The Ultimate Visual Studio Tips and Tricks Blog
by Zain Naboulsi
Visual Studio 2012 Update 1: Understanding Code Map
With the addition of Visual Studio Update 1 we introduced a cool new feature called Code Map. ...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/07/2013
Questions from the Field: Restoring Work Items When You Accidentally Delete Them
I had a customer accidentally delete some test cases in Team Foundation Server the other day and...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/06/2013
Visual Studio 2012 New Features Summary
Before I begin digging into some of the stuff in Update 1, I thought it would be a good idea to...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/05/2013
Questions from the Field: Excluding Different Files or Directories on Debug and Release Builds
A customer asked me the other day about excluding different files (or directories) based on the type...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/04/2013
TFS 2012 Update 1: Permissions lost on attaching a collection–fix available
I’ve had some customers that are experiencing this issue so wanted to get it out more broadly...
Author: zainnab Date: 02/01/2013
Visual Studio Update 2 (CTP 2) Available
Download the Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 CTP 2 package now From Brian Harry’s blog...
Author: zainnab Date: 01/31/2013
Visual Studio 2012 Color Theme Choices
The other day I had a customer complain about not liking the Light and Dark color themes that...
Author: zainnab Date: 01/31/2013
Win Up To $40,000 in the Windows 8 Apps For Social Good Contest
https://www.netsquared.org/challenge/windows-8-apps-social-good-contest Want to make some money and...
Author: zainnab Date: 01/30/2013
Visual Studio Tools for Git Announced
In case you missed it, we announced the release of Visual Studio Tools for Git today at the ALM...
Author: zainnab Date: 01/30/2013
A Time To Reflect
In lieu of the typical post I wanted to take today to say an extra special thanks to the great folks...
Author: zainnab Date: 01/29/2013
MSDN Features You Need to Know About: MSDN Online Concierge
Did you know as an MSDN subscriber of any level you have access to a personal online valet of...
Author: zainnab Date: 01/24/2013
MSDN Features You Need to Know About: Answers to Just About Any Technical Question
I was originally going to name this article something like “MSDN Forums: What you need to know,” but...
Author: zainnab Date: 01/22/2013
Visual Studio 2012 Update 1 (KB2707250): New Features
In my last post I wrote about installation and the list of bug fixes in Update 1:...
Author: zainnab Date: 01/17/2013
Visual Studio 2012 Update 1 (KB2707250): Bug Fixes
This post is a bit overdue but better late than never. So let’s talk about Visual Studio...
Author: zainnab Date: 01/15/2013
Additional Use Rights for MSDN subscriptions
On my journey to keep you better informed I will throw in information as I get it sometimes. Just to...
Author: zainnab Date: 01/11/2013
Extending Trials of TFS
I often advocate using virtual machines and, in particular, Brian Keller’s VM for getting up to...
Author: zainnab Date: 01/09/2013
Esoteric Programming Languages
Happy New Year Folks! It’s been a while since I have blogged and have a lot of catching...
Author: zainnab Date: 01/07/2013
Visual Source Safe Upgrade Tool for Team Foundation Server
I’m finally happy to announce we have just released the Visual Source Safe Upgrade Tool for...
Author: zainnab Date: 11/09/2012
Visual Studio Team Foundation Service Officially released
In case you haven’t heard yet, we have announced the RTM of our Team Foundation...
Author: zainnab Date: 11/06/2012
Understanding and Setting Up Access to Symbols
Symbols are vital to the overall debugging effort. Most of the time we take them...
Author: zainnab Date: 10/05/2012
TFS 2010: What Service Packs and Hotfixes Should I Install?
Grant Holliday wrote a great blog post a while back that I have been meaning to surface to my...
Author: zainnab Date: 10/03/2012
IntelliTrace Debugging Deep Dive Session is Available for Download
Folks, apologies for going dark for a few weeks but I have been heads down in the creation of...
Author: zainnab Date: 10/02/2012
.NET Framework 4.5 Poster from the Community
I’ve had a lot of people asking about our famous .NET poster and if there is a version for...
Author: zainnab Date: 09/24/2012
Microsoft Internal Usage of TFS: January - June 2012
I love data! And, since I am hyper-focused on all things Visual Studio and Team...
