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Recurring Tasks in Team Foundation Server

While the vast majority of work items created for each iteration (sprint) are unique and therefore...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 12/03/2010

Bypassing a Gated Check-in in TFS 2010

Yesterday someone contacted me about my earlier post on Incrementing the Assembly Version for Each...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 12/03/2010

Web Standards Design with SharePoint, Part 2

In the first part of this series, I explained one approach for building Web sites in Microsoft...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 12/02/2010

My Initial Thoughts on Microsoft Visual Studio Scrum 1.0 (TFS 2010 Process Template)

I've been using the new Scrum template for Team Foundation Server 2010 for a little over three weeks...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 12/02/2010

Create a Custom "Builds" List on Your TFS Project Portal (a.k.a. SharePoint Team Site)

One of "tweaks" that I commonly make to the SharePoint team site created for each project in Team...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 11/29/2010

Avoid Issues with Caching by Using "Theme Versions"

In a previous post discussing Web standards design, I mentioned how I like to use "Theme" folders to...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 11/16/2010

Always Enable Disk-Based Caching in SharePoint Server 2010

In March, 2009, I wrote a post that explains why I always recommend enabling disk-based caching in...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 11/16/2010

Recovering Your Work After an Expression Web Crash

I am getting a little tired of Expression Web 4 crashing on me. I'm not sure why I'm repeatedly...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 10/24/2010

Avoid Extraneous Database Roundtrips in SharePoint PublishingPageCollection.Item Property

In my previous post, I explained how I analyze database roundtrips using SQL Server Profiler in...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 09/12/2010

Analyzing Database Roundtrips with SQL Server Profiler

One of the "good habits" I've developed over the years while creating applications is scrutinizing...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 09/03/2010

Update on Soluto and Antivir Solution Pro Virus

In my previous post, I described my encounter with the Antivir Solution Pro virus after installing...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 08/05/2010

Soluto and Antivir Solution Pro Virus

Update (2010-08-05) Note that I was unable to reproduce the virus infection after installing Soluto...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 08/01/2010

Removing Downloaded Program Files (e.g. ActiveX Controls) in Windows 7/IE 8

In the latest sprint on my current project, we are adding yet another major feature to a customer...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 07/19/2010

.NET Framework 4 Setup Requires ~2 GB of Disk Space on x64

Windows Update started generating errors last week on one of my servers. Specifically, the server...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 07/06/2010

Windows Server Backup Does Not Show Backed Up Files

[Sorry the blog has been relatively silent this month -- but, on the other hand, I did manage to...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 06/30/2010

New Guidance on MSDN for Developing Applications for SharePoint 2010

A bunch of new content related to SharePoint 2010 application development was released yesterday....

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 06/30/2010

Showing Resized Images on a Community Server/Telligent Blog

Back in Community Server 2.1 (i.e. prior to the recent upgrade of the MSDN/TechNet blog platform), I...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 06/07/2010

Formatting PowerShell Script for My Blog

In a previous post, I described how I format code for my blog (i.e. by copying it from Visual Studio...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 05/28/2010

Using PowerShell to Delete a Site with Subsites in SharePoint Server 2010

When using the "DR.DADA" approach to SharePoint development, I often find myself deleting sites (in...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 05/27/2010

Update on Upgrade of MSDN Blog Platform

The dust has mostly settled after the upgrade of the MSDN blog platform. Consequently, I have...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 05/25/2010

Issues After Upgrade of MSDN Blog Platform

By now you've undoubtedly noticed that the MSDN blogs have been cut over to the upgraded system....

