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.
Microsoft Press Books on Sale at Bookpool.com
Not sure why I waited this long to share this awesome techie book site with everyone, but they have...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/16/2008
Launch Into 2008. Attend NuCON to learn more about what's HOT!
First Look: Top to Bottom of What's “Nu” in MS '08 Technology! Come join Neudesic for a day OUT of...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/15/2008
Enforcing Code Metric Policies on Check-in
So I have had at least a half dozen customers ask about this recently, and found a great article on...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/14/2008
New Releases For TFS 2008 - Power Tools and MSCCI Provider!
Well, not so new anymore but you may have missed the original announcement like I did. Download the...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/13/2008
Best TFS Widget Archive EVER! Well, the best one I found today anyway :)
It can be a bit overwhelming keeping track of all of the various tools and widgets that have been...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/13/2008
Application Platform - Live and On-Demand Webcasts
IT Manager Webcast: Application Platform: Getting the Right Build Management Process in Place (Level...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/13/2008
New TFS Times Edition
Paul Hacker started a new monthly Team Foundation Server newsletter back in December that focuses on...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/10/2008
More Ways to Learn about Team System. . .
Totally yoinked this from Jim Blizzards email signature. I have already posted some of these over...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/10/2008
Cool Video of TeamSpec and TeamLook Now Available
I am not particularly endorsing one partner product over another, I just thought this was a really...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/10/2008
Listen to Thirsty Developer and have a chance to win a custom Zune80
My evangelist buddies kicked off their first listener contest on The Thirsty Developer podcast this...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/09/2008
Wisconsin .NET User Group Presents - TFS and VSTS 2008!
For any of my buddies in the great White North, we have an event for you. At the January 2008...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/07/2008
New Public TFS and VSTS 2008 VPC to Play With
Yoinked from Brian Randell's blog entry: For those of you that want to try out Visual Studio Team...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/07/2008
New "How DO I?" Videos for Team Suite
This Week's Featured Videos How Do I: Use the TF Destroy Command in Visual Studio Team System 2008?...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/05/2008
Chicago VSTS User Group Meets in January to Discuss VSTS 2008!
Happy Holidays and welcome back! I wanted to kick off the new year with an invite to the next...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 01/04/2008
Another Silicon Prairie Social Returns to Chicago Suburbs in January 2008!
We're excited to announce the second Silicon Prairie Social, a technology networking event in the...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 12/28/2007
Announcing Partner Huddle for Professional Developers
Are you a Professional Developer or Architect working for a Microsoft Partner Organization in the...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 12/14/2007
Microsoft patterns & practices recently released two guides IN PRINT
What better way to say I love you than stuffing their stockings with some great p&p content...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 12/07/2007
VS, VSTS and TFS 2008 Training Available Online
The Visual Studio 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 Training Kit includes presentations, hands-on labs,...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 12/06/2007
Come chat with the Visual Studio Team System group – December 5th
Join members of the Visual Studio Team System product group to discuss features available in Team...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 11/28/2007
December Dev Cares - Even MORE on VS 2008! Sign up now ...
December Session - Future of Web Development & Visual Studio 2008 Install-Fest Session 1: A tour...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 11/28/2007
I keep hearing: "OK, seriously, where can I get my hands on VS 2008?"
Since VS 2008 shipped a little over a week ago, we have gotten a lot of questions about where you...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 11/28/2007
Learn about TFS 2008 Build at the Indianapolis TFS SIG
Working with Builds in Visual Studio 2008 We are going to Deep Dive into Team Build in Visual Studio...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 11/15/2007
Wow, check out what the local evangelists are doing!
I stole this directly from Dave Blogs latest blog entry: Thirsty Developer Opens the Airwaves The...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 11/14/2007
Attend the Chicago VSTS User Group this week - TONS of Giveaways!!
In honor of Visual Studio 2008 this month, I am giving away a TON of great stuff to everyone who...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 11/12/2007
Great New MSDN Events Available in a City Near You
The Ultimate Backstage Pass with MSDN Events - OCTOBER 16TH – DECEMBER 31ST EVENTS Enjoy an...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 11/07/2007
November’s Chicago VSTS User Group - SCRUM
Visual Studio Team System has many powerful features designed to help you write better software in...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 11/05/2007
It's Official, Visual Studio 2008 Releases This Month!!
