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September 3, 2010 – Links and Quick Hits

Trent Nix — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:29:48 +0000

Like the Phoenix, this blog is back! We’re working like crazy to get LearnTFS up and going so stay tuned to this blog to stay up to date on what’s going on. Lots of Rangers news today, so on with today’s links… Rangers Wall of Scrum – New Project from Willy-Peter Schaub – The TFS [...]

Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server Widgets

Trent Nix — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:02:57 +0000

For some time, the wonderful http://www.visualstudiowidgets.com page has been stale. Early Team System advocates remember it as an excellent place to find utilities, extensions, and widgets that enhanced Team Foundation Server and Visual Studio. It was specifically focused on the ALM and TFS-focused features and introduced me to all sorts of new things I wasn’t [...]

Coming Back in a Big Way

Trent Nix — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:11:10 +0000

Sorry for the unspecified delay, but I’ll be coming back to the blog and much more in a big way very soon. Keep your eyes peeled.

July 9, 2010 – Links and Quick Hits

Trent Nix — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:02:00 +0000

Thank goodness it’s Friday. I hope everyone has a terrific weekend! On with today’s links… Visualizing Team Foundation Server Work Items with Live Labs Pivot from Team Foundation Server Team Blog – I love mashups like this. This post talks about viewing TFS work using Live Labs Pivot. It’s really easy to do and the [...]

July 8, 2010 – TFS Links and Quick Hits

Trent Nix — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:12:31 +0000

Lots of great stuff today. TFS 2010 Support for Project Server from Brian Harry – Brian offers lots of details on the new Project Server and TFS integration that is available in CTP form. The point of the CTP is to get feedback and it should not be used for production anything. It appears the [...]

July 7, 2010 – Links and Quick Hits

Trent Nix — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Wednesday, and I’ve got big announcements afoot. Stay tuned. On with today’s links… Work Item Query Administration tool from Codeplex – I’ve been working through a few Team Project upgrades from 2008 to 2010, and wanted to write a batch script to handle all of the work item imports and work item query deletions and [...]

July 6, 2010 – Links and Quick Hits

Trent Nix — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0000

The Project Server/TFS 2010 connector has emerged from the vapor! A big Tuesday Links and Quick Hits below… TFS 2010 and Project Server 2010 Integration CTP VM Available from Steve St. Jean – I’m sure this was announced elsewhere, but I first heard about it from Steve so he gets the credit. Microsoft has provided [...]

July 5, 2010 – Links and Quick Hits

Trent Nix — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:25:40 +0000

I told you I wasn’t taking the day off. Lots of version control today, and a look at Telerik’s new TeamPulse product. How “Get Latest Version” Really Works? TFS Source Control from Eran Ruso – Great post that explains how “Get Latest Version” really works. I see confusion around “Get Latest” at clients all the [...]

July 2, 2010 – Links and Quick Hits

Trent Nix — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Friday! And for those of us in the States it’s a long weekend as we celebrate our independence. This blog won’t be taking the day off, though. To go along with a client upgrade I just completed (that kept me up all night), today’s theme is reporting in TFS 2010 and reporting problems in an [...]

July 1, 2010 – Links and Quick Hits

Trent Nix — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Thursday! Why don’t system administrators give system drives enough space to get things done? The world may never know. On to today’s Links and Quick Hits. Team Foundation SDK for VS 2010 from Allen Clark – The first increment of the Team Foundation SDK for VS 2010 has been published and it looks terrific. If [...]

June 30, 2010 – Links and Quick Hits

Trent Nix — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:00:00 +0000

The TFS train never stops… Scrum for Team System Version 3 – How to model BUGS from Crispin Parker – This post talks about how to process and track bugs using Scrum for Team System, but really it’s a great read for anyone trying to get a better handle on bug tracking, even if Scrum [...]

June 29, 2010 – Links and Quick Hits

Trent Nix — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Today’s a big one. Important stuff below. Now Available: Visual Studio 2010 RTM Virtual Machine with Sample Data and Hands-on-Labs from Brian Keller – Thanks to Brian, Microsoft has now provided a virtual image of a configured TFS 2010 + Visual Studio 2010 machine complete with several labs to show off all the latest ALM-related [...]

June 28, 2010 – Links and Quick Hits

Trent Nix — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:07:03 +0000

It’s Monday, and that means it’s time for a lap around the web to find the latest in TFS and Application Lifecycle Management links. Scrum for Team System v3.0, MSF Agile v5.0 and Team Foundation Server Scrum v1.0 (beta) from Crispin Parker – This post does a comparison between the EMC Scrum template, The Microsoft [...]

