I promised those who attended my webcast today to supply a link to the Project Server Connector download. It's located here: http://www.avanadeadvisor.com/TFS-ProjectServerConnector.zip . I got some great questions, both during the presentation and via...

Can you make it to the Waltham, MA MTC May 15-18? If so, as a reader of this blog I'm pleased to offer you discounted Visual Studio Team System training, taught by Pluralsight. The course summary outline is here ; this applied training is appropriate...

Have you been following the evolution of the technology that was previewed under the codename 'WPF/E'? Well, it now has an official name, and that name is Silverlight . Silverlight is a cross-platform, cross-browser solution for delivering rich, interactive...

I have some cutting edge (and bleeding edge) customers. They don't necessarily enjoy playing the unsynchronized-product-release-cycle dance. When we release a product, we make it work with what is shipping at the time. So, for example,when TFS shipped...

Interested in an in-depth demonstration of Load & Web Testing using Visual Studio Team System? Then register for this webcast, to be broadcast live on Wednesday, April 25th at 10:00 AM EDT. Link to teamStream: Visual Studio Team System Deep Dive:...

There's a new Microsoft Partner Readiness course coming to town, focused on .NET 3.0 application design -- Designing Windows Experiences with Expression Blend . Two jam-packed days of instructor-led, hands-on training. Click the pretty picture to find...

Yesterday I had the pleasure of being the presenter for a Visual Studio Team System OnRamp240 partner event at the Microsoft office in Waltham, MA. We had a very good crowd who asked some fantastic questions. I promised to post here some useful links...

Looking for the product roadmaps for Orcas and Rosario? Well, look no further: Link to Visual Studio Team System - Future Releases Say what you will about the value of Software Assurance historically relative to some of the other Microsoft product lines...

I've been a huge fan of the Enterprise Library since its start as the Application Blocks. And now version 3.0 is released and ready for downloading. Congrats to the patterns & practices team, a group of individuals I hold in high regard. Tom Hollander...

[Edited to correct registration link.] Due to popular demand (plus some technical difficulties recording the last presentation) I am repeating my live webcast on Project Server Connector. Register here . This presentation will be demo-heavy and PowerPoint...

I've certainly heard this question more than once when presenting to development teams: "why aren't Expression Web or Blend part of MSDN Premium?" Well, as of today, I will not have to answer that question anymore! I'm very excited to see that both Expression...

If you are looking to create customized Visual Studio Team System Guidance, then you should absolutely take a peek at Guidance Explorer on Codeplex. Not only can you create your own, new guidance, you can pick-and-choose from over 1000 guidance nuggets...

I've had several requests for the slides I presented at Code Camp 7 in Waltham on Saturday (March 31). You can find the most recent version of the deck deck in the list of Presentations on this blog (currently located on the right hand side of this page...

I am now offering a presentation entitled "Enabling a Secure Development Process with Visual Studio Team System". This presentation starts with an introduction to secure coding, describes a secure development methodology and concludes with a discussion...