Coskun Sunali sent me a list of 77 tips for Windows 7. While some of the tips are already included in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, it is still a good reference to all of them. Here is a short list of my favorites. 15. Prepare for DirectAccess. DirectAccess makes it easier for users to […]
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Microsoft Announced Visual Studio 2010 Licensing
By Martin Kulov in Application Lifecycle No Comments
The new licensing schema is actually hotter topic than the new Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2. So – good bye Visual Studio Team System – welcome Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate. Visual Studio 2010 RTM will be released on 22nd of March. Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 will also include Go Live license for all customers. […]
Hyper-V snapshots are not for backup
By Martin Kulov in Misc No Comments
I just found today that Hyper-V snapshots are recommended by Microsoft only for development and testing purposes. You should never try to use Hyper-V snapshots instead of fully functional backup solution! There is even more on the Hyper-V Virtual Machine Snapshots FAQ: Important Microsoft does not support the use of snapshots on virtual machines hosting […]
TFS for Small Teams
By Martin Kulov in Application Lifecycle No Comments
Brian Harry finally shared a long kept secret. TFS Basic, that is going to be part of the VSTS 2010 release, is the replacement tool for Source Safe users. TFS Basic is the all-in-one development system that combines Version Control, Bug Tracking and Build Automation. The beauty of it is the new install experience. There […]