For those of you that have been working with the new Lab Management features there has been a new release of the VM Prep tool for the Lab Management GDR. VM Prep Tool automates the process of upgrading/installing Test, Build, and Lab Agents on a Virtual machine and configuring them. You can download the latest release from here
August 30, 2010
August 9, 2010
Team Foundation Server Integration Tools (August 2010 Release)
The TFS Integration Tools is a project developed by the Team Foundation Server (TFS) product group and the Visual Studio ALM Rangers to integrate with third party systems for migration and synchronization of data.
They have just released the first fully supported shrink wrapped release of these tools to the Code Gallery, and they are available for immediate download. These are the same bits that they run in their DevDiv production environment to keep the Pioneer and DevDiv TFS servers in sync, as well as in a number of proof-of-concept (POC) in real-world customer environments.
Download it from here
August 3, 2010
UML Modeling with VS 2010 Ultimate Screencasts
Clint Edmondson at Microsoft has put together a great series of screencasts on UML Modeling with VS 2010 Ultimate. You can check out the screencasts at www.notsotrivial.net
July 6, 2010
MVP for 1 more year
Once again I have been renominated for the Microsoft MVP in the Visual Studio ALM category. I am always honored to recieve the award. I cannot thank the team enough for their decsion and look forward to participating in the next year full of activities. Thanks All.
-paul
June 29, 2010
Now Available: Visual Studio 2010 RTM Virtual Machine
Brian Keller has a post that announces the release of the Visual Studio 2010 RTM Virtual Machine with Sample Data and Hands-on-Labs. Check it out
April 26, 2010
Visual Studio 2010 Power Tools Released
The first official (RTM) release of the Team Foundation Server Power Tools for Team Foundation Server 2010 have been released. There are three separate downloads available:
TFS Power Tools April 2010 release – This is the main set of TFS Power Tools
April 5, 2010
VS 2010 Launch Events
The release date of the new Visual Studio toolset is fast approaching. There are going to be a bunch of launch events happening across America. There will be both big city all day events and smaller city half-day events.
Full day events https://microsoft.crgevents.com/Register2010/Content/Event_Selection.aspx
Half Day events http://www.microsoft.com/business/2010events/Highlights.aspx
March 22, 2010
Visual Studio 2010 Release Candidate Virtual Machines
Brian Keller has announced the release of Visual Studio 2010 Release Candidate Virtual Machines with Sample Data and Hands-on-Labs.
March 16, 2010
Team Explorer 2005 Patch for TFS 2010
The team has just released a patch so that Team Explorer 2005 will interoperate with TFS 2010. You can download the patch here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=22215e4c-af6f-4e2f-96df-20e94d762689
March 15, 2010
TSUG Meetings coming up
Here is the info about the TSUG meetings coming up. For more info visit www.tsug-ve.com
March Meeting (Americas)
Meeting Date: Thursday, March 18th, 2010
Time: 5:00PM PDT
Code Review in Visual Studio Team System
Everyone has heard that code review is good. Some people have even tried it. But continued value from code review isn’t realized in most organizations. So why is code review good? If it’s good, why is it rare? And finally, how can I successfully benefit from code review with my team? JB Brown will provide answers and demonstrate how TFS can streamline code reviews and maximize your code review benefits.
JB Brown is a .NET Developer, a Lean, Agile and Team System advocate, and the author of TeamReview. JB is a Microsoft Visual Studio ALM MVP.
April Meeting (EMEA)
Meeting Date: Thursday, April 1st, 2010
Time: 10:00AM PDT (1800 UTC)
Agile Management with TFS
What does “agile software development” mean to you? Many people have different interpretations of “Agile”. In this session, Dave McKinstry will demonstrate how Microsoft has evolved their interpretation of agile software development by digging into the new tools available to track and manage software projects. We will demonstrate not only the enhanced work item tracking available with TFS 2010, but also dig into the enhanced reports and especially the new project management worksheets. Still in 2005 or 2008? Don’t worry – we’ll talk about how you have use some of these tools today!
Dave McKinstry is a partner with Notion Solutions, a Microsoft gold gartner in the United States focuses on helping our clients “efficiently build better software.” Dave has been in IT for over 20 years, has been consulting with Microsoft technologies for 10, and has been focused on Microsoft ALM tools for five. He is a Visual Studio ALM MVP and leader of TSUG-VE Americas meetings.
