I'm still not home from Montana yet (Missoula is a very beautiful countryside). But I can't turn off the 3ds Max switch in my brain. I was sitting in a small conference room with my friend John Dalmas and some other writers (Eldon Thompson, George R. R. Martin and another) when I had to make myself inconspicuous (as the quiet Geezer Wrangler escorting John around). I turned my mind to Max... and I came up with this new script:
Quick Parent Link (http://www.shawnolson.net/a/1814/quick_parent_link_maxscript.html)
It will let you quickly parent objects in your scene. Certainly a lot faster than using Select and Link.
Enjoy.