miami - https://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/windowsexperience/archive/2011/04/04/video-take-a-tour-of-the-miami-pc-showcase-in-english-and-spanish.aspx
Kevin Wolf - ContactSwap for WP7 - https://new.efficientcoder.net/2011/03/introducing-software-logistics-free.html
Kevin Wolf - Modifying the Theme of Your WP7 App - https://new.efficientcoder.net/2011/03/windows-phone-7-quick-tip-25-safely.html
Jay Kimble - Detecting Design Mode in WP7 Dev - https://www.jaykimble.net/silverlightwp7-tip-detecting-when-in-vs-design-mode.aspx 
Sam Araham - Encrypting Web Config - https://geekswithblogs.net/wildturtle/archive/2011/01/17/leveraging-.net-4.0-framework-tools-for-encrypting-web-configuration-sections.aspx
Jay Kimble - WP7 Performance Gains using CacheMode - https://www.jaykimble.net/the-perf-tweak-to-my-wp7-app-that-turned-it-from--ldquoho-hum-rdquo-to--ldquowow-rdquo-it-works-in-silverlight3-oob-too.aspx
Scott Klein reblogged by SQL Azure Team - SQL Azure on WP7 - https://geekswithblogs.net/ScottKlein/archive/2010/09/29/sql-azure-odata-and-windows-phone-7.aspx
Orlando CodeCamp 2011 Video by the TX team - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nutmKy-dLOc

ON THINGS MICROSOFT
Citizenship
Imagine Cup Peoples Choice Votes - https://blogs.msdn.com/b/devfish/archive/2011/03/30/peoples-choice-voting-for-imagine-cup-2011.aspx
Microsoft sponsoring rugby world cup 2011 - https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/mediazone/news/newsid=2042209.html#microsoft+appointed+rwc+2011+official+sponsor

Windows Phone
ESPN WP7 App - https://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2011/03/30/new-in-marketplace-espn-scorecenter.aspx
SIM Unlocking the HD7 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5s5-btWYdE
Jeff Wilcox's Metro Design Guide - https://www.jeff.wilcox.name/2011/03/metro-design-guide-v1
WP7 Challenge - Win a free ride to the WPC - https://dfwiki.devfish.net/dotneterati.Contests.ashx
WP7 NFC rumors - https://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/windows-phone-7-who-will-get-nfc-when/9074
$28k in 4 months via wp7 revenue - https://advertising.microsoft.com/foster-windows7apps 
Adding Advertising to your WP7 App in 5 Steps - https://leventoz.wordpress.com/2011/03/22/adding-advertising-to-your-windows-phone-app-in-5-steps
QNA with Nokie's Stephen Elop - https://business.financialpost.com/2011/04/01/qa-with-nokia-ceo-stephen-elop
XNA Game Development Tutorials - https://create.msdn.com/en-US/education/gamedevelopment

ITPro
Springboard Newsletter for Windows IT Pros - must read for everyone - https://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/springboard/archive/2011/03/25/do-you-know-what-your-missing.aspx
Blain Barton's TechNet Podcast - The Scripting Guy - https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/technet-radio-it-time-an-interview-with-the-scripting-guy-ed-wilson.aspx 
Blain Barton's TechNet Podcast - Optimizing SCCM - https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/technet-radio-it-time-optimizing-system-center-configuration-manager-with-bdna.aspx 
Microsoft Virtual Academy - free cloud training for ITPros - https://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com

Web
ASP.NET 4.0 SEO Goodies - https://dotnetslackers.com/articles/aspnet/Deep-into-ASP-NET-4-0-SEO-Goodies.aspx
Microsoft School of PHP - Microsoft School of PHP - https://noisetosignal.com.au/schoolofphp/|noisetosignal

Mutt
SQL "Denali" Early Adopter Programs - Blog: https://blogs.msdn.com/b/rdoherty/archive/2011/04/04/announcing-metro-early-adoption-program-for-sql-server-code-name-denali.aspx, Channel9 -  https://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/rdoherty/Announcing-Metro-Early-Adoption-Program-for-SQL-Server-Code-Name-Denali
Hacking Kinect with the OpenNI Stack - https://www.imaginativeuniversal.com/blog/post/2011/03/29/e2809cKe2809d-is-for-Hacking.aspx
Stereolize being used by Microsoft at CEBit - translated
EazFuscator - obfuscator for .net (free but donate!) - https://www.foss.kharkov.ua/g1/projects/eazfuscator/dotnet/Default.aspx

MISCELLANEOUS
Do Not Anger the Alpha Android - https://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_15/b4223041200216.htm
Google Antit-trust - note the wp7 angle - https://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_on_the_issues/archive/2011/03/30/adding-our-voice-to-concerns-about-search-in-europe.aspx