James @ MS : Visual Studio

StickyNotes Professional Edition for Visual Studio

jameslau-MS — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:54:29 GMT

Our good friend Pablo Galiano has just released StickyNotes Professional Edition for Visual Studio over the holidays.

You may think that the Professional Edition is just an improved version of the the previous free CTP edition, but it is actually totally different and improved. The original version has the limitation that the sticky notes can only be associated with a file. I gave Pablo the feedback that in order for it to be useful, each note needed to be associated with a line, much like comments in a Word document.

That’s exactly what Pablo has added in the Professional Edition. Coupled with new UI, and cool Shared Team Note feature, the new StickyNotes Professional Edition is an indispensible tool for Visual Studio!

You can see how StickyNotes Professional Edition works and get it from here.

cheers,
James

Localized VS Shell (w/ SP1) Download Links

jameslau-MS — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:05:02 GMT

Several developers have asked me whether we provide localized versions of the VS Shell. The answer is a resounding YES!

Of course, it’s a little difficult to find the download links, so I have included them below:

	Integrated Mode	Isolated Mode
English	Link	Link
Japanese	Link	Link
Korean	Link	Link
German	Link	Link
Italian	Link	Link
French	Link	Link
Traditional Chinese	Link	Link
Simplified Chinese	Link	Link
Spanish	Link	Link

Get a PLK or SLK without logging into VSIPMembers.com

jameslau-MS — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:57:02 GMT

We know deploying your VS package can be a pain and there are often a lot of pain with getting a PLK. Now getting a PLK is a lot easier with the page we have launched here.

VS Gallery Gets New Features!

jameslau-MS — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:14:12 GMT

I was just going around and talking about the VS Gallery on our European Tour, and on last Friday, we have added several new features. Since Anthony did such a great job in summarizing the new features, let me quote him here: --- Start of Quote --- Today...(read more)

Stop 1: Brussels, Belgium

jameslau-MS — Thu, 22 May 2008 02:51:54 GMT

Yesterday in Brussels, we made our first of a series of presentations in our European tour. I met up with Jean-Marc in the morning at the Microsoft office in Brussels. We ran through our preparation work one more time to make sure we have everything ready....(read more)

Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta and Updates

jameslau-MS — Tue, 13 May 2008 05:08:32 GMT

Today, we release the Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 Beta. This service pack is particularly important for Visual Studio extenders because they can test it and report any compatibility problems with their extensions. You can find the downloads are...(read more)

HEROES happen {here}

jameslau-MS — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:35:26 GMT

I am in L.A. today and tomorrow, to attend and speak at the Visual Studio, SQL Server and Windows Server 2008 launch event. I feel very lucky to be able to participate in this historical event. This launch wave is the largest one ever for any developer...(read more)

Source Code Outliner PowerToy is now available for VS 2008!

jameslau-MS — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:06:00 GMT

The popular Source Code Outliner PowerToy has been updated for VS2008. Get it now from MS Download Center !...(read more)

Upgrading VS 2005 Packages to VS 2008: A Basic Guide

jameslau-MS — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:27:00 GMT

Today, I heard several developers in the community experiecncing some trouble upgrading the VS 2005 package projects to VS 2008. So I took a look at what's going on and decided to blog about it here. Note that I am blogging about all the things that you...(read more)

Barcelona, here we come!

jameslau-MS — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:18:00 GMT

We put on a good show last week at the VSIP Summit & Developer Conference. We had lots of attendees, lots of sessions, and lots of good food :) We are wrapping up both the VS 2008 SDK on our team, and working with the rest of the Division to wrap...(read more)

Help with creating your first environment based on VS 2008 Shell (isolated mode)

jameslau-MS — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:54:00 GMT

We know that it is a little difficult to use the VS 2008 SDK Aug. CTP to create your first environment based on the Shell. We are working to improve the development experience right now before we ship the final product before the end of this year. Right...(read more)

Upcoming VSX Events

jameslau-MS — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 20:20:00 GMT

I can't believe it's almost October, and our team is working on so many things right now. First, we are trying to wrap up the platform components that we own in the VS 2008 product, including the VS Shell redistributable pack pieces. It's actually a very...(read more)

Important workaround for VS 2008 SDK July CTP for building VS Shell!

jameslau-MS — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:21:13 GMT

Yesterday, we released the VS 2008 SDK that targets the Beta 2 release of Visual Studio. You can read all the details on our team blog . One of the most exciting things about this release is the ability for customers to build the VS Shell (isolated mode)....(read more)

Videos from TechEd 2007

jameslau-MS — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 04:00:00 GMT

Our good PM, Ken Levy, has just posted several video interviews taken right on the TechEd show floor. The VS 2008 Shell is really getting a lot of buzz and they seem to have been inundated with questions about it. I am really excited about this new offering...(read more)

BlackBerry Plug-in for Visual Studio

jameslau-MS — Tue, 22 May 2007 19:50:00 GMT

For those of you who don't know, I am a University of Waterloo alumus. Research In Motion's headquarters is located in Waterloo, right next to the university. In fact, I have spent a couple of internships at RIM, working on their device software on the...(read more)