Ten labs for AppFabric and .Net 4 are available on MSDN virtual labs. These labs cover .Net 4 Beta 2 and AppFabric Beta 1. Simple Console Workflow Introduction to Workflow Services and AppFabric Implementing More Complex Control Flow and Logic with WF4 Activity Designers and Designer Re Hosting in WF4 Building a …

AppFabric has a release today, get it here b.

There any many good document on how to migrate a TFS server from it’s default ports of 8080 (tfs) and 80 (Sharepoint/Reports) to 8443 and 443, usuall to allow Internet access. A good place to start is Aaron Block’s post on the subject I did find a problem whist sorting this on a system today, this was that although we …

Episode Five of Yule Time Travel is now available … can the Black Marble Brigade stop Professor iNfamy from wiping out Operating Systems as we know them? This year, Black Marble are making a donation The Bletchley Park Trust and The National Museum of Computing for every card sent … these organisations need your …

Now the Black Marble Brigade have saved computing in the 1940s … can they save it in the 1980s?? Part IV of the Black Marble Brigade Yule Time Travel Adventure is now live … find out what nefarious plans Professor iNfamy has in store for desktop operating systems, and can our heroes thwart his scheme? Part V coming …

VJ has released a free book with hints and tips for Windows 7, it is full of useful information and a must read for any windows 7 geek user. Microsoft Press have made First Look: Microsoft Office 2010, by Katherine Murray free for a LIMITED time get it Here b.

Over the weekend the family where in Edinburgh we stumbled into an extraordinary Kurdish and Iranian restaurant called Hanams it just off the royal mile near the castle. if you are near, just go in and try it, my recommendation is the Kulicha b

I am a bit behind the curve here but if you have not noticed DDD8 is planed for January in Reading and DDD Scotland in Glasgow for May. Both conferences have open calls for speakers, so get your sessions in quick.

The Black Marble Brigade are at Bletchley Park in the 1940s … can they save Colossus from Professor iNfamy’s evil plan? And why not visit the real WORKING Colossus at The National Museum of Computing? Plus, like Black Marble, you can donate to keep Colossus working for all future generations.

It is time again for Agile Yorkshire. This month the meeting is a usual the second wednesday in the month, but at a different venue - Old Broadcasting House (http://www.ntileeds.co.uk/old-broadcasting-house/) The session is on Kaban For Software Engineering by David Joyce and Peter Camfield from BBC Worldwide, as lean …