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It’s no secret that businesses are becoming more reliant on Email. One thing I realised recently when I left Readify was how addicted [...]
Monthly Archives: October 2007
The case for Hosted Exchange
October 28, 2007 – 8:16 pm
TSWA State Diagram Colours
October 25, 2007 – 8:50 am
In Team System Web Access, there is a nifty feature that shows you the state diagram for a particular work item type. This shows the different states defined for a work item, the transitions available between states and the reasons for the transitions.
Recently a customer asked me “What do the coloured lines between the states [...]
Unwinnable Arguments
October 22, 2007 – 10:14 pm
One of the things I’ve become quite attuned to lately is avoiding what I call “Unwinnable Arguments”. These are arguments where neither side will ever win and it’s best to just avoid them. The reason they are unwinnable is because the supporters of either side each have their own values and beliefs which are deeply [...]
VSTS 2005 / 2008 Compatibility Matrix
October 22, 2007 – 9:26 pm
Lately I’ve been answering a lot of questions around backwards compatibility and upgradability of the various components in Visual Studio Team System. I sat down and put together a compatbility matrix with links to the various caveats and workarounds.
I don’t guarantee that this is 100% correct at the moment – but I think it’s a [...]
