September 2005 - Posts

The CTPs never sleep!
28 September 05 11:03 AM | davidlem | 2 Comments   

My friend from Object Consulting , Kar Chew Lim, hit me with an email today about the September CTP WinFx build order. So it was time to get into the lab and get the recipe down! Start with a clean machine (one without any of the Beta or CTP bits) Install Read More...

Feeds Rob!? Don't you code!?
27 September 05 09:32 AM | davidlem | 2 Comments   

Rob Farley , a.k.a Wild Larry, has caught sight of the hardcore screen configs for sale at L ( the Athens Display Series ). I remember there used to be a game called Ninja Warriors , that had three monitor screens, that the game scrolled across , was Read More...

Visual Studio Team Foundation B3 Setup Issue #2: TFSService account!
26 September 05 03:19 PM | davidlem | 0 Comments   

My second issue with the TFS B3 experience came after setup. When I attempted to create a new project, it died at the SharePoint stage. As it turns out, when VSTF was installing, it changed the IIS Application Pool identity for the “SharePoint Central Read More...

My new wheels :)
26 September 05 11:27 AM | davidlem | 5 Comments   

In an attempt to get fit, and reduce my impact on the environment, I bought a bike on the weekend! Its got alot of suspension, and disc brakes which are cool, and is awesome for jumping off things (note to self, next time you jump off anything bigger Read More...

Visual Studio Team Foundation B3 Setup Issue #1: TfsSetup account!
23 September 05 07:34 PM | davidlem | 0 Comments   

OK, I’m installing TFS B3 and I’ve hit the first speed hump: In the TFS installation guide, it instructs the user to create a number of accounts, one of these is a TfsSetup account. It then tells you to log-in as this account to perform the Read More...

Reminder! Visual Studio Team System User Group meeting in Melbourne, Australia!
22 September 05 10:02 PM | davidlem | 0 Comments   

OK you'll, make sure you get down to the first VSTS User Group meeting on the 29th of September @ 5:30pm! Joe has posted a reminder , but I'm going to go one step further! I'm going to issue a Festivus style challenge, anyone who wants to engage with Read More...

More Tech.Ed for me! I'm off to Hong Kong!
22 September 05 09:50 PM | davidlem | 2 Comments   

I'm off to Hong Kong on the 2nd of October to participate in their Tech.Ed ! It's very exciting for me as: I've never been to Hong Kong I've never presented as part of a keynote (I'm doing the 7 minute dash on VSTS) I've never been part of a "Speaker Read More...

Chewy!!! You're the new Hansel!
22 September 05 09:21 PM | davidlem | 0 Comments   

I'm not sure how many people know Chewy Chong (he was a presenter at Tech.Ed.05.Oz), but when you read his website, it really gives a unique perspective into the man's mind. Not only that you can order shirts !! (Chewy, can you send me some size L, I'll Read More...

Hallelujah! Team Foundation Server Beta 3 is here!
22 September 05 03:09 PM | davidlem | 0 Comments   

This is a very quick post to let everyone know TFS B3 is here! http://blogs.msdn.com/jeffbe/archive/2005/09/22/472626.aspx Now I have to run off and have some Dave time :) I’m very excited! Read More...

LOL, Cam, Frank, Dave...Picto'carousel!
21 September 05 07:44 PM | davidlem | 0 Comments   

At Tech.Ed, Cam had this idea to do this picto’carousel, I forgot all about this :) Here are the individual links :) http://www.flickr.com/photos/davielem/38185457/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/frankarr/38185602/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/cameronreilly/3839688 Read More...

Continuous Integration Demo Code [Repost from http://blogs.msdn.com/buckh]
21 September 05 07:10 PM | davidlem | 0 Comments   

Buck is a SDE on Team Foundation Server , and always has awesome stuff on his blog, for those that haven’t, sub his RSS . This is a post he had on Doug Neumann’s PDC Talk, and is the demo code for how to hook into the check-in event in SCC Read More...

Clarry is at it again!
20 September 05 11:32 AM | davidlem | 0 Comments   

So I’m in Perth this week, and I flew in late last night. Clarry had been in the US on “business” (I’ve stopped asking for his whereabouts after the wet fish incident) and was going to connect with me at Perth Airport. At about Read More...

Perth SQL Server and Me?
19 September 05 06:01 PM | davidlem | 0 Comments   

Brian Madsen has kindly offered me the opportunity to present at the Perth meeting of the Australian SQL Server User Group , and I’m excited! Not many know, but I used to live in Perth (7 years served, released after good behavior) and love visiting. Read More...

