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SharePoint 2010 and Office 2010 VHD (Beta 2) Available


This download contains a two Virtual Machine set for evaluating and demonstrating Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010. Virtual machine “a” contains the following pre-configured software: Windows Server 2008 SP2 Standard Edition x64, running as an Active Directory Domain Controller for the “CONTOSO.COM” domain with DNS and WINS Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP2 Enterprise Edition with […]

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Critical Update for Internet Explorer


This security update is rated Critical for all supported releases of Internet Explorer: Internet Explorer 5.01, Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1, Internet Explorer 7, and Internet Explorer 8 (except Internet Explorer 6 for supported editions of Windows Server 2003). For Internet Explorer 6 for supported editions of Windows Server 2003 as […]

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Visual Studio 2010 and Team Foundation Server 2010 VM Factory


The purpose of this project is to build prescriptive guidance around the virtualization of the Visual Studio 2010 and guidance for full automation of the creation of virtual machines. The goal is to help users with the installation and configuration of virtualized environments with least effort and maximum automation. You can download the guidance here. […]

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Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Branching Guide 2010 Released


This Ranger solution focuses on applied and practical examples of branching that you can use right now. The 2010 release includes discussions around branching concepts and strategies but also focuses on practical hands-on labs.  This content was created with support from Microsoft Product Group, Microsoft Most Valued Professionals (MVPs) and technical specialists from technology communities […]

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Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 Video Demos of Tester Tools


If you were interested in the new features coming for testers I encourage you to check out these videos. The following perspectives are covered: Visual Studio Test Elements 2010 and Visual Studio Team Lab Management 2010 Key Benefits (single video) Visual Studio Test Elements 2010 and Visual Studio Team Lab Management 2010 Key Benefits (individual […]

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Visual Studio 2010 Beta extended


What does that mean?  It means a Release Candidate will be made available sometime in February 2010 with a “Go Live” license. Microsoft is moving the launch of Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 back a few weeks.  You can read more about this from Soma Segar’s or Scott Gu’s blog postings. Technorati Tags: […]

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Posting my PowerPoint Slide Decks


Sorry for the delay but here are the slide decks for the presentations I did recently: Ottawa Windows Server User Group — November 19th, 2009 SharePoint 2010 for the IT CommunitySlide Deck Microsoft Federal SharePoint Users Group (Ottawa) — Tuesday Nov 24th, 2009 SharePoint 2010Slide Deck Ottawa .NET Community — Tuesday Dec 8th, 2009 What’s […]

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Language Packs for SharePoint 2010 Beta 2 posted


Language Packs for SharePoint Foundation 2010 Beta Download from Microsoft. 2010 Server Language Packs for SharePoint Server 2010 Beta, Project Server 2010 Beta, and Search Server Express 2010 Beta Download from Microsoft. Technorati Tags: SharePoint Foundation 2010 Beta 2,SharePoint Server 2010 Beta 2

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Downloading PDC 2009 Content


Mike Swanson’s downloader and renamer If you’d like to download all of the keynote and session content, download a recent build of cURL (~250K), and extract it to your folder-of-choice. Then, download PDC09Downloader.zip (1.49KB) and extract the PDC09Downloader.bat file to the same folder. From a command prompt, start PDC09Downloader by passing it one of the […]

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Team Explorer 2008 Forward Compatibility Update for Team Foundation Server 2010


This is an update for the 2008 SP1 version of Visual Studio Team System Team Explorer and allows the 2008 SP1 version to work with the Team Foundation Server 2010. The update will allow teams to move forward and use the Team Foundation Server 2010 server even if part of the team continues to use […]

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