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Running Windows Server on my laptop
A long overdue update that I’ve been meaning to post for a few weeks. I was lucky enough to get a...
Author: gdavi Date: 11/30/2010
Including a Visual Basic 6 project in a Team Foundation Server 2010 build
I’ve come up to Black Marble to co-present at their From Express to Ultimate event, and was talking...
Author: gdavi Date: 11/17/2010
November Visual Studio 2010 Live Meetings
On Wednesday 24th November we are delivering three Live Meetings covering various aspects of Visual...
Author: rerwin Date: 11/09/2010
Visual Studio 2010 Feature Pack 2 Coming
The Visual Studio 2010 Feature Pack 2 is going to be made available in the next couple of weeks, and...
Author: gdavi Date: 11/02/2010
PDC Event at Microsoft Campus, Oct 28th and 29th
We’re providing an HD live stream from PDC in Redmond on Oct 28th and 29th, so if you’d like to...
Author: gdavi Date: 10/13/2010
WebMatrix Introduction
If you’re interested or intrigued by WebMatrix then you might want to take a look at a new blog post...
Author: gdavi Date: 10/11/2010
Team Build Notification Polling Interval
A quick tip I keep meaning to post. The Visual Studio 2010 Team Foundation Build Notification is now...
Author: gdavi Date: 10/08/2010
What would you like to see in Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1?
Just in case you haven’t seen this link there’s an opportunity to feedback on what should be in...
Author: gdavi Date: 10/08/2010
Which Visual Studio 2010 Edition do I need?
If you’re interested in what each of the Visual Studio 2010 edition offers and would like to...
Author: gdavi Date: 10/08/2010
Getting the Most Out of Test Within Visual Studio 2010, in the Azure Cloud
Interested in how to integrate testing into the application development lifecycle? Wondering how...
Author: gdavi Date: 10/07/2010
Visual Studio 2010 Events
We’ve got a number of events scheduled for the remainder of the year that cover different aspects of...
Author: gdavi Date: 10/06/2010
25% off SQS Visual Studio 2010 Testing Training Courses
SQS UK, one of our key testing partners in the UK, is offering a 25% discount off the following...
Author: gdavi Date: 09/27/2010
Using Expression Encoder with Microsoft Test Manager
The support for video recording tests during execution in Microsoft Test Manager has now changed...
Author: gdavi Date: 09/27/2010
Setting up Team Explorer Everywhere on a Linux Virtual Machine
I’m presenting at the JAX event on the 29th September, and my session is covering how we can support...
Author: gdavi Date: 09/23/2010
Visual Studio 2010 Events & Live Meetings
The UK Visual Studio team are running a series of events and Live Meetings on Visual Studio 2010 and...
Author: rerwin Date: 09/15/2010
My First Look at Visual Studio LightSwitch
I’ve been itching to have a go with LightSwitch and the release of Beta 1 seemed a good opportunity...
Author: gdavi Date: 08/23/2010
This week in UK Dev Tools
It has been an exciting week with the release of Visual Studio 2010 Lab Management and Visual Studio...
Author: rerwin Date: 08/20/2010
Pluralsight Silverlight 4 course, 27-30 September
Pluralsight have let us know that they are running a public Silverlight 4 course in London from the...
Author: gdavi Date: 08/11/2010
Update from the UK Dev Tools Team
Rich and I were talking about what we’ve found interesting and/or been looking into last week. There...
Author: gdavi Date: 08/10/2010
Visual Studio LightSwitch – Weird name, but it looks interesting
Last week we got a sneak preview of the then unnamed Visual Studio LightSwitch and were intrigued by...
Author: rerwin Date: 08/04/2010
Good tip on retention policies in TFS Builds
Danny Crone from nFocus has posted about his experience with build retention policies in TFS 2010 –...
Author: gdavi Date: 07/02/2010
New MSDN ALM Site
A new site for ALM related Visual Studio content – looks interesting and should be a good “go to”...
Author: gdavi Date: 06/29/2010
Calling Java Developers
If you’re interested in how Team Foundation Server can support Java (and other) development teams...
Author: gdavi Date: 06/29/2010
TFS 2010 Beta 2 and RC Expiring June 30th
Just a quick “be aware”. These pre-release versions of TFS 2010 will completely stop working on the...
Author: gdavi Date: 06/29/2010
Professional Scrum Developer Program
SSW are delivering the Professional Scrum Developer Program (.NET). This is a training course that...
Author: gdavi Date: 06/26/2010
Linking Work Items to UML Model Elements with the VS 2010 Feature Pack
Now that the Visualisation and Modelling Feature Pack is out, I thought it was about time I had a...