Now I can actually answer that question "Yeah, but when will it ship?" with 100% confidence! "Today,...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 11/05/2007
PRE-Release of TFS to TFS Migration Toolkit available on Codeplex
Yoinked right from CodePlex! Please not that this is a PRE-RELEASE so we are looking for early...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 10/31/2007
November DevCares - Maximize your Productivity with Visual Studio 2008
Technorati tags: DevCares, Orcas, Visual Studio 2008 DevCares, delivered and hosted monthly by our...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 10/29/2007
New Tester Center Debuts on MSDN!
Did you know we had a new site dedicated to those of you working hard to make sure we deliver...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 10/29/2007
Need a Jumpstart for Team Test? (a.k.a. I love Ed Glas for sharing)
Technorati tags: VSTS, Team Test, Ed Glas A giant thank you goes out to Mr Glas for consilidating...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 10/23/2007
MOSSCamp in Chicago November 9th
Just wanted to make sure everyone knows about the MOSSCamp (a devcamp focused on WSS and MOSS) that...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 10/22/2007
Microsoft ArcREADY Presents: Software + Services
Software + Services (S+S) a vision that extends and builds upon Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 10/17/2007
October DevCares: Visual Studio 2008 & LINQ
At the core of most applications developed is the data. Although programming languages have evolved...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 10/17/2007
Reference Source Code for the .NET Framework
Once again, this is not NEWS per se, its a couple of weeks old now, but I wanted to toss it out...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 10/17/2007
That Other Visual Studio Team Edition that Noone Likes to Talk About
Which one could that be you ask? Why, the Team Edition for Software Architects of course! It is one...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 10/15/2007
Indianapolis VSTS User Group Presents TeamSpec in October
Technorati tags: Indianapolis TFS Sig, Visual Studio Team System, TeamSpec Manage Requirements with...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 10/15/2007
VSTS Check in Policy Installer - Helper Project
A former co-worker from my past life at Software Architects and fellow Team System guru, Chris Kadel...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 10/04/2007
Got some time to kill? How about watching some webcasts on Orcas and Rosario?
Keep a link to this handy, and be sure to mark your calendars. 8 months of Orcas and Rosario...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 10/02/2007
September 2007 Power Tools Released!!!
I'm a few days late, but hey, better late than never. This is the last version of the Power Tools...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 10/02/2007
Some Great Mindmappings of TFS Build Targets and VSTS Guidance and Documentation
Clark Sell has published some really great visual representations of the TeamBuild targets and VSTS...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 09/27/2007
Great list of VSTS Testing Walkthroughs
Technorati tags: VSTS, Testing, How Do I? I totally yoinked this from Ed Glas's blog. It was just...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 09/24/2007
Chicago VSTS User Group - October Focuses on Eclipse Plug-in
Technorati tags: Chicago VSTS User Group, Teamprise, Eclipse, TFS Source Control Many projects can...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 09/24/2007
2007 Microsoft SOA & Business Process Conference in Redmond - You're Invited!
Technorati tags: SOA, SOA & Business Process Conference Microsoft is pleased to announce the 2007...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 09/20/2007
Indianapolis VSTS SIG Presents: Source Control Strategy within VSTS
Technorati tags: Indianapolis TFS Sig, TFS Source Control General Event Information What?: Source...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 09/18/2007
Silicon Prairie Social in Chicago this week!
Technorati tags: Silicon Prarie Social, XBox 360 Silicon Prairie Social is the place to be on...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 09/17/2007
Halo 3
Technorati tags: Halo 3, Xbox The biggest video game launch ever is coming next week. This is your...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 09/17/2007
TFS Tool for Rational ClearCase released today on CodePlex!!
Technorati tags: TFS Migration and Synchronization Toolkit, Rational Clearcase, TFS Migration Stolen...
Author: Angela Ann Dugan Date: 09/14/2007