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Lightweight Web Editing with Markdown Files in Visual Studio Online [MP4] [0:05:42] [2014/12/18]
In this video, program manager Yi-Wei Ang showcases some of the recent improvements made to the lightweight web editing experience in Visual Studio Online. Yi-Wei shows how markdown files can easily…


Getting Started with Desired State Configuration[MP4] [0:17:28] [2014/11/25]
Brian Keller talks with Keith Bankston (Senior Program Manager) and Jeff Levinson (Technology Solution Professional) about the PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC), the new Configuration as…


Azure and Office 365 powered by Identity and Access Services[MP4] [0:03:41] [2014/07/18]
This short animation tells a story about how Azure and Office 365 work together as building blocks for corporate applications and how identity plays a key role as the "glue" that makes these…


Managing Field Mappings for Integration of Team Foundation Server and Project Server [WMV] [0:21:13] [2011/05/19]
This is the fourth of four videos which demonstrates the Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 and Project Server Integration Feature Pack. This video is a recording of the hands-on-lab available…


Making Agile Team Progress Visible to the Project Management Office [WMV] [0:20:42] [2011/05/19]
This is the third of four videos which demonstrates the Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 and Project Server Integration Feature Pack. This video is a recording of the hands-on-lab available…


Managing Project Details in an Enterprise Project Plan Mapped to a Team Project in Team Foundation…[WMV] [0:16:17] [2011/05/19]
This is the second of four videos which demonstrates the Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 and Project Server Integration Feature Pack. This video is a recording of the hands-on-lab available…


Top-Down Planning of Business Requirements within an Enterprise Project using Team Foundation Server…[WMV] [0:25:09] [2011/05/19]
This is the first of four videos which demonstrates the Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 and Project Server Integration Feature Pack. This video is a recording of the hands-on-lab available…


OData Service for Team Foundation Server 2010[WMV] [0:09:17] [2011/04/09]
Update: Please see https://aka.ms/tfsodata for a newer version of this project than the one highlighted in this video.…


PDC10 Recap: First Impressions from Windows Phone 7 Developers[WMV] [0:02:37] [2010/11/05]
The day after PDC10, 150 conference attendees extended their stays for an extra day of Windows Phone 7 app building at the PDC10 Workshop. For most, this was the first time they were able to deploy…


Team Foundation Server and Project Server Integration: Resource visibility for the PMO[WMV] [0:10:40] [2010/09/24]
**UPDATED MAY 18, 2011**This video is based on an older release. For newer videos which highlight the v1 release of this integration please start here.This is video 4 in a 4-part series showcasing…


Team Foundation Server and Project Server Integration: Set the dial on your project plan details[WMV] [0:09:39] [2010/09/24]
**UPDATED MAY 18, 2011**This video is based on an older release. For newer videos which highlight the v1 release of this integration please start here. This is video 3 in a 4-part series showcasing…


Team Foundation Server and Project Server Integration: Agile teams are no longer black holes[WMV] [0:11:31] [2010/09/24]
**UPDATED MAY 18, 2011**This video is based on an older release. For newer videos which highlight the v1 release of this integration please start here. This is video 2 in a 4-part series showcasing…


Team Foundation Server and Project Server Integration: Real-time project status for the PMO[WMV] [0:15:06] [2010/09/24]
**UPDATED MAY 18, 2011**This video is based on an older release. For newer videos which highlight the v1 release of this integration please start here. This is video 1 in a 4-part series showcasing…


VSLive 2010 Day 1 Keynote: Visual Studio 2010 and a Glimpse of the Future[WMV] [0:53:25] [2010/08/05]
Ready to get to know the newest member of the Visual Studio family? Watch Jason Zander’s keynote from VSLive! 2010 Redmond, during which he announces and demonstrates the key capabilities of Visual…


Visual Studio 2010 Lab Management announce[WMV] [0:15:50] [2010/08/05]
This is an excerpt of the VSLive! 2010 Day 2 keynote. This excerpt features the Visual Studio 2010 Lab Management availability announcement and product demonstration. For the full keynote,…


