Monthly Archives: August 2007

Visual Studio Team System “Rosario”

Posted on Wednesday, 8 August, 2007 by Colin Mackay

“Rosario” What’s that?! Its the version of Visual Studio Team System that comes after Orcas. And you can now download the August 2007 CTP even although Orcas isn’t even out of Beta yet! If you are having difficulty keeping up, don’t worry … Continue reading →

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Feedback from DDD5

Posted on Monday, 6 August, 2007 by Colin Mackay

I’ve now received the feedback from the talk I did at DDD5. For the most part I thought the scores I received were fair. There were a couple of really scathing comments, but most pointed out things that I should … Continue reading →

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Comments are borked

Posted on Sunday, 5 August, 2007 by Colin Mackay

There is something wrong with the comments on my blog at the moment – I’ve had reports of people not being able to comment. I am looking into this and will try and get something sorted out – there is … Continue reading →

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Free maps of Edinburgh

Posted on Sunday, 5 August, 2007 by Colin Mackay

Map data in the UK is not free. It costs money. Lots of money. Compare that with the USA where map data is essentially free. Why? Well in the US anything published by the US Government becomes public domain – … Continue reading →

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SQL Server 2008 (Katmai): I spoke to soon

Posted on Saturday, 4 August, 2007 by Colin Mackay

Looks like I spoke too soon. I was all resigned to go through and install Katmai (SQL Server 2008) in a new virtual machine, when it occurred to me that I could just uninstall SQL Server 2005 Express Edition as … Continue reading →

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SQL Server 2008 (July CTP): More installation woes

Posted on Saturday, 4 August, 2007 by Colin Mackay

I’ve done it again. I’ve attempted to install SQL Server 2008 (this time the July 2007 CTP) and it hasn’t quite gone the way I expected. This time there was no Management Studio. Why? Well, when I tried to go … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Crunch Cake

Posted on Saturday, 4 August, 2007 by Colin Mackay

One of my favourite sweet foods: Chocolate Crunch Cake I used to make this as a child and I only just rediscovered the recipe Basic Ingredients: 400ml sweetend condensed milk 100g butter or margarine 200g plain cooking chocolate 200g milk … Continue reading →

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Ego stroking

Posted on Saturday, 4 August, 2007 by Colin Mackay

I saw this on Rob’s blog and I thought I have to see what score I get. Am-I-Dumb.com – Are you dumb? Looks like I beat Rob by 0.1% Now that my ego has been stroked, I’ll get back to … Continue reading →

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