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Inserting Flash and Media Files using Telerik RadEditor for MOSS

January 29, 2009 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


  This only works for Web Parts and WCM (Publishing) scenarios, you cannot enter media or flash files for Lists, Wikis, or Blogs.  Here is the link to the Telerik RadControls help on the subject. You can see in the beginning of toolbar two additional buttons displayed, these are added to the Telerik RadEditor Toolbar […]

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Team Foundation Server 2008 in Action

January 22, 2009 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


"Team Foundation Server 2008 in Action" is a hands-on guide to Team Foundation Server 2008. Written for developers with a good handle on TFS basics, this book shows you how to solve real-life problems. It’s not a repetition of Microsoft’s product documentation. "Team Foundation Server 2008 in Action" is a practitioner’s handbook for how to […]

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Microsoft Web Platform Installer 1.0 Released

January 21, 2009 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


The Web Platform Installer (Web PI) is a simple tool that installs Microsoft’s entire Web Platform, including IIS, Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition, SQL Server 2008 Express Edition and the .NET Framework.  Using the Web Platform Installer’s user interface, you can choose to install either specific products or the entire Microsoft Web Platform onto […]

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Hype-V Monitor Gadget for Windows Vista

January 21, 2009 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


Version 4.1 is out! The latest version has been tested and is now ready to be released. Display Features Hyper-V Monitor Title Double click to Launch Hyper-V Manager Hyper-V Host Name Double click to launch RDP to the host Host Name RAM Remaining Amount of free RAM on the Hyper-V Server VM Name Double click […]

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Team System Web Access 2008 Scalability White Paper

January 19, 2009 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


  This white paper explains the scalability limits of Team System Web Access and provides workarounds to improve the total number of concurrent users that Team System Web Access can support.  Generally, it is not recommended to have more than 100 concurrent users using a single Web Access instance. You can access the download page here.  

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Hotfix available to address issues with backing up and restoring Hyper-V virtual machines

January 16, 2009 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


  These are the issues that are fixed in this Hyper-V update for Windows Server 2008-based computers that have the Hyper-V role enabled: Issue 1 If you back up a Hyper-V virtual machine that has multiple volumes, the backup may fail. Issue 2 The Microsoft Hyper-V VSS Writer may enter an unstable state if a […]

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Security Update for TSWA 2008 SP1

January 16, 2009 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


A security issue has been identified with Team System Web Access 2008 SP1 and Microsoft has recently published an update that fixes it.  NOTE: This is a full release, so you will need to uninstall any existing versions of Team System Web Access before installing this update. You can download it here.   Technorati Tags: […]

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Inside the Microsoft Build Engine: Using MSBuild and Team Foundation Build

January 14, 2009 by Wes MacDonald 1 Comment


"The build process is when code gets assembled to see how well it works, this is a critical step in software development.  Developers had few options for customizing the build process before Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio 2008, but the Microsoft Build Engine (MSBuild) enables developers to customize each step during the build process.  […]

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Visual Studio Extensions for SharePoint Services (VSEWSS) 1.3 CTP

January 12, 2009 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


New Features You’ll Find In This Release You can download the release here.  · Support for developing and deploying on 64 bit (x64). ·         New menu commands within Visual Studio o        Package – package the solution but does not deploy. o        Retract – retracts and deletes the active solution from SharePoint. o        Quick Deploy §           Copy to […]

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Microsoft SharePoint Online Standard Developer’s Guide

January 8, 2009 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


  Microsoft Office SharePoint Online is a collection of Web-based tools and technologies built on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 that help you store, share, and manage digital information within your company. This white paper (35MB) describes the customization (or extensibility) capabilities that are supported with the Standard offering of SharePoint Online. In this guide […]

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