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Updated Release of Team Foundation Sidekicks


Attrice has released version 2.4 which will be the last release for Visual Studio 2005/2008 IDE. This particular release is made up of mostly bug fixes, but does include these new features: Labels Sidekick: Support filtering by file extension in Labels Comparison window Code Review Sidekick: Check-in policy violation indication shown next to changesets in […]

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Teamprise Client Suite to be integrated into Visual Studio 2010


Microsoft announced that it will purchase the Teamprise related assets of SourceGear LLC and they will be integrated into the Visual Studio product line starting with Visual Studio 2010. Customers with Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate with MSDN will also receive the Teamprise Client Suite technology as part of their original subscription purchase. Teamprise Client Suite […]

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The new MSDN and Microsoft Visual Studio 2010


  A key announcement that you need to know about is what Microsoft is calling the “Ultimate Offer” — making sure that every MSDN subscriber gets equal or greater value (in many cases, a lot greater) as Microsoft transitions subscriptions into the new and simplified Visual Studio 2010 product line up. Here’s how subscription levels […]

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Project Fuze Beta (build 203) for Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 is now available


Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 is now supported. Requirements Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate or Premium. Oracle 9i (or later) client software   Download To download the beta, make sure you LOG INTO THIS FORUM and then visit the Beta Downloads forum, which is visible only once you’re logged in. Technorati Tags: Visual Studio 2010,Oracle […]

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October 2009 Cumulative Updates for MOSS and WSS


WSS server-package Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Cumulative Update Server Hotfix Package Cumulative update packages for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 contain hotfixes for the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 issues that were fixed since the release of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 MOSS server-package SharePoint Server 2007 Cumulative Update Server Hotfix Package (KB974988) Cumulative update packages for […]

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Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7


  This tool is being offered because an inconsistency was found in the Windows servicing store which may prevent the successful installation of future updates, service packs, and software. Update for Windows 7 (KB947821) Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB947821) Update for Windows 7 x64 (KB947821)   Technorati Tags: Windows 7,Windows Server […]

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Configuring IIS 7.0 in a Windows Server 2008 Failover Cluster


To configure IIS 7.0 in a clustered environment using Windows Server failover clustering, you have to use custom code (.vbs script) to enable such a high availability scenario. If this is something you are considering then this KB Article is a must read.  Microsoft still recommends Network Load Balancing (NLB) be used as the primary […]

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Slipstreamed MOSS 2007 SP2 install and Windows Server 2008 problem


Funny thing happened yesterday, I attempted to create a site collection using the Publishing template and received an error about the publishing feature must first be enabled for the web application. It turned out that during my MOSS 2007 SP2 install I had not installed the IIS Role myself (SharePoint can do it so why […]

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WebsiteSpark – a new program from Microsoft that provides software and support for building web sites, at no cost for 3 years.


WebsiteSpark provides software licenses that you can use for 3 years at no upfront cost (there is only an exit fee of $100 payable upon exit from the program).  Once enrolled, you can download and use the following software from Microsoft: 3 licenses of Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition 1 license of Expression Studio 3 […]

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TFS Check-in Policy to check for warnings and/or errors


This check-in policy will evaluate the current solution to determine if any build warnings and/or errors are detected and if so the check-in policy will fail.  You will see a list of policy failures in the Policy Warnings tab of the Pending Changes window. You can download the check-in policy from here. Technorati Tags: Visual […]

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