Donovan Brown's blog

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Neptune with POP3

clock December 29, 2009 02:32 by author Administrator
New version of Neptune with POP3. [More]


Installing VSTS 2010 Beta 2 Test Controller in Workgroup

clock November 23, 2009 10:57 by author Administrator
How to install VSTS 2010 Beta 2 Test Controller in Workgroup. [More]


Create Custom Work Item control to list all the names in Assigned To dropdown.

clock November 7, 2009 00:22 by author Donovan Brown
How to show all the users in the Assinged To drop down in a custom control. [More]


Where to store connection strings for Custom Work Item Controls

clock November 7, 2009 00:08 by author Administrator
How to store connection strings in Global list in Team Foundation Server. [More]


Writing Custom Conditional Rule for Visual Studio 2010

clock November 6, 2009 22:39 by author Donovan Brown
How to write a Custom Conditional Rule for Visual Studio 2010 [More]


Add validation rule to every request.

clock July 19, 2009 15:02 by author Donovan Brown
I need to apply the same validation rule to every request of my web test to test for forbidden text. [More]


I can’t see my custom build steps in the list of build steps during a team build.

clock July 13, 2009 21:01 by author Donovan Brown
I want my custom task to show up on the build report. [More]


How to prevent publishing test results with team build.

clock July 13, 2009 20:25 by author Donovan Brown
I wanted to run my BVTs with team build but did not care to publish the results. [More]


Team build cannot create Scrum for Team System bug on build failure.

clock July 2, 2009 20:12 by author Donovan Brown
Team build cannot create Scrum for Team System bug on build failure. [More]


I need dates in my WebTest to always be in the future.

clock June 25, 2009 16:36 by author Donovan Brown
Shows how to create a VSTS WebTest Plug-in to generate dates in the future. [More]


About the author


My name is Donovan Brown and I am a process consultant for Notion Solutions with a background in application development.  I also run one of the Nation’s fastest growing online registration sites for motorsports events DLBRacing.com.  When I am not writing software I race cars for fun.  DLBRacing.com has given me the opportunity to combine my two passions writing software and racing cars.

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