Sorry this is a little late. Two important things about the GDR for Data Dude. 1. No more design-time databases. 2. There is now a provider model for databases. This is how they will support DB2 when then GDR is released and how they will also support Oracle in the near future. From Gert Drapers: The team is happy to announce that we just released CTP16, of the Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR release. ... This release adds the following features: VSDBCMD.EXE We added independent...

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Microsoft ArcReady Architecting Modern Distributed Applications Nearly every application we build today has dependencies to other systems. How do we design them to work together to meet our goals? How do we decide what to build and what to buy? Do we host it ourselves or in the cloud? With a bewildering array of choices, the biggest challenge we face today is how to architect robust applications with the right technologies to meet our user’s needs and integrate nicely into our existing IT ecosystems....

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Not content to sit on the side lines as “Beatle Mania 2” took place last week, I finally went out and bought myself a used iPhone. I am in love. I, of course, had to unlock mine for T-Mobile which was difficult because the previous owner upgraded to the 2.0 firmware. The device is truly amazing. It has rekindled my love of Audible.com. As I went out to the web to learn about the iPhone, I have only one issue. Can you guess what it is? Bueller? If you guessed Apple users you win!!! Reading the post...

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áHa! That came to me while on a flight from Houston to Minneapolis. Just wanted to give big kudos to Brian Harry of Microsoft. He was made Technical Fellow at Microsoft recently. If you read the description of what a Technical Fellow is and you know the kinds of talented people that work for Microsoft, you understand how HUGE this is. áIf you don't know Brian by name, you know his work. He is a driving force for Visual Studio Team System and was responsible for the creation of Visual Source Safe....

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Good news everybody! The Rosario Community Technology Preview was released late yesterday. Jeff Beehler has a good blog on this, but I will headline it for you. Hierarchical work items (woo-hoo!) Test Case Work Items Sweet enhancements for Manual testing Go and check it out when you have a few gigs and hours free. Happy Coding...

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Readify, an Australian company, has launched the world's first hosted Team Foundation Server product offering. It allows you to access you TFS server from anywhere in the world without having to make a big investment in infrastructure and licensing. This is pretty cool if you think about companies that may be doing right-shoring, or have teams that are spread all over the globe. If you have ever had to work through connectivity issues with a VPN and disparate teams, run (don't walk) and check this...

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Come chat with the Visual Studio Team System product team û This Wednesday Join members of the Visual Studio Team System product group to discuss features available in Visual Studio Team Foundation Server, Architecture Edition, Development Edition, Database Edition, and Test Edition. In addition, discuss what's new in Beta 2. We will be holding two sessions: Join the chat on Wednesday, August 1st, 2007 from 10:00am - 11:00am Pacific Time. Add to Calendar | Additional Time Zones ááááááááááá -or- Join...

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So I really couldn't help that one. J There is a code camp coming up in Oklahoma City on the 28th of July. While (or perhaps because) I won't be presenting at this one, there are some great speakers and presentations lined up. If you are in the area, please go check it out. Also, be sure to check out the Tulsa Tech Fest coming up on October 19th and 20th (don't ask me whereà). Happy Coding...

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At Tech Ed I was asked to sit on a VSTS panel for Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell for .Net Rocks. The panel consisted of my good friend Steve Borg, Joel Semeniuk, Doug Seven and I. Barry Gervin also helped with questions from the audience. Go check it out when you have a chance. Happy Coding

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Come chat with the Team System product team û July 3rd Join members of the Visual Studio Team System product group to discuss features available in Visual Studio Team Foundation Server, Team Editions for Architects, Developers, Database Pros, and Testers. In addition, discuss what's new in the upcoming Orcas CTP. They will be holding two sessions: Join the chat on Tuesday, July 3rd , 2007 from 10:00am - 11:00am Pacific Time. Add to Calendar | Additional Time Zones -or- Join the chat on Tuesday, July...

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