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How to participate in the "Team System Users Group - Virtual Edition"
17 September 08 08:47 AM | dmckinstry | 3 comment(s)

After asking fellow MVPs to help us drive visibility to the new Team System User Group (Virtual Edition), we ran across some hosting issues.  Last night we had a router issue and this morning we've had a cable cut.  The provider has an 8-hour...

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A new VSTS Users Group – In Your Neighborhood!!!
08 September 08 07:32 AM | dmckinstry | 2 comment(s)

Chewing Glas (aka Paul Hacker ) and Daven Finesmith (aka Dave McKinstry ) are proud to announce a new users group forming in your area:  the Team System User Group (Virtual Edition)!!!!  In addition to the few user groups focused on Visual Studio...

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Warning: TFS 2008 SP1 and WSS 2.0
29 August 08 08:24 AM | dmckinstry | 1 comment(s)

I usually try to avoid the "me too" style blog posts, but this one seemed like a good idea - especially since some of my clients will run across it and may not easily find the solution. I've been asked numerous times about any unexpected side effects...

Filed under: Pass it on, Team System, Visual Studio, SharePoint

Extending the Nov 07 Rosario CTP Virtual PC
22 March 08 12:41 PM | dmckinstry | 1 comment(s)

I've been demonstrating the capabilities of Visual Studio Team System recently in a series of tech briefings. In addition to what is available today, I've been showing some of what the future might hold using the November 2007 Community Technology Preview...

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Orcas Lives!
19 November 07 12:24 PM | dmckinstry | with no comments

I usually try to avoid simply passing on what others have already announced. This is one of my exceptions. If you haven't already heard, Visual Studio 2008 has released and is available through MSDN downloads. I'm downloading Team Suite it as I type....

Filed under: Pass it on, Team System, Visual Studio

Just in... Team Edition for Database Professionals SR1
23 July 07 09:17 PM | dmckinstry | 1 comment(s)

I've been working with numerous different clients with Team Edition for DB Pros and this release has been anxiously awaited. To summarize the knowledgebase article, the following features have been added: Cross-database references: You can reference objects...

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FYI - VSTS Chat this Friday...
23 April 07 09:06 AM | dmckinstry | with no comments

These are always great opportunities to get your Team System questions answered... this time with a focus on the Orcas updates! Here is the generic announcement: Visual Studio Team System Chat – This Friday Join members of the Visual Studio Team System...

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Team System Happenings
03 October 06 06:59 PM | dmckinstry | with no comments

Here are some quick things to pass along in the VSTS world... Chat Tomorrow... Visual Studio Team System Chat Join members of the Visual Studio Team System product group to discuss features available in Visual Studio Team Foundation Server, Team Editions...

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Speaking of Team Build...
29 August 06 10:29 PM | dmckinstry | with no comments

One of the things that made working with the early betas and CTPs of VSTS great was the transparency of the Microsoft team working on the product. Although not perfect, the group as a whole did a good job letting us know what was going on and the direction...

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Continuous Integration for Team Build
27 August 06 09:31 AM | dmckinstry | 2 comment(s)

Notion Solutions has released TeamCI , their answer to continuous integration for Team Foundation Server. For those of you who aren't familiar with CI, it effectively causes a build every time someone checks something into version control. Don't...

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