How to permanently delete an TFS branch

Delete context menu on TFS Source Control explorer will not purge the files and also it need you to get the latest and then delete (more steps), but it does not purge the files.

 

If you want to permanently delete a TFS branch, use “tf destroy” command on the VS command prompt. Incase if you want to keep the history add “/keephistory” to it.

 

E.g.:

tf destroy “<branchPath>"

 

Destroy Command msdn link has full details: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb386005(v=VS.100).aspx

 

[It’s been sometime, I purged an branch and I wanted to quickly get the purge comment again and search on Bing and google with keyword permanently delete tfs didn’t bring relevant answer, so thought I’ll post it for permanently delete.]

 

 

 

 

 

Tip: How to display an icon(on address bar/favorites/bookmark) to a webpage

Resolves these:

·         If you are wondering why you are getting event logs with favicon.ico file not found

·         If you are interested in having a custom icon for your webpage on the address bar of the browser (shown in front of the url ) or favorites or bookmark to your page.

 

How:

 

Add the following link tag with the href set to the icon you want to display:

 

<link href="http://www.mysite.com/myicon.ico" rel="shortcut icon"/>

What’s New in Windows Presentation Foundation 4

What’s New in Windows Presentation Foundation 4

Click here to Navigate to the videos series on msdev.com

This series of short, “how-to” videos will introduce the various new features that have been added to WPF with .NET 4.0. Each video provides a code-focused look at how you can leverage a new feature or set of features in your WPF applications.

Windows Identity Foundation

Windows Identity Foundation Overview:

Click here to the Session on Microsoftpdc.com to
Hear how Windows Identity Foundation makes advanced identity capabilities and open standards first class citizens in the Microsoft .NET Framework. Learn how the Claims Based access model integrates seamlessly with the traditional .NET identity object model while also giving developers complete control over every aspect of authentication, authorization, and identity-driven application behavior. See examples of the point and click tooling with tight Microsoft Visual Studio integration, advanced STS capabilities, and much more that Windows Identity Foundation consistently provides across on-premise, service-based, ASP.NET and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) applications.

Microsoft Silverlight 3 Series - On demand Web Seminars

FYI:

Microsoft Silverlight 3 Series

This series of on demand web seminars will walk through the technology fundamentals, data, graphics, and .NET RIA Services of Silverlight 3.

Click here to navigate to Microsoft Silverlight 3 Series at msdev.com

Finding Osama with GIS & Remote Sensing..

While i was watching Fox News yesterday i heard about this topic of MIT professors claiming on locating Osama bin laden with the help of GIS. I was excited to know that GIS & Remote Sensing is finally getting to the awareness of everyone.. yup.. I was once crazy on these topics as i did my undergrad on these areas.

MIT paper can be accessed by clicking here

As the paper has all imageries & the info you need.. not abstracting it here..

Have a gr8 day..
~Tony Julien

Cloud Computing - Intro

Cloud computing is a buzz word now a days... and if you look for what is cloud computing you get a variety of definitions and explanations..


I suggest the following videos from youtube would give you the on basic understanding you need to know on what is cloud computing..

Don't want to watch the video and wanted it to be in simple words.. here is want i can say on it.

In simple terms Cloud Computing = Hardware as a Service (HaaS) + Software as a Service (SaaS).

SaaS you might be already aware of it. e.g. your web email or your online tax application for which you dont buy the whole application, but you pay for just for using it. Such apps are called SaaS.

HaaS ? simple. you don't buy the hardware to host your stuffs, but you just get it as a service and you pay just for what you need or using and for the duration you need and you don't own anything.. but you rent it.

Here goes the videos.. Which explains more about it.





In my next post i will capture how the major companies are getting into the Cloud Computing space..

~Tony Julien