Author: Michael (Mike) Kaufmann

Michael Kaufmann is the CEO of Xpirit Germany, a Microsoft Regional Director (RD) and a Microsoft MVP. He has been working as an IT consultant for more than 20 years. Mike is a published book author, keynote speaker, and regular technical speaker at international conferences. Ask him about DevOps, Git, Agile, and GitHub.
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Control multiple machines with a single mouse and keyboard

Michael (Mike) Kaufmann

I always have multiple devices on my desk. Normally it my laptop and my tablet. I’ve always been looking for a way to control all devices from a single mouse and keyboard. I tried the Microsoft Foldable Keyboard which can switch between multiple devices – but it is too small to use it on a regular basis. Now my friend Thomas suggested that I try Mouse Without Borders – a garage project from Microsoft. And I’m really impressed! This is a real productivity gain. Just install the little tool on all your machines – and as long as they are … Continue reading Control multiple machines with a single mouse and keyboard

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Use the VSTS Package Management Extension behind a Proxy

Michael (Mike) Kaufmann

Developing behind a proxy always has its challenges. I’ve already blogged about using git for windows behind a proxy. But the TFS server itself normally does not have to connect to the internet. This changes if you want to use the Package Management extension with NPM and upstream to public sources. If you are using TFS 2017 with Update 2, the simplest way to configure your TFS server to use the corporate proxy is to configure a proxy server in “Internet Properties” in IE on the server that TFS is running on.  TFS will respect the settings because it follows … Continue reading Use the VSTS Package Management Extension behind a Proxy