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Learn about free online training sessions from Northwest Cadence, including interactive Coffee Talks on ALM, TFS 2010, and quality assurance, suitable …

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Read more about Free training at Northwest Cadence
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Guidance on troubleshooting failed servicing in TFS 2010, including schema version issues, recovery steps, and risks of database repair versus …

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Read more about What to do after a servicing fails on TFS 2010
Agentic Agility

Compares TFS and Subversion, addressing common misconceptions, feature differences, platform support, installation, cost, and challenges for SVN users …

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Read more about TFS vs. Subversion fact check
Software Development

Explains how to create and deploy server-side event subscribers in Team Foundation Server 2010 using the ISubscriber interface to handle and process …

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Read more about Team Foundation Server 2010 Event Handling with Subscribers
Software Development

Explains why Active Directory groups may not sync with Team Foundation Server 2010, how to diagnose sync issues, and steps to resolve identity …

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Read more about Active Directory Groups not Syncing with Team Foundation Server 2010
Software Development

Explains how to create and customise event handlers for Team Foundation Server 2010, covering supported events for version control, builds, work …

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Read more about TFS Event Handler for Team Foundation Server 2010
Install and Configuration

Explains how to reconfigure a Team Build Controller in TFS 2010 to connect to a different Team Project Collection using the Administration Console and …

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Read more about Changing the Team Project Collection of the Team Build Controller
Troubleshooting

Learn how to identify and remove undeletable ghost build controllers in Team Foundation Server by updating build status in the database, avoiding …

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Read more about Ghost build controllers in Team Foundation Server
Windows

Step-by-step guide to upgrading Team Foundation Server 2008 to 2010, covering database backup, migration, verification, compatibility, and …

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Read more about Upgrading Team Foundation Server 2008 to 2010
Software Development

Explains how to integrate Scrum, TFS 2010, and email to share task details, maintain history, and keep all stakeholders informed throughout project …

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Read more about Combining Scrum, TFS2010 and Email to keep everyone in the loop
Install and Configuration

Step-by-step guide to upgrading from TFS 2010 RC to RTM, including backup, uninstall, install, configuration, SharePoint and build server updates, and …

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Read more about Upgrading from TFS 2010 RC to TFS 2010 RTM done
Software Development

Learn how to implement Scrum practices using Team Foundation Server 2010 and Visual Studio ALM, including project planning, backlog management, and …

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Read more about Scrum for Team Foundation Server 2010
Install and Configuration

Step-by-step guide to upgrading from TFS 2010 Beta 2 to TFS 2010 RC, including best practices, troubleshooting tips, and post-upgrade checks for …

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Read more about Upgrading from TFS 2010 Beta 2 to TFS 2010 RC done
Software Development

Explains how to set up SEO-friendly permanent redirects for old URLs to new ones in ASP.NET, covering best practices and code examples for preserving …

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Read more about Solution - SEO permanent redirects for old URL’s?
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Explains how to implement SEO-friendly permanent 301 redirects for old URLs to preserve search rankings, comparing IIS tools and custom solutions for …

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Read more about Investigation - SEO permanent redirects for old URL’s?
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Describes a career move from Aggreko to SSW, focusing on software architecture, ALM, TFS migrations, and applying productivity rules in team …

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Read more about A change for the better #2 - Aggreko to SSW
Install and Configuration

Covers the step-by-step process and team effort involved in migrating from TFS 2008 to Visual Studio 2010 Team Foundation Server Beta 2, including key …

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Read more about Deploying Visual Studio 2010 Team Foundation Server Beta 2 - Done
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Explains how to use a custom NinjectDataProvider in WPF to enable dependency injection for ViewModels, improving flexibility and design-time support …

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Read more about Wpf Ninject Dojo: The Data Provider
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Learn how to build a flexible data access layer in .NET using Unity for dependency injection, interface mapping, and factory patterns with …

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Read more about Creating a Data Access layer using Unity
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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 …

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Read more about Disable a timer at every level of your ASP.NET control hierarchy
Agentic Agility

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 …

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Read more about List all files changed under an Iteration
Agentic Agility

Microsoft releases the first beta of Visual Studio Team System 2010, featuring new tools for architecture, testing, lab management, TFS, and a …

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Read more about Visual Studio Team System 2010 Beta 1 Ships
Software Development

Shows how to create a shared UnityContainer singleton in VB.NET using the “My” namespace, enabling dependency injection across WPF and ASP.NET …

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Read more about My.Unity.Resolve(Of Ninja)
Software Development

Learn how to use a .NET HTTP handler to dynamically adjust CSS file paths, ensuring images and resources load correctly across different web …

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Read more about Reformat your CSS on the fly
Software Development

Provides guidance and code examples for integrating Infragistics XamRibbon with Composite WPF, including custom region adapters for dynamic tab and …

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Read more about Advice on using XamRibbon with Composite WPF
Agentic Agility

Development of TFS Sticky Buddy 2.0 has begun, focusing on modular WPF architecture and new navigation features. Early CTP version and updates are …

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Read more about TFS Sticky Buddy 2.0 development started…
Software Development

Explains how to synchronise two .NET collections by applying differences, with thread safety using locks, ensuring target lists match source lists …

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Read more about Sync extension for Lists/Collections or whatever
Windows

Learn how to build a custom WPF work item control for Visual Studio Team System, enabling WPF UI integration in work item forms using a generic …

