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June 2009 - Posts

Open Source Bridge 2009 Trip Report
Last week, I attended the Open Source Bridge conference in Portland. It’s a volunteer-run conference that came about because OSCON moved to San Jose this year. They had a great turnout and the organizers did an amazing job, especially for a first time, Read More...
Why I seriously have a phobia of plants
At the INETA party during TechEd 09, I told my “Uncle Jimmy Stories” for nearly 4 hours. Since I’ve had quite a few people ask me to blog these stories (and even more ask me to share photos), I’d thought I’d share my “kick-off” story of my childhood – Read More...
How to view stats for the entire lifetime of a CodePlex project - #043
If this tip comes as a surprise to anyone, please let me know, as we have a major usability issue on our hands =D For any CodePlex project, you can go to the stats tab, and select “project lifetime” And you can get total traffic summary info at the bottom. Read More...
CodePlex - Free as in Beer
Last week, I spoke at Microsoft DevDays 2009 in The Netherlands. After the conference, I was able to do a little sightseeing in Amsterdam on my own, which included buying a small souvenir from the Heineken Plant , a CodePlex labeled Heineken bottle.   Read More...
How to find a specific user’s profile page - #042
Currently, there isn’t a way on the site to search for users via their usernames. However, if you know someone’s username, you can access their profile directly by typing in http://www.codeplex.com/site/users/view/ <username> Or, if you’re like Read More...
You can use wiki markup in the release notes section - #041
When you edit your release notes, you can use the wiki markup from the homepage, in case you want bulleted lists, bolded text, hyperlinks, etc. Technorati Tags: CodePlex Tips Read More...
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