Helpful Tips for SharePoint Developers - #2: VPC Hot Key

I've been a keyboard-centric guy since Windows 3.1 and 3.11. Having one of the alt keys reserved for getting in and out of the VPC kills me every time. So go into your Virtual PC Console: "File" -> "Options". Select "Keyboard" and enter your new value. Since I nearly always go directly to MSDN or Google when I have a problem or question, it seemed natural to reallocate the F1 key for this.

Now, in place of Left Alt + Del to send the Alt + Ctl + Del combination to the VPