Problem creating workitems on TFS2010 in the morning

I recently been working with a client who has been seeing strange problems when they try to create new workitems via a SharePoint portal site on a TFS2010 Beta2 installation. They appeared to have a fully working TFS2010 installation, but when they came in on a morning they found that even though they could login to the TFS created SharePoint team site they could not create a new workitems, they got an “Error 403 Access Forbidden”....

February 2, 2010 · 1 min · Richard Fennell

The Barry Dorrans’ farewell DDD performance

Seems I missed an interesting at session at DDD8, Barry Dorrans’ final DDD performance, with assistance with of other speakers. Barry you will be missed Update 5 Feb, links to the interruptions Plip’s Book Advert. Liam’s Eulogy. Colin Mackay’s new source of presentations. Craig Murphy insulting not one but two ex-UK community folks.

January 31, 2010 · 1 min · Richard Fennell

A call for speaker at next month Agile Yorkshire meeting

Next months Agile Yorkshire meeting (10th Feb) is an open floor meeting - any subject, any format, 10 minute maximum. If you fancy doing something in one of the 10 minute slots - whether it is a presentation, a demonstration, a discussion around a problem area - then visit http://www.agileyorkshire.org/event-announcements/10Feb2010 to register your idea. Presentations can be marked as provisional if you like the idea but are unsure until later whether you will be ready, available, etc....

January 29, 2010 · 1 min · Richard Fennell

Empty page being show for Silverlight application running out of browser

Whilst preparing demo’s for [our design event next week](http://www.blackmarble.co.uk/events.aspx?event=Understanding the Microsoft Design and Digital Agency Proposition) I hit a problem with the out of browser experience in Silverlight 3. I had decided to add the out of browser settings to our 2009 Christmas Card Silverlight application. To do this all you need to do is check a box on the project settings I ran the application in the browser and all was OK, I right clicked to installed it to the desktop and it ran OK but I got an empty white screen...

January 29, 2010 · 2 min · Richard Fennell

Giving Twitter Notify a try

After attending Eileen Brown’s session on [Social networking last night](http://www.blackmarble.co.uk/events.aspx?event=Using Digital Marketing and Social Media to Build and Maintain your Online Brand&Code=), I though I should make more of an effort. So I am giving Twitter Notify a try, so at least there is some activity on my Twitter account when I blog.

January 28, 2010 · 1 min · Richard Fennell