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CodePlex now supports SVN!

September 15, 2008 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


Support for Subversion is here.  No extra software is required all you do is connect to your project using the following URL: https://<projectname&gt;.svn.codeplex.com/svn Read more about it over at the CodePlex Weblog!   Technorati Tags: CodePlex, TortoiseSVN, Subversion

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SCVMM 2008 Beta::.. Another Successful P2V

September 13, 2008 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


I have been using the SCVMM 2008 Beta for quite a few months now and attempted to do another Physical to Virtual but this time with a Vista machine. The SCVMM computer and the Vista desktop are on the same domain and initially when I started the process the agent install on the Vista machine […]

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Windows Server 2008

SharePoint 2007 and working with users stored in Membership Providers

September 13, 2008 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


I recently had a requirement where a user had to be added to a group as part of a SharePoint 2007 Workflow but the users accounts were stored in a SQLMembershipProvider and LDAPMembershipProvider as opposed to a Windows Domain. The trick is you have to append the name of your provider to the users login […]

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Visual Studio Team System Web Access 2008 SP1 Available

August 30, 2008 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


Posted last night! You can now download the latest version of the Web Access Power Tool. New With Service Pack 1 Work item only view for users without a client access license (CAL). [Previously known as Work Item Web Access (WIWA) feature] To access the work item only view, use the following URL syntax: http://Server:8090/wiwa […]

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VPC Images for for testing websites with different IE versions on Windows XP SP2, Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista

August 29, 2008 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


This download page contains four separate VPC images, depending on what version of IE you want to test.  IE6-XPSP3_VPC.exe contains a Windows XP SP3 with IE6 VHD file IE7-XPSP2_VPC.exe contains a Windows XP SP2 with IE7 VHD file IE8B2-XPSP3_VPC.exe contains a Windows XP SP3 with IE8 Beta 2 VHD file IE7-VIS1.exe+IE7-VIS2.rar+IE7-VIS3.rar contain a Vista Image […]

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Team System

IE8 SmartScreen Filter and Visual Studio 2008 Web Tests

August 29, 2008 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


If you’ve just installed IE8 beta 2 and recorded a web test you’ll notice the browser is making some requests to the following URL: https://urs.microsoft.com/urs.asmx You will have to disable the SmartScreen Filter located under the Safety Toolbar button Once disabled your web tests will record as they did before. Technorati Tags: Internet Explorer 8,Visual […]

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VS 2008

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 now available

August 28, 2008 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


If you want to see some of the new features coming in the next version of Internet Explorer you can grab the newest beta. Here are some of the features you should checkout: Web Slices Compatibility View Search Suggestions Accelerators InPrivate Browsing SmartScreen Filter Download it here. Technorati Tags: IE8,Internet Explorer 8

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Get your Microsoft SQL Server® 2008 U.S. Postage Stamps

August 14, 2008 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


  This is so cool, I might have to order some of these myself!

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SQL Server 2008

Virtual CloneDrive Supports Vista x64!

August 13, 2008 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


Virtual CloneDrive works and behaves just like a physical CD/DVD drive, however it exists only virtually. Image files (ISO, BIN, CCD) can be mounted onto a virtual drive from your hard-disk or from a network drive and used in the same manner as inserting them into a normal CD/DVD drive. Probably the best virtual drive […]

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VSTS 2008 SP1 Bug: Web Tests that result in redirects ignore the specified think time in a load test

August 13, 2008 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


This is a regression from RTM but Bill Barnett has a blog posting discussing the problem and source code for a Web Test plug-in which can be added to each Web Test to get around the problem. Technorati Tags: Visual Studio 2008 SP1,Visual Studio Team System Tester Edition 2008 SP1

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