When you create a new build definition in Team Foundation Server, you get to define how the workspace looks for the build. By default this includes the ENTIRE team project. While this usually always works, it is nearly always not what you want.
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We get so used to the words “Important Security Update” that it is easy to let messages like this one pass you by. However if you have Team System Web Access (TSWA) installed – particularly if you have it on a machine that can be accessed over the internet - then you _really want_ to upgrade it to the latest version...
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[](http://developerdeveloperdeveloper.com/belfast/) After the highly successful Developer Developer Developer event in Galway last year, this time it is moving north to my neck of the woods – Belfast.
Continue Reading [](http://www.woodwardweb.com/talks/TFSWhatsNew2009Q1.pdf) Tonight at NIMTUG I'm going to be giving a talk to get everyone up to speed with the latest developments in the Team Foundation Server world.
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[](http://www.woodwardweb.com/WindowsLiveWriter/BacktotheFuturewithVMWare_1104/tfs2010_on_mac_2.jpg) One of the many pains of working with the October 2008 CTP of VS2010 (aka Rosario) is that on top of everything else, it actually timebombed on January 1st 2009.
Continue Reading From time to time I hear from people who dislike the automatic check out behaviour common with TFS. One of the great things about TFS is the the pending changes list that shows you the files you have currently checked out and allows you to easily undo any un-intentional check outs.
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[](http://url.ie/11q9) Today is the first day of the new year in the office and so it is time for me to do the dance that I always do after Auld Lang Syne, and that is the Annual Year Planner Shuffle. This morning I threw away the 2008 year planner, moved the 2009 one up and printed out a new 2010 sheer.
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[](http://www.radiotfs.com/) Over the holidays we sat down for the last time of 2008 and had a relaxed chat with Jeff Beehler, Team System Chief of Staff. We talked about the history of Team System, how the teams in Microsoft go about shipping the Team System product and Jeff throws in some teasers about what will be...
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[](http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/10-4/) Brian Keller (of This Week on Channel 9 fame) has just announced a new weekly show on Channel 9 called 10-4 where you can learn about what's coming in Visual Studio 2010 and the .NET Framework 4.0. http://channel9.msdn.
Continue Reading Whenever I talk about TFS, one of the things I always mention is the fact that because all the data about the software project is now being tracked in a SQL Server database, Microsoft were able to stick a Data Warehouse over the top of all that raw data to give you a really good view on reporting.
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