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On Wednesday, we ran another of our triple-event days; great range of products covered and a lot of positive feedback. We started with m’learned colleagues Rik and John demonstrating all you need to know about Microsoft CRM 4.0. A hearty lunch...
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With the slew of great Developer and Architecture Guides appearing I have decided that a central list of them all is in order. Windows 7 Developer Guide – A guide for developing Windows 7 get it here Application Architecture Book 2.0 (Beta...
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To license an installation of Typemock Isolator you run the Configuration tools and type in the key, you don’t get the option to enter the key during the installation. When I tried to run this tool today I got the error Now at first I thought it might...
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The ever so great Rob Miles has released his most excellent C# Course for all. It is already spreading to the far east . The big question is where next? b.
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I don’t recommend having automatic update switched on (which is the default) for Windows 7. Yesterday my Windows 7 install decided to install 20 updates. It rebooted and then rebooted again and again. My guess is that a driver updated and killed the boot...
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The P&P group have updated the Enterprise Library to 4.1 get it HERE b.
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I had to work unexpectedly from home yesterday, this has given me a chance to look at TypeMock Isolator and SPTypeMock to aid in the testing of SharePoint without the normal disturbances of being in the office. First thing I have to say is TypeMock is...
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At the XP Club last night I was pointed at a web site that contains a very strange guide to Ruby ” Why’s (poignant) guide to Ruby ”. This is one of strangest language books I have read in a while, probably since “ Mr Bunny’s Guide to Active X ”, which...
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Technorati Tags: Hardware Microsoft Arc Mouse - Black Somehow I managed to obtain a new mouse for my laptop … it’s a Microsoft Arc . It’s extremely comfortable to use with a subtle transceiver, small enough to leave in the laptop in transit. ...
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I am a bit partial to trying out new Microsoft hardware :), Over the weekend I received a Microsoft Arc The Arc Mouse’s is a full size mouse which has a brilliant folding back plate its foldable shape allows it to easily half in size and a natty...
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I thought I would take this opportunity to post about what I’ve been reading. Neil Gaiman seems to be one of those writers that geeks love to love – usually starting with “The Sandman”, but many enjoying his novels too. Even non-geeks have been...
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Ever wondered what it takes to keep geeks happy? Running HR for a company full of hardcore geeks means more than keeping the milk fresh and the lights switched on. Black Marble is a deeply technical software house, and that means our staff are mostly...
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What better way to try Windows 7 then installing it on the Mini 9? Having read all the commentary about the smaller footprint of the new OS I couldn't resist. If you want to try this yourself, the procedure is exactly as if you were installing Vista...
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I’ve been a bit delayed writing this final blog post from Tech Ed EMEA 2008, so I’m back in the UK. The final day at Tech Ed 2008 EMEA IT was not quite as session filled as previous days, mainly because Rik and I had to be heading off to the airport shortly...
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I was looking into Micro Formats earlier in the year and so I was really interested to see that the Mix team have produced a MicroFormats Toolkits to help create , consume and use MicroFormats. There is a IE component to help identify MicroFormats. A...