Sara Ford's Weblog

I’m way behind in my extension series . Relocation + New Job + Work Travel, it’s been a crazy year! The Power Commands for Visual Studio are back! The Power Commands were an extremely popular add-in for Visual Studio 2008, giving you even more options...

People at the various user groups I go to seem to enjoy my triathlon training stories. Since sports training is a hobby for me, I thought I’d share what it’s been like training for my first “tri”. I’m terrified of swimming, hence why i’ve never done one...

Control when Solution Explorer syncs to the current file I’ve given many talks on Visual Studio, and one of the most popular questions is about controlling when Solution Explorer syncs to the current item. This extension is the best one I’ve seen in providing...

Today’s post comes from Guest Blogger Erik Ejlskov Jensen , SQL Server Compact MVP, @ErikEJ Toolbox for SQL Server Compact developers If you use SQL Server Compact, Microsoft’s embedded database for devices, desktops and soon ASP.NET, this extension is...

Get a Windows Explorer experience within the IDE! My series continues with the VS File Explorer . I call this extension out because of its tag line: The Visual Studio File Explorer Add-in (sexy name we know, but hey, it’s self documenting) Gotta love...

Earlier this week, I decided to rematch the clock to demo 101 VS Tips in 55 minutes with O’Reilly Media hosting and recording the webcast. In an earlier attempt, I missed by 15 seconds. And like the earlier attempt, if I make it, all attendees receive...

Seems that whenever I bring my Windows Phone with me on a bike ride, something unusual happens. I’m doing a well-known bike loop in the area, when I realize I’ve made a wrong turn. I stop and check where I am on the “Maps” app. Sure enough, I’m at the...

Today marks my 9th year at Microsoft. Next year, I’ll collect my second Final Fantasy crystal. I thought it would be fun to share a few blogging statistics: This is my 980th post on blogs.msdn.com/saraford As of this writing, ya’ll have left 5504 comments...

Use your Emacs commands once again! If you have opened the Tools – Options – Keyboard page, looking for the “Emacs” keybindings, but only found disappointment instead. This extension is for you! To Install http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com...

For those outside of Northern California or can’t make these dates, you can watch our launch event live on Oct 12 from Mountain View. Attend either day or both days!  Note that Day 2 is all Hands-on Labs, and no presentations. More information about...