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Merry Christmas Everybody!

Posted by Tom on Dec 25, 2011 in Everything Else

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas, whatever you’re doing, and a Happy New Year. 2011 has been a pretty good year for me, hopefully 2012 will be even...

Coming Soon … is here!

Posted by Tom on Dec 24, 2011 in Development

This is a celebratory post, as I’ve managed to do some PHP editing, and didn’t break anything, or kill anyone. I have a very bad relationship with PHP....

What is Lync?

Posted by Tom on Dec 23, 2011 in Skype for BusinessÂ® (LyncÂ®)

Update: I’ve since written another, fuller, post titled “What is Lync and Why Should I Care” which is a non-technical introduction to Lync. This is my...

PADI Medical Questions Site

Posted by Tom on Dec 22, 2011 in Diving

I’ve just launched a new website: PADI Medical.com Here’s the history: Last week I was conducting a Discover Scuba Diving session. I reviewed the forms at...

Troubleshooting BizTalk Performance Issues (Intro to the Throttle)

Posted by Tom on Dec 21, 2011 in Development, Everything Else

I’ll admit, before we started this, I didn’t even know BizTalk had a Throttle. I suppose it makes sense, it’s a feature of an expensive enterprise...

Doing It Right 1st Time

Posted by Tom on Dec 14, 2011 in DIY

Disclaimer: this is a non-IT related rant. If it has any bearing on software development at all, it is that it is further validation of the Doing Things Right First Time...

SQL Server Deadlocks: Identifying the easy way

Posted by Tom on Nov 25, 2011 in Development

I like when I find out something new, especially when it’s been under my nose for years and I never realised it. Sometimes I get scared about how little I know, in...

BizTalk WCF-Custom Adapter (SQLBinding) silently consuming messages

Posted by Tom on Nov 24, 2011 in Development

This isn’t going to be a brilliantly helpful post, as I’m not 100% sure of the cause of this, but hopefully it should serve to remind me next time around. We...

Who’s in? Who’s out? Presence Displayed Brilliantly

Posted by Tom on Nov 23, 2011 in Skype for BusinessÂ® (LyncÂ®)

I love things like this. It’s so simple, but the effect is ‘wow’. It’s also useful. Here’s your 5-point plan to being awesome: Take a...

Windows Phone 7 Icons: 100’s of them

Posted by Tom on Nov 9, 2011 in Development

I needed some icons quickly for a prototype project I’m putting together. I was amazed and very pleased to find this wealth of Windows Phone 7 icons. These icons...

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