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 …

Its 13 days to Xmas , its snowing ( well nearly ) and the Christmas Carolers are about to destroy Santa's list. Can anybody Save Xmas from the corrupt Christmas carolers find out in this limited edition 7 part mini series from Black Marble Comics. The first edition is also available in print and is winging its way to …

I posted yesterday on using Powershell to email a TFS user if they had files checked out. Well, we still run a legacy set of SourceSafe databases for old projects that are under maintenance, but not major redevelopment. (Our usual practice is to migrate projects to TFS at major release points). Anyway, these SourceSafe …

I am far from the first to post about the Alt.Net.UK conference next year. I think this is a great idea, I have posted a few times on how I am finding the most useful conferences being the ones about best practice. New technology is great, we all like new toys, but it is the engineering practices we do day to day that …