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My family made it through the hurricane in Waveland, MS
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This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2005/08/31/my-family-made-it-through-the-hurricane-in-waveland-ms/
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Hurricane Katrina East-Eye Wall strikes my hometown of Waveland, MS
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This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2005/08/30/hurricane-katrina-east-eye-wall-strikes-my-hometown-of-waveland-ms/
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Use Ctrl+Alt+DownArrow to quickly access all your open files
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Today’s tip comes from “some cool dev” who wrote the new Window Management features for Visual Studio 2005. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2005/08/26/use-ctrlaltdownarrow-to-quickly-access-all-your-open-files/
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How to set a string to null using the Watch Window in Visual Studio .NET 2003
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An interesting customer question came my way about how to set a string to null in the Watch Window in Visual Studio .NET 2003. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2005/08/25/how-to-set-a-string-to-null-using-the-watch-window-in-visual-studio...
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Welcome Visual Studio Developer Center Visitors!
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Just a little background on Tip of the Week… This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2005/08/23/welcome-visual-studio-developer-center-visitors/
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The best day of Graham's life - Sheep Herding
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Graham, our 1 year old sheltie, had the best day of his life at http://www.ewetopia.com where they train dogs to do sheep herding. They will do herd dog demonstrations at the upcoming Puyallup Fair, in case you just want to watch. The session was 10...
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Finally, after 15 years, I’m going for black belt!
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It’s the pre-black belt exam, or what’s called the “pre-shodan” exam, that’s coming up in three weeks. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2005/08/19/finally-after-15-years-im-going-for-black-belt/
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Did you know… How the Configuration Manager works - Part 2
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Now that you know the different between solution and project configurations, let’s move on to the solution and project platforms. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2005/08/18/did-you-know-how-the-configuration-manager-works-part...
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I’ve moved to the Project / Solution Team!
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As of a month ago, I’ve officially transferred to the Project and Solution team under VS Core! This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2005/08/18/ive-moved-to-the-project-solution-team/
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Did you know… How to use Project Templates
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What are Project Templates This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2005/08/17/did-you-know-how-to-use-project-templates/
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See you at PDC!
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Sweet… I’m going to PDC!! This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2005/08/17/see-you-at-pdc/
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Did you know… How the Configuration Manager works - Part 1
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With a project opened, go to Build – Configuration Manager to follow along. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2005/08/16/did-you-know-how-the-configuration-manager-works-part-1/
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Did you know… That you can hide the solution and advanced build configurations
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Under Tools – Options – Projects and Solutions – General, there are options for both Always show solution and Show advanced build configurations. Both options will affect the menu structure, changing which items appear or are enabled. The Show advanced...
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Did you know… How to add a Linked Item to a project
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You learn something new every day, and this is what I learned today – This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2005/08/16/did-you-know-how-to-add-a-linked-item-to-a-project/
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In for the Shock of His Life
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My husband and I awoke early Saturday morning hearing a painful yelp with a huge thud from under the bed. We shot up and saw our sheltie plastered to the bedroom door. My honest to g-d first thought was, “OMG, there are really monsters under the bed,...
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Did you know… How to specify the default location for newly created projects
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Just under Tools – Options – Projects and Solutions on the General page, you can specify the default locations for new projects created by the New Project Dialog. Happy Visual Studio’ing! VSTips
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Did you know… How to build a solution from the command line
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I’d recommend using the Visual Studio 2005 Command Prompt from All Programs – Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 – Visual Studio Tools, so you don’t have to worry about setting your PATH properly. This blog post has moved to http...
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5 Tips for surviving as a Tester
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These tips apply for all testers, not just Microsofties. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2005/08/10/5-tips-for-surviving-as-a-tester/
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Good Luck Discovery
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I almost stayed up last night to watch the landing, This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2005/08/09/good-luck-discovery/
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