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Lanzarote Diving November 2009

2009-11-20T22:37:00.001Z

A video of my two dives in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote. I dived with Rubicon Diving, at two dive sites, Twin Pipes and Flamingo Wall. In this video our dive guide Rich shows us some surprising fish and shark encounters.

Combining SharePoint and Web Content Management

2009-11-01T21:46:00.003Z

Chris from Noko has just posted an article on using SharePoint with a web content management system, specifically Alterian CMC SharePoint Connector:http://blog.noko.co.uk/2009/10/combining-sharepoint-and-web-content.htmlFTA:"We thought we’d share some of our experiences of how the SharePoint Connector for Alterian CMC (previously called Immediacy CMS) is being used and the value it can deliver,

Mallorca July 2009 Diving - Madonna Cave

2009-07-26T21:27:00.002+01:00

2 of 2 videos from my scuba diving in Mallorca. This was such an awesome dive site. First we swim into the cave, holding bright LED torches to help us see. Then during the dive we surface in an air bubble in the cave, which can be seen in the video as it appears as an upside down puddle. Then we descend back down, through a thermocline of cold water which makes the footage appear blurry. Then we

Mallorca Diving El Toro - July 2009

2009-07-26T21:24:00.003+01:00

1 of 2 videos from my scuba diving in Mallorca. This dive was in El Toro with my mate Andre Tanguy, we saw some pretty cool fish including Triggerfish and a massive shoal of Barracuda.

Certified Scrum Master

2009-04-06T21:09:00.004+01:00

On Thursday and Friday last week I attended with James Melville a Certified Scrum Master (CSM) SCRUM training course led by Gabrielle Benefield and Jeff Sutherland in London.Both Gabrielle and Jeff are excellent trainers, and have a wealth of knowledge and experience that they were only too happy to call on when answering the delegates multitude array of tough questions. They've worked for some

Inside Google Chrome - Google's Intent to Crush IE

2008-09-03T15:36:00.010+01:00

So, practically everyone on the internet is talking about Google Chrome right now, and I'm writing this article using it.My findings are that it's really fast to use, the interface although slightly weird in the blue hue makes sense with it's simplicity and tabs being above the address bar, and the install was a dream. Also, simply count how long it takes to load - faster than Firefox, faster

Internet Explorer 8 beta 2 Released

2008-08-29T08:19:00.004+01:00

Internet Explorer 8 beta 2 has just been released, you can get it from here:http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/beta/default.aspxThis beta is being reccomended not just for developers, but regular web users too.Some new features include:AcceleratorsAccelerators let you complete your everyday browsing activities more quickly and even discover new services. Start mapping, translating

.NET 3.5 SP1 Released

2008-08-11T19:46:00.006+01:00

Today .NET 3.5 Service Pack 1 was released by Microsoft.Download links:Visual Studio 2008 SP1 (also includes .NET 3.5 SP1).NET 3.5 SP1 Standalone InstallerThis is a significant Service Pack - it includes Dynamic Data which I'm personally very excited about and currently in development with (No more Virtual Machine development environment :) ) It also includes Data Services (codenamed Astoria) and

ASP.NET Dynamic Data - New Feature in ASP.NET 3.5 SP1

2008-06-18T18:57:00.014+01:00

After attending NxtGenUG Fest 08 last week in my old office at Microsoft UK HQ, Thames Valley Park, I was particularly excited to hit the ground running with a topic presented by Dave Sussman, ASP.NET Dynamic Data.This is a new feature in the yet to be released SP1 for .NET 3.5. (A beta is available here - this is pre-release so use on a VM or spare machine)Dynamic Data is a scaffolding framework

What Do We Think of iPhone 3G?

2008-06-10T21:48:00.010+01:00

iLounge have added a useful article on the new iPhone 3G.I will be upgrading simply because I'm unable to say no to shiny new gadgets, especially when they combine: Apple, Internet, Email, Development Opportunities & Phone! - It's simply impossible for me to not buy this device! Yes - I know, I'm reminded how geeky this is by Mrs Meineck often!Image: Courtesy of AppleLooking at it with a more

Windows XP continues to run once HDD removed

2008-04-23T13:31:00.003+01:00

What happens when you remove the boot volume and re-insert? - Nothing :) - Windows continues to run right through until the HDD is put back in.My colleague Dave Cromar was asking me how to remove the hard disk from his laptop (HDD due to be replaced today) so I went round to show him. He had already removed the screws, so I just slid it out of the chassis of the laptop - it was that point where I

Cutting your Losses

2008-04-21T22:05:00.007+01:00

Just read Peter Bright's article on a Windows user converting to Mac, but from a very well balanced and unique developer perspective.I have to say that placing myself in mainly the .NET Framework, my experience of Windows behind the scenes isn't as tarnished with bad experience, but from my general usage of Windows I can really see where Peter is coming from.It seems like Microsoft's

WCF: Hosting multiple WCF services as one single service

2008-04-02T12:39:00.008+01:00

On Monday I needed to split up a WCF service I had written for SharePoint into multiple services, one for Document Libraries, one for Lists, and another 'Common' service which has some standard methods like Ping() and GetVersion().It didn't make sense to me to have all this functionality for lists, document libraries and common stuff all in one service, yet I didn't want to have to host 3