Here it is, fresh off the virtual copy machine — your Weekly Brief: Alphabetized Edition! Parting from our usual policy to have links open in the same window, the Weekly Brief links will open in new tabs or windows, to help you better explore the full list. If this is terribly annoying, just let me know in the comments and we’ll go back to the old way.

Weekly Brief: Alphabetized Edition

Blawg Review #216:  Hosted by Family Lore.

Carol’s Blog: “Wide Open Desktops” – Carol Henderson shares some desk real estate

Copyblogger: “Is Commenting on Blogs a Smart Traffic Strategy?” — (my answer is just about on par with Brian’s — “only if you do it right”)

Dahlia Lithwick/Slate Magazine “Does Sonia Sotomayor really believe wise Latina women are better jurists?” — TIS has stayed out of the Supremes fray (and, let’s face it, most of what qualifies as “legal news”) in its two-plus years, but this one’s historic and worthy of further consideration

The Fluent Self: “Ask Havi #23: Hiring? Help?” — if you’re thinking about hiring some help for your office this summer or fall, read this first.

Life Optimizer: “10 Essential Career Lessons” from a brilliant mathemetician – no, really.

Men With Pens: “How to Mix Business and Pleasure on Vacation“  — because even solos need vacation once in awhile (even? Try “more than anyone else”)

New Scientist “Savant Art Gallery: A window into exceptional minds” – via Mind Hacks

Problogger: “13 Things I’ve Learned about Successul Blogging” — this is Darren Rowse’s 5000th post on Problogger.net, and is worthwhile for the experience-driven wisdom he imparts.

Put Things Off: “Put Things Off (App) for iPhone” — Put Things Off bills itself as “the laid-back productivity blog” and hence has earned a place in the TIS Hall of Fame

ReadWriteStart: “Evernote Launches Palm App” — kind of weird, but cool, seeing that headline; I have fond memories of my early forays into PDA technology via Palm products

SEOmoz: “Whiteboard Friday: SEO For Local Search” — because in the professional services biz, all search is local

Someday Syndrome: “Are You Working Yourself Too Hard?” -  warning: potentially NSFW image, but it’s worthwhile to check out

Web Worker Daily: “Be Your Own Frugal PR Machine” — Two of an Inspired Solo’s favorite things in one post: “PR” and “frugal”!

Zen Habits: “The 10 Essential Rules for Slowing Down and Enjoying Life More” — the ubiquitous Zen Habits link for the week (it’s ubiquitous because there’s always something good there)

Finally, not a post but a new potential tool for bloggers: Scribnia, a new rating and discovery engine for bloggers and columnists. If anyone gives it a try, drop me a line and let me know what your experience is like.