Monthly Archives: December 2005

Problems with email from my blog

I have just found out that there has been a problem with the configuration of my blog (myvstsblog.com) and I have not been receiving any emails from the “Contact” link on the site. I have fixed the problem now and … Continue reading

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VS6 TFS MSSCCI Provider is now available

Back in early December Brian Harry announced that the VS6 MSSCCI Provider for TFS would be available shortly. Well the good news for those of you using and supporting VB6, is that day has come… Check out his announcement today about … Continue reading

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Creating a simple Work Item Query

Recently I have had reason to find a number of closed work items and change their status from Closed back to Active for a number of our developers. This is a very straight forward task but it could be made … Continue reading

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Team System Outlook Add-in

Rob Caron has been busy over the festive season and has blogged about a new third party product called TeamLook which allows you to use Microsoft Outlook to interact with Visual Studio 2005 Team System. An overview of this product … Continue reading

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VSTS Ready Launch Update – Faulty Disk 3 Replacement

For anyone that attended the Australian Ready Launch events and received the Ready Launch DVD pack, you may want to check disk 3 in the pack. Disk 3 has the Hands on Labs for Visual Studio Team System and on … Continue reading

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Watch Rob Caron talk about VSTS installation and adoption issues

I was checking out the ServerSide.NET this morning and happened across a post talking about their recent interview with the “BlogFather of Visual Studio Team System”. This could be none other than Rob Caron. Rob Caron, also known as the … Continue reading

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Listing failed Team Projects – TF30321

In my consulting role, I am coming across more organisations starting to take advantage of VSTS and Team Foundation Server. Today I had a situation arise where I was asked what does this mean “TF30321: The name you typed is … Continue reading

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Virtual Server 2005 R2 available to MSDN Subscribers

Well it is not really a VSTS post but given the fact that I have made extensive use of Virtual Server 2005 during the past year or so while evaluating each of the Team Foundation Server Betas and CTPs I … Continue reading

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I’ve been a bit quiet lately

You may have noticed that I have been a bit quiet during the past few weeks although I am not what you would call a frequent or regular blogger. Since the conclusion of the Microsoft Ready Launch events I have … Continue reading

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Team Foundation Server – Backup and Restore Documentation

One of the most common things I have been asked about in the past month is what do I need to do to backup my TFS installation. As more organisations start using the TFS Beta 3 Refresh, they are interested … Continue reading

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