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The first time
Thursday, after the main IndyNDA event, I performed my first public presentation. I've presented to teams, classrooms, and my company before, but this is the first time I've had the opportunity to present to an uncontrolled group of my professional peers. Read More...

Posted Saturday, April 12, 2008 2:15 PM by willeke | 0 Comments


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My first live blog post... April Indianapolis .NET Developers Association
I've never done this before... I'm sitting in the IndyNDA event for this month, and since there's wireless, and I've got my computer, and IndyNDA's got tables, I thought I'd actually give live posting a try. Expect a stream of thought as I (partially) Read More...

Posted Thursday, April 10, 2008 5:11 PM by willeke | 0 Comments

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IIS logs and TFS
A caution - you probably want to turn off the IIS logging on your TFS services if it happens to be on. Our server has all the data on the D drive, so the C drive is rather small. It causes some problems when the 5 gigs of logs for access to the version Read More...

Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2008 11:39 AM by willeke | 0 Comments

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TFS Sql script - list policy overrides
I don't like to call out individual blame, but sometimes a bit o' shame is what it takes... this query, when run against the (2008 version) version control database in TFS will give you a nice summary and detail pair that can be dropped into excel, or Read More...

Posted Friday, December 07, 2007 9:40 AM by willeke | 0 Comments

And thus, is how it works!
TFS Beta 2 installer: If you get this... Give the TFSSERVICE user access to c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Crypto In an upgrade, it doesn't hit the error until it gets into TeamBuildUpgrade.exe at the very end of the install Read More...

Posted Friday, September 21, 2007 6:41 PM by willeke | 0 Comments

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Hour 4...
Still working on the TFS Beta 2 install... down to one (hopefully) problem now... at least I'm going to have to assume it's the last bug since it' in the last step (Upgrading Team Build). More later! Read More...

Posted Friday, September 21, 2007 6:38 PM by willeke | 0 Comments

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Policy Override Queries
Run them directly against the TfsVersionControl database, I don't see this data in the cube anywhere. Don't forget in SSMS you can copy from the output grid directly into excel with no problems. ' Summary : select id.DisplayName as Account, COUNT( id.DisplayName Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 19, 2007 12:41 PM by willeke | 0 Comments

First Sprint Wrap-up meeting
Had my first ever sprint wrap-up meeting. I knew it wouldn't be too bad, but I've been wanting to get some sort of recycle on project phases for a couple different positions now, and was glad to see how one was run, especially since I'm in the middle Read More...

Posted Tuesday, September 18, 2007 2:04 PM by willeke | 0 Comments

Thanks SEP!
SEP , my previous employer, has graciously released their Code Review Support Tool to the community under the New BSD license. It's currently up at CodePlex and is a fully functioning (version 3-5!) release. Matt and I are currently gathering ideas about Read More...

Posted Friday, September 07, 2007 8:41 AM by willeke | 0 Comments

TFS installation issues
Slipped my mind, but installing TFS 2005 also requires SharePoint. SharePoint installation sucks. SharePoint trashes out anything .NET-based that's installed on the default web site. Vault is a .NET product installed on the default web site. (hey! Don't Read More...

Posted Wednesday, August 29, 2007 7:30 AM by willeke | 0 Comments

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And, back to TFS again!
The business case for TFS is significant, and since we're still in the "money back" period for both our other tools, we're headed to TFS. As soon as I can get the domain accounts I'll be installing it... yay! So, that said, what do I need? TFS Power Tools Read More...

Posted Tuesday, August 21, 2007 10:52 AM by willeke | 0 Comments

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Back to Vault
I'm back to Vault (and DevTrack) at my new job... it's not so bad, even though I do love the many integration possibilities that Team Foundation offers between the different components. That said, since I've had a lot of experience with Vault in the past, Read More...

Posted Friday, August 17, 2007 9:02 AM by willeke | 0 Comments

Too soon! Too soon!
http://blogs.msdn.com/bharry/archive/2007/08/06/work-item-tracking-enhancements-in-the-aug-rosario-ctp.aspx This is pure torture... TFS 2008's still only in beta 2, and he's already tormenting me with the things that the NEXT version will have, but I Read More...

Posted Monday, August 06, 2007 9:37 AM by willeke | 0 Comments

What a great night!
9:15pm, sitting outside, listening to the birds, working on the computer, drinking a beer, and generally enjoying the evening. Oh, and reflecting on a VERY successful Team System SIG. I saw a few people I knew, met a few new people, got to help some people, Read More...

Posted Wednesday, May 23, 2007 8:09 PM by willeke | 0 Comments

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