Visual Studio, SQL Server and BizTalk Launch fun and games!
19 September 05 04:49 PM | davidlem | 1 Comments   

I’m on point this year for community, and as such, I’ve been asked to help work with the Ready Tour 2005 Team for the upcoming VS, SQL Server and BizTalk launch. Now, the initial idea for community participation was some demos, presentations, Read More...

Michael Moore is a Big Fat Stupid White Man!
19 September 05 10:17 AM | davidlem | 2 Comments   

LOL, I thought I’d sample Mike Moore’s sensationalist style and use the title of this book as my post heading. I wandered down to Dymocks on the weekend, to see if I couldn’t find a good book to read. I eventually had to take a break Read More...

Wow! Team Foundation Server B3 is sooo close, I can taste it!
17 September 05 10:06 PM | davidlem | 0 Comments   

Well, that taste might actually be my old socks under my desk, but either way, here is the goss, from the horses mouth! http://blogs.msdn.com/crathjen/archive/2005/09/16/468922.aspx I’m soo hanging for TFS B3, I’m almost sounding like Tom Read More...

Virtual Franky!
16 September 05 02:11 PM | davidlem | 1 Comments   

I had to post this piccie of Franky during a video conf with him over Office Communicator 2005 ! And that’s my mouse cursor hanging out of Franky’s nose :) So reminds me of the latest Gorillaz clip! Read More...

This is cool. See where planes are?
16 September 05 02:00 PM | davidlem | 0 Comments   

My mate George sent me this little link to track our friend George (there are three of them) as he arrives into Melbourne: http://www.melair.com.au/flight_radar/index.asp This is very cool! Read More...

You wanna get HARD with Kleefy!!?
16 September 05 12:01 PM | davidlem | 0 Comments   

Michael “I'm too sexy for IIS” Kleef , our friend from the West, will be in Melbourne on the 30th of September giving a talk on hardening. The link to register is here: http://msevents-as.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=120464391&Culture=en-AU Read More...

I have idee! A.k.a: Money Maker #1
15 September 05 04:49 PM | davidlem | 10 Comments   

OK, so I’m having lunch with my good friend Michael Scales (who assures me he will be blogging ASAP, so I can link to it) and it hits me! My first entry into “Code Your Money Maker” #1! It’s an extension or new feature (depending Read More...

Visual Studio 2005 RC and TFS Beta 3!
15 September 05 11:47 AM | davidlem | 1 Comments   

OK, so I just got off the blower with Soma (Soma is also the same Soma who is my bosses bosses bosses…you get the picture), and he tells me that TFS B3 is, to quote him verbatim, “Like, right around the corner, dude!”. So this is how Read More...

Yes Master!
15 September 05 10:51 AM | davidlem | 1 Comments   

I caught up with Keith Frampton during the RMIT Industry Advisory Committee meeting last night, and he told me that he has now officially released the Master of Enterprise Architecture to the world! This is very exciting, as not only has the curriculum Read More...

Visual Studio Team Suite RC on MSDN!?
14 September 05 12:56 PM | davidlem | 0 Comments   

Hmm, I caught this on MSDN Subscribers today (click on picture below to see bigger one): Anyone downloaded this and installed it? My concern is around compatibility with Team Foundation Server, and also around WinFX! I’m about to shoot the product Read More...

The missing LINQ! C# 3. ohh!
14 September 05 12:37 PM | davidlem | 0 Comments   

Some months ago, I detailed my infant-like joy and amazement at the upcoming enhancements to the C# language: http://blogs.msdn.com/davidlem/archive/2005/08/03/446943.aspx Well, now it’s public knowledge! And not only that, you can check out a whole Read More...

Like some new bits...PDC ones that is!
14 September 05 12:26 PM | davidlem | 0 Comments   

Hey you! Check this out! http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvista/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dnlong/html/WinFXSeptPDCReadme.asp You can download the PDC bits of WinFx, and then really impress your friends and colleagues with your mastery of XAML, Read More...

I'm burning! And it's all Chucks fault!
14 September 05 11:41 AM | davidlem | 2 Comments   

I used to like Chuck , a lot! But now, I just downright hate the man (he’s not the only one, Coatesy , you’re on my list, and if my spidey sense serves me correctly, Dave G will be on my list too!) Check this out: http://blogs.msdn.com/charles_sterling/archive/2005/09/14/465097.aspx Read More...

