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• SourceSafe blogging - my place or yours?

  For now, the answer is "mine". The team that used to manage CheckItOut has mostly moved on since the 2005-era post below. Just in case this blog still has any readers, please visit http://blogs.msdn.com/richardb/ from now on. You can filter for just the Read More... Posted Tuesday, May 08, 2007 11:53 AM by CheckItOut | 1 Comments Filed under: Visual SourceSafe

• SourceSafe 2005 has launched !

  SourceSafe 2005 is part of the wave of Microsoft products being launched today, along with Visual Studio 2005. On behalf of the product development team, many thanks to the community of SourceSafe and Visual Studio users that provided invaluable feedback Read More... Posted Monday, November 07, 2005 9:40 AM by CheckItOut | 0 Comments

• Been quiet here !

  Hey folks, A few days ago someone sent this comment through the blog: Have not seen you guys post here in awhile. Just wondering how things are going and if there were any new tidbits or updates you could post. As a source control product I really like Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 19, 2005 4:00 PM by CheckItOut | 0 Comments Filed under: Visual SourceSafe 2005

• SourceSafe 2005 Beta 2 also released !

  In case you missed the 1,000 previous announcements: Visual SourceSafe 2005 Beta 2 is now available ! Check it out here and tell us what you think! [Alfredo] Read More... Posted Monday, April 18, 2005 5:03 PM by CheckItOut | 0 Comments

• We are hiring !

  We are looking for experienced, C/C++/C# developers! You can find the complete job description at Microsoft Careers job posting #124178, or the URL below http://www.microsoft.com/careers/search/details.aspx?JobID=13aea78b-75b3-4e91-af34-64f0edf6670a MSSCCI, Read More... Posted Thursday, February 24, 2005 3:19 PM by CheckItOut | 0 Comments Filed under: Visual SourceSafe, Visual Studio

• Globally changing "Store Only Latest Version" option

  User JS asks: How can I globally change the file property to retain history when a given file is checked into the source safe database ? Running VSS 6.0d. Currently all files are set to not retain old version on checkin (for some wierd reason). You can't Read More... Posted Thursday, January 20, 2005 5:47 PM by CheckItOut | 1 Comments Filed under: Visual SourceSafe, Visual SourceSafe 2005, SourceSafe Administration

• Branch and Delete Behavior

  A newsgroup participant recently asked: After interrupting delete operations there may be orphaned objects. Those may have been branched to other objects that are still live in the database, so the history of the live object is stored in the orphaned Read More... Posted Monday, January 10, 2005 12:39 PM by CheckItOut | 2 Comments Filed under: Visual SourceSafe, Visual SourceSafe 2005, SourceSafe FAQ, SourceSafe Administration

• Transcript from December chat is now available

  Transcript is linked below: http://msdn.microsoft.com/chats/transcripts/vstudio/vstudio_120804.aspx Read More... Posted Friday, January 07, 2005 11:03 AM by CheckItOut | 0 Comments Filed under: Visual SourceSafe, Visual SourceSafe 2005, SourceSafe FAQ

• It is time for another chat !

  Come and join us next week at http://msdn.microsoft.com/chats/ Wednesday December 8th, 2004 1:00 - 2:00 P.M. Pacific time 4:00 - 5:00 P.M. Eastern time 20:00 - 21:00 GMT Event Reminders Add to Outlook Calendar Tell a Friend This chat will be focused on Read More... Posted Friday, December 03, 2004 4:56 PM by CheckItOut | 5 Comments Filed under: Visual SourceSafe, Visual Studio, Visual SourceSafe 2005

• Help us improve branch and merge

  Hi, I'm Rich Knox, a developer on the Visual SourceSafe team. I'm currently looking at improvements we can make in our branch and merge features. We've gotten feedback that SourceSafe’s current support for branching and merging is weak. We won’t be able Read More... Posted Thursday, September 23, 2004 4:15 PM by CheckItOut | 33 Comments Filed under: Visual SourceSafe, Visual SourceSafe 2005

• Thank you note

  Our team would like to say "thank you" to readers of SQL Server Magazine who voted Visual SourceSafe the "Best Source-Code Control Software" this month. We are especially honored to win this category as a write-in candidate! [the SourceSafe Team] Read More... Posted Thursday, September 16, 2004 3:13 PM by CheckItOut | 5 Comments Filed under: Visual SourceSafe

• Chat transcript is now available

  In the link below you will find the transcript for the SourceSafe and Visual Studio Source Control chat from August 5th: http://msdn.microsoft.com/chats/vstudio/vstudio_080504.asp Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 31, 2004 5:35 PM by CheckItOut | 1 Comments Filed under: Visual SourceSafe, Visual Studio, Visual SourceSafe 2005, SourceSafe FAQ

• Chat tomorrow with the SourceSafe product team

  Come and join us tomorrow at http://msdn.microsoft.com/chats/ August 5, 2004 1:00 - 2:00 P.M. Pacific time 4:00 - 5:00 P.M. Eastern time 20:00 - 21:00 GMT Event Reminders Add to Outlook Calendar Tell a Friend Do you have questions on the new features Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 04, 2004 10:50 AM by CheckItOut | 2 Comments Filed under: Visual SourceSafe, Visual Studio, Visual SourceSafe 2005

• Posts Disclaimer

  These postings are provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. The content and any opinions expressed through this site are the personal opinions of the team members who posted them and do not necessarily represent Microsoft's views in Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 21, 2004 5:03 PM by CheckItOut | 0 Comments

• Announcing Visual SourceSafe Power Toys

  A while ago the SourceSafe product team had a focus week on creating sample applications that solved common community issues. We call them “PowerToys”. The goal for these sample applications is to address frequently asked questions we observe Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 21, 2004 4:45 PM by CheckItOut | 4 Comments Filed under: Visual SourceSafe, SourceSafe FAQ, SourceSafe Administration