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A Plethora of VS 2010 ALM Guidance

May 24, 2010 May 24, 2010 05/24/10
Brian Harry
The Rangers have been hard at work updating existing guidance and adding new sets as well.  Check out Willy’s post on recently released and near future guidance here: http://blogs.msdn.com/willy-peter_schaub/archive/2010/04/07/visual-studio-alm-rangers-embracing-the-exciting-new-visual-studio-2010-product-with-practical-guidance....

TFS 2010 Beta 2 & Release Candidate expiration date approaching!

May 12, 2010 May 12, 2010 05/12/10
Brian Harry
If you installed and are using TFS 2010 Beta 2 or the Release Candidate and have not found the time to upgrade to RTM yet, you’ll want to get going on that soon.  The expiration date for both Beta 2 and the Release Candidate is June 30, 2010 – that’s just over a month away as I write this.  You can upgrade either to...

Extending Trials of TFS 2010,TFS 2012 and beyond

May 7, 2010 May 7, 2010 05/7/10
Brian Harry
***UPDATE Nov 2, 2016*** Starting in TFS 2015 Update 3 and beyond, this trial extension process has been removed.  We have moved to and "honor based system".  A trial will expire and the product will inform you of that but it is up to you to stop using it at that point. The old process for TFS 2005 and TFS 2008 is no more.  It’s now baked...

Visual Studio Wallpapers

May 6, 2010 May 6, 2010 05/6/10
Brian Harry
We recently sponsored a site where the community can upload Visual Studio wall paper.  You'll find it at: http://vs2010wallpapers.com/ There are some very nice wall papers up there.  I've just chosen "Shoot for the Moon" for my desktop.  Just right click on the image and choose "Set as Background".  There are some clever, ...

Visual Studio Wallpapers

May 6, 2010 May 6, 2010 05/6/10
Brian Harry
We recently sponsored a site where the community can upload Visual Studio wall paper.  You'll find it at: http://vs2010wallpapers.com/ There are some very nice wall papers up there.  I've just chosen "Shoot for the Moon" for my desktop.  Just right click on the image and choose "Set as Background".  There are some clever, ...

SCRUM Project Management with Urban Turtle

May 6, 2010 May 6, 2010 05/6/10
Brian Harry
A few weeks ago I got a demo of the latest release of Urban Turtle - a SCRUM project management add on for TFS.  It is very nicely done.  Our Agile Project Management workbooks provide a nice SCRUM like planning tool but Urban Turtle takes it to the next level by making it even more visual and fit more seamlessly into a SCRUM regimen...