Wow. I think it’s been a couple of years since I last wrote in this blog. Bad ADAM!!! Look for a regular cadence from me going forward!

So we had our webcast today… In case you need to watch it on demand, or check out additional sessions/topics in our series, check out the VSTS Dev Tools Power Hour page at http://msdn.microsoft.ca/devtoolspowerhour … The slides from the session are available...

Horray! Microsoft has acquired the TeamPrise related technologies from SourceGear, and will begin offering a Microsoft branded solution for non-.NET and Windows developers, directly from Microsoft, to interoperate in Team Foundation Server environments...

Our Microsoft Developer Tools team is presenting a live seminar on Visual Studio 2010 at our Meadowvale office on November 3rd . This would be a great opportunity for you to learn about the latest tools and techniques for managing your software development...

Now this is really really super cool. When VSTS 2010 launches on Mar 22nd 2010, make sure you have an MSDN Premium subscription attached to your Visual Studio version, because if you do, you’ll get upgraded to the next higher version of Visual Studio...

  MSDN subscribers, start your engines! VSTS 2010 Beta 2 is up on MSDN subscriber downloads! This includes TFS 2010 Beta 2 as well! WooHoo! More details on new product lineup, general release, etc, soon!

      Event Summary You’re invited to join us October 19-23, 2009 at the Microsoft Conference Center in Redmond, Washington for the Development Tools Ecosystem Summit focused on Visual Studio extensibility! Whether beginner or expert, you...

Learn more about Visual Studio Team System and our promotional offer! Visual Studio Team System provides software development organizations with comprehensive capabilities for supporting software development projects, to help address all the roles that...

If you know me, you would know that I’m a passionate fly fisherman. As well, if you fly fish, you may or may not know that southern Ontario has some of the best fly fishing in the world, for all species of fresh water trout, smallmouth and largemouth...

  From John Valk: On Wednesday April 22nd at 10:05 a.m. the fly fishing community in Ontario lost one of its most genuine, sincere and best loved members. John Ponsford. John was a great teacher who taught thousands the art of fly tying. Whether...

Last tuesday, I had the please of co-delivering our “Better Development with Team System” session at the Microsoft Montreal office with Claude Remillard from InCycle Software . We had some great questions from the audience, and had some great conversations...

In a tough economy, businesses are looking for new ways to save time and money and maximize their profits. That's an opportunity for you. Get your innovations to market faster with Microsoft ® Visual Studio Team System 2008—and save up to 65% with the...

This webinar is focused on quick and cost-effective methods for moving critical applications out of obsolescence. A number of business reasons continue to compel companies like yours to move away from legacy platforms such as VB6 and ASP. The need to...

Microsoft invites you to attend two complimentary sessions around Developer Tools on Thursday April 30th Morning Session : scenarios for the adoption of Microsoft® Visual Studio® Team System 2008 Team Foundation Server There are many scenarios where moving...

It’s a question that keeps coming up on internal DLs, customer emails, and on the web, so I thought I’d share a quick walkthrough on the Team Foundation Server workgroup edition and its 5 user limit. Backgrounder: Team Foundation Server currently comes...

  VSTT Quick Reference Guide 1.0 on Codeplex. This document is a collection of items from public blog sites, Microsoft® internal discussion aliases (sanitized) and experiences from various Test Consultants in the Microsoft Services Labs. The idea...

Hey hey, our latest introductory session on Visual Studio Team System is being held in Montreal on April 14th…. I will be co-presenting with Claude Remillard from InCycle Software, a great Montreal area partner with tons of experience working with clients...

We had great turnout in both Edmonton and Calgary for last week’s Developer Tools Power Hour in-person events. I was joined by Joel Semeniuk , the president and co-founder of Imaginet Resources Corp , one of our really super strong VSTS partners. They...

The deck from today’s Developer Tools Power Hour session, Building BizTalk Solutions with Visual Studio 2008 Team System, is available from the following SkyDrive location: http://cid-bfc5a11b75eac1c9.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Public/Building%20BizTalk...

Running Microsoft ® Visual Studio ® 2005 Professional Edition or Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition without an MSDN subscription? You’re missing out! An MSDN subscription gives you all the tools you need for your development and test environment...

So, not my usual post about Visual Studio Team System. But I am an avid angler (fly fishing only), and also an avid fly tier… This is where I hang my hat every Saturday for a couple of hours. If you are in southern Ontario, and you’re interested in fly...

This sounds like a great opportunity to learn more about Team System and Team Foundation Server. Andre and Dave really know their stuff… Highly recommended!!! http://www.objectsharp.com/events/smart-breakfast-team-system-team-foundation-server-dave-lloyd...

Raif from our partner Navantis does some excellent work in Quality Assurance. This webinar promises to be very insightful around good practices and the value of good QA. I highly encourage you to attend!!! Don’t miss your chance to take part in the Navantis...

So, while TFS 2008 installation is a significantly better experience than TFS 2005, there are still a number of pre-requisites and scenarios that can make installation a tricky affair. Often, it's a small issue in configuration or order that can be overcome...

Soma writes about some of the exciting capabilities coming in VSTS 2010, particularly in regards to the developer-tester workflows. A huge issue, and time consumer, is the process of tracing the root cause of defects in applications. The Lab Management...