Don't make the mistake I did with Team Foundation Server 2008 media on MSDN downloads. The MSDN file en_visual_studio_team_system_2008_team_foundation_server_workgroup_x86_x64wow_dvd_X14-29253.iso is the workgroup edition, as the file name suggests. The problem is that you cannot upgraded it to a full edition. TFS …

For anybody who has been to one of our Developer or one of our hosted MSDN events you will most likely have a copy of the developers Highway Code, if not don't worry read on. There is a New Version with added Security goodness. But how much is the new copy £1000, £2000 , no its free. It turns out according to my good …

Its like all of star wars in one go (and one more) See BizTalk Boy in Action and more b. Technorati tags: Xmas, Black Marble, Comic, BizTalk Boy, Sharepoint sprite, Graphics Girl, Coding Ninja, CSS Avenger, Black Marble Brigade, The Architect, Black Marble Comcs

I have been trying to get a simple means for our clients to log faults into our TFS system whilst inside our MOSS2007 based customer portal. I had been suffering from two major problems as my previous posts mentioned. However, I now have some solutions or at least workarounds: Historically all users who connected to …

I also submitted a session for SQLBits II in Birmingham on using Visual Studio to manage the life cycle of DB projects. The voting for this community conference I assume opens in the new year as submissions close this weekend. It will be interesting to see if this more central location (well central to England not the …

And I may be speaking at Developer Day Scotland - it is all down to you; like other DDD style events the attendees get a chance to select what they would like to see. So keep an eye on the possible agenda and please vote as soon at submission close.

I will be speaking at what I think is the inaugural meeting of the Peterborough VBUG User group in Team Foundation Servers. For more details see http://www.vbug.co.uk/Events/January-2008/VBUG-Team-Foundation-Server-with-Richard-Fennell.aspx Hope to see you there.

Iron Python hosted in Visual Studio 2008 shell is now available b. Technorati tags: python, ironpython, visual studio 2008

Part II of this gripping serial ( I can't believe I am writing this , but hey its Xmas ) , is up this time only online See the Amazing CSS Avenger and Sharepoint Sprite , wonder at the wonderness , marvel at the marvelness , you get the idea b. Technorati tags: Xmas, Black Marble, Comic, BizTalk Boy, Sharepoint sprite, …

prerequisites: SETUP BAM SETUP UDDI on SERVER 2003 install updates. install entlib 3.1 install dundas web chart PROCESS:

1. UNPACK THE SOURCE
2. CREATE THE TWO DATABASES USING THE SCRIPTS (ADMIN AND EXCEPTION) in "SourceSamplesManagement PortalSQLesb.administration database.sql" and "SourceException …