Monthly Archives: February 2007

Demystifying Workspaces

One of the things that many developers struggle with initially when moving to TFS version control is the concept of the Workspace. VSTS MVP and Teamprise guru Martin Woodward has started writing a series of blog posts entitled “Workspace 101: … Continue reading

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Team Foundation Power Tools v1.2 available

The word is out (Rob, James, Buck) that the latest version of the Team Foundation Power Tools is available for download. Now what should I start playing with? The Process Template Editor, the Check-in Policy Pack or the new Test … Continue reading

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SQL Server 2005 SP2 has shipped

I just read the good news that SQL Server 2005 SP2 has now shipped. Some of the key enhancements target support for Vista and Office 2007. Now to find out if it plays nicely with Team Foundation Server. Download the … Continue reading

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VSTS/TFS Level 300/400 Technical Training

The Microsoft Australia Technical Readiness Team have now published dates for a three day VSTS Level 300/400 course here in Australia. I attended the first run of this event in Australia late last year and this course is a must* … Continue reading

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What’s coming up in Orcas?

Like Willy-Peter Schaub, I have been asked more than a few times lately exactly what we can expect in the Visual Studio “Orcas” release. Brian Harry has blogged about many of these features but Willy has gone one step further … Continue reading

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Outlook 2003 TFS Addin

I read with some interest this morning about a new Outlook 2003 TFS Addin from the MS Israel Community. After their release of the TFS Permission Manager, I have been keeping more of an eye on their blogs and that's how … Continue reading

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Watch out for those corrupt ISOs

I was working with a new client recently who was interested in trying out Team Foundation Server. As MSDN subscribers, they downloaded the trial version of the TFS CD and had it sitting on the desk ready for me to … Continue reading

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TFS Proxy Add-in and other VSTS/TFS Widgets

As with most version 1.0 products, VSTS/TFS has its fair share of rough edges. These will undoubtedly be ironed out and made nicer over subsequent releases as is usually the case.  I am always on the lookout for little tools/utilities and … Continue reading

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