Ravings of a Microsoft Evangelista
I have been with Polaris Solutions as an ALM Practice Lead since January 2011. As I go about my day to day, I often stumble across things I want to share out with the community. This is my soap box.
End to End Scenario Articles Released for VSTS 2008
Global Bank: A Scenario for Visual Studio Team System 2008 Are you wondering what you can do in...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 05/22/2008
Kanban meets TFS at the Indianapolis TFS SIG in June
Kanban meets TFS Start Date/Time: Thursday, June 12, 2008 8:00 PM End Date/Time: Thursday, June 12,...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 05/22/2008
New Training Options for VSTS (yoinked verbatim from MSDN)
Expand Your Opportunities with Online Training Resources This page provides an extensive guide to...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 05/20/2008
Looking to Get Certified on VS 2008 or SQL 2008? And save Money?
Register now and save 40% on Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008 when they become available:...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 05/17/2008
Chicago VSTS User Group: May Meeting in Downers Grove to discuss SCRUM and TFS
**This month we're in Downers Grove and NOT in downtown Chicago. We flip periodically to show the...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 05/12/2008
CNUG Presents CodeFest in Chicago this Month!
CodeFest: Microsoft is supply Labs and Microsoft and CNUG will be supplying proctors to assist you...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 05/12/2008
Bookpool May Sale - 45% Off Microsoft Press, Cisco Press, and New Releases
Microsoft Press IT Pro/Developer Sale Up to 45% Off Microsoft Press Sale Search by Topics .NET...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 05/08/2008
Another Round of DevCares in May addresses VS Designers and SQL 2008!
SESSION 1: The Power of Designers in Visual Studio 2008 In this session we will take a look at one...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 05/07/2008
ArcReady - Coming to a Town Near YOU in May
ArcReady – Architecting for Scalable and Usable Web Applications Session 1: Architecting for...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 05/07/2008
Indianapolis Team System SIG Presents SCRUM
Scrum in TFS Start Date/Time: Thursday, May 08, 2008 8:00 PM End Date/Time: Thursday, May 08, 2008...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 05/02/2008
Webcast Series: Essential Visual Studio Team System 2008
Driving Predictability, Visibility, and Control into your Software Development Process Want to learn...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/24/2008
Wanna See the TFS To TFS Migration Tool in Action?
One of our consultants has created a how-to-video to demonstrate how the tfs-to-tfs migration tool...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/23/2008
What's New with Team Foundation Web Access
Some VERY BIG THINGS, that's what. Lets start with WIWA. What the heck is WIWA? Well, Hakan's blog...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/23/2008
Chicago VSTS User Group Discusses TeamPrise - Team System for EVERYONE!
April Meeting: Java Development with Team System Ed Thomson from Teamprise will be presenting on...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/22/2008
Database Change Management Using Team System 2008
Database Change Management Using Team System 2008 Ever make a bunch of changes to your database then...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/10/2008
Did You Know You Could...?
Did you know you could disable a Continuous Integration build process from firing as result of a...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/10/2008
New Website for Chicago VSTS User Group
There is now a new site for signing up for Chicago and Downers Grove based VSTS User Group meetings....
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/10/2008
More "How Do I...?" Videos Have been Released for VSTS!
This Week's Featured Video How Do I: Write a Simple Custom Policy? Join Pat Tormey as he...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/10/2008
MADNUG Launch Event TONIGHT (Server 2008, SQL 2008, & Visual Studio 2008)
Did you miss the Chicago and Indianapolis launches? Live in the Chicago or Northern Indiana Area?...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/09/2008
Free (Yes, FREE) Support for Vista SP1 Issues
Get free support for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (All Languages). Unlimited installation and...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/08/2008
Updated Project Server/TFS Connector for 2008!
I know this is old news, I found it in my drafts folder in <shameless product plug> Windows...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/08/2008
Even MORE WebCasts on Visual Studio Team System 2008
Notion Solutions delivers webcasts every Thursday. The sessions are designed to provide customers...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/08/2008
Webcast Coming: Agile Testing: Test Early and Often for Better Software Quality
Agile Testing: Test Early and Often for Better Software Quality Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2008...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/08/2008
Not Too Late to Bone Up on VS 2008!
