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Software Development

Explains how to build a managed service factory to access and manage local or remote services across multiple servers, supporting flexible service …

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Read more about Creating a managed service factory
Agentic Agility

Prototype application and source code for a TFS Event Handler are now available, enabling configuration and extension for Team Foundation Server …

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Read more about TFS Event Handler: Prototype Released
Install and Configuration

Explains how to configure the TFS Event Handler Prototype, covering service setup, team server options, event subscriptions, handlers, and URL …

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Read more about TFS Event Handler prototype Configuration Demystified
Software Development

Learn how to create custom event handlers for Team Foundation Server by inheriting from AEventHandler, implementing IsValid and Run methods, and …

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Read more about Creating your own Event Handler
Agentic Agility

The first Community Technology Preview of the TFS Event Handler is delayed, with updates on framework enhancements, current progress, and pending …

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Read more about TFS Event Handler: CTP 1 Delayed
Agentic Agility

Automating SharePoint 3.0 sub-site creation for TFS projects is not supported; manual site setup is required unless you customise the SharePoint site …

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Read more about Sharepoint 3.0 TFS Sub-Site creation investigation result
Agentic Agility

Explains a programmer personality type focused on fast results, low-level coding, teamwork, and liberal use of whitespace and comments for code …

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Read more about Programmer personality type
Agentic Agility

Online identity verification service enabling users to prove their identity for safer interactions, with support for CardSpace, ChatShield, and …

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Read more about NetIDme
Troubleshooting

Explains troubleshooting steps and error messages when creating Team Foundation Server sub-sites in SharePoint 3.0, including site URL conflicts and …

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Read more about SharePoint 3.0 TFS Sub-Site creation error
Agentic Agility

Amazement at Microsoft Surface, a new interactive touchscreen device, highlighting its innovative features and potential impact on entertainment …

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Read more about Microsoft Surface: Wow
Agentic Agility

Overview of the HTC Touch smartphone, its features, and its role as an early iPhone competitor, including manufacturer details and compatibility with …

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Read more about HTC Touch
Agentic Agility

Explains how Team Foundation Server process templates enable custom workflows, highlights their flexibility, and offers advice for effective …

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Read more about TFS Process Templates
Agentic Agility

A list of desired Team Foundation Server tools, including event handlers, workflow integration, Jira and BPEL sync, simplified work item submission, …

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Read more about My Wish List of Team Foundation Server Tools
Agentic Agility

Guidance on configuring Team Foundation Server to create project sites under a SharePoint 3.0 subsite, enabling a central intranet portal with project …

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Read more about Team Foundation Server & SharePoint 3.0
Software Development

Explains how to handle non-serialisable Team Foundation Server exceptions in WCF by creating custom serialisable exceptions for reliable cross-service …

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Read more about TFS Gotcha (Exception Handling)
Software Development

Explains how to programmatically create and configure a WCF Service Host in .NET, including base addresses, endpoints, bindings, and service …

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Read more about Creating WCF Service Host Programmatically
Agentic Agility

Explains how to create custom WCF proxies in .NET to avoid redundant class generation and object conversion when consuming Windows Communication …

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Read more about Custom WCF Proxy
Troubleshooting

Advice on diagnosing and resolving Team Foundation Server speed issues, including network checks, server specifications, and common causes of slow …

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Read more about TFS Speed Problems
Agentic Agility

Explores key features and improvements in SharePoint 3.0, including setup experience, intranet creation, and initial impressions compared to previous …

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Read more about Delving into SharePoint 3.0
Agentic Agility

Proposes a Team Explorer add-in for TFS to notify users when a checked-out file becomes available, streamlining file access and collaboration in …

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Read more about TFS Feature Wish (TFS Checkin Notifier)
Agentic Agility

Breaks down the costs and benefits of setting up Team Foundation Server for small businesses, covering licensing, hardware, and key features like …

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Read more about Recipe for Team Server in a small business
Agentic Agility

Enables secure, controlled remote access for global teams, allowing efficient collaboration, task tracking, and integration of overseas contractors in …

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Read more about Benefits of remote access for Team System
Agentic Agility

Explores adding workflow support to Team Foundation Server Event Handler, enabling users to create, edit, and manage workflows directly in a hosted …

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Read more about Workflow
Agentic Agility

Update on TFS Event Handler project progress, focusing on resolving security issues, improving error handling in WCF services, and finalising the …

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Read more about TFS Event Handler Progress
Agentic Agility

First Community Technology Preview (CTP1) of TFS Event Handler is being prepared, aiming to deliver initial core features for Team Foundation Server …

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Read more about TFS Event Handler: CTP1 Imminent
Agentic Agility

Guidance on self-studying for Microsoft Exam 70-536, covering .NET Framework 2.0 fundamentals for MCTS certification and tips for developers with …

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Read more about Studying for Exam 70-536: MCTS Application Development Foundation
Agentic Agility

Compares envisioners, who innovate and prototype with new tech, to provisioners, who deliver reliable solutions, highlighting their roles in effective …

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Read more about Envisioning vs Provisioning
Agentic Agility

Discusses feedback and key issues for the TFS Event Handler project, focusing on security for uploaded assemblies and handling of referenced …

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Read more about TFS Event Handler: Coverage & Comments
Agentic Agility

Team Foundation Server EventHandler is now available on CodePlex, with ongoing updates to use Message Queuing and a Windows Service. Source code and …

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Read more about TFS EventHandler: Now on CodePlex
Agentic Agility

Refactoring a TFS Event Handler to use MSMQ, splitting it into modular services for event queuing and handling, improving maintainability and …

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Read more about TFS EventHandler: MSMQ Refactor
Agentic Agility

Result of a Star Wars personality test revealing a match with Luke Skywalker, reflecting on the outcome and sharing related links and personal …

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Read more about I'm Luke Skywalker according to the Star Wars personality test
Agentic Agility

Browse official Microsoft Visual Studio Team System blogs, featuring updates and insights from the development team. Community blogs are not included.

