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Team Foundation Server 2010 Installation Experiences and Lessons Learned

Do it right the first time!
There’s quite a few posts on Team Foundation Server 2010 (TFS) and how to install and configure it, as well as a really good CHM file from Microsoft on the same topics, so I won’t go through duplicating what everyone else has done and will link to one [...]

The iPad, to wreak havoc on current tech?

Havoc \Hav"oc\, v. t. To devastate; to destroy; to lay waste. [1913 Webster]
I’ve seen some really negative reviews on the iPad and it’s potential and feature set. I’ve talked to some friends about it, mostly PC users, that are less than thrilled with what the iPad has to offer.  I can understand people potentially not [...]

Windows Server 2008 and Subversion over HTTPS

Here’s the scenario, I decided to try out Subversion as a source control repository on a Windows Server 2008 server, attached to a Win Server 2008 domain, with ISA Server forwarding HTTP traffic.  After doing a little bit of research, I decided to give VisualSVN Server a try.  If you don’t know it, it’s a [...]

Build a Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller

I posted a tutorial on creating a domain controller using Windows Server 2003, and decided to post an update that included step-by-step instructions for Windows Server 2008 R2.  This should be the same for Windows Server 2008.
This is great for developers, testers, and anyone looking to learn Active Directory or deploy to a small network.  [...]

Run MOSS Against Multiple Active Directories

One of the great new features that MOSS introduced, was an easy way to have the same information shared between multiple portals/sites.  By extending your web applications, you can have separate authentication providers utilized to reach the same information using Forms Based Authentication (FBA).  FBA is usually associated with a custom SQL server database, or [...]

Create an ISO From Any Folder On Your Windows Computer

Today I was building a VM in VMware VI3 (ESX), one that was completely isolated from my network and I realized that one of the pieces of software that I wanted to install was in a folder on a share.  Since this system was on an isolated virtual switch (vswitch), I realized that I had [...]

Windows PowerShell sticker, and /n Software for free

So after following a link from a buddy’s blog, Bobby Shea, I started browsing around /n software’s web site. I filled out the form for a free Windows PowerShell Sticker, again – yes, they didn’t send it months ago the first time I tried, and I found something else interesting on their site.
Months ago, the [...]

IIS Can Manage Multiple Web sites on Port 80 with a single IP address

Host Headers are the answer!
YES!  IIS can manage multiple web sites on the same port (properly port 80) without having to do extraneous configuring.  This can even be done with MOSS and WSS implementations.
I’ve always considered it to be common knowledge that ‘host headers’ could be used to allow IIS to handle multiple web sites [...]

Tutorial: Creating A MOSS Development Environment Part III – VS.NET Installation

Welcome back and onto part III of this installation guide.  This installment will document installing Visual Studio .NET 2008 and also discuss the additional software that is advised to facilitate MOSS development.
Parts one and two can be found here:
Tutorial: Creating A MOSS Development Environment Part I – SQL Server Installation [...]