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Dec 31, 2008 • 1 min read • Martin Danner

Kevin Hick, a talented .NET developer who has done extensive work customizing Team Foundation Server at HBOS in the UK, has started a blog to share some of his more interesting TFS discoveries with …

Visual Studio ALM

New Visual Studio Team System 2008 VPC Images Available

Dec 30, 2008 • 2 min read • Martin Danner

Brian Randell recently announced the availability of new Visual Studio Team System evaluation VPC images. These virtual machines are very handy sandboxes that contain Team Foundation Server and Team …

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Using 64-bit Windows Server 2008 as a Workstation OS, Part 3

Dec 29, 2008 • 4 min read • Martin Danner

This article lists the steps I used to setup Windows Server 2008 (WS2008) Standard Edition as a workstation operating system on two different laptops. First, if you plan to use WS2008 and Hyper-V to …

Windows Testing

Using 64-bit Windows Server 2008 as a Workstation OS, Part 2

Dec 27, 2008 • 2 min read • Martin Danner

Way back in July I wrote a blog post explaining why I switched from Windows Vista to Windows Server 2008 (WS2008) as the primary OS for my laptop. Well I’ve lived with WS2008 for a few months now, and …

Windows

The Visual Studio Install Process for the Whole Enchilada

Dec 24, 2008 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

I recently had to go through the process of installing Visual Studio 2008 with a team getting ready to use Visual Studio Team System and Team Foundation Server. Further, I have been tinkering with …

TFS Visual Studio

Virtual Networking in Hyper-V

Dec 22, 2008 • 5 min read • Martin Danner

Getting a virtual machine connected to the outside world in Hyper-V is a non-intuitive process. I had to bumble around with it a bit before finding the secret combination that worked well. Before I …

Windows

Bruce Campbell in Minneapolis!

Dec 18, 2008 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

A couple weeks ago I was in Minneapolis on a gig. Planning to fly out Saturday morning, I looked for something to do Friday night. I found this ad in the local paper: So I ran down and bought a ticket …

Life

We'2013-08-28 18:33:43'll miss you Scott Chestnut

Dec 15, 2008 • 2 min read • Richard Hundhausen

I lost a friend from High School a few weeks ago - Scott Chestnut (yes that's a Toga). I've known Scott since junior high and spent many a weekend evening with him in high school. We drifted apart …

Life

Which Edition of Visual Studio 2008 to Install on Team Foundation Build 2008?

Dec 11, 2008 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

I finally took the time to put together a chart showing which edition of Visual Studio needs to be installed on the Team Build server to achieve specific features. As you can see, Team Suite has you …

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