The strongest articles on engineering excellence and technical leadership — ranked by substance, not recency. How this is ranked
Engineering as a Leadership System: Moving Beyond Frameworks
Delivery outcomes are shaped less by frameworks and practices than by the operating model leaders have designed. How an organisation's …
Why Most Companies Operating Models Fail in Dynamic Markets
A concise comparison of Predictive and Adaptive Operating Models, explaining why traditional structures fail in dynamic markets and how …
One Azure DevOps Project for 1,500 People Is Not the Risky Option
Compare the coordination costs of separate Azure DevOps Projects with the governance a shared Project requires, using actual dependencies …
Telling People What to Do Is Not Leadership. It’s a Failure of System Design
Explores why real leadership means designing systems that enable team autonomy, flow, and accountability, rather than relying on …
The AI Decided Is Not an Explanation
When an AI says it got bored or we say it lied, we give a machine feelings and intentions. The false output needs an explanation, not an …
AI Agents Lie About Being Done
My agent reported every task complete when half the tests were missing. Call that a lie if you like. The engineering problem is that the …
Don’t Manage Dependencies, Remove Them
Explains why dependencies are a sign of poor system design and outlines steps to eliminate them by aligning teams, clarifying ownership, and …
The Estimation Trap: How Tracking Accuracy Undermines Trust, Flow, and Value in Software Delivery
Tracking estimation accuracy in software delivery leads to mistrust, fear, and distorted behaviours. Focus on customer value, flow, and …
Is Agile Really Just a Mindset?
Explores Agile as a disciplined system of delivery, emphasizing engineering excellence, CI/CD, observability, and system design over mindset …
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Installing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Step-by-step guide to downloading, unpacking, and troubleshooting the installation of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1) …
Installing The 2007 Microsoft Office Servers Service Pack 1 (SP1) ...Again
Documents the installation issues and error logs encountered when applying Microsoft Office Servers 2007 SP1, including timeout exceptions …
MOSS SP1 Install Notes
Step-by-step notes for installing Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 1, including prerequisites, download links, and key …
Silverlight cream, kinda, but it is interesting!
Explores Microsoft's use of Silverlight in its downloads site beta, comparing it to Flash, and discusses early adoption and internal testing …
Information Sync
Compares mobile and online contact and calendar sync tools, highlighting issues with ActiveSync and Mobile Device Center, and recommending …
The new ClusterMaps: NeoWORX
Overview of NeoWORX, a web service for visualising global data on interactive maps, with potential for real-time fleet tracking and …
Mozy update
Gained 4.3GB total Mozy cloud storage through referrals, detailing backup choices and ease of use for family members. Excludes music, code, …
Community Credit and GeeksWithBlogs up a tree
GeeksWithBlogs.net and Community Credit have completed integration, enabling seamless collaboration and new features for their blogging and …
It's nice to be appreciated!
Describes joining Community Credit, earning recognition and prizes for tech contributions, and becoming a moderator after engaging with the …
TFS Event Handler gets 3 stars from Accentient
TFS Event Handler received a 3-star rating from Accentient, highlighting its popularity and ranking on the Team System Widgets platform for …
Identity crisis
Explores using Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007 to unify and automate employee identity data across multiple systems, improving …
Mozy Backup Space Gathering update
Update on Mozy backup referral progress, explaining how extra storage is earned when referrals complete their first backup and tracking …
Mozy Backup
Mozy Backup offers affordable, easy-to-use online backup with free storage, simple setup, and automatic protection for your digital files, …
Event: MSDN: SharePoint for Developers (Edinburgh)
Insights from an Edinburgh MSDN event covering SharePoint 2007 development, workflows in Visual Studio 2008, enterprise search, and InfoPath …
Hold on lads, I have an idea!
Proposal for an interface to view and edit company hierarchy data, enabling staff management, reorganisation, and integration with HR, …
AD Update-O-Matic
Application for automating Active Directory updates by extracting user data, editing in a database, and syncing changes, supporting .NET and …
VS2008 Update
Covers experiences updating to Visual Studio 2008 RTM, installing Team Explorer, project upgrades from Beta 2, and attending a SharePoint …
RTM Confusion
Addresses confusion about the availability of Team Explorer in the Visual Studio 2008 RTM release, download options, and related …
Get your RTM here!
Visual Studio 2008 and .NET 3.5 have reached RTM status, with developers now able to access and download the official releases for …
Where am I?
