Go here or here and give feedback on whether you would rather see improved cut/paste into the MSDN forums or more/better code formatting buttons in the new post UI.

The product feedback center team has an important note for anyone reporting issues and suggestions with VS 2005 at this stage in the product cycle. Check it out here . ( http://blogs.msdn.com/productfeedback/archive/2005/07/29/445136.aspx )

The MSDN Forums team is looking for feedback regarding the future direction of their RSS Feeds. Let them know what types of feed you want and how you want those feeds to look . They would also like feedback on a concept design for the new post UI designed...

Sure, the call browser has actually been around for a while, but no reason oldies can't be big hits right? Via Michael Here's an example. Let's say I want to add attended transfer (where you have a call, press transfer, dial a number, talk to the...

TheServerSide has a nice take on getting all of the various CTPs for SQL 2005 and VS 2005 plugged into one another. Or, you could just look at this page for the answers. TTFN - Kent

Did you know that the VS Core team, working with the community (that would be you) are working together to create great tools for your use of Visual Studio .NET 2003 and for the upcoming Visual Studio 2005? Get more details at their page on GotDotNet...

There are a lot of great msdn blogs and posts written for or by testers at Microsoft. Given all of these you could probably start to piece together an aggregate of what it means to test a product at Microsoft, but you might be lacking some of the end...

February 2, 2005 – 11:00 A.M. Pacific Time [ View Additional Time Zones ] Title : Visual Studio Community Features [ Enter chat room ] Description : Join members of the Visual Studio community team to talk about Community Downloads, the Feedback Centers...

Title : Visual Studio 2005 IDE Extensibility [ Enter chat room ] Description : The Visual Studio team has been hard at work putting together a new product to help make your development tasks easier to perform. But Visual Studio also offers many opportunities...

Over at Channel9 they have recently posted a two part tour with members of the "VS Core Team". They are a little lengthy, but Chris has posted some good advice for those of you looking for the juicy parts. Check out the Part 1 or Part 2 posts choose the...

January 12, 2005 – 1:00 P.M. Pacific Time [ View Additional Time Zones ] Title : Visual C++ Editor and IDE Features [ Enter chat room ] Description : Chat with the Visual C++ Editor & IDE team to talk about new Whidbey features such as Code Definition...

Title : VSTS Enterprise Dev & Test Tools Public Chat [ Enter chat room ] Description : Chat with members of the Enterprise Development and Test team of Visual Studio Team System. We'll be answering questions and discussing our new tools: Static Code...

Topic: Chat with the Visual Studio Help team about Whidbey Help features Date/Time: TODAY! Jan 5th, 2005 1:00 - 2:00 P.M. Pacific time Add To Calendar: http://msdn.microsoft.com/chats/outlook_reminders/05_Jan5_VSHI.ics Where: http://msdn.microsoft.com...

Over at Channel9 a bunch of November CTP impressions have been linked to . Feel free to add yours here or on the Channel9 thread .

New blogs seem to start every day on MSDN and its hard to keep up. I wanted to make sure that this one does not go unnoticed. The VSTS teams have been putting a lot of effort into making sure they form solid connections with their customers in V1. Their...

Topic: Imagine this scenario: You have created a really cool program. Now suppose you like this program you wrote so much, that you want to share it and its sources with others. Come chat with members of the Visual Studio Core Team and learn about tools...

Abstract: "This chat will be focused on the new ability to work from Visual Studio connected to a SourceSafe database via a WebService. If you have questions on how to configure, what features are available, and how to use the Visual Studio Internet Plug...

The Help team would like your comments on two design alternatives for the help search window UI... "In Beta2 we’ll be restoring Everett’s ability to dock the Search tool window to the bottom of the screen so you can see both search results and read documentation...

On Monday Craig wrote an excellent post that describes one of the coolest (IMO) features you'll find in VS2005. He describes the functionality of the new Export Project Template wizard and the Visual Studio Content Installer with great screen shots. Oh...

Its getting about that time when product groups realize they just aren't going to squeeze in all the cool ideas they were looking into for the current release. At the same time the product is starting to become stable enough that it can be used to extend...

The MSDN Product Feedback Center Team posted their priority list yesterday. In many ways, like the Whidbey Beta, the feedback center site is also looking to improve with your assistance before the Whidbey RTM. With their most recent post they have rolled...

In order to ensure high quality for ASP.NET 2.0, the team has decided they need to remove a small set of features that are in Beta 1. Shanku provides all the details . For those with click-a-phobia, here's the list: Mobile Device Adapters for ASP . NET...

Of course you do, everyone works with collections. Wintellect would like to help you work with better collection classes , and they'd like you to help create them. From the site: Leading the development effort is Peter Golde, formerly a Lead Designer...

A new .NET Show is live: http://msdn.microsoft.com/theshow/episode044/default.asp Introduction to Visual Studio 2005 In this episode we talk with Jason Zander and Amnon Horowitz about the important improvements that have been added not only to...

While it certainly hasn't been finalized, you can see a good overview of what features should be in each of the various editions of Visual Studio 2005 here . TTFN - Kent