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Did you know... You can use Alt+F7 and Shift+Alt+F7 to move to the next and previous opened tool windows - #141
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This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/01/31/did-you-know-you-can-use-altf7-and-shiftaltf7-to-move-to-the-next-and-previous-opened-tool-windows-141/
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Did you know... You can customize the commands on the context menus? - #140
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I had to do some research to remember how to do this, but This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/01/30/did-you-know-you-can-customize-the-commands-on-the-context-menus-140/
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Did you know... you can switch and swap buttons on the toolbars while the Tools - Customize dialog is showing - #139
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This is one of those, "whoa... i never knew this!" until someone shows you how to do it. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/01/29/did-you-know-you-can-switch-and-swap-buttons-on-the-toolbars-while-the-tools-customize-dialog-is-showing...
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OSCON 2008 Here I come again... I hope!
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It's funny to read blog posts from a year ago, like my this blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/01/28/oscon-2008-here-i-come-again-i-hope/
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Details for Geek Dinner in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Feb 4
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My sincere thanks to Keith Elder who has been doing the lion's share of the work to put together this geek dinner. He's got the details on his blog, including who has RSVP'ed thus far. Contact Keith if you're in the area and want to attend...
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Did you know... You can display any toolbar at any time - #138
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Right-click anywhere on the toolbar area, This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/01/28/did-you-know-you-can-display-any-toolbar-at-any-time-138/
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Did you know... You can hide or show the default buttons from any toolbar? - #137
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Yep, we're in the "did you know..." toolbars series. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/01/25/did-you-know-you-can-hide-or-show-the-default-buttons-from-any-toolbar-137/
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My open source podcasts from CodeMash 2008 now available
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First, thanks to Chris Woodruff who tirelessly hosted podcast after podcast after podcast the entire 3 days. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/01/25/my-open-source-podcasts-from-codemash-2008-now-available/
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CodePlex team learns to cook a 5 course meal at Kaspars today
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We had a team morale event today in Seattle at Kaspars . It was so much fun. We all got into small groups to follow a recipe for one of the courses, under Kaspar's watch. My group did the salad and spring rolls (i've always wanted to...
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Did you know... you can make a toolbar floating? - #136
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First, you'll want to put the mouse over the grip control. this blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/01/24/did-you-know-you-can-make-a-toolbar-floating-136/
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CodePlex Feature Requests Collected from CodeMash – Vote for what you want
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At CodeMash 2008 , I had an incredible opportunity to meet 1-1 with many various users of CodePlex, from those who run projects to those who download them. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/01/23/codeplex-feature-requests-collected...
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Did you know... There are 4 window layouts that you can save - #135
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There are four different window layout states This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/01/23/did-you-know-there-are-4-window-layouts-that-you-can-save-135/
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Ultimate Ears - my little review on the super.fi earphones
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Ken Levy got me a set of super.fi Ultimate Ears earphones a while back to try out. At first, I was scared of them, because it sounded like the music was literally inside my head. And this is at volume level 1 on a Zune. But then i slowly...
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Did you know... You can dock a tool window to the top of the IDE? - #134
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I kinda implied this tip in a previous tip when i introduced all of the various IDE docking targets , This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/01/22/did-you-know-you-can-dock-a-tool-window-to-the-top-of-the-ide-134/
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Announcing the Lundi Gras Geek Dinner in South Mississippi!
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I'm heading home for Mardi Gras, so Keith Elder and I are organizing a "Geek Dinner" in This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/01/21/announcing-the-lundi-gras-geek-dinner-in-south-mississippi/
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Did you know... You can show auto-hiding Tool Windows via the Tool Window auto-hide channel - #133
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This is one of those features i always forget about. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/01/21/did-you-know-you-can-show-auto-hiding-tool-windows-via-the-tool-window-auto-hide-channel-133/
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Did you know... How to just undock a single tool window from a group? - #132
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This tip is similar to the one we saw in the Tools - Options - Environment - General series called This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/01/18/did-you-know-how-to-just-undock-a-single-tool-window-from-a-group-132/
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Did you know... Why you would want to make a Tool Window Floating? - #131
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Tool Windows are available in 5 different states: This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/01/17/did-you-know-why-you-would-want-to-make-a-tool-window-floating-131/
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Did you know... You can auto-hide all of your tool windows with one command? - #130
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On the Window menu , there's the Auto Hide All command. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/01/16/did-you-know-you-can-auto-hide-all-of-your-tool-windows-with-one-command-130/
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Did you know... Shift+Click automatically docks an auto-hiding tool window? - #129
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So, I'm going through our Window Management test cases, This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/01/15/did-you-know-shiftclick-automatically-docks-an-auto-hiding-tool-window-129/
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Finally, tip numbers on all tips
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I stated earlier that i would add numbers to each tip. However, the Saints ended up playing half-way well, so i got caught up in the game instead of my tip authoring. So, what could be the most mind-numbing thing i could watch tonight to include...
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Did you know... There are 9 IDE Tool Window docking targets - #128
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At the very beginning of the tip of the day series, I went over a few tool window docking targets tips . This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/01/14/did-you-know-there-are-9-ide-tool-window-docking-targets-128/
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always research a hair style before getting one (fauxhawk correction)
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In an earlier post about CodeMash, i mentioned that I got a fauxhawk, This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/01/13/always-research-a-hair-style-before-getting-one-fauxhawk-correction/
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A Great Time at CodeMash
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Quite possibly the best conference I've ever been to. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/01/13/a-great-time-at-codemash/
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Did you know... How to close just the selected files you want? - #127
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Okay, not one of my better tip of the day titles, but This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/01/11/did-you-know-how-to-close-just-the-selected-files-you-want-127/
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