If you are developing custom application using the TFS API then there is a good chance you will want to mock out the calls to your TFS server to enable better testing of the business logic in your application. The architecture of the TFS API does not lend itself to mocking using the standard means provided in most …

Back in September I asked the question Does anyone need a VS2010 Custom Build Activity for StyleCop? and a good few people said yes and asked me when the activity would be released. Well I had forgotten to say that the Codeplex TFS Build Extensions project, which the activity code got included into, has made it’s first …

In case you haven’t seen it yet – we have had a Case Study published on the Microsoft Case Studies website, highlighting how our use of Microsoft Best Practices for SharePoint 2010 greatly improved the collaboration experience for West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Services. Initially carrying out a Health Check to improve …

We’ve just put a video of the page templates and editing process up on the AvvisoSharePoint YouTube channel. Our plan is to add more videos over time to show the different things Avviso can do. Enjoy! Update: It seems our Community Server install blocks the embedded youtube object so you’ll need to follow the link to …

Whilst doing some tidying on a multi-server TFS 2010 system I needed to move a team project collection from one Application Tier (AT) to another. Both ATs (which were not a load balanced pair) shared the same SQL server data tier (DT). It should have been easy using the TFS Administration Console. I backed up the TPC …

When loading an ASP.NET 3.5 web application that has been compiler for Any CPU onto an IIS7 server I got the error The 'Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0' provider is not registered on the local machine. This was because the server was running a 64bit OS and only the 32bit Access Driver was installed. The quick fix to get this …

DDD South West 3.0 has opened for session proposals, got an idea for one? Why not have a go and submit a session.

I am really chuffed to have been invited back to NEBytes for a follow-up to my last session on content publishing with SharePoint 2010. This time I’ll be demonstrating Avviso and talking about the thought processes that lead to its development, the problems we are trying to solve and where we’d like to go next. If …

The TFS Integration Platform is an ALM Rangers project that provides an excellent set of tools to migrate or synchronise source code and/or work items between different TFS servers or TFS server and third party platforms. For many people the supported release on Code Gallery will do all they need. However if you have a …

Update! An update has pushed through on our O7 game that contains a vastly improved set of rules – 5 full screens, with animations to aid you play. Our O7 game is now Free to download from the Windows Phone Marketplace! Strategically take over the board by growing your pieces into the spaces around them. Enjoy!