Apr 22, 08 2pm EST Topic: New Testing Features in VSTS 2008 Abstract: Visual Studio Team System 2008...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/08/2008
Awesome Technical Book Sale at BookPool.com!
bookpool's Sale of the Month: Wrox Press See all Wrox Titles - at 45% OffSee Wrox New Releases - at...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/04/2008
Bloomington .NET Users Group presents: Heroes Happen {here} 2008 Launch Wave
Event Code: 126869 4/8/2008 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Welcome Time:4/8/2008 5:55 PM Central Time Levi, Ray...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/02/2008
DevCares Lives on in Q4!!
DevCares, delivered and hosted quarterly by our Partners is designed to keep you up to date on the...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 04/02/2008
Indianapolis TFS Meeting Announced - March 2008
Please join us next week, March 26th 2008 for our monthly meeting of IndyTFS. Extracting Real...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 03/20/2008
Chicago VSTS User Group is Still Alive and Kicking!
I have gotten a number of emails wondering what the heck happened to the user group in Chicago. Have...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 03/20/2008
Patterns and Practices has Released the Web Service Software Factory: Modeling Edition
Obviously I am doing some catching up as this happenned in February :) The patterns & practices...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 03/17/2008
Quality Assurance Institute QUEST Conference Comes to Chicago in 2008
A New Name … A New Location … A New Conference Experience The Quality Assurance Institute is proud...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 03/17/2008
New and Improved MSDN Site
Some time earlier this year, we revamped our Developer Network site, and made the Events section...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 03/17/2008
New Edition of TFS Times is Available for March 2008!
Paul Hacker has a great TFS centric newsletter he produces every month. Check out his latest release...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 03/06/2008
More "How Do I?" Videos for TFS 2008
Some new great How To videos presented by Richard Hundhausen. Richard even attended my last User...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 03/03/2008
CNUG March/April Meetings Announced - Mark Your Calendars!
March 19th 2008 Downers Grove Meeting Microsoft Software Legend Rocky Lhotka will be presenting to...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 02/28/2008
Microsoft Launched DreamSpark on Channel 8 Last Week, Did YOU Know?
I have a handful of friends going back to school to continue their education, so it made me realize...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 02/27/2008
Suprise Guests at VSTS User Group Meets in Chicago Tonight!
This session of the Chicago VSTS Users Group will be tonight (February 20, 2008) starting at 6 PM....
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 02/20/2008
Total Lunar Eclipse tonight!
Americas and Western Europe have excellent seats for the show I know this is a complete departure...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 02/20/2008
SharedView - A Not So New and VERY COOL Tool That is New To Me
So quite often I run across things we make that are wicked cool, and extremely handy, but somehow...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 02/18/2008
2 User Group Meetings featuring VS 2008 in Chicago Next Week!
The next session of the Chicago VSTS Users Group will be on February 20, 2008 starting at 6 PM. This...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 02/15/2008
Centare Group, Ltd. Presents - Application Lifecycle Management & Visual Studio 2008
General Event Information Best Practices for People, Processes and ToolsDynamic, growing businesses...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 02/14/2008
TechReady 6
While I cannot disclose most of what I have learned, I just wanted to tell people I am in Seattle...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 02/13/2008
Webcast Series- Visual Studio Team System 2008
Want to learn more about Visual Studio Team System without having to leave your own home or office?...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 02/07/2008
Microsoft ArcREADY – Service Lifecycle Management
Addressing the Challenges of the Provider/Consumer Relationship While many organizations are...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 02/07/2008
NEW TFS Admin Tool 1.3 Released For TFS 2008 on CodePlex!
An updated binary version of the TFS Admin tool (v 1.3) has been released to the project site on...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/27/2008
MSDN Events - Get Free Training Sessions and Walk Away with Some great Resources!
Technorati tags: MSDN Events, IIS 7.0, ASP.NET JANUARY - FEBRUARY EVENTS Check out the latest coding...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/25/2008
February DevCares - Hackers and Office Development Take the Stage
Session 1: How Hackers Hack ... and How to Stop Them Your website is under attack. Constantly. But...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/25/2008
February VSTS User Group Meets in Chicago Loop on February 20th
The next session of the Chicago VSTS Users Group will be on February 20, 2008 starting at 6 PM. This...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/25/2008
Completely Non-Tech Related Post
I usually only post about TFS and other cool techie topics. But this week was a doozie! Wow, so this...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/25/2008