White Paper: Workflow Scalability and Performance in WSS 3.0

February 24, 2009 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


If you do development with SharePoint and Workflows then this paper is a must read.  This was published February 2009 and contains information related to testing the performance of workflow applications and how to apply those results. It is posted here. Technorati Tags: WSS 3.0,SharePoint Server 2007

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Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server Build (Team Build) and VSeWSS 1.3 February 2009 CTP

February 21, 2009 by Wes MacDonald 2 Comments


I couldn’t wait to try out the latest VSeWSS 1.3 CTP due to the fact I could not get the January 2009 CTP to work properly with Visual Studio 2008 SP1 on Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition (x32) and MOSS 2007 SP1, let alone Team Build. After you install the February 2009 CTP you might […]

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VSeWSS 1.3 February 2009 CTP Released

February 21, 2009 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


Download the updated release here. New features in version 1.3 include: Can be installed on x64 Server OS machines running SharePoint x64. Previously only x86 Server OS could be used Separate build commands for package, deploy and retract are added as Visual Studio menu items WSP View improvements for consistency of deleting feature elements, merging […]

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New Team System web site launched

February 6, 2009 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


This is phase 1 of the new site, I think you will find it has a fresh new look. If you have any comments or suggestions on the new site please send them to Share Elkins here.

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Virtualizing (P2V’ing) your Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server

February 5, 2009 by Wes MacDonald 1 Comment


  We made the conscious decision to move away from a physical server to host our Team Foundation Server machine at one of our client installations.  It is installed in a “single server” configuration so we had to make sure no services were running before we ran the conversion tool. The client made the decision […]

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TFSBuild TargetsNotLogged Hotfix Available

February 3, 2009 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


  TFSBuild TargetsNotLogged property fails to cut down noisy builds You run a build on a Microsoft Team Foundation 2008 Build that has Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed.  However, the targets that are specified by the TargetsNotLogged property may still be logged in the Build Details window. Because […]

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SharePoint Dispose Check v1.3.1 – January 2009

January 30, 2009 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


It provides assistance in correctly disposing of certain SharePoint objects to help you follow published best practices. This tool may not show all memory leaks in your code. Further investigation is advised if you continue to experience issues. It is a console application that takes one parameter which is the path to assemblies to be […]

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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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