Defaulting to Docker for Windows with Docker Tools for Visual Studio When using Docker Tools for Visual Studio , we default the Docker host to use Docker Toolbox. Or, more specifically, we set the default docker machine to be named default, which people typically create a VirtualBox host named default. This is documented here . Docker for Windows doesn't use Docker-Machine, rather assumes no HOST entries are set. To make Docker Tools for Visual Studio  work with Docker for Windows, we'll need to change the host. In the  Debugging apps in a local Docker container  walk through, we show how to change the host once added to your project. However, if you're always using Docker for Windows, why not change the default template? Our intention is to move to Docker for Windows as the default host once it's released publicly, and make this docker.props an easier file/designer to edit. In the meantime, if you're using Docker for Windows, and want to set the def...

unread writer I've never read a book by my favorite writer.  Joss Whedon created the TV shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly.  Now, he's created the movie Serenity.   Orson Scott Card  (also not bad in the writing department) says  Serenity is the best sci fi movie he's seen .  I thought it was incredible, but for me, my Mom's reaction was the most surprising. My Mom is no breathless sci fi fan. I wasn't sure she would like it at all. She said it reminded her of seeing the original Star Wars.  She doesn't think it was like Star Wars. Instead it was remembering the feeling of not knowing what to expect and finding something new and great in a movie.  Shai and I didn't get to experience it that way.  We've watched the Firefly series on TV, then the entire series on DVD.  The characters, and the writing were familar to us, but the result was still great.  If you haven't heard of Firefly go see this movie.  If you have, conv...