I am envious of certain colleagues who have been playing with something that looks like the Surface Tablet. I cannot wait to get my hands on one and try VS 2012.... I hope it has at least a dual core, would it be too much if I asked for quad core?? So long as metro runs flawlessly

I think TFSPreview.com has come a long way since last year. Check it out, it will be worth your time

You should really take advantage of the opportunity, tell them what you dont like and what you really like Link to Team's blog http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/archive/2012/03/21/visual-studio-11-beta-survey.aspx So far so good, My laptop is a little clunky and I had a lot of problems installing on a 64 bit machine but the problem was Win Update and not VS.

I thought a product with similar specs was going to ship with vs 2010, but now the tfs team saw the light. I think this is a really good product for small teams. Version contro, easy install, no need for sql server (it uses express) Read the original blogpost by bharry http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bharry/archive/2012/02/23/coming-soon-tfs-express.aspx

Its good to know that once a logo is adopted, then its really time to get going and have your apps ready. I am looking forward to really get the hang of the Metro Style. My feeble attempts at the new ui design look a little "boxy"

This is a useful post by Beth Massi on calling web services to validate data. I found it useful because Lightswitch does not easily present this facility for data validation http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bethmassi/archive/2012/01/30/calling-web-services-to-validate-data-in-visual-studio-lightswitch.aspx

Its about time, it only took about 5 years from kitty hawk, but I guess it was worth the wait. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/lightswitch

Chances are that if you work or play at all with lightswitch, that you are going to encounter some contribution by Beth Massi of msft Goto her blog http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bethmassi/ http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/lightswitch

A quick explanation http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jasonz/archive/2011/07/26/visual-studio-lightswitch-2011-is-available-today.aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/lightswitch

Ok, 30 years after dos, 25 after win, 16 after 95 now pdc=build windows, but then windows8 not equal to legacywin, then .net @risk and silverlight in doubt.... So secret that a refreshed agenda is not on the site, afraid of angering devs a gag order is issued... Tech Ready shall have the answers? or NOT Anyway, windows 8 means a new device, in my case a long overdue upgrade... http://www.buildwindows.com/ Would like to see the future NOW, or wait for the robotoid apples to rot.,.,., lol windows 8