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 …
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New Visual Studio Team System 2008 VPC Images Available
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 …
Read more →Using 64-bit Windows Server 2008 as a Workstation OS, Part 3
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 …
Read more →Using 64-bit Windows Server 2008 as a Workstation OS, Part 2
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 …
Read more →The Visual Studio Install Process for the Whole Enchilada
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 …
Read more →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 …
Read more →Bruce Campbell in Minneapolis!
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 …
Read more →We'2013-08-28 18:33:43'll miss you Scott Chestnut
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 …
Read more →Which Edition of Visual Studio 2008 to Install on Team Foundation Build 2008?
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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