Author: gdavi Date: 06/24/2010
Tech-Ed Europe Early Bird Offer – register by 5th July
If you’re interested in going to Tech-Ed Europe be aware that there is an early bird offer that...
Author: gdavi Date: 06/19/2010
Free books and training
I’ve just found out about a number of free ebooks (drafts and/or limited number of chapters) that...
Author: gdavi Date: 06/10/2010
Visual Studio 2010 Community Wallpapers
Fancy a Visual Studio 2010 related desktop background? Then you need to check out this site. I’ve...
Author: gdavi Date: 05/16/2010
Agile UML in Visual Studio 2010 Training Course, 29th – 30th June
Ivar Jacobson International ran an early and successful run of this course using the Release...
Author: gdavi Date: 05/16/2010
Scottish Launch for Visual Studio 2010, 16th April, Edinburgh
As we’ve been lucky enough to get hold of Jason Zander, the Global General Manager for Visual...
Author: gdavi Date: 03/25/2010
Work Item Visualisation Using DGML
Brian Harry has posted about a new project on Codeplex that uses the DGML capabilities of Visual...
Author: gdavi Date: 03/22/2010
Now Available: Visual Studio 2010 Release Candidate Virtual Machines with Sample Data and Hands-on-Labs
There are now 2010 RC Virtual Machines available for download – see Brian Harry’s post Cheers, Giles...
Author: gdavi Date: 03/22/2010
Preview of Feature Pack for Visual Studio 2010 Visualisation and Modelling Tools
Cameron Skinner has blogged about an upcoming Feature Pack for the UML, DGML and Layer tools in...
Author: gdavi Date: 03/22/2010
Team Table – A Surface Front End for TFS
Some French MVPs have put together a Surface device front end for Scrum planning in Team Foundation...
Author: gdavi Date: 03/22/2010
Test Driven Development with Visual Studio 2010
I thought it would be interesting to take a closer look at the Test Driven Development support that...
Author: gdavi Date: 03/17/2010
Visual Studio 2010 – Installation, 2005 support and new Patterns
I’ve been a bit busy lately and I’ve been catching up on interesting things, so this post is a bit...
Author: gdavi Date: 03/15/2010
Validating your architecture during a build
There are existing blogs that cover this but I thought I’d finally get around to including...
Author: gdavi Date: 03/11/2010
Eaglestone – Early Release of the Cross Platform Microsoft Visual Studio Team Explorer 2010
Brian Harry has announced the release of “Eaglestone”, which is the first release of the cross...
Author: gdavi Date: 03/04/2010
Visual Studio 2010 Test Impact Video
Danny Crone from nFocus has put together a really thorough video walkthrough of test impact...
Author: gdavi Date: 03/04/2010
Free Visual Studio and TFS 2010 Seminar 2nd March
We’ve got a few places left for this session next Tuesday, so if you fancy coming along to see a...
Author: gdavi Date: 02/26/2010
Team Foundation Server 2010 RC Power Tools now available
Power Tools compatible with the Release Candidate are now available. This includes everything in the...
Author: gdavi Date: 02/23/2010
Visual Studio 2010 UK Tech Days Announced
Registration for UK Tech Days events from 12th to 16th April is now open:...
Author: gdavi Date: 02/22/2010
Visual Studio 2010 Lab Management VHD Download
The Lab Management team have released a VHD for Lab Management, which enables you to try Lab...
Author: gdavi Date: 02/18/2010
Free Team Foundation Server Training, April 14-16th
We’re going to be running a 3 day course on Team Foundation Server from the 14th – 16th April. This...
Author: gdavi Date: 02/17/2010
Black Marble Edinburgh Visual Studio 2010 Event 25th February
Black Marble moved offices recently, and they have been having some trouble with their normal phone...
Author: gdavi Date: 02/17/2010
Microsoft Application Platform at a glance
Like to take a step back and rebaseline the stack of products and technologies that make up the...
Author: gdavi Date: 02/17/2010
Setting up Enterprise SharePoint with TFS 2010
The new dashboards that you get when you use Office SharePoint Server/Enterprise SharePoint with TFS...
Author: gdavi Date: 02/16/2010
Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server 2010 Demonstration, 2nd March
We’re running a free demonstration of Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server at the MS Campus,...
Author: gdavi Date: 02/16/2010
What’s New in MSF Process Templates in 2010
A very interesting post from Stephanie Saad Cuthbertson on what’s new in the MSF Agile and CMMI...
Author: gdavi Date: 02/16/2010