I have recently been battling running a command line tool within a Wix 3.6 installer. I eventually got it going but learnt a few things. Here is a code fragment that outlines the solution. <Product ………> ……… loads of other Wix bits <!—Next we define the actual CustomAction that does the work. This needs to be …

Typemock have released a new version of Isolator (7.3) that addresses some problems they have been having with Visual Studio 2012 and Windows 8 Resolved all issues concerning the breaking MS update Boosted performance across the board (up to 44% faster) Enhanced SmartRunner UI Improved mocking capabilities Better …

On the 17th of April I will be speaking at VISUG Conference in Antwerp. Looks to be an interesting day with 3 tracks, Win8, Web and ALM. I am on the ALM track with Martin Woodward and Neno Loje.

The Global Windows Azure Bootcamp is a one day deep dive session to get you developing on Windows Azure. This is a global event organised by the community for the community. There will be a number of events held at locations across the globe. This event will happen on April 27th, 2013 and Black Marble will be hosting …

The new Windows 8 ALM Readiness Treasure Map application is available on the store. This is a great way to navigate a whole range of resources available for anyone involved in ALM work.

I recently wrote a post that discussed how the contributor rights had been stripped off areas in TFS 2012 server when QU1 was applied, this included details on the patches to apply the manual steps to resolve the problem. Well today I found that it is not just in the area security you can see this problem. We found it …

We had a great time at the Imagine Cup North East Hackathon this weekend. Black Marble turned out in force with myself, Steve, Richard, Robert, Linda, Josh and Riccardo all helping out. Andy Westgarth and the guys at Sunderland Software City had done a solid job on the organisation and we were well looked after. There …

Microsoft have release Windows Phone 7.8 in the last few days. As usual the rollout appears to be phased, I think based on serial number of your phone. As with previous versions you can force the update, so jumping the phased rollout queue. The process is Put the phone in flight mode (so no data connection) Connect it …

The Git support was not the only announcement for TFS at the ALM Summit last week. On Brian Harry’s blog you can see more on the new features either in the TFS/VS 2012.2 (Update 2) CTP or planned to appear in later CTPs. The list is long, but the ones that caught my eye beyond that of Git support are Microsoft Fakes …

I spent much of the weekend at the Imagine Cup North East Hackathon; for those of you who don’t know the Imagine Cup is Microsoft’s world wide student competition. This event was to help students in the North East of England to get there entries kick started before their regional final in a few weeks, which lead to the …