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Read more about Creating a WPF Work Item Control
Agentic Agility

Visual Studio 2008, .NET Framework 3.5 SP1, and Team Foundation Server 2008 Beta 1 released, featuring major improvements for developers in data, …

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Read more about Ooooh, RTM Delight
Software Development

Explains how to use a custom IHttpHandler and handler factory in ASP.NET to redirect old URLs to a new site, preserving links and SEO with permanent …

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Read more about IHandlerFactory
Troubleshooting

Explains the MSB4018 "BuildShadowTask" error in TFS when using Accessors in unit test projects, its cause, and how removing .accessor files resolves …

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Read more about TFS Error: MSB4018 The "BuildShadowTask" task failed unexpectedly
Agentic Agility

Follow the development of a .NET 3.5 SharePoint Time Off Management app using WebParts, Workflow, InfoPath, SQL Server, and test-driven development …

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Read more about Creating a SharePoint Solution
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A critical SharePoint migration project faces urgent deadlines after performance issues, requiring rapid deployment of a new MOSS portal to support …

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Read more about Major deadline
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Explains issues using ObservableCollection with generic types in .NET, why errors occur, and discusses workarounds and limitations when working with …

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Read more about Bug in ObservableCollection?
Install and Configuration

Adds two event handlers for TFS: one emails users when assigned a work item, the other notifies users when work is reassigned. Includes setup and …

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Read more about New Event Handlers
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Bug fixes and updates for the TFS Event Handler Prototype, now supporting .NET 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008. Includes installer refresh and event …

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Read more about TFS Event Handler (Prototype) Refresh
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Explains how to identify and remove access control entries (ACLs) for deleted Active Directory accounts using .NET, including challenges and code …

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Read more about Removing ACL's for dead AD accounts
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Explains how to create and use extension methods in VB.NET, with an example for enhancing the XboxInfo class to display and track Xbox Live status …

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Read more about My first Extension method...
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Describes a .NET application that tracks users’ locations via IP, updates Active Directory, and uses LINQ for database queries, aiding internal office …

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Read more about Where am I?
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A humorous look at unrealistic job requirements for analyst programmers, highlighting the pitfalls of overloaded skill lists and offering practical …

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Read more about Amusing job requirements
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A personal account of interviewing for a Microsoft Application Developer Consultant role, detailing the process, technical requirements, and lessons …

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Read more about Interviewing for Microsoft
Software Development

Learn how to build a custom proxy class in .NET 3.0 for duplex communication, enabling maintainable code and easy updates when service interfaces …

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Read more about Creating a custom proxy class
Agentic Agility

Practical steps for improving as a developer, including ongoing learning, project work, community involvement, blogging, and embracing neurodiversity …

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Read more about Becoming a better developer
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Explains how to configure Team Foundation Server to create SharePoint 3.0 project portals as sub-sites, including manual and automated setup steps and …

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Read more about Solution to sub sites in Sharepoint 3.0 with Team Foundation Server
Software Development

Learn how to create custom event handlers for Team Foundation Server by inheriting from AEventHandler, implementing IsValid and Run methods, and …

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Read more about Creating your own Event Handler
Agentic Agility

The first Community Technology Preview of the TFS Event Handler is delayed, with updates on framework enhancements, current progress, and pending …

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Read more about TFS Event Handler: CTP 1 Delayed
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Explains how Team Foundation Server process templates enable custom workflows, highlights their flexibility, and offers advice for effective …

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Read more about TFS Process Templates
Software Development

Explains how to programmatically create and configure a WCF Service Host in .NET, including base addresses, endpoints, bindings, and service …

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Read more about Creating WCF Service Host Programmatically
Software Development

Explains how to handle non-serialisable Team Foundation Server exceptions in WCF by creating custom serialisable exceptions for reliable cross-service …

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Read more about TFS Gotcha (Exception Handling)
Troubleshooting

Advice on diagnosing and resolving Team Foundation Server speed issues, including network checks, server specifications, and common causes of slow …

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Read more about TFS Speed Problems
Agentic Agility

Update on TFS Event Handler project progress, focusing on resolving security issues, improving error handling in WCF services, and finalising the …

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Read more about TFS Event Handler Progress
Agentic Agility

Refactoring a TFS Event Handler to use MSMQ, splitting it into modular services for event queuing and handling, improving maintainability and …

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Read more about TFS EventHandler: MSMQ Refactor
Agentic Agility

Team Foundation Server EventHandler is now available on CodePlex, with ongoing updates to use Message Queuing and a Windows Service. Source code and …

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Read more about TFS EventHandler: Now on CodePlex
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Explains a simple way for power users to create, upload, and manage custom event handlers for Team Foundation Server events using an admin interface …

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Read more about Team Server Event Handlers made easy
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Explains using message queues in Team Foundation Server EventHandler to manage events reliably, ensuring no data loss during handler updates or …

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Read more about TFS EventHandler: Message Queuing
Agentic Agility

Insights on adopting .NET 3.0 for new applications, its features like WPF, WF, WCF, CardSpace, and comparisons with BizTalk, plus upgrade …

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Read more about Some thoughts on .NET 3.0 from LinkedIn
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Explains the benefits of .NET Framework 3.0, focusing on WCF for cleaner, more efficient code and improved developer productivity in service-oriented …

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Read more about .NET Framework 3.0

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