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July 2009 - Posts

OSCON 2009: One of the greatest weeks in my Microsoft Career
Yep, it’s a bold statement to make, but I like to live life in capital letters. Last week at the O’Reilly Open Source Convention was truly epic. The Community Leadership Summit + OSCON 2009 epitomized everything I’ve ever wanted to do in community as Read More...
Please sign the official “Bring Sara Ford to TechEd Australia” petition!
Petition is here: http://twtpoll.com/iuz95p and closes Aug 5. When I was 3 years old, I invented the “Koala bear game.” You hide the Koala bear behind your back, then run up to the adults asking them “guess what i’ve got behind my back?” I played night Read More...
Community Leadership Summit Trip Report
Jono Bacon , the community manager for the global Ubuntu community, organized the first Community Leadership Summit for community managers to come together and share ideas. I loved the fact it was run as an unconference or open space. I get so much more Read More...
How to insert Superscript, Subscript, and Strikethrough in your wiki pages - #048
a few more macros to the collection… Superscript: ^^I am superscript^^ Subscript: ,,I am subscript,, Strikethrough ~~I am strikethrough~~ And a freebee for reading this far! Horizontal rule (4 dashes on single line) Technorati Tags: CodePlex Tips Read More...
How to Browse / Download Latest in Source Control - #047
You can now link directly to the latest version in source control for downloading or browsing. For example, to browse whatever the latest version checked into source control for my Stick Figure Karate Fighter, you’ll use this URL: http://stickfigurekarate.codeplex.com/SourceControl/BrowseLatest Read More...
How to Insert Code Snippets in Discussions - #046
During our last deployment, we added the ability to insert code snippets into the discussion boards. This will display a window for you to post in your code and to preview with syntax highlighting. Technorati Tags: CodePlex Tips Read More...
How to display ads on your project from The Lounge - #045
In a recent deployment, project owners can now use advertisements from The Lounge using a single click. Project owner can see advertisements appear on the Home tab, the Downloads tab, the Discussions tab, and the Issue Tracker. The CodePlex documentation Read More...
How to subscribe to the list of CodePlex projects using a specific tag - #044
And just yesterday i was thinking, “is the best use of my blog posting tips about CodePlex?” And then I saw Devon’s blog post today . Guess that answers my question. Let’s just say I took June off and now I’m back. Currently, we don’t have any UI that Read More...
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