Good Links, December 16th, 2008

Remove unnecessary SharePoint lists and libraries from search to improve relevancy : http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/blogs/GetThePoint/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?List=8d9e2a99%2Df288%2D47c2%2D916b%2D2f32864f7b82&ID=152

Using SQL 2008 with SharePoint 2007: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc990273.aspx 

Database maintenance for SharePoint 2007 : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262731.aspx

Application architecture Guide v2.0 Final release: http://www.codeplex.com/AppArchGuide/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=20586

Good Links, December 13th, 2008

What Makes A Good Software Tester?  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dd252951.aspx

Best Practices For Windows Workflow Foundation Applications: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dd252947.aspx

Beware of "too much" logging, it can cause its own problems: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001192.html

Free e-book (17 pages) about getting results in software development: http://blogs.msdn.com/jmeier/archive/2008/12/10/the-zen-of-results-free-e-book.aspx

Example architecture of a SharePoint site with a single server: http://office.microsoft.com/download/afile.aspx?AssetID=AM103360091033

Beware of the defaults in a SharePoint installation, "defaults have faults" : http://www.sharepointjoel.com/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?List=0cd1a63d%2D183c%2D4fc2%2D8320%2Dba5369008acb&ID=143

Another related article explaining some of the defaults: http://blogs.msdn.com/joelo/archive/2007/10/11/default-install-configuration.aspx

Best practices for SharePoint capacity management: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd335963.aspx

SharePoint Designer references and tutorials: http://www.shareesblog.com/?p=242