Notes from the life of an Application Development Consultant
New to VS 2015 and TFS 2015? Check out these great blog posts!
About to upgrade to the latest TFS 2015 - be sure to read these:...
Date: 08/18/2015
Visual Studio ALM Rangers
Just joined the awesome Visual Studio ALM Ranger:...
Date: 03/30/2015
Team Foundation Build vNext (2015)
You can get some great insight into what is happening with build in TFS vNext here:...
Date: 03/10/2015
Advanced settings for AppPool for Azure websites
There are at least two options if you need configure more advanced setting for the AppPool on...
Date: 02/24/2015
HTTP/2 – What is it?
You can find a brief description here:...
Date: 01/08/2015
Analyze .NET Portability – New Tool
Microsoft just released a new tool for analyzing .NET Portability. Use e.g. when considering reusing...
Date: 12/05/2014
Visual Studio Online (TFS as a Service) – What you need to know to get started
You may already have an account, but before moving your company’s code, work items etc. it is...
Date: 10/20/2014
Free ebooks from Microsoft Press
Be sure to check out https://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/ebooks! A lot of awesome and free...
Date: 10/12/2014
Convert SID to User Name using PowerShell
Create a SecurityIdentifier object and translate into a NTAccount: 1: $objSID = New-Object...
Date: 10/07/2014
Detecting OS & IE Version in (C#) Coded UI Tests
Using ProcessStartInfo and ApplicationUnderTest.Launch(ProcessStartInfo startInfo) you can launch a...
Date: 09/30/2014
Conditional backup of SQL Database in Release Management
The default “Backup SQL Database” in RM uses sqlcmd.exe...
Date: 09/29/2014
Debug CSS and layout problems using 3D view in Firefox
Differen browsers have different debugging strengths and capabilities. E.g. IE has great UI...
Date: 09/12/2014
Release Managent Tools and Parameters
This link has a great list of the tools and parameters that are provided with Release Management:...
Date: 08/21/2014
VS/TFS 2013 Update 3 RC Released
See official announcement...
Date: 07/03/2014
Release Management - Getting Started Links
Here are some links that I have found very useful in getting started with Release Management Install...
Date: 07/03/2014
How to see the actual SQL query generated by Entity Framework
It is really simple: 1: using (TailspinToysEntities context = new TailspinToysEntities()) 2: { 3:...
Date: 06/16/2014
PowerShell Snippets Pt. 2
Some more PowerShell snippets.Is the IIS Running?function Check-IISServiceRunning{ try { $iisService...
Date: 06/04/2014
Easy way to install Telnet on Windows Server 2012
Sometimes you need that Telnet for testing if ports are open :-) Open a command prompt window as...
Date: 06/04/2014
PowerShell - Configure Web Application use IIS in a NuGet Package
Configure Web Application use IIS in a NuGet PackageAs part of an internal NuGet package I want to...
Date: 05/14/2014
VS/TFS 2013 Update 2 RTM Released
See official announcement...
Date: 05/14/2014
Pricing details for Release Management - MSDN Ultimate complimentary license
Find the details...
Date: 05/04/2014
Microsoft Internal TFS Usage
Big numbers in this post!...
Date: 04/29/2014
Fixing: Error in Release Management when using "MTM Automated Tests Manager" - build name restriction
If you want to run an automated test as part of your deployment "MTM Automated Tests Manager" tool...
Date: 03/03/2014
Fixing: Prism The property 'RegionManager.RegionName' does not exist in XML namespace 'https://www.codeplex.com/prism'
When downloading the latest Prism version and trying to compile in Visual Studio you might see an...
Date: 02/26/2014
VS/TFS 2013 Update 2 CTP2/RC released
See official announcement...
Date: 02/26/2014
Debugging and diagnosing MS Fakes
Once in a while the automatic Fakes generation might fail. Below is a few hint on how to start...
Date: 02/09/2014
PowerShell Snippets Pt. 1
Below are a number of PowerShell snippets that I have find useful. This is just part 1. I will add...
Date: 02/05/2014
TFS 2013, Release Management and Sharepoint 2013 Problems
If you try to install the latest TFS 2013, SharePoint 2013 and Release Managenemt (former InRelease)...
Date: 01/19/2014
Renew Windows Store App Developer License
When you start developing Windows Store Apps you are automatically guide through the process of...
Date: 01/14/2014
Visual Studio 2012 & 2013 Updates (updated 11-09-2014)
Updates are being released much more often than before. Here direct links to the latest for each...
Date: 01/14/2014
My new best practice is to not say "best practice"
I am often asked what is best practice for {insert some topic}? In most cases, by far, the answer is...
Date: 12/06/2013
Brian Keller Visual Studio ALM Virtual Machines
[10-01-2014] There is an update. Go here for the newest:...
Date: 12/06/2013