If you write programs against TFS, well this is something handy for you then.  Thanks to Neno Loje you can now save time by using the TFS Utilities Template for VS2008.

Download the template here : http://msmvps.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/vstsblog/TfsUtility_5F00_58E29B12.zip

Read more info here : http://msmvps.com/blogs/vstsblog/archive/2009/01/14/download-visual-studio-2008-project-template-for-tfs-utilities.aspx

The program manager of the TFS team has created a new TFS guide which is now released.

It's called "Troubleshooting Installation of Team Foundation Server Guide".

This guide is composed from all the problems reported by customers during installation or configuration of a TFS server.  You will find recommendations on how to avoid or eliminate them.  So be sure to check this first when having troubles .

During my Christmas holiday version 2 of the TFS Branching guidelines are released.

The new package contains :

• TFS Branching Guide - Main 2.0
• TFS Branching Guide - Scenarios 2.0
• TFS branching Guide - Q&A 2.0
• TFS branching Guide - Drawings 2.0
• TFS branching Guide - Labs 2.0

You can download everything here.

If you want to read the previous version, go here.

The Patterns&Design team released some new eBooks.  This time it are 6 pocket guides.

1. Agile Architecture Method Pocket Guide
2. Web Application Architecture Pocket Guide
3. Mobile Application Architecture Pocket Guide
4. RIA Architecture Pocket Guide
5. Rich Client Application Architecture Pocket Guide
6. Service Architecture Pocket Guide

So happy reading for the end of this year.

A few months ago several MVP's joined together in a new community project on Codeplex.  This project is called TSWA Community Translation Project.

The purpose of this project is to give the community some additional languages for TSWA above the 9 that already ships with the product.

You can read the full story here : http://blogs.infosupport.com/marcelv/archive/2008/11/17/First-release-of-Team-System-Web-Access-Translations-now-available_2100_.aspx

Already more than a week old, but due Holiday now I'm able to post it.

The new version of the TFS Power Tools is released.  After a short delay to some issues mentioned by the TFS MVP's the october release is released in November .

You can download this version here : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=FBD14EEA-781F-45A1-8C46-9F6BA2F68BF0&displaylang=en

You want to know more about this release read the preview on Brian Harry's blog : http://blogs.msdn.com/bharry/archive/2008/10/01/preview-of-the-next-tfs-power-tools-release.aspx.

Brian Harry also posted about some common issues/questions about this release.  You can read it here : http://blogs.msdn.com/bharry/archive/2008/11/10/common-oct-08-tfs-power-tools-questions.aspx

PDC news is flying around our ears with some great news, VPC's, ....

Now the ramework poster for .Net 4.0 is released. Txs to Brad Abrams we can download it.  And even more fun you can view it also in Deepzoom (not working when having Silverlight 2.0 :-().

Find the PDF version here: http://brad_abrams.members.winisp.net/Projects/PDC2008/PDC2008-NETFX4.pdf

Find the deepzoom version here: http://brad_abrams.members.winisp.net/Projects/PDC2008/DotNet4Poster/DotNetFramework4PosterDeepZoom.htm