Can you feel it? The unmistakable “nip in the air” that signals the transition from summer to fall. Want another clue? How about the huge Halloween stores that open up in vacant “big-box” locations for the month and half from Labor Day to Halloween? This year, The Linker plans to keep his summer going strong by dressing up for Halloween as Jimmy Buffett. Just call it “wastin’ away again” with The Layabout Linker! For those of you who lead more productive lives, here are some links to keep your motors revved.

Five ways to kill innovation in SharePoint (an oldie but goodie)…

Eight best practices to drive SharePoint user adoption…

Ten serious mistakes people make with SharePoint, part I…

Even your backups need backups!

Deploying SharePoint on Windows Azure virtual machines…

Not-so-random Wikipedia entry: Indian summer