The VSTS Rangers TFS2TFS Project Copy team project has launched and the initiative is accelerating on full solid booster launch rockets, working side-by-side with the Migration Toolkit and TFS2TFS Project Copy team.  The VSTS Rangers project has...

The Visual Studio Team test (VSTT) 2008 Quick Reference Guide has finally shipped on CodePlex , delivering insightful and practical guidance around Visual Studio Team Test. The guide has been a collaborative effort by VSTS Rangers, Microsoft Services...

Please note that the missing lab files for the Single Release Single Maintenance scenario have been added to the TFS Branching Guide 2.0 as shown in the illustration below: See the discussion thread for more details and get the latest bits under releases...

The VSTS Rangers Branching Guidance 2010 team project was launched today, aiming to deliver an interesting set of deliverables before launch of VSTS 2010. Based on common demand, we are trying to deliver guidance before the technology ships with all future...

… poster created in my VSTS MVP days. The latest version of the TeamReview product has shipped and is definitely worth a peek, if you are in the world of code reviews and using Visual Studio Team System (VSTS). According to the site, the key features...

We spend two days in Seattle this weekend, visiting the obligatory Space Needle, the Museum of Flight and a great team get-together, where Jeff’s team finally met my family and visa versa. Here are a few memorable photos of our trip, whereby you can catch...

We thought this sign, spotted in Seattle downtown, to be really strange. Why $10 1 … what is the $ 1 for? 

If you wonder why Martin was awarded the Team System MVP of the year, wonder no further. He has already pinged the South-African community leads again to ship a drive with all the MIX09 bits to the seemingly remote and bandwidth starved continent. The...

Some good news was forwarded to me today by Jenp, which is exciting not only for the academia communities back home, but for high schools as well. Here is the good news: Today at the Government Leaders Forum, in Washington D.C. Bill Gates announced the...

A questions I get again and again are “what are VSTS rangers” and “who contributes to the VSTS Rangers projects”? The “ what are… ” question is easy … refer to the ‘delegate post’ VSTS Rangers … positioning the rangers and projects . The “ who contributes...

It is great to see that one of, if not the, best TFS plug-in has evolved into yet another release. Teamprise has released the latest version 3.2, which includes new features such as … the text in italic has been copied from the product site as-is and...

Make sure to visit the exceptional new Team System site , which is the work of Sharon Elkins . It has lots and lots of goodies and nuggets, even featuring the Team System MVP of the year, Martin Woodward ! See you at the site.

I received queries today as to where the technology quick reference posters, which used to be available on www.drp.co.za , have disappeared to. It appears that the company responsible for the developer readiness program (DRP) site is busy building a new...

This is the third of the three projects for which I am currently the dev lead and which are on the verge of commencing as VSTS Rangers Projects. Included in this post is the motivation, the vision and the objective of the project, whereby I am more than...

Take note that Internet Explorer 8 has shipped . While I have noticed a number of neat features (go here for features ), the top two must be: It installed and worked first time, without me having to re-adjust or get used to a new look&feel....

Pramod is heading up this exciting project. Included in this post is the vision and the objective of the project, whereby I am more than happy to discuss more details with you if needed. For the sake of text re-use, all text indicated in italic has been...

Mike is heading up this exciting project. Included in this post is the vision and the objective of the project, whereby I am more than happy to discuss more details with you if needed. For the sake of text re-use, all text indicated in italic has been...

Although this feature is not new, not many people have noticed the innovative “team” program on www.microsoft.com/visualstudio . I created a pep talk for my former team back in South-Africa … and I am still laughing q;-) PS : Henk , you need Silverlight...

This is the second of the three projects for which I am currently the dev lead and which are on the verge of commencing as VSTS Rangers Projects. Included in this post is the motivation, the vision and the objective of the project, whereby I am more than...

I have been looking at some of the innovations coming from C# 4, whereby the following have caught my eye. These are “old news” to C++ developers for example, but definitely “new news” for C# 2 and 3 developers q;-) Default and Named Parameters Finally...

This is the first of the three projects for which I am currently the dev lead and which are on the verge of commencing as VSTS Rangers Projects. Included in this post is the motivation and the vision of the project, whereby I am more than happy to discuss...

James is heading up this exciting project. Included in this post is the news and the vision of the project, whereby I am more than happy to discuss more details with you if needed. For the sake of text re-use, all text indicated in italic has been copy...

Based on discussions with community leads and especially Team System Microsoft Most Valued Professionals (MVPs), the transparency of current and new VSTS Rangers projects is very important. Firstly it is important for you to know what is out there and...

Dave is scheduling another interesting event in Port Elizabeth … if you are in that region, make sure to pencil in this event in your calendar! Event Information Date: 24 March 2009 Time: 15:30 (3:30pm) – approx. 18:30 (6:30pm) Where: Newton...

It is T+22 … in other words is was 22 days ago when my family and I, with the exception of our oldest son Alexander, arrived in Vancouver Canada, where I joined Bijan’s team as a VSTS Core Ranger. As mentioned in the heading the dust is...