This time around we want to know about your favourite / most used Visual Studio add-in. I can’t include them all so if your favourite isn’t here, be sure to add a comment to this post to let the world know. Otherwise, Visual Studio extensions, prepare...

Okay, this was more controversial than I ever intended it to be. So please take the results with a pinch of salt. There’s a clear divide between ReSharper and CodeRush and all the others. There were a lot of comments on my original post with other suggestions...

Once again, having been away on holiday (Algrave, lovely weather, thanks for asking) I’ve fallen behind in posting results. I don’t think this one was too controversial (unless Nobu come after me for maligning their signature dish). I asked what your...

The last Flash Poll caused a little bit of controversy so let me state clearly that this isn’t meant to be scientific. It’s not immune to vote-rigging (or indeed someone encouraging mass voting using social media channels). It’s just meant to be a bit...

I’ve done a fair amount of Windows Phone 7 screen capture over the last few weeks so I thought it might be worth sharing my approach both for video and stills. In particular, when you submit your application to MarketPlace you must include a screenshot...

One of the things you might notice about the emulator – especially if you’re doing anything with imagery, is the lack of any pictures in your library. This can be a problem, particularly if you want to do any testing with the PhotoChooserTask but fear...

Just noticed there are 4 Visual Studio 2010 application lifecycle management events coming up in the near future. These are free, full-day events being held in Reading, London Birmingham and Edinburgh. Here’s the event abstract: “Unable to attend Tech...

I’m a bit late to the party with this one but apparently the world changed yesterday when we released the beta of the next version of Internet Explorer. Rather than write a whole bunch of stuff that’s already been written elsewhere, let me point you to...

Yes, it’s that much awaited day when the Windows Phone Developer Tools (WPDT) RTM. I’ve put together a short summary of what’s new / changed and some links to help you find your way around. Let’s start at the beginning. The Windows Phone Developer Tools...

I must admit I’m really enjoying reading Learning XNA 3.0 by Aaron Reed – so much so I even bought a few extra copies and gave them away on Twitter . Of course there are plenty of other places to learn about XNA. The XNA Creators Club Online has just...

This week, our MSDN Flash guest post is from Alex Homer who works on the Microsoft patterns & practices team as a Technical Writer. Alex and team have been busy delivering Windows Azure guidance and have now extended that guidance to incorporate cloud...

Just a quick one to say I noticed the patterns and practices team have published a new Windows Phone 7-related guide . Key themes are a WP7 client backed by a Windows Azure cloud service. As you’d expect from p&p, this stuff is very comprehensive...

I’m seeing a lot of nice Windows Phone 7 apps in development and helping a few people out a little by doing virtual deployments (ie taking a XAP file and deploying to a device to provide some feedback and let the developer(s) see the app in action). Here...

The feature article for this week’s MSDN Flash is by Jussi Roine , Chief Architect at Onsight Helsinki. I want to thank Jussi and everyone else who’s taken the time to submit articles to me – I’m still wading me way through them all! If you have an idea...

I'll be attending the DDD Community event on 7th October up in sunny Manchester (at least MikeT's promised it's always sunny up there). Here's the skinny: This event is all about Windows Phone 7. One day of demo-rich presentations where you can learn...