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 …

After a hiatus in 2008, the Black Marble Brigade return this year caught up in the machinations of the mysterious Professor iNfamy! Part I (left) on our website and on every desk with a Black Marble Xmas Card! Find out in Part II (right) where iNfamy’s time travelling scheme has taken them … that mansion looks familiar …

Microsoft’s WF/WCF host server codename “Dublin” now has a new cool name and a promise of a great future. Windows Server App Fabric as it is now known since it has been merged with the product formally known as “Velocity” is to be the foundation for internal hosted scalable application farms, with the ability to …

Black Marble hosted the Second Architecture Forum in the North, and was delighted to welcome back Matt Deacon, Simon Thurman and Simon Davies from Microsoft. this time they were joined by Mark Richardson and Giles Davies from the Developer Tools team. The theme of this year’s Forum was the Professional Developer’s …

DATE: 17 December. Location - Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Place, London NW1 4LE Welcome to the Microsoft/Black Marble exploration of developer tools and application lifecycle management, now taking place in London for your convenience. Visual Studio 2010 is being designed inside and out to give …