Author: zainnab Date: 09/06/2012
Videos in Visual Studio 2012
The folks at Channel9 have created some video shorts on how to use many of the cool new features in...
Author: zainnab Date: 09/05/2012
Windows Azure Solution Cookbook
I started working with Azure almost five years ago and have been very happy to see it evolve and...
Author: zainnab Date: 09/04/2012
Upgrading to Visual Studio 2012 RTM
Question: Can you upgrade Visual Studio 2012 RC to Visual Studio 2012 RTM? Short Answer: Yes. Long...
Author: zainnab Date: 08/28/2012
Introducing the New Microsoft Logo!
For the first time in 25 years we are changing our logo. You can find our more from Jeffrey...
Author: zainnab Date: 08/24/2012
Kanban for Team Foundation Server
On August 13, 2012, Brian Harry announced that the Team Foundation Service (TFS in the Cloud) now...
Author: zainnab Date: 08/23/2012
Team Foundation Server and GIT Integration with Git-tf
Overview On August 13, 2012, Brian Harry announced our new Team Foundation Server integration with...
Author: zainnab Date: 08/22/2012
Visual Studio 2012 Virtual Launch Event -- September 12, 2012
The Visual Studio 2012 Virtual Launch Event is coming September 12! Make sure to add this free event...
Author: zainnab Date: 08/21/2012
Visual Studio 2012 and Windows 8 Are Now Available
On August 15th we announced the availability of, both, Visual Studio 2012 and Windows...
Author: zainnab Date: 08/20/2012
On Vacation Until 8/6
Folks, I'll be on vacation until Aug 6th so there will be no posts until the week after I get back....
Author: zainnab Date: 07/10/2012
Visual Studio 2012 New Features: Quick Launch
In the past, finding things deep in the IDE has been a challenge. Visual Studio 2012 introduces...
Author: zainnab Date: 06/26/2012
Visual Studio 2012 New Features: Solution Explorer
I love the title of this one because I’m sure someone will read this and wonder why I think Solution...
Author: zainnab Date: 06/21/2012
Visual Studio 2012 New Features: Preview Tab
Preview Tab Overview We all explore code and need to move quickly between files when...
Author: zainnab Date: 06/19/2012
Turn Off the Uppercase Menu in Visual Studio 2012
I’ve been seeing a ton of posts lately on this feature so thought I would share here as well....
Author: zainnab Date: 06/14/2012
Why Smart People Are Stupid
Jonah Lehrer the author of “How We Decide” has written an article for the New Yorker...
Author: zainnab Date: 06/13/2012
Visual Studio Feature Packs
[Reader Note: It looks like the formatting is cutting off the table on my main blog page. If you...
Author: zainnab Date: 06/12/2012
Microsoft Positioned as Leader in Application Lifecycle Management Space
Gartner doesn’t allow us to show the famed Magic Quadrant in posts like this but, if you are...
Author: zainnab Date: 06/11/2012
Visual Studio 2012 New Features: Improving User Stories and Requirements with PowerPoint Storyboarding
For Visual Studio Premium and Ultimate users there is a great new add-in for PowerPoint that can...
Author: zainnab Date: 06/07/2012
Visual Studio 2012 New Features: Compatibility (aka Project Round-Tripping)
Now that Visual Studio 2012 is pretty well baked I thought it would be good to start...
Author: zainnab Date: 06/05/2012
Announcing the Release Candidate (RC) of Visual Studio 2012 and .NET Framework 4.5
In case you haven’t heard Jason just announced the new RC is available:...
Author: zainnab Date: 05/31/2012
Microsoft Support Lifecycle Home Page
I get tons of questions from customers on when support will end for a variety of...
Author: zainnab Date: 05/07/2012
Coding Faster v2 Being Considered
Sara Ford (https://saraford.net) and I had a long talk the other day and are...
Author: zainnab Date: 05/01/2012
Entity Framework 4.1: Expert’s Cookbook
I recently had the pleasure of reading a great book and wanted to share. ...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/30/2012
Automatically Check for Updates to Visual Studio 11
There is an update to Visual Studio 11 that came out in early April that is available. You can...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/26/2012
Branching and Merging Deck Available
For those that don’t know yet, I’ve switched roles in Microsoft and am now more focused...
Author: zainnab Date: 04/25/2012