Random smatterings of stuff that I found interesting and wanted to keep...

Programming Sucks! Or At Least, It Ought To - "At the end of the day, the best programmers are not the ones who create the most beautifully-elegant, exceedingly-innovative code. The true rock stars can deliver software before deadlines, under budget, and that does exactly what the business needs. And those are the type we should all strive to be." - from TheDailyWTF.com

Measuring ROI – Moving from Cost Center To Strategic Partner - "The issue is that most IT departments are considered cost centers. This means that they are the first to be cut when times get tough, they are the least invested in, they are the last at the table to be heard and they are pushed around by all of the other departments. This is not a good position to be in. This is why a lot of companies look to outsource IT. Since they don't see it as a strategic asset and partner it doesn't matter if they keep it close." - from Josh Holmes

Creating and Publishing a Silverlight 2 video player to Silverlight Streaming End-to-end - Detailed step by step guide to importing and encoding a video with Expression Encoder, setting up a Silverlight streaming account, and uploading the video and player. - from James Clarke

Getting a SOLID start - "The SOLID principles are not rules. They are not laws. They are not perfect truths. The are statements on the order of “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” This is a good principle, it is good advice, but it’s not a pure truth, nor is it a rule." - from Uncle Bob Martin

Hanselman List of Podcasts for .NET Programmers - from Scott Hanselman

A Guide to Learning ASP.NET MVC Release Candidate 1 - "Now that the ASP.NET MVC Release Candidate is available for download, how do you learn how to start using it to build applications? Here’s a guide to resources for learning about ASP.NET MVC Release Candidate 1." - from Stephen Walther

- Ken