March 2008 - Posts

Todd Installs TFS - 02 - Account Prep and Install IIS 7.0
24 March 08 07:50 PM | tmancini | 1 Comments   

First, we'll need to identify or add some accounts to act as the installation account, the services account, etc. The TFS Installation Guide has always referenced these account with placeholder names such as TFSSETUP and TFSSERVICE. I've found over the Read More...

Todd Installs TFS - 01 - Installing Windows Server 2008
23 March 08 02:55 PM | tmancini | 1 Comments   

I created a new VPC using Virtual PC 2007.  As Windows Server 2008 is not a choice for the creation Wizard, I picked Windows Server 2003 assuming that would give me the closest reasonable settings.  I set the RAM for the VPC to 1.5GB and I created Read More...

Todd Installs TFS - 00 - Why?
22 March 08 03:30 PM | tmancini | 1 Comments   

As I travel about, talking to you good people about software engineering practices and how to realize your development methodologies through Team System,  I often find occasion to demonstrate the product. My demonstration environment is volatile Read More...

Team System chat on April 9th -- Make your voice heard!
21 March 08 10:34 PM | tmancini | 1 Comments   

Want to chat directly with the team who creates Visual Studio Team System? Perhaps you just want to listen to what they have to say. Maybe you've got a question you'd like to ask them or a feature you'd like to recommend. Well, your next chance is coming Read More...

Process Guidance Center on MSDN
21 March 08 10:20 PM | tmancini | 1 Comments   

I know that a lot of the regular readers of this blog are extremely interested in TFS process guidance templates.  You want to know where to get new ones.  You want to customize them.  You want to know how to create custom WITs, reports, Read More...

Want to learn more about Project Server 2007 & TFS 2008 Integration?
06 March 08 02:54 PM | tmancini | 0 Comments   

On March 13th there will be a webcast on Project Server 2007 and TFS 2008 integration. I know this has been a topic of interest to several of you. If you'd like to attend, drop me a note and I'll get an invitation sent over to you via email. You need Read More...