It’s Monday time for this week’s weekly link round-up.  If you want to catch these links “live” (so exciting), follow me on twitter (@StrateSQL).  And see these throughout the day as I tweet out links of things I find interesting.  While these links aren’t the answer to life, the universe, and everything, they often share a few things about SQL Server and related technology topics that others may find useful.

The links included in this summary are those prefixed with “Reading” and are items I’ve read over the past few days, usually after hours when sharing would be less than useful, and spaced out to avoid spamming.  The content of the links usually pertain to SQL Server, technology, and career topics; which I think others would find useful.

The Most Popular “Reading” Link

This weeks most popular link shared last week was written by Rob Farley (Blog | @Rob_Farley) on passwords.  It was part of the T-SQL Tuesday topic of Passwords.  It is a thoughtful piece on passwords where he talks through the need to keep passwords secret.

Reading: "Passwords" http://t.co/ERqz9mllt2 #sqlserver

— Jason Strate (@StrateSQL) October 7, 2014

Last week’s top 19 “Reading” Links

Along with the top link, here are the top nineteen items (yet another week I didn’t read to my goal) relating to SQL Server, technology and careers that were shared last week.  If you missed them throughout the week, here’s the opportunity to get caught up on some items that other’s read after I linked them out.

1. Passwords [27 clicks]
2. Using SSDs in Azure VMs to store SQL Server TempDB and Buffer Pool Extensions [21 clicks]
3. Watch Out for Misleading Behaviour From SQL Server [21 clicks]
4. Hewlett-Packard plans to break into two [18 clicks]
5. Book Review: Fundamentals of SQL Server 2012 Replication [17 clicks]
6. Still time to get a SQL Server tattoo [13 clicks]
7. PASS elections are here, and this is who I’m supporting [13 clicks]
8. Upgrading to SQL Server 2014: A Dozen Things to Check [12 clicks]
9. Why Have a Nom Com? [11 clicks]
10. The Final Service Packs [7 clicks]
11. SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 3 has released. [6 clicks]
12. Finding a table name from a page ID [6 clicks]
13. Tutorial: Database Mirroring for High Availability in Azure [6 clicks]
14. Consuming JSON Strings in SQL Server [6 clicks]
15. SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 4 has released. [5 clicks]
16. Getting Cross Domain Kerberos and Delegation working with SSIS Package [5 clicks]
17. SQL Server 2008 R2 SP3 and SQL Server 2008 SP4 are now available! [5 clicks]
18. #SQLPASS Election Interview with James Rowland-Jones [3 clicks]
19. Extending AlwaysOn Availability Group to Remote Azure Datacenter (PowerShell) [3 clicks]

Other Stuff Shared

Of course, no week would be complete without a few off-topic links.  These have nothing to do with technology or your career, but they are interesting and worth a second look.

1. Guy Receives A Text Scam. His Reaction? He Sends Back The Best Reply Ever. This Is Gold. [82 clicks]
2. 20 Times Karma Was Instantly Served [59 clicks]
3. Attorney shuts down police stop of black handyman: ‘Now please leave our neighborhood’ [17 clicks]
4. DESTINY (Honest Game Trailers) [13 clicks]
5. Bizarre Chemical Reaction Looks Like A Portal To Hell [12 clicks]
6. Top 10 Forgotten Superhero Movies…And Why You Should Watch Them [10 clicks]
7. Why Red Bull probably owes you $10 [9 clicks]
8. Before They Were Movies: Early Attempts to Bring Superheroes to Life Onscreen [6 clicks]
9. Eating Comfort Foods May Not Be So Comforting After All [3 clicks]

Got something you think I should read and share, leave a comment below.  Also, if you want to see all of the links that were tweeted out last week?