Clark Sell

OData Deep Dive with Chris Woodruff Recommended Audiences: Solution Architects, Software Developers, Developers, Architects Abstract The Open Data Protocol (OData) is an open protocol for sharing data. It provides a way to break down data silos and increase...

In this version, Clark and Mark sit down with Travis Feirtag and talk multi-touch.  We explore the importance of user experience and what role multi-touch plays in applications today.  Of course we dive into what that means to .NET.  Listen...

In this version of The Smackdown, Clark and Mark introduce OData. Our goal was to simply bring some awareness to what is this thing called OData and how can you start finding more information about it.   Listen Here –> Play Now Show Notes Great...

This time we talk about our vast experience with failed projects. Project "X" is the big topic but there were others. Listen here –> Play Now Show Notes Why do so many projects fail?  Well, in our experience, it has to do with some combination...

On thing I promise this blog will never become is an event calendar.  Unfortunately , until I can give my site a major overhaul things will a bit screwy.  This month ( April ) is a very VERY busy month and there are some cool things going on...

Mix10 Smackdown – Were kicking off things. In this musing Clark and Mark kick off their trip to the Microsoft Mix 2010 Conference in Vega$.  We will explore some of the different techniques they use to navigate such a conference. Listen here –>...

Bamboozled in the Office It's the first show of the new year and decade. Mark and Clark talk about, well, nothing that they planned on. The show gets bamboozled right from the start and the discussion turns toward where most development is done and that...

Martin Woodward talks about Teamprise In this version of The Smackdown Mark and Clark have the awesome opportunity to spend some time with Martin Woodward. Martin recently joined Microsoft as a result of the Microsoft Teamprise acquisition joining the...

After almost 8 months of working on DeveloperSmackdown.com , we are getting stickers made. Why?  Why not! We really enjoy working on The Smackdown.  Overall progress is slow, but progress is progress. About the stickers…. Mark and I are *not...

I got to make my debut on This Week On Channel 9 .  It was a great deal of fun!! A big thank you to both Brian and Dan for having me on the show. Check it out here ! Show Notes: This week on Channel 9, Brian, Clark Sell , and a surprise guest discuss...

Clark and Mark explore how Windows Home Server joined their arsenal of computer hardware and software.  Listen to why and how they both leverage Windows Home Server. Show Notes Home Server Hardware HP MediaSmart Acer Aspire Important Links Microsoft...

Submit a great article explaining how you built an app for Windows 7 – complete with code - and if yours you could win a fully loaded HP Touchsmart tx2z Notebook! Link: http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9702411

This past week I did one of those TFS restores to swap out hardware.  Things went great except for SSRS.  Who knows what went wrong but looking back, the journey to resolution was interesting.  All to often we see the error and start to...

Chances are you have never heard of T4.  Don’t worry, most haven’t.  This tool was introduced when the DSL tools hit the market.  As the name implies, it’s a code generation engine.  It’s my understanding, T4 is used under the scenes...

You know sometimes it’s just sad how fast time can go by.  Looking back it’s been well over a year maybe two since I last blogged.  WOW, that’s not cool.  So what the hell happened, well LIFE I guess.  Let’s see: I had my second child...

Have you ever wanted to *see* the target stack in the TeamBuild targets?  Well the wait is over.  I wish I could say I generated this on the fly but that isn't the case, but one day that will happen.  I intend to keep growing this map as...

The amount of VSTS resources  can get very overwhelming.  We have a very strong community with a ton of resources.  Lately I re-found my love for mind maps and decided to create a map around VSTS resources.  I intend to keep growing...

Since I am speaking this time, I can't help but self promote can I? Right now I am in the middle of sketching out content and I would love nothing more than to hear from you. While I have a few tricks up the ole sleeve please ping me and share what's...

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Join us for the maiden voyage of the Chicago Visual Studio Team System User group! Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System is the best integrated software development platform to build the mission-critical applications that businesses depend on. It...

You can read more about Virtual PC 2007, and download it, from the newly updated Virtual PC website . Some key features of Virtual PC 2007 include: Support for x64 Windows as a host operating system Support for hardware virtualization support ...

Team Foundation Server is happy to announce the release of version 1.2 of Team Foundation Power Tools (formerly known as Power Toys). In this release we've added 2 new command line tools for the developer and 3 non-command line tools. This version includes...

From time to time I am asked where one can get their hands on case studies around VSTS. You can find all VSTS case studies here: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/teamsystem/aa718812.aspx . Today we just released two new case studies focused around ROI...

Ever wonder what VSTS books are out there. Well wonder no more. The list is in no particular order: Professional Team Foundation Server Professional Visual Studio 2005 Team System Software Engineering with Microsoft Visual Studio Team System...

Jeff Beehler and Buck Hodges both decided to tag me and I hear tag backs are not allowed. So it's time to kick off this new year of blogging with a few items you may have never guessed. I have a 10 month old son, Ethan. It's amazing just how fast your...