Michael Pedersen's Blog
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