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Posted by Tom on Jan 20, 2015 in Development, Everything Else

Being a Developer on the Cheap – Pros and Cons

Skippable: this is a non-technological rant post, you can safely ignore it. It’s not directly related to Microsoft Lync / Skype for Business. This is a...

Posted by Tom on Oct 2, 2014 in Development, LyncDevQ, Skype for BusinessÂ® (LyncÂ®)

#LyncDevQ: Desktop & Application Sharing in UCWA

Sometimes people send me questions via email or Twitter about Lync Development. Rather than reply, which benefits one person, I write them up here, so that others can...

Posted by Tom on Aug 10, 2014 in Development

After upgrade to TFS 2013 builds created do not execute correctly – working directory not mapped

Problem Scenario You have an existing TFS installation with TFS Build set up, which is then upgraded to TFS 2013. From that point, new builds created with the default...

Posted by Tom on Jul 29, 2014 in Development, Skype for BusinessÂ® (LyncÂ®)

Lync Development and Asynchronous Programming

Introduction Asynchronous Programming is an important construct in the world of Lync Development. If you’re already happy with programming in Async, then you can...

Posted by Tom on Jun 27, 2014 in Everything Else

Productivity Tip: How To Save Hours When Watching YouTube Videos

Apologies if I’m the last person in the room to have spotted this, but I thought it was worth sharing. If you watch a lot of training videos, conference speeches...

Posted by Tom on Jun 18, 2014 in Development, Everything Else