This time we are going to discuss what are the advantages in Team Foundation Server 2010 versus SourceSafe. We will see how easy is to install TFS 2010 and what functionalities we get compared to SourceSafe. Again we will go quickly through pricing and licensing issues. Topics and dates for next meetings will be proposed. […]
VS2010 Planning and Deployment
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The second of the series of meetings targeting Visual Studio 2010 launch is announced. You can find the details in the Visual Studio 2010 Planning and Deployment Facebook event. It will be held tomorrow, 19th of November, at 10am (CET+1/GMT+2). The event will be held in Bulgarian and will look at different scenarios for upgrade […]
PDC 2009 News
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Microsoft just announced a bunch of new codenames. It is really hard for me to go into every single one of them so I will provide the highlights as I see them: Azure will support virtual machines. You will be able to deploy and run a virtual machine that you have customized. I guess more […]
Ray Ozzie live at PDC 2009
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Watch the keynote from PDC 2009 live at http://microsoftpdc.com now!
.NET Framework Programming Contest
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Wanted: Killer .NET Framework Apps! Reward: $12,000! Microsoft recently announced a software development contest using .NET Framework and Visual Studio, Windows 7, Windows Server, Windows Azure, SQL Server, or SharePoint. They are looking for interesting, powerful and unique solutions based on the latest Microsoft technologies. The winner gets a choice of a 12-day Galapagos Islands […]
TechEd EMEA 2009
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I am currently in Berlin doing the Ask The Experts for TechEd EMEA 2009. Most of the time I will be at the Visual Studio ALM booth. if you happen to be there too, please drop by and get in touch. Berlin is great! We attended the 20th anniversary show of Berlin wall fall. And […]
Download the recording from Visual Studio 2010 Pricing and Licensing meeting
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The recording from the Visual Studio 2010 Focus Group is available for download. Subject: VSTS 2010 Focus Group – Visual Studio 2010 Pricing and Licensing Recording URL: https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/mvp/view?id=4737R8 Next meeting will be on 19 Nov 2009 and we will be covering “Visual Studio 2010 Planning and Deployment”. Thanks to everyone for participating and […]
Visual Studio 2010 Focus Group in Bulgaria
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At DevReach 2009 (www.devreach.com) was announced the launch of a new focus group targeting the upcoming release of Visual Studio 2010. This focus group will deliver series of discussions until Visual Studio 2010 RTM in 22nd March, 2010. On 19th October Microsoft announced the availability of Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2. This version is of […]
Windows 7 Tips
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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 […]
Microsoft Announced Visual Studio 2010 Licensing
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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. […]