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Share your ideas for new SharePoint features, including better Team Foundation Server integration for both technical and non-technical users, and …
Outlines steps to document and improve deployment for a complex business app, focusing on automation, rollback, vendor updates, and multi-environment …
Explores how neurodiversity, particularly dyslexia, influences software development skills, offering insights and resources for developers and …
Explores how dyslexia can enhance multi-dimensional thinking, creativity, and problem-solving, highlighting benefits for careers in engineering, …
Discusses challenges and solutions for accessing and practising with Team Foundation Server (TFS) outside work, including limitations of hosted …
A personal account of challenges promoting TFS over Jira and Subversion, highlighting adoption barriers, team dynamics, and efforts to bridge tools …
Request for user feedback on the TFS Event Handler tool, focusing on installation, configuration, functionality, and interest in future versions for …
A developer reflects on career changes, balancing family and work, and considers moving into contracting for flexibility and better pay, especially in …
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Explores how software factories, web services, and specialised development teams can speed up software delivery, improve adaptability, and meet …
Returning to work after two weeks of paternity leave and welcoming a newborn daughter; reflections on family and resuming professional life.
A personal account of a daughter's birth, detailing the unexpected and rapid labour, hospital experience, and gratitude for the support received …
Guide to updating HTC Hermes phones with Windows Mobile 6 Black Shadow (4.0) ROM, including installation steps, benefits, and tips to avoid common …
Explains how to configure Team Foundation Server to create SharePoint 3.0 project portals as sub-sites, including manual and automated setup steps and …
Explains how to build a managed service factory to access and manage local or remote services across multiple servers, supporting flexible service …
Prototype application and source code for a TFS Event Handler are now available, enabling configuration and extension for Team Foundation Server …
Explains how to configure the TFS Event Handler Prototype, covering service setup, team server options, event subscriptions, handlers, and URL …
Learn how to create custom event handlers for Team Foundation Server by inheriting from AEventHandler, implementing IsValid and Run methods, and …
The first Community Technology Preview of the TFS Event Handler is delayed, with updates on framework enhancements, current progress, and pending …
Automating SharePoint 3.0 sub-site creation for TFS projects is not supported; manual site setup is required unless you customise the SharePoint site …
Explains a programmer personality type focused on fast results, low-level coding, teamwork, and liberal use of whitespace and comments for code …
Online identity verification service enabling users to prove their identity for safer interactions, with support for CardSpace, ChatShield, and …
Explains troubleshooting steps and error messages when creating Team Foundation Server sub-sites in SharePoint 3.0, including site URL conflicts and …
Amazement at Microsoft Surface, a new interactive touchscreen device, highlighting its innovative features and potential impact on entertainment …
Overview of the HTC Touch smartphone, its features, and its role as an early iPhone competitor, including manufacturer details and compatibility with …
Explains how Team Foundation Server process templates enable custom workflows, highlights their flexibility, and offers advice for effective …
A list of desired Team Foundation Server tools, including event handlers, workflow integration, Jira and BPEL sync, simplified work item submission, …
Guidance on configuring Team Foundation Server to create project sites under a SharePoint 3.0 subsite, enabling a central intranet portal with project …
Guide to integrating Team Foundation Server with SharePoint 3.0 by creating project portals as child sites, including setup steps, permissions, and …
Explains how to handle non-serialisable Team Foundation Server exceptions in WCF by creating custom serialisable exceptions for reliable cross-service …
Explains how to programmatically create and configure a WCF Service Host in .NET, including base addresses, endpoints, bindings, and service …
Explains how to create custom WCF proxies in .NET to avoid redundant class generation and object conversion when consuming Windows Communication …
Advice on diagnosing and resolving Team Foundation Server speed issues, including network checks, server specifications, and common causes of slow …
Explores key features and improvements in SharePoint 3.0, including setup experience, intranet creation, and initial impressions compared to previous …
Proposes a Team Explorer add-in for TFS to notify users when a checked-out file becomes available, streamlining file access and collaboration in …
Breaks down the costs and benefits of setting up Team Foundation Server for small businesses, covering licensing, hardware, and key features like …
Enables secure, controlled remote access for global teams, allowing efficient collaboration, task tracking, and integration of overseas contractors in …
Discussion on the demand and benefits of hosted Visual Studio Team System for small businesses, covering customisation, security, access, and …
Explores adding workflow support to Team Foundation Server Event Handler, enabling users to create, edit, and manage workflows directly in a hosted …
Update on TFS Event Handler project progress, focusing on resolving security issues, improving error handling in WCF services, and finalising the …
First Community Technology Preview (CTP1) of TFS Event Handler is being prepared, aiming to deliver initial core features for Team Foundation Server …
Guidance on self-studying for Microsoft Exam 70-536, covering .NET Framework 2.0 fundamentals for MCTS certification and tips for developers with …
Compares envisioners, who innovate and prototype with new tech, to provisioners, who deliver reliable solutions, highlighting their roles in effective …
Discusses feedback and key issues for the TFS Event Handler project, focusing on security for uploaded assemblies and handling of referenced …
Team Foundation Server EventHandler is now available on CodePlex, with ongoing updates to use Message Queuing and a Windows Service. Source code and …
Refactoring a TFS Event Handler to use MSMQ, splitting it into modular services for event queuing and handling, improving maintainability and …
Result of a Star Wars personality test revealing a match with Luke Skywalker, reflecting on the outcome and sharing related links and personal …
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Guidance on effectively promoting Team System to developers, managers, and project teams, addressing their concerns and strategies for successful …
Explains using message queues in Team Foundation Server EventHandler to manage events reliably, ensuring no data loss during handler updates or …
Explains a simple way for power users to create, upload, and manage custom event handlers for Team Foundation Server events using an admin interface …
Experience earning the MCTS: Team Foundation Server certification via Beta Exam 71-510, including exam results, certification details, and next steps …
Explains how to transmit a .NET assembly over HTTP in a WCF service call, focusing on serialisation and deserialisation without using byte streams.
Discusses the limitation of Mobile Device Center on Windows Vista, highlighting its inability to sync with built-in contacts, calendar, and email …
Overview of key features in .NET Framework 3.0 for developers, including CardSpace, Windows Workflow Foundation, and practical insights from a …
Shows how to use JavaScript to shorten long project names in a TeamPlain dropdown, offering a workaround for poor project name compartmentalisation in …
Explains how to connect Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio to Team Foundation Server using the MSSCCI Provider for integrated source control and …
Describes an issue in TFS Admin Tool 1.2 where adding a user as "Contributer" fails to grant necessary "Reader" permissions in reporting services, …
Explains the TF14002 error in TeamPlain, where NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE lacks valid user group access, and discusses possible causes like proxy …
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