Describes a .NET application that tracks users’ locations via IP, updates Active Directory, and uses LINQ for database queries, aiding …
Proxy server settings for SharePoint 2007
Explains how to configure proxy server settings in SharePoint 2007, including passing user credentials and setting bypass rules for specific …
Why Integrated Authentication does not work with host headers!
Explains why Integrated Authentication fails with custom host headers on IIS, causing 401.1 errors, due to Windows loopback security checks …
Installing TFS 2008 from scratch
Step-by-step guide to installing TFS 2008 on a clean server, covering setup with SQL, Reporting Services, SharePoint integration, and …
Falling of the TFS rehabilitation wagon
Discusses implementing Team Foundation Server (TFS) for comprehensive project management, customising features, and integrating with …
Naming your servers in an enterprise environment
Explains the importance of consistent, informative server naming conventions in enterprise environments to improve identification, …
Team Foundation Server SharePoint Integration
Explores the need for deeper integration between Team Foundation Server and SharePoint, including work item visibility, workflow support, …
Amusing job requirements
A humorous look at unrealistic job requirements for analyst programmers, highlighting the pitfalls of overloaded skill lists and offering …
Experts Exchange Hell - The slowest site in the world
Analysis of Experts Exchange’s slow website performance, highlighting large page sizes, excessive HTML, and poor user experience on both …
Branding and Customizing SharePoint 2007
Learn how to customise and brand SharePoint 2007 sites using CSS and master pages, with insights on challenges, best practices, and useful …
Refocus
Discusses shifting focus to maintaining and migrating SharePoint 2003 sites, deploying MOSS 2007, and integrating business applications …
Windows Live Writer Beta 3 Hmm!
Details an issue with downloading Windows Live Writer Beta 3, support response, and provides updated links for the correct installer and …
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) Update
Update on efforts to improve DVT diagnosis and screening in Scotland, including a petition for mandatory assessment tools and Factor V gene …
Windows Live Writer Beta 3
Discusses challenges installing Windows Live Writer Beta 3 in workplace environments due to bundled installers and network restrictions, …
Technorati Troubles
Describes issues with Technorati blog claim verification, URL redirects, and invalid tag clouds, highlighting difficulties resolving these …
Jadie Hinshelwood: A yummy mummy is born!
Personal blog sharing experiences with pregnancy, miscarriage, and family life, offering support and insights for others on similar journeys …
First day at Aggreko
Describes a first day at Aggreko, focusing on efficient onboarding, SharePoint deployment planning, and the challenge of migrating …
Xbox 360 Elite
A personal account of upgrading from a faulty Xbox 360 to an Xbox 360 Elite, including trade-in details and experiences with games like …
Uber-Dorky Nerd King
A light-hearted reflection on taking an online nerd test, sharing results, and playfully questioning what it means to be a nerd in today's …
Moderating for Community-Credit
Describes volunteering as a moderator for Community-Credit, reviewing user submissions, supporting an honest community, and earning credits …
Blogging about
A personal update covering job changes, technical projects with TFS and VS2008, learning goals, and life events, including job interviews …
Interviewing for Microsoft
A personal account of interviewing for a Microsoft Application Developer Consultant role, detailing the process, technical requirements, and …
TFS Event Handler in .NET 3.5 Part 2 - Handling Team Foundation Server Events
Guide to implementing a resilient Team Foundation Server event handler in .NET 3.5 using WCF, including service contracts, endpoints, …
TFS Event Handler in .NET 3.5 Part 2
Explains how to build a resilient, scalable Team Foundation Server event handler using .NET 3.5, covering event handling techniques and key …
Developing Peer-To-Peer Applications With WCF
Guide to building peer-to-peer applications using Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), covering key concepts, implementation steps, and …
Microsoft does indeed listen
Discussion on Microsoft's response to user interest in hosted Team Foundation Server (TFS), licensing challenges, and needed features for …
TFS Handover
Overview of preparing handover documentation for a TFS 2005 deployment, including server details, reference materials, and integration with …
Sharepoint planning
Guidance on effective SharePoint deployment in large organisations, highlighting architecture planning and the benefits of features like …
Search just got better: Part 2
Comparison of Tafiti and Search Crystal visual search engines, highlighting interface features, result display options, and usability for …
TFS Event Handler in .NET 3.5 Part 1 - The Architecture
Explains designing a resilient, scalable TFS event handler in .NET 3.5, focusing on system architecture using Visual Studio diagrams for …
Search just got better
Tafiti is a visual search tool from Microsoft, offering easy filtering, saved searches, and features designed to improve web search for …