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Did you know... A lot of tips go back to Visual C++ 2.0? - #162
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over 4 years ago
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For leap year, we're going to leap all the way back to Visual C++ 2.0. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/02/29/did-you-know-a-lot-of-tips-go-back-to-visual-c-2-0-162/
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Did you know... How to have the Solution Explorer always show (or not show) the file currently opened in the Editor? - #161
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Since the default is to have the Track Active Item in Solution Explorer enabled in the General Development Settings, This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/02/28/did-you-know-how-to-have-the-solution-explorer-always-show-or-not-show-the...
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Did you know... Visual Studio 2008 Supports multi-targeting of the .NET Framework? - #160
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Since today is the launch, I had to pick something huge about Visual Studio 2008. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/02/27/did-you-know-visual-studio-2008-supports-multi-targeting-of-the-net-framework-160/
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Did you know... How to show or prevent the Error List from appearing after a failed build? - #159
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In the General Development Settings, This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/02/26/did-you-know-how-to-show-or-prevent-the-error-list-from-appearing-after-a-failed-build-159/
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Did you know... You can create temp or "throw away" projects - #158
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If you need to create small projects to try things out, This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/02/25/did-you-know-you-can-create-temp-or-throw-away-projects-158/
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Did you know... You can use Solution Folders to hide projects? - #157
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In the solution explorer, you can group projects inside of solution folders to improve the manageability of solutions that contain a large number of projects. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/02/22/did-you-know-you-can-use-solution...
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Did you know... How to hide or show the solution in solution explorer? - #156
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Sometimes, you might find yourself in a state where the solution is not shown. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/02/21/did-you-know-how-to-hide-or-show-the-solution-in-solution-explorer-156/
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Matt, "my dev," on DotNetRocks!
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Back in my power toy days, Matt Manela was a developer intern on our team, This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/02/20/matt-my-dev-on-dotnetrocks/
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Did you know... You can toggle between small icons and large icons in the New Project Dialog? - #155
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It is amazing how many times I've pulled up on the New Project Dialog in my lifetime and never noticed the Small / Large icons buttons in the upper right hand side. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/02/20/did-you-know-you-can-toggle...
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ANSWER: POP QUIZ: Why can you click beyond the text of a checkbox and still click the checkbox?
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Thanks to all for playing the Pop Quiz. I've approved all comments, This blog post has been moved to http://saraford.net/2008/02/19/answer-pop-quiz-why-can-you-click-beyond-the-text-of-a-checkbox-and-still-click-the-checkbox/
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Did you know... how to change the default new project location? - #154
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In the new project dialog, you can change the default new project location. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/02/19/did-you-know-how-to-change-the-default-new-project-location-154/
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POP QUIZ: Why can you click beyond the text of a checkbox and still click the checkbox?
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Just like last time we did a pop quiz, you can leave your answer as a comment, This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/02/18/pop-quiz-why-can-you-click-beyond-the-text-of-a-checkbox-and-still-click-the-checkbox/
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Did you know... You can add a solution to a solution - #153
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Today's tip falls into the "you can do... what!? " category. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/02/18/did-you-know-you-can-add-a-solution-to-a-solution-153/
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Did you know... the Solution Explorer supports type-ahead selection? - #152
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I've been coming up with little songs to keep sane as I post a daily tip for Visual Studio. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/02/15/did-you-know-the-solution-explorer-supports-type-ahead-selection-152/
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Did you know... Where Visual Studio saves auto-recovered files in the case of an unexpected shutdown? - #151
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We used to tease the tester who owned testing this auto-recovery feature that every time there was a power failure in the building This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/02/14/did-you-know-where-visual-studio-saves-auto-recovered-files...
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Did you know... You can view numeric values in hexadecimal in your debug windows - #150
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wow... 150 tips. And just like the Energizer bunny , Tip of the Day keeps going and going and going... This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/02/13/did-you-know-you-can-view-numeric-values-in-hexadecimal-in-your-debug-windows-150/
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Walking through the dojo door is the hardest part
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That's why our Sensei and many other high-ranking black belts said to me last night. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/02/12/walking-through-the-dojo-door-is-the-hardest-part/
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Did you know... You can use the Watch Window to quickly change a variable's value - #149
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And now for something a little different... This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/02/12/did-you-know-you-can-use-the-watch-window-to-quickly-change-a-variables-value-149/
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Did you know... You can use the keyboard to jump to various panes within the Output Window -#148
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The output window has a drop down, as shown below, This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/02/11/did-you-know-you-can-use-the-keyboard-to-jump-to-various-panes-within-the-output-window-148/
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Did you know... How to use Ctrl+PgUp and Ctrl+PgDn toggle among all the tool windows in a tool window group? - #147
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Whenever tools windows are "tabbed docked" together, they form a little group that This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/02/08/did-you-know-how-to-use-ctrlpgup-and-ctrlpgdn-toggle-among-all-the-tool-windows-in-a-tool-window-group-147...
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Did you know... You can use F6 to jump between split panes in the editor - #146
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Hmm, interesting how I got myself onto a "F6" theme this week... This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/02/07/did-you-know-you-can-use-f6-to-jump-between-split-panes-in-the-editor-146/
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Did you know... You can use Alt+F6 and Alt+Shift+F6 to cycle through opened tool windows - #145
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over 4 years ago
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And in keeping with the theme of the week, This blog post has moved to http://blogs.msdn.com/b/saraford/archive/2008/02/06/did-you-know-you-can-use-alt-f6-and-alt-shift-f6-to-cycle-through-opened-tool-windows.aspx
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South Mississippi Geek Dinner
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Thanks to Keith Elder for doing the lion's share of the work in putting together the Geek Dinner Monday night. This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/02/05/south-mississippi-geek-dinner/
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Did you know... You can use Ctrl+F6 and Ctrl+Shift+F6 to navigate among opened document windows? - #144
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over 4 years ago
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Similar to Ctrl+Tab functionality, This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/02/05/did-you-know-you-can-use-ctrlf6-and-ctrlshiftf6-to-navigate-among-opened-document-windows-144/
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Did you know... You can use Ctrl+F4 to close the current document opened in the editor - #143
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over 4 years ago
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Yesterday's tip re: closing a tool window via the keyboard made me triple-check my notes This blog post has moved to http://saraford.net/2008/02/04/did-you-know-you-can-use-ctrlf4-to-close-the-current-document-opened-in-the-editor-143
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