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Read more about Visual Studio Team System Blogs
Agentic Agility

Guidance on effectively promoting Team System to developers, managers, and project teams, addressing their concerns and strategies for successful …

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Read more about Selling the benefits of Team System
Agentic Agility

Explains using message queues in Team Foundation Server EventHandler to manage events reliably, ensuring no data loss during handler updates or …

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Read more about TFS EventHandler: Message Queuing
Agentic Agility

Explains a simple way for power users to create, upload, and manage custom event handlers for Team Foundation Server events using an admin interface …

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Read more about Team Server Event Handlers made easy
Agentic Agility

Experience earning the MCTS: Team Foundation Server certification via Beta Exam 71-510, including exam results, certification details, and next steps …

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Read more about Beta Exam 71-510: TS: Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server
Agentic Agility

Explains how to transmit a .NET assembly over HTTP in a WCF service call, focusing on serialisation and deserialisation without using byte streams.

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Read more about Serialize Assembly for Service calls over Http
Agentic Agility

Discusses the limitation of Mobile Device Center on Windows Vista, highlighting its inability to sync with built-in contacts, calendar, and email …

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Read more about Mobile Device Center
Agentic Agility

Overview of key features in .NET Framework 3.0 for developers, including CardSpace, Windows Workflow Foundation, and practical insights from a …

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Read more about Introduction to .NET Framework 3.0 for Developers Event
Agentic Agility

Shows how to use JavaScript to shorten long project names in a TeamPlain dropdown, offering a workaround for poor project name compartmentalisation in …

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Read more about TeamPlain - Revisit
Agentic Agility

Explains how to connect Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio to Team Foundation Server using the MSSCCI Provider for integrated source control and …

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Read more about Team Server Hmm!
Agentic Agility

Describes an issue in TFS Admin Tool 1.2 where adding a user as "Contributer" fails to grant necessary "Reader" permissions in reporting services, …

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Read more about TFS Admin Tool 1.2 Gotcha
Agentic Agility

Explains the TF14002 error in TeamPlain, where NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE lacks valid user group access, and discusses possible causes like proxy …

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Read more about TeamPlain Error: TF14002
Agentic Agility

Covers installing TeamPlain, initial setup experience, project name display issues, and early observations on user access control and web-based …

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Read more about TeamPlain - Install and initial views
Agentic Agility

Access free Microsoft online training workshops and courses on WSE 3.0 security, routing, and SQL Server 2005, suitable for .NET and Visual Studio …

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Read more about Free Online training from Microsoft
Agentic Agility

Microsoft has acquired TeamPlain, making its web access software for Visual Studio 2005 and Team Foundation Server available for free to all users.

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Read more about Microsoft has acquired TeamPlain
Agentic Agility

Discusses the limitations of emailing XBAP applications, highlighting the impact on sharing WPF-based presentations, forms, and demos within the .NET …

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Read more about Advanced Email Content addendum
Agentic Agility

Explores embedding interactive 3D and WPF/XBAP content directly in emails, discussing technical feasibility, security concerns, and real-world …

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Read more about Advanced Email Content
Agentic Agility

A walkthrough of installing Team Foundation Server (TFS) in a small business, covering setup steps, admin access, permissions, and remote developer …

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Read more about TFS Weekend Part 1 - Install
Troubleshooting

Explains how to fix TFS installation issues caused by server name and proxy settings by editing the hosts file and renaming the server to its fully …

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Read more about TFS Gotcha (server name)
Agentic Agility

Highlights experiences and key speakers from the 2007 MSDN Roadshow in Glasgow, focusing on sessions about LINQ and software development presented by …

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Read more about MSDN Roadshow UK 2007
Install and Configuration

Step-by-step guide to resolving common installation and repair issues with Team Foundation Server SP1 on data and application tiers, including …

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Read more about TFS Gotcha (SP1)
Agentic Agility

Updates and insights from the UK Team Foundation Server team, sharing news, tips, and resources on Application Lifecycle Management and TFS …

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Read more about Microsoft UK Team System Blog
Miscellaneous

Highlights the risks of deep vein thrombosis, genetic factors like Factor V Leiden, and calls for increased awareness, testing, and early detection to …

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Read more about Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
Troubleshooting

Learn how to resolve the "Signtool requires CAPICOM version 2.1.0.1" error in VS2005 by installing and registering capicom.dll for successful project …

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Read more about VS2005 - Signtool requires CAPICOM version 2.1.0.1
Agentic Agility

Insights on adopting .NET 3.0 for new applications, its features like WPF, WF, WCF, CardSpace, and comparisons with BizTalk, plus upgrade …

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Read more about Some thoughts on .NET 3.0 from LinkedIn
Agentic Agility

Windows Mobile Device Center enables syncing and managing Windows Mobile devices on Windows Vista, replacing ActiveSync. Not compatible with Windows …

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Read more about Windows Mobile Device Center

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