Rick's Ramblings

I’ve seen many sites for changing the URL in TFS, but they usually refer to TFS 2005. Here’s my way of changing it on TFS 2008.

Step 1. Run the command TFSAdminUtil ActivateAT tfs.mycompany.com

Step 2. Start RegEdit and Navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\9.0\TeamFoundation\ReportServer\80\Sites

and change the two string values BaseReportsUrl and ReportsService.

Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\9.0\TeamFoundation\Servers and edit the server string value.

Step 3. Go to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Team System Web Access\Web and edit the web.config under <tfServers>

Step 4. Go to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server\TFSServerScheduler and edit the TFSServerScheduler.exe.config, and edit the key TFSNameUrl

Step 5. Go to Start > All Programs > Administrative Tools > SharePoint 3.0 Central Administration. Navigate to Operations > Alternate Access Mappings (under Global Configuration). Add two mappings for Internal URLs

http://tfs.mycompany.com Zone: Intranet

http://tfs.mycompany.com:17012 Zone: Intranet

You need to do this so the document node in Team Explorer will map to the proper URL, and for the portal and project creation to work properly.

You should do a IISRESET or reboot.

Well, I got the laser goggles yesterday, so I am testing the lasers now. I mounted my lasers

The lasers are “near infrared” meaning they have a faint glow, but you can’t really see the beam. You should not only wear safety laser goggles, but don’t look directly into the beam. I’ve got 90 degree line generators on the front of the lasers. This shoots a 90 degree sheet of laser light, and when your finger touches the laser, your fingers “glow” so the camera can pick them up.

So I tested with the Multitouch Vista WPF app, and it works great. See the video below.

Watch in HD here.

Well, I found out that the back of the LCD glass reflects IR back at the camera, so the blobs don’t work very well.

So, the solution is to get lasers. I got two 780nm 25mw near-infrared lasers, with a 90 degree line generators. I got the power supply for it too, but now I am waiting for the laser goggles to wear, so I don’t burn my eyes out.