testing “VSPaste"
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View ArticleIdiosyncrasies–2010 correction
in a previous blog about the idiosyncrasies of calculated fields, I used the the default KPIs. "/_layouts/images/kpidefault-2.gif" is the Red KPI "/_layouts/images/kpidefault-1.gif" is the Yellow KPI...
View ArticleGetting started with Metro style DirectX
A little more than three months ago, Microsoft hosted the //build/ conference at which they unveiled the upcoming version of Windows (commonly called Windows 8, though I don’t know if the marketing...
View ArticleWelcome!
Hi Everyone, Welcome to my first blog! Here I will write things I find interesting, with particular focus on Team Foundation Server ... Regards, Dave
View ArticleAPress Deal of the Day - 31/Dec/2011 - Pro ASP.NET MVC 2 Framework
Today's $10 Deal of the day from Apress at http://www.apress.com/9781430228868 is "Pro ASP.NET MVC 2 Framework" "In this book, you'll discover MVC's strengths and weaknesses for yourself—and put your...
View ArticleO'Reilly 7 Weeks of Gift Ideas till Jan/19
Until Jan 19th, O Reilly at http://shop.oreilly.com/category/deals/hd-10-weeks.do are offering 7 weeks of gift ideas.Areas already available are:JavaScriptHTML5ArduinoLegoCookbooksMobile...
View ArticleLast Thursday's out of cycle update from Microsoft
At http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2011/12/28/asp-net-security-update-shipping-thursday-dec-29th.aspx, Scott Guthrie discusses the reason for one (or both) of these updates. This is linked to a...
View Article2011 Year in Review and 2012 Predictions
2011 has been a fantastic year for so many different reasons, and its laid the groundwork for a fantastic 2012 to come! Online Business Systems In February I started with Online Business Systems, a...
View ArticleA Holiday Gift for Windows Azure node.js users
The awesome Azure team is at it again! Earlier this month, they released an early preview of the new Windows Azure SDK for Node.js. They have just released the December Update with several new...
View ArticleBest XBLIGs of 2011
It’s the end of the year and like everyone else I’m reading the “best of” lists being posted all around the interwebs. Here’s a collection I’ve gathered of all the “best of” lists for XBLIGs....
View ArticleMicrosoft Most Valuable Professional 2012–MVP–VS ALM
January 2012 will go down as one of the most memorable months! What a fantastic way to start the year, received an email from Microsoft telling me that I have been presented with the Microsoft MVP...
View ArticleAutomated rollout of latest IE and IE6 usage
At http://techcrunch.com/2011/12/15/about-damn-time-microsoft-will-silently-upgrade-everyone-to-latest-version-of-ie/, there is a very interesting article about Microsoft including the latest IE...
View ArticleBizTalk: Sample: Error Handling
Recently I uploaded a "BizTalk: Sample: Error Handling" in MSDN Gallery This sample shows the BizTalk features: Routing Failed Messages in ports Catching Failed Messages with Send Port Catching Failed...
View ArticleFree Security Inteliigence Report
At http://www.microsoft.com/security/sir/default.aspx, Microsoft have a made available a free Security Inteliigence Report.Here is an interesting note about the report: "At RSA Conference Europe 2011...
View ArticleSnip-it Pro – A must have for Developers
What a better way to start of the year, but with a product that I recommend. I reviewed this product last year on my personal site and now almost a full year later, I still recommend this product. I...
View Article2011 So Long and Thanks for All the Fish…
2011 started with a bang and ended with a boom for me. Anyway that’s not what I want to talk about in this blog post. I am not looking back I am walking forward. I was reckless with my life for...
View ArticleHTML 5: Predictions for the Future of Silverlight in SharePoint
I’m not sure I have ever thrown this down in writing. I probably have said this 800 or 900 times, but I think that HTML 5 in SharePoint 2010 sucks. The support is terrible in the two most prevalent...
View ArticleAPress Deal of the Day - 2/Jan/2012 - Pro SharePoint Designer 2010
Today's $10 Deal from APress at http://www.apress.com/9781430236177 is Pro SharePoint Designer 2010"SharePoint Designer 2010 is the key to customizing and improving the functionality and appearance of...
View ArticleStart Here!™ Learn Microsoft® Visual C#® 2010 by John Paul...
I recently accepted to do a review of “The Learn Microsoft Visual C# book 2010” by John Paul Mueller. I was in two minds on whether I really wanted to read this book – in it’s description it says it...
View ArticleGoals for 2011 Retrospective
Now that 2011 has come to a close I wanted to take a few minutes to review the year and the goals I had set at the beginning of the year (click here to see those goals). I’ll follow up with new...
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