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So many conferences, so little time

So since it is the beginning of the year, I am re-evaluating my conference choices this year. I always assumed that after I left Microsoft I would attend LESS conferences, and do less public speaking,...

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An Upgrade is a Beautiful Thing, Especially When It’s TFS 2013 Update 2

This is one of my favorite dialogs :)Not RTM of course, I am not THAT cool. Hopefully that is coming soon because not everyone has the freedom to install pre-release software and this one is CHOCK FULL...

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Come Join Polaris at CCC 2014 on April 26th

So if you haven’t been to Chicago Code Camp yet, you should! I know, I know, there are SO MANY conferences in the Chicago area, how do you choose? It’s true, there are a lot of good ones but here are...

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Data Driving a Web Service Performance Test in VS 2013

Now, I’ll admit that all of this is technically documented on this page on MSDN, but it isn’t super obvious sometimes exactly what something should look like when it is done. And for non-technical...

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It’s THAT Time Again – ThatConference Call for Speakers is Open

So if you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you probably already know about ThatConference? If you’re already a raving fan, skip ahead to the next paragraph. If not, well, let me tell you a little...

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I’m Talking TFS ALM at the Chicago SharePoint Developer Group May 15th

So often people hear that I focus on TFS for ALM and think I can’t possibly help them because they’re not doing traditional .NET WinForms or WebForms development. Not true! TFS ALM is cross platform...

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What Conference? Yeah ThatConference

With so many conferences, it’s easy for one to get lost in the noise. But don’t let that happen with ThatConference. I know, “but Angela you’re on the conference committee, of course you think I should...

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A few more little nuggets of goodness in TFS 2013.2

Are you still hedging on installing update 2 for TFS 2013? OK, c’mon now, we’ve installed it for a number of clients and are running it ourselves.  It’s stable, it’s OK, just install it.  Not...

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TFS 2013.3 CTP – What I’m Most Excited About: Part 1

Did you hear that there is a CTP of TFS2013.3? In case you missed Brian’s blog post, there is some really great stuff in there! I’m really jazzed about the big, BIG changes to Test Plans and Test...

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Referencing and Copying Test Cases in MTM 2013, a Lesson in Patience

Recently, I’ve had some lengthy discussions about test case, suite, and plan copying in Microsoft Test Manager (MTM), and it something that a lot of people are struggling with. In some cases, people...

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Polaris Solutions Holding an ALM Lunch and Learn on Agile Testing Success in...

Our St Louis office is holding a Lunch n Learn at the local Microsoft office in March. Agile testing is a challenge for most software teams, especially larger organizations with well-established QA...

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Still Running TFS 2010? It’s Aging Out of Support Next Month. Polaris...

You heard me correctly, mainstream support for TFS 2010 ends on July 14th, less than 6 weeks from today! So if you’re thinking “it still WORKS, why should I upgrade?” Consider these points…Any issues...

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Manually Changing Test Configurations in Bulk in MTM –There is an Easier Way

Another one of those silly little tricks I didn’t realize was available to me until I tried, and I thought I would share, because SURELY someone else out there would need it at some point. Just ran...

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Will I see you at St Louis Days of .NET this year?

St Louis Days of.NET is definitely a favorite of mine. This will be my third year both attending and speaking at the conference, Polaris Solutions is also sponsoring the conference again! Everyone...

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Last Chance to Register for the CQAA Agile Testing Practices Program on Jan...

I don’t run across many non-QA folks that are members of CQAA– the Chicago Quality Assurance Association, which is a shame. If you’re reading this blog, you’re probably part of a software development...

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Chicago Code Camp Call for Speakers is Open

In case you haven’t heard, Chicago Code Camp call for speakers opened last week and we need you! Not heard of Chicago Code Camp? Well, grab a cup of coffee and pull up a chair because we have a great...

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Join Polaris at the QAI QUEST Conference in Chicago Next Month

Next month, the Quality Assurance Institute brings the Quest conference back to Chicago. Quest is the Quality Engineered Software and Testing Conference & EXPO, and it’s a fantastic place to...

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Fear, A Major Speed Bump on the Road to Quality

I warned you that I’d be blogging about the “messiness” of ALM and DevOps consulting. And this is a long one so grab a cup of coffee, tea, or cocktail of your choice (whatever I won’t judge). It’s...

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