Two day Visual Studio 2010 briefing on June 22-23

What:
This Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) session will led by two community leads. This 2 day briefing will discuss ALM, from initial conception through requirements gathering, design, development, testing, build & review processes.  We also integrate the Scrum framework, integration with non-Microsoft development and offerings for Visual Studio 2010 Team System.

Targeted Audience:
Project Managers, Developers, Architects, DBAs and Business Analysts looking for ALM and researching Team Foundation Server and Visual Studio 2010.

Speakers:
Alexei Govorine, Quick Solutions, Manager of ALM Practice and  is a co-founder of the Central Ohio ALM Group, Twitter: @Leshka
Ryan Cromwell, SDS Consulting, Team Foundation Server Technical Specialist, Twitter: @cromwellryan

Agenda (draft version): 

Day 1 · June 22nd

• Keynote
• Business Value Overview
• Why Process
• Team Explorer
• Project Management
• Architecture Tools

Day 2 · June 23rd

• Development Practices
• Database Tools
• Team Build
• Test Manager
• Reports
• Retrospective

Additional information on Ryan’s blog.

Where: 8800 Lyra Dr, Suite 400, Columbus, OH 43240

When: June 22-23, 2010 from 9-4:30 PM, both days..

Registration: at Microsoft US Events

Technorati Tags: Visual Studio 2010,ALM,Scrum,TFS 2010

Scrum with Team Foundation Server 2010

 

Jeff Hunsaker and I presenting at the “Path-to-Agility” conference on how to leverage Visual Studio 2010 and Scrum framework .

You can download presentation from here.

Abstract:

Interested in agile software techniques and tools? Of course you are. Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2010 and Visual Studio 2010 add a whole lot of agile goodness. We'll walk through a start-to-finish project leveraging some of the latest agile features such as: Excel Planning sheets, tracking tasks and prioritizing, traceability, continuous integration and testing. Prepare yourself for the recent TFS 2010 release-leveraging this tool to take advantage of Scrum framework in your projects.

Technorati Tags: scrum,visual studio 2010,tfs 2010,excel,agile

Robbins under my deck

For the second year we get robbins nesting under the deck.
This year we have setup wireless security camera to capture the action by the nest.
Enjoy the show:

Hyper-V … credentials may not be sent to the remote computer

After a few weeks of not using Win2008R2 I brought Hyper-V back online and unpleasantly greeted with the message box every time I was trying to connect to virtual machine:  

 

Afer poking around on internet the simplest solution was in the Hyper-V settings: and select ‘Use default credentials automatically’ in User Credentials section. 

Apparently cached credentials got out of sync.  After resetting I was able to get rid of the annoying message box

Help Columbus GiveCamp 2010 to Find a Place

UPDATE #2:
If you are interested in sponsoring Columbus GiveCamp, please see attached document.

Registration is open, sign in for the event here.

UPDATE:
Columbus GiveCamp 2010 has found a place for the July 9-11th event at ICC!
Stay tuned for updates.
*****

Columbus GiveCamp is in dire need of a facility to host July 2010 event. 

In 2009 while hosted at QSI over sixty volunteers were able to accomplish work on seven projects (Hopemongers, Fairy Goodmothers, Shiloh Baptist Church,  Family Institute College Choir Concert Series, Volunteer Earth, TECH CORPS Ohio, Northwest Plains District Family Camp)  in just two days!

Please help us to make 2010 event a reality and success, we are looking for a facility that can host around 60+ volunteers over one week-end in July with good connection to internet (must be wired and at least T1).  We will take of the rest: setup of the network, getting computers, and all of the clean-up afterwards. 

Contact me or Carey.

Find out more about GiveCamp.
GiveCamp is a weekend-long event where technology professionals – from designers, developers and database administrators to marketers and web strategists – donate their time to provide solutions for non-profit organizations.
Some organizations may need a new website or a renewal of an old one. For others, GiveCamp helps them make the leap from Excel spreadsheets to true donor databases. And for still others, this is an opportunity to think strategically, with the help of a consultant, about their social media presence or e-mail marketing. This is about matching the needs of non-profits with the talent of our local technology-loving community.
Any 501(3) can apply to participate in GiveCamp. Accepted non-profits will be matched with a project liaison prior to GiveCamp who will help them shape their project and answer any critical questions to ensure the weekend is a success.
For volunteers, GiveCamp provides a unique opportunity to connect with the local tech community. A typical GiveCamp draws 75 to 100 volunteers. Individuals can work with their colleagues in company teams, or they can opt to be matched with fellow volunteers who have complementary skill sets.
Everyone is welcome to head home for the evenings – but there are always the diehards who work from Friday kickoff straight through Sunday afternoon. Food and drinks, especially of the caffeinated variety, are provided, along with game systems for breaks.

Video of my LasikPlus experience

After my wife has went though lasik surgery I have decided to do the same.
After spending mostly of my life being nearsighted (myopia) and have to wear glasses all the time I am looking forward to being able to see all the time. This morning when I woke I had a huge smile on my face, becuase eventhough the vision is still a little bit blury from the operation I did not need to look for my glasses.
(or perhaps I was still experience the effects of valium)

Below is the brief summary of the surgery, I spent more time waiting for the surgery than the actually getting the operation. It all boils down to:
1. prep and secure an eye
2. use laser to insert a layer of air into the flap
3. peel off the flap and use laser to re-shape corneal surface (you will hear the clicking sounds for that part, the screen goes darker)
4. put the flap back and do the same with the second eye

Tammy has recorded mostly of the operation:

Animal Shelter Fundraiser

Currently my wife is doing a fundraiser for a local animal shelter.  She is planning on delivering collected items on 12/13/2009.  This particular shelter is short on volunteers, low on the budget and supplies.
I have heard a rumor that a dog from that place got sick from eating a mildew food.

If you are interested in helping us with a drive, please contact me. 
If you choose to donate CASH it will be spend on buying items listed below.

The shelter is looking for following items:

• Paper towels
• Bleach
• Trash Bags
• Bath towels and wash cloths (new or used)
• Blankets (new or used)
• Pet Shampoo
• Collars and Leashes (new or used)
• Non-clumping Litter
• Cat and Kitten Food (no red dye please)
• Dog and Puppy Food (no red dye please)
• Dog Toys (hard chew)
• Puppy Toys
• Cat and Kitten toys
• Newspaper
• Laundry Detergent
• Distilled Water
• Aluminum Cans

So far we have 12+ dog toys, 10+ collars, a blanket, several towers, and 200+ pounds of dry and can food.

Update: Big thanks to Danilo Casino for making a donation, with my match were able to get an additional 500 pounds of dry food.