List of excellent widgets and the realisation that coffee is a science in the US
Some interesting TFS artifacts which have become defacto in my VSTS toolbox. Thanks Steven for maintaining a compete list of the widgets on http://accentient.com/widgets.aspx.
Build ins-and-outs, by Etienne on http://geekswithblogs.net/etiennetremblay/archive/2006/10/04/93213.aspx.
Latest Installation script by Etienne … the coolest things since sliced cheese with holes is referenced on Steven’s blog on http://blog.accentient.com/PermaLink,guid,ec08f1c6-65fc-425c-9e09-bf0ebc8c62a8.aspx
VSTS Power Tools Team Foundation Power Toys on http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/thankyou.aspx?familyId=3F21144A-4E98-4CE0-830F-D1F3E8AC9D67&displayLang=en
Update the data ware house NOW, rather than waiting for the update interval can be achieved using TFS Warehouseupdate on http://julien.lavigneducadet.com/index.php?2006/08/02/5-tfs-warehouse-update-with-authentification
TFS Warehouse Status Monitor and Update Tool on http://paltman.com/files/4/teamtools/entry138.aspx
Team Build Sidekick addin on http://www.attrice.info/cm/tfs/TeamBuildAddin.htm
Team Foundation Sidekicks on http://www.attrice.info/cm/tfs/index.htm
TFS Event Subscriber on http://www.gotdotnet.com/codegallery/codegallery.aspx?id=6da8d4eb-f456-4e22-9a73-851c7341cff4
Check for Comments Check-In Policy on http://blogs.vertigosoftware.com/teamsystem/archive/2006/08/22/3417.aspx
We are having fun at the OD for TFS session in Redmond and the comment by Charles “we are flipp’ing you with the bill Frenchie” was the highlight at dinner this evening. Etienne will most likely blog on it in more detail on his blog at http://geekswithblogs.net/etiennetremblay and correct any details I missed in translating the American lingo to SA English.
What I have realised is that in America everything is big. The food arriving on one plate in Seattle would feed a family back home and I will not even get started on the selection of coffees and tea, or the complex ordering process. At home one orders a coffee or a tea ... here you need a science degree and a 8-way processor to make a decision on what, who and when you want your coffee.