June 25, 2010 – Links and Quick Hits

Trent Nix — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:00:15 +0000

It’s Friday! I’m doing the Buffalo Springs Lake Triathlon (the half-Ironman) this Sunday, so you’ll know next week if I survived! Version Control 2010 Upgrade Hotfix Published from Matt Mitrik – Upgrading to TFS 2010, you might want to take a look at this hotfix that corrects an issue regarding the contents of labels and [...]

June 24, 2010 – Links and Quick Hits

Trent Nix — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:00:22 +0000

USA Soccer advances to the second round and the longest match in history was played at Wimbledon. But that’s not why we’re here… TFS 2010 and the SQL Server Analysis Services Cube from Visual Studio Magazine (by Jeff Levinson) – This excellent article details some of the changes in the Analysis Services cube in Team [...]

June 23, 2010 – Links and Quick Hits

Trent Nix — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:00:38 +0000

The first Wednesday of Summer here in the northern hemisphere, and in Texas that means it’s hot. Managing Multiple TFS Build Agents with Tags from Alkampfer’s Place – This post talks about a new build feature in TFS 2010 Build: build tags! Now that build controllers dispatch builds and build agents run the builds, what [...]

June 22, 2010 – Links and Quick Hits

Trent Nix — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:00:29 +0000

Here’s what a lap around the web brought us today. Visual Studio Performance Testing Quick Reference Guide (Version 2.0) Published from Ed Glas – Everything you could have possible wanted to know about Load Testing is contained in the Performance Testing Quick Reference Guide. Ed details the release and reels off the unbelievable number of [...]

June 21, 2010 – Links and Quick Hits

Trent Nix — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:12 +0000

A brand new week, with some brand new links! Let’s get started… Upgrading to Team Foundation Server 2010 in Visual Studio Magazine (by Mickey Gousset) – Now that more than a few of us have been using TFS 2010 for a while now, those of you who have held off upgrading can go ahead and [...]

June 18, 2010 – Links and Quick Hits

Trent Nix — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:00:56 +0000

Here are a few gems I dug up to help you finish the week. Executing Legacy MSBuild Scripts in TFS 2010 Build from Jacob Ehn – Great post on executing and using legacy MSBuild scripts using the new build workflow features in TFS 2010 build. There’s no requirement to “upgrade” your build scripts to Windows [...]

June 17, 2010 – Links and Quick Hits

Trent Nix — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:00:49 +0000

Thursday! Almost to the weekend. TFS 2010 Microsoft Certification Exam (70-512) Available from Ed Blankenship – Ed reveals the new TFS 2010 Certification Exam. From what I hear, a lot of hard work went into making this exam worthwhile, so if certifications are your thing (or of interest to your employer or a prospective employer) [...]

June 15, 2010 – Links and Quick Hits

Trent Nix — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:00:19 +0000

Today we’ll take a brief look at a handful of TFS extensions, add-ons, and tools that might be of interest. Each of these tools works with TFS 2010 and, unfortunately, cost money. I’m hoping to take a more specific look at a few of these in future posts, so stay tuned. Notion Timesheet for TFS [...]

TFS Data Migration and Integration

Trent Nix — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:30:48 +0000

Let’s talk integration. TFS, in some ways, is really a platform upon which to integrate the different data silos you have in your business. For example, you might want to integrate a helpdesk tool with TFS bug tracking. so help desk tickets that are escalated become Bug work items in TFS. And then as Bugs [...]

June 11, 2010 – Links and Quick Hits

Trent Nix — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:14:52 +0000

TGIF! Enjoy your weekend! Apparently there’s a big soccer, I mean football, tournament going on right now. Compatibility Matrix for TFS 2010 and Team Explorer 2008 and 2005 from the Team Foundation Server Team Blog (post by John Nierenberg) – This post details the often complex compatibility story between the 2005 and 2008 client tools [...]

June 10, 2010 – Links and Quick Hits

Trent Nix — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:15:23 +0000

I’ve made a lap around the web to bring the best in TFS, ALM, and programming links. Document Well 2010 Plus from The Visual Studio Blog – Lots of details about the great Document Well 2010 Plus extension that is part of the Visual Studio 2010 Pro Power Tools. Every new release changes the behavior [...]

June 9, 2010 – Links and Quick Hits

Trent Nix — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 05:12:50 +0000

The word for today is IntelliTrace. Known in the Visual Studio 2010 betas as the Historical Debugger, IntelliTrace is part of Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate. It’s basically Tivo for your debugger. IntelliTrace iTrace Files from Ian Huff – This excellent post details what’s inside an IntelliTrace iTrace file. This post is a great overview of [...]