My CSS Stayleee!
13 September 05 03:11 PM | davidlem | 1 Comments   

Mario D (where’s your posts man!?) keeps prodding me to put up my Marvin3 CSS overrides. So here it is Maz, now leave me alone!! ;) ********************* CSS Overrides ************************* body { font-size : 9pt; font-family : Verdana, Geneva, Read More...

Way out west!
13 September 05 10:44 AM | davidlem | 0 Comments   

I’m very excited at the moment, as I’m off to Perth for a couple of days next week to catch-up with the developer community. It’s exciting for me because I reckon Western Australia has huge community potential, and I’m keen to Read More...

Ole' Skool! The way it 'twas!
12 September 05 11:56 PM | davidlem | 2 Comments   

I found this awesome site tonight (between my previous rant and playing HL-2). http://thebox.free.fr/oldschool.html It’s got all these great audio and video tracks. My favorite, the GMF and Fab 5 Freddy clip with GMF scratching in the kitchen! AWESOME! Read More...

Community belongs to you! Not me!
12 September 05 11:33 PM | davidlem | 2 Comments   

So being the “new” guy on Frank’s team, I’ve been pretty lucky for the first 6 months of my Microsoft life, being able to bounce from pillar to post (not sure what that saying means, but I heard some dude use it today at the Sushi Read More...

Dystopia Demo is now available for download!
12 September 05 02:52 PM | davidlem | 0 Comments   

The Dystopia team have announced the demo release of their eponymous (I just learned this new word :)) Half-life 2 mod. Surf over to their site , scroll down to the latest news, and download the demo client. Also, the team have put the call out looking Read More...

Whoops! I really need to RTFM!
08 September 05 01:05 PM | davidlem | 0 Comments   

I’m a real gumby when it comes to software, I should so RTFM! I was adding a new category into my blog today, so I can capture people’s feedback on the sessions I give (I think it’s easier if people can just click the rating thingy), Read More...

The lady is a BUG!
07 September 05 04:35 PM | davidlem | 0 Comments   

Some time ago, I shared a room with Greg Low on a tropical island in Malaysia , and he shared with me the site known as Ladybug (among other things ;))! For those who don’t know what or who Ladybug is, it’s Microsoft’s public site for Read More...

Roll your own RSS Reader...WinPF style!
07 September 05 12:23 PM | davidlem | 0 Comments   

There is a very cool Screencast on C9 by Tim Sneath on “Data Binding in WinPF”. Tim shows you how to build your own RSS Reader in like 14 lines of code! http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=110378 Check check check it ooouuut! Read More...

Windows Presentation Foundation...arghhh, it rocks!
06 September 05 06:16 PM | davidlem | 0 Comments   

I’m cruising along with Windows Presentation Foundation (I’m calling it win-pee-ef, and no, it’s not in Wikipedia…yet!!) ahead of my demo this Thursday (here is the rego link BTW), and I’m realising, this stuff rocks! Not Read More...

Demo text...Lorem Ipsum!
06 September 05 04:09 PM | davidlem | 0 Comments   

LOL, check this site out: http://www.lipsum.com/ It’s got all that sample text you see at demos etc., turns out it’s dummy text used by the printing and typesetting industry since back in the day! Love it! Read More...

WinFS! Coolies!
06 September 05 03:17 PM | davidlem | 0 Comments   

I’m preparing for a demo in Melbourne of the latest public bits of Windows Presentation Foundation and WinFX, and I stumbled across the WinFS site. The site reckons the Beta 1 has been released to MSDN subscribers! Tre cool! As my machine is currently Read More...

Tech.Ed Presentation is now up on Crunk Code!
06 September 05 02:02 PM | davidlem | 1 Comments   

I’ve just zipped up the code from my Tech.Ed presentation, and uploaded it to Crunk Code . This is purely “sandpit” code, DO NOT USE IT FOR PRODUCTION PURPOSES, or more importantly, DO NOT TRY TO HOLD ANYONE OTHER THAN YOURSELF RESPONSIBLE Read More...

Billy Jay Bob and Half-Life 2
06 September 05 01:16 PM | davidlem | 0 Comments   

Tech.Ed is over in Oz, and it’s back to BAU. So first things, I must introduce Billy Jay Bob, he is Clarry’s distant cousin from the wheat belt of Melbourne. He was actually found by Chris V , hiding out in his daughter’s toy box! I Read More...

Want to code games? Visual C++ 2005 is the way to go!
01 September 05 02:15 AM | davidlem | 0 Comments   

I’ve been holding off coding games until now… http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/aug05/08-31ValveCPlusPlusPR.mspx Yeah, like it wasn’t my serious lack of C++ talent and basic mathematics and physics skills that may have contributed Read More...