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05 July 2008
Useful .Net Search and Replace tool
I need to update something like 300 web.config files today, with the same change in each. I turned to my old friend Google for his recommendations and up popped a magnificent free tool from Nodesoft . Why magnificent? It's advanced mode allows you to specify start and end tags and update everything... Read More...
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03 July 2008
Congratulations Richard!
Well done Richard , who has been given the accolade of Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for Visual Studio Team System. Read More...
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13 June 2008
Catching Up
I've been far too busy lately and whilst there have been lots of things I wanted to post about, time has not been on my side. Before I start to forget some of the points I thought a quick post was in order. @media 2008 was great. Slides and audio are just filtering onto the blog now. A highlight... Read More...
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29 April 2008
Blogging On The Move
We try to dogfood here at Black Marble so I'm writing this on my HTC TYTN. How? With Richard's new app Read More...
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18 March 2008
Hats off, lads
Just seen the sad news of the passing of Arthur C. Clarke. The world was better for his having been in it, and will not be the same without him. Read More...
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17 March 2008
Taking time to enjoy the scenery
You know, the thing about RSS is that it's a bit like the advent of the motor car - you miss things. Just as driving around means you don't get to pass the time of day with folk, or discover that tiny little deli you'd never notice from the road, RSS dehumanises the web. For example, I subscribe... Read More...
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11 February 2008
The XPERIA X1 - A Windows Mobile device that I could really get excited over
Before I joined Black Marble I had a succession of Sony Ericsson smartphones - the P800, P900 and finally a P910i. They were great - the size was good, the UI was good, the handwriting recognition was excellent (with a grafitti-style interface that meant I could really get a good turn of speed) and I... Read More...
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10 February 2008
Balancing customer needs against forward motion: IE8
I've watched the debate with interest but not posted anything until now. The news of Internet Explorer 8 keeping it's new rendering engine to itself unless you tell it otherwise caused a strong outpouring of opinion around the web. I must admit, my initial reaction mirrored that of many others... Read More...
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03 December 2007
Project Partner Day
Well, it's the end of day zero, the partner-only day here at the Madrid Project Conference. It's been an interesting day. I'm not sure what I am allowed to say, but service pack 1 for Office 2007, which covers the desktop products, sharepoint, project server et al is very close to being available... Read More...
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03 December 2007
EMEA Project Conference - Madrid
Finally, after all the excitement that Richard and Robert had in Seattle and Barcelona, I find myself in the Auditorium Hotel , Madrid for the EMEA Project Conference . According to the multilingual sales blurb in my room, the hotel is the largest in Europe, and I must say it's very nice. We flew... Read More...
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13 September 2007
Mix:UK 07 Round-up
We're back up north after Mix:UK 07 and I thought I'd follow up my earlier post with a few thoughts on the event and it's content. Before I do that, however, I need to give a cheer for our guys: Jonny performed incredibly in the Guiter Hero competition to be triumphant in front of his screaming... Read More...
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19 February 2007
Windows Home Server - something for my father
On Saturday I got the email telling me that I'd been accepted onto the Home Server Beta 2. I'm excited about this product in a way that I haven't been about new software solutions for a while. I've taken part in beta programmes before. I've been around a while, and as an IT pro you... Read More...
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19 February 2007
Vista Upgrade - attempts 4, success 0
I have yet to succeed in upgrading from Windows XP to Windows Vista. Each time it runs through to the completing upgrade phase, gets about halfway through that bit whereupon I get stuck in a reboot cycle. I have tried this now on three separate machines and two different installed partitions on one of... Read More...
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