VSLive 2010 Day 2 Keynote: An Insiders Perspective of Visual Studio 2010 and Application Lifecycle…[WMV] [0:47:56] [2010/08/05]
Dave Mendlen, Senior Director of Microsoft Developer Platform and Tools continues the excitement of the Visual Studio 2010 launch with a keynote session focused on Application Lifecycle Management…


Visual Studio Test Professional 2010: The Tool for the Modern Tester[WMV] [1:12:16] [2010/06/15]
Over the past decade, the complexity of technology has increased rapidly even as business demands continue to rise. Unfortunately, test organizations have changed very little in either processes or…


PDC2008 ShowOff Entry: Clipboard History for Visual Studio[WMV] [0:02:39] [2008/10/28]
This video is a sample of one of the entries from Microsoft PDC 2008 ShowOff. Title Clipboard History for Visual Studio Author: Mark Miller, DevExpress Short 2-3 sentence description of…


PDC2008 ShowOff Entry: Brian the Build Bunny[WMV] [0:02:48] [2008/10/28]
This video is a sample of one of the entries from Microsoft PDC 2008 ShowOff. Title of the video Brian the Build Bunny The developer and designer tools you used (both Microsoft and…


PDC2008 ShowOff Entry: Silverlight 2 Spectrum Emulator[WMV] [0:03:44] [2008/10/28]
This video is a sample of one of the entries from Microsoft PDC 2008 ShowOff. Title of the video Silverlight 2 Spectrum Emulator. Short 2-3 sentence description of your video A quick…


PDC2008 ShowOff Entry: Multi-channel Virtual Earth[WMV] [2008/10/28]
This video is a sample of one of the entries from Microsoft PDC 2008 ShowOff. We recommend downloading the high-quality WMV of this video for the best experience. Title of the…


Microsoft Regional Directors make PDC Predictions[WMV] [0:03:24] [2008/10/28]
The Microsoft Regional Directors are fired up for another great PDC! Tim Huckaby threw a rockin' RD party at his house on Saturday and Scott Stanfield was there with his camera to capture some…


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A peek inside the p&p Team Room[WMV] [0:09:24] [2008/09/25]
You have heard about the facility at p&p and how it’s built for agile teams. Now get a view inside one of the team rooms at p&p. In this video, Ajoy Krishnamoorthy and Ade Miller gives you…


Countdown to PDC2008: Did somebody say Agile Pre Con at PDC? Chat with Mary and Grigori.[WMV] [0:09:33] [2008/09/16]
When Dilbert talks about Agile, you know it has become main stream. This is also evident from the increased adoption of agile techniques and practices in the software development industry. Mary and…


Countdown to PDC2008: Pre-cons[WMV] [0:07:18] [2008/07/24]
We've heard a lot about PDC2008 which promises to bring a boatload (official term) of information and announcements about the future of the Microsoft development platform. But before you rush out to…


Pex - Automated Exploratory Testing for .NET [WMV] [0:24:10] [2008/07/04]
Pex is a tool being developed by Microsoft Research which has the potential to dramatically improve the quality of software testing while requiring minimal, if any, effort on the part of the…


New GDR Announced for Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition[MP4] [0:37:38] [2008/06/03]
We caught up with Gert Drapers to get the inside scoop on the new General Distribution Release (GDR) for Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition. The GDR was announced this week at TechEd…


James Whittaker on Software Testing[MP4] [0:13:01] [2008/05/06]
I recently sat down with James Whittaker who is a Principal Program Manager Architect on the Visual Studio Team System Test Edition team. James is tasked with helping to shape the next wave of…


Better Project Management with Team Foundation Server[MP4] [0:16:51] [2008/03/21]
Reader's of Brian Harry's blog will be familiar with the "dogfooding statistics" he posts related to how we use Team Foundation Server at Microsoft. Brian has blogged about our deployment…


Testing the Zune Content Ingestion Pipeline[MP4] [0:17:35] [2008/03/18]
You've seen the Zune, and you've seen the newly remodeled Zune Markeplace, but have you ever wondered about the magic which goes on behind the scenes to get the music from the artists and studios…


Personify TeamSpec with Juan Perez[MP4] [0:21:55] [2008/03/10]
Did you know that Microsoft Word is the most popular "requirements management" solution in the world? But while popular, it's not without its drawbacks. How do you prevent documents from…