Well the holiday season is finally upon us, and I would like to take this opportunity to post a list of applications that I personally have found useful over the past 12 months. There are some classics in there, but a few surprises. Have a look, there may be something of interest to you. So, have yourself...

This is one VS 2008 shortcut I use all the time. Open the folder which contains the file you are currently working on. Simply right click the tab in the editor view and choose that option. Ok nothing new there. It would be better if there was a shortcut. Go to Tools > Options > Keyboard and select...

There is so much information out there pertaining to our jobs, a lot comes in the form of articles and books. How do you get through all this information fast without loosing comprehension? Well this is my technique. I have used this since my university days, and although it works for me, it isn’t perfect...

For anybody who regularly displays code using Live Writer, then this plugin by Leo Vildosola is a must to check out. When ever I do a rebuild of any of my computers this has to go on and I always have trouble remembering where I found it. So here are a couple of links. Leo Vilosola’s blog Plugin site...

Ok I know VS 2010 is the new toy to be seen playing around with, but as I have just recently  got delivery of my new Windows 7 pc I thought I would document how to get WinMerge to work as a comparison tool with VS2008 Team System. If for anything, so I know myself when the time comes to do it all...