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 05/24/2010

Sharepoint 2010 Developer Training Kit

This is an update to the beta version that was released last December. It "provides developers with...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 05/24/2010

Reporting Errors with TFS Migration/Upgrade

When upgrading Team Foundation Server (TFS) -- or, really, any application that utilizes SQL Server...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 05/20/2010

Performing a "Do Over" with TFS 2010 Upgrade

Regardless of whether you call it a "mulligan", a "do over", or whatever, the fact is you may...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 05/20/2010

Avoid the Warning from Excel Services About Refreshing External Data

In my post earlier this month on upgrading to Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2010 and SharePoint...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 05/19/2010

Use PowerShell to "Reset to Site Definition" in SharePoint Server 2010

In one of my posts last month, I provided the following steps to "reghost" all of the pages in a...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 05/18/2010

Upgrading TFS 2005/2008 Project Sites to TFS 2010, Part 3 - Quick Launch Navigation

Update (2010-05-20) I made some changes to correct a few issues and also to include the final...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 05/17/2010

Upgrading TFS 2005/2008 Project Sites to TFS 2010, Part 4 - Project Work Items Web Part

In the part 1 of this series, I described how to enable the dashboard functionality in Team...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 05/17/2010

Configuring Quick Launch Navigation in SharePoint Server 2010 Using PowerShell

Suppose that you need to update a few SharePoint team sites to add a couple of links to the quick...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 05/17/2010

Upgrading TFS 2005/2008 Project Sites to TFS 2010, Part 2 - Team Wiki

In part 1 of this series, I showed how you can add new Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2010 dashboard...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 05/17/2010

SharePoint Server 2010 Windows PowerShell cmdlets

Another essential resource for those (like me) upgrading from Microsoft Office SharePoint Server...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 05/14/2010

StsAdm to Windows PowerShell Mapping (SharePoint Server 2010)

Here is an essential resource for those (like me) upgrading from Microsoft Office SharePoint Server...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 05/14/2010

Upgrading TFS 2005/2008 Project Sites to TFS 2010, Part 1 - Agile Dashboard Features

In one of last week's posts, I provided details on upgrading from Team Foundation Server 2008 to TFS...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 05/14/2010

Error 7493 ("Access is denied") Viewing TFS Dashboard in SharePoint Server 2010

Earlier this morning I was upgrading some of my Team Foundation Server (TFS) project sites (many of...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 05/13/2010

C++ Compiler in Visual Studio 2010 Must Target .NET Framework 4

Another "hiccup" this week after upgrading my Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2008 environment to TFS...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 05/07/2010

Suppress CS1607 Warning for TFS 2010 Builds

Here's another issue I encountered when upgrading my Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2008 environment...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 05/05/2010

Updated Path to tf.exe for TFS 2010 Builds

After upgrading my Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2008 environment to TFS 2010, I found that I needed...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 05/05/2010

Building MOSS 2007 Solutions on a TFS 2010 Build Server

After upgrading my Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2008 environment to TFS 2010, my next step was to...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 05/05/2010

"The workbook cannot be opened" Error with SharePoint Server 2010 (and TFS 2010)

In an earlier post today, I described how I recently upgraded from Team Foundation Server 2008 (and...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 05/04/2010

Upgrade Team Foundation Server 2008 to TFS 2010 (and SharePoint Server 2010)

In my previous post, I provided an overview of the process of upgrading from TFS 2008 (and Windows...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 05/04/2010

Upgrade Team Foundation Server 2008 to TFS 2010 (and SharePoint Server 2010) - Overview

This past weekend, I upgraded my Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2008 environment to TFS 2010. I also...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 05/04/2010

Save Significant Disk Space by Setting MaxPatchCacheSize to 0

A little over two years ago, I wrote a post about installing Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1, in...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 04/30/2010

Test Projects in Visual Studio 2010 Must Target .NET Framework 4

Last week I installed Visual Studio 2010 on my primary desktop. This morning, I opened my...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 04/28/2010

Outlook 2010 Does Not Work with Windows Server 2003 POP3 Service

I've mentioned in the past how I run a Windows Server 2003 mail server in order to use the POP3...

Author: Jeremy Jameson - MSFT Date: 04/26/2010

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