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Debugging CodedUi Tests when launching test as a different user
Richard Fennell Dec 21, 2011 · 2 min read · Uncategorised ·
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If you are working with CodedUI tests in Visual Studio you sometimes get unexpected results, such as the wrong field be selected in replays. When trying to work out what has happened the logging features are really useful. These are probably already switched on, but you can check by following the details in this post. …
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DevOps are testers best placed to fill this role?
Richard Fennell Dec 16, 2011 · 3 min read · Uncategorised ·
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DevOps seems to be the new buzz role in the industry at present. People who can bridge the gap between the worlds of development and IT pros. Given my career history this could be a description of the path I took. I have done both, and now sit in the middle covering ALM consultancy where I work with both roles. You …
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When you try to run a test in MTM you get a dialog ‘Object reference not set to an instance of an object’
Richard Fennell Dec 16, 2011 · 2 min read · Uncategorised ·
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When trying to run a newly created manual test in MTM I got the error dialog
‘You cannot run the selected tests, Object reference not set to an instance of an object’.
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New community build extensions documentation for the RoboCopy activity
Richard Fennell Dec 15, 2011 · 1 min read · Uncategorised ·
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I have just published some documentation on theTFS2010 community build extensions RoboCopy activity
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Updated SharePoint TFS Team Build Activity documentation
Richard Fennell Dec 14, 2011 · 1 min read · Uncategorised ·
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I have just published updated documentation on the SharePoint build activity for the Community TFS build extensions.
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Fujitsu Stylistic Q550: A Tablet for the Enterprise
Rik Hepworth Dec 14, 2011 · 5 min read · Uncategorised ·
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Every now and again, whilst I’m away from the office, the gadget pixies visit my desk and leave something interesting for me to play with. It’s a bit like Bagpuss, except stuff works when it arrives and I can never get the guys to wake up when I need them too.
The last time this happened there was a tablet sitting on …

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Recommended Reading
Rik Hepworth Dec 12, 2011 · 1 min read · Uncategorised ·
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Following Richard's lead, here are a range of books that I have found useful across the broad spectrum of topics I work in.
SharePoint
SharePoint 2007
SharePoint 2010
Access
Web Design
User Experience
Process

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The battle of the Lenovo W520 and projectors
Richard Fennell Dec 12, 2011 · 2 min read · Uncategorised ·
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My Lenovo W520 is the best laptop I have owned, but I have had one major issue with it, external projectors. The problem is it does not like to duplicate the laptop screen output to a projector, it works fine if extending the desktop, not duplicating.
Every time I have tried to use it with a projector I either end up …

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Error 0x80070490 when trying to make any purchase on WP7 MarketPlace
Richard Fennell Dec 10, 2011 · 3 min read · Uncategorised ·
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Recently I have had a problem with my LG E900 Windows Phone 7 running Mango. Whenever I try to make a purchase on marketplace I was getting the error “There has been a problem completing your request. Try again later” and seeing the error code 0x80070490. A search on the web, asking around everyone I thought might have …
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Streaming video to XBOX 360 from Windows Home Server 2011
Rik Hepworth Dec 9, 2011 · 1 min read · Uncategorised ·
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This one threw me for a while and I could find nothing specific on the web. I wanted to use my Xbox 360 to watch video streamed from my Windows Home Server. Streaming is switched on by default, I hear you say. Why, yes it is, but each time I tried to connect the Xbox I received an error.
The solution? Enable the Guest …

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SharePoint

SharePoint 2007

SharePoint 2010

Access

Web Design

User Experience

Process