The amazing Kodu Game Lab from Microsoft is now available on the PC for trial download, get it here b.

Next weeks Agile Yorkshire meeting with Martin Fowler is now full (and the venue is twice the size of our usual one!). I said it would be popular. There is a reserve list but I would not hold out too much hope.

Updated 25th March 2010 - All the source is now available at the Typemock Add-in site Updated 2nd July 2010 - Some usage notes posted Updated 26th July 2011 - More usage notes Updated 21st Nov 2011 - Typemock Isolator now has direct support for TFS 2010 Build, see usage notes I have previously posted on how you can run …

Of late I keep getting ‘HTTP Error 403: The service you requested is restricted’ when I try to use my HTC Diamond2 mobile phone on Vodafone. I see the problem whether browsing the internet with mobile IE or Opera and also when using the phone as a 3G modem from my Windows 7 laptop. Seems to happen every other day of …

As I am sure you remember a few months ago Microsoft bought Teamprise and their Java clients for TFS. Well the team has got out their first Microsoft branded release, details can be found on Martin Woodward’s and Brian Harry’s blogs. This beta provides the first support for TFS2010 This release is very timely as I will …

Following our popular Architect Insight Forum in the North, Black Marble is delighted to bring you Microsoft TechDays in the North Microsoft are celebrating a number of product launches and innovations during TechDays: a week of technology and social events. Black Marble is joining in with a Northern event exploring …

Microsoft has released Service Pack 1 for BizTalk 2006R2, it includes a rollup of all of the hotfixes issued so far as well as Get it Here b.

I recently had the great pleasure in reviewing Jon Flanders great white paper on ESB 2.0. Jon has a knack of nailing things down and ignoring the fact I am a fan of ESB 2.0 I think you should read this as soon as possible,better still print a copy off and give it a gift to a loved one who has not had the joy of knowing …

A slight change to the usually arrangement this month at Agile Yorkshire. The speaker will Martin Fowler who will be talking on “Software Design in the 21st Century”, but the meeting will be on the 17th March (which is a week later than usual) and at a new venue The Adelphi in Leeds. This promises to be a very …

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