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Step-by-step guide to configuring Visual Studio 2010 Team Foundation Server on Windows Vista, including setup options, compatibility notes, and tips …
Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 introduces new editions, simplified licensing, and enhanced ALM, testing, and lab management features. Now available for …
Explains how to use a WPF behaviour with attached properties to globally scale multiple UI controls at runtime, supporting MVVM and slider-based scale …
Explains how to use a custom NinjectDataProvider in WPF to enable dependency injection for ViewModels, improving flexibility and design-time support …
A colleague has started blogging, sharing a useful SQL Server function to add working days to a date—helpful for support analysts and database …
Overview of Silverlight 3 features, improvements, and its use for .NET and WPF developers, with insights from a detailed programmer’s reference book.
Explains how to enhance a .NET command line parser to support multiple and nested commands, custom switches, and delegate-based execution for flexible …
Explains how to implement flexible drag and drop in WPF using MVVM, with customisable drop behaviour and bindable options for ItemsControls, including …
Windows 7 is now available to developers and beta testers, offering improved stability, speed, and features over Vista, with general release coming in …
See your upcoming events at a glance with Outlook 2010’s Calendar preview, making it easy to check your schedule and availability quickly.
Learn how to build a flexible data access layer in .NET using Unity for dependency injection, interface mapping, and factory patterns with …
Explores integrating Team Foundation Server check-in policies with the Dynamic Language Runtime to enable flexible, centralised policy management …
Explains how to log Elmah error reports as work items in Team Foundation Server, including attaching error logs, using templates, and retrieving error …
Shows how to use TFS API calls to list all files changed in a specific iteration, including querying work items and extracting changesets to a text …
Learn how to recursively find and disable all Timer controls in an ASP.NET page, even without knowing their IDs, to prevent unwanted UI updates and …
Explains how installing Office 2010 can cause Visual Studio 2008 to freeze when editing ASPX files, and provides a fix by repairing the Web Authoring …
Step-by-step guide to installing Office 2010 on Windows Vista 64-bit, including full installation tips, system responsiveness issues, and …
A first look at Office 2010’s setup, Outlook features, user feedback prompts, activation process, and improved email conversation tools compared to …
Explains issues when upgrading from Office 2007 32-bit to Office 2010 64-bit, including uninstall requirements, Outlook settings loss, and automation …
Explains how email conversation view groups related messages into threads, making it easier to follow discussions and manage multiple replies in email …
Review of Twikini, a Twitter app for Windows Mobile 6.5, highlighting its features, usability, and a minor issue with tweet confirmation on certain …
Project Natal, a motion-sensing device for Xbox, is rumoured to launch before Christmas at around £121, with pre-orders expected to open soon.
Explains issues upgrading from TFS 2008 to TFS 2010 Beta 1 due to SQL Server collation conflicts, error messages, and the need to align collation …
Overview of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 release, its availability, installation process, and potential improvements for users experiencing …
Learn how to connect Visual Studio 2008 SP1 to any TFS 2010 project collection using the correct URL format, including compatibility notes for VS2005 …
Test your IT knowledge with a Microsoft quiz designed to challenge tech skills and see if you can earn a spot on the leaderboard. Try it and compare …
Sync your mobile phone data—contacts, calendar, tasks, photos, and more—with the web using Microsoft MyPhone, enabling easy backup and online access.
Explains how to resolve TFS connection issues over HTTPS from behind an ISA server by updating Visual Studio registry settings for proxy …
The VS2010 ISO is small because it excludes MSDN documentation, which is not yet available offline; users can access documentation online instead.
Step-by-step account of uninstalling Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1 and .NET 4.0, including common issues, manual cleanup, and troubleshooting on Windows …
Explains issues connecting to TFS via HTTPS from behind an ISA proxy, including proxy authentication errors and ServicePointManager limitations, with …
Visual Studio 2010 introduces support for UML, enabling developers to create and manage Unified Modeling Language diagrams directly within the IDE.
Explains how Visual Studio 2010 allows developers to target multiple .NET Framework versions, enabling work on legacy and new projects within a single …
Step-by-step guide to installing Visual Studio 2010 Team Suite Beta 1, highlighting setup options, customisation, improved installer, and estimated …
Step-by-step guide to installing .NET 4.0 Beta 1 on Windows Vista 64-bit, including installation time, key new features, and links to further …
Learn how to connect Visual Studio 2010 to Team Foundation Server 2008, view legacy project collections, and access projects without installing Team …
Microsoft releases the first beta of Visual Studio Team System 2010, featuring new tools for architecture, testing, lab management, TFS, and a …
Shows how to create a shared UnityContainer singleton in VB.NET using the “My” namespace, enabling dependency injection across WPF and ASP.NET …
Explains how to use Unity for dependency injection in ASP.NET, enabling runtime component swapping without redeploying, with practical code and config …
A family shares their positive experience with a professional photo shoot, highlighting the photographer’s skill, patience with children, and quality …
Summary of sessions from a Glasgow developer event, covering refactoring, dynamic languages in .NET, MVVM for WPF, architecture, and ASP.NET 4.0 …
The Windows 7 Release Candidate is available for developers and beta testers, with public access starting 5 May. Find download links, release details, …
Explains how to configure TFS 2008 builds to automatically fail if any tests fail by setting TreatTestFailureAsBuildFailure to true in the build …
Provides code to retrieve the last processed date of cubes on an Analysis Services server, highlighting performance considerations and error handling …
Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR R2 adds new features, improved SQL Server 2008 support, enhancements, and bug fixes for database …
Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 is now available as a free download, making it easier for users to access and use without purchase or …
Guide to integrating Silverlight with SharePoint 2007, covering custom field types, branding, web parts, data interaction, deployment, and debugging …
A practical guide offering solutions, workarounds, and troubleshooting tips for Microsoft Visual Studio Team Test, based on real-world testing …
Join developers in Glasgow on 2nd May for Developer Day Scotland 2, featuring talks from returning and new speakers on software development and …
Internet Explorer 8 is not available for Windows 7 Beta users, but can be downloaded for Windows XP and Vista. Compatibility and extensibility are key …
Comprehensive training resources for Windows Azure, including hands-on labs, demo scripts, and presentations on cloud services, .NET, SQL, and Live …
Overview of a book that explains design patterns using visual aids and interactive methods, making complex concepts accessible for all learners, …
Learn how to resolve Microsoft Document Explorer 2008 installation issues on Windows 7 by manually running the installer from the Visual Studio 2008 …
A personal story about the birth of a son, Kaiden, featuring a rapid delivery, family experiences in hospital, and early moments with his older …
A family upgrades to a Dell laptop running Windows 7, highlighting improved performance over Vista, user preferences, and buying options in the UK.
A practical guide to resolving display issues with Virgin+ boxes when switching from HDMI to SCART, including step-by-step reset instructions for …
Microsoft has released Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1, featuring performance improvements and bug fixes ahead of the browser’s final version.
Learn how to use a .NET HTTP handler to dynamically adjust CSS file paths, ensuring images and resources load correctly across different web …
Feedburner users are being migrated to Google servers, requiring feed URL updates to avoid slower load times. The process is simple, with improved …
Step-by-step guide to installing Team Explorer 2008 on Windows 7, troubleshooting proxy and firewall issues, and connecting to CodePlex and TFS Sticky …
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