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TFS2010 Build Service Configuration Error

While setting up the Build Service for TFS2010 I ran in to an issue with TFS_BUILDSERVICE (Visual Studio Team Foundation Build Service Host) service unable to start. The fix for the issue was found by checking the System Event ...


How To Restore Your Recycle Bin on Vista

So I accidentally deleted the Recycle Bin on my Desktop by selecting all items and deleting. Well I thought a simple undo delete would fix the issue but unfortunately it restored everything except for the Recycle Bin. I perform...



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Magento eCommerce Open Source Application Installation

Magento is basically a Business CMS/Shopping cart application designed to take online businesses to the next level. While on Template Monster I browsed for great eCommerce templates and found the Magento templates to have the l...


TFS-Team Foundation Server Useful Links

Here’s quick list that I put together to use as a reference for making changes and staying up to date with TFS information. Visual Studio Gallery - http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/en-us MSDN Team System Hom...



My Developer Toolkit

Here’s a list of tools, tips, and sites that I find very valuable when it comes to developing and learning. A large amount of this list came from my Web Programming  professor Les Lusk. Hopefully this list will become us...


MSBuild and Team Foundation Build Follow Up

Alright it’s now obvious that this book is way more than a week’s read, and I find it hard to read straight through due to my need to go directly to the TFS parts in the back of the book for work. I do know now that it&...



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A Book Truly Worth Its Price.

If ones goal is to be a developer of worth it’s best to understand one will never know everything about anything. While searching for an answer to an ASPNETCompiler issue with TFS building a project I stumbled upon a link...


IE8 is Now Available!

First Thoughts: Even though IE8 has made improvements, after viewing the compatibility list it’s still not really ready for CSS 3. I believe we still are developing for IE6 and up so this may not be such a great benefit h...



TFS2008 Dual Tier Upgrade and Install

Well I was finally able to complete an upgrade from TFS2005 Single tier install to a Dual Tier 2008 Upgrade within 27 hours. The best part was completing this on a new OS App Tier that would not allow updates throught Microsoft...


My Windows Home Server Build

Well I finally finished moving to a new home and purchased the remaining items for my WHS. I decided to blog about the install just in case someone out there is interested in building one for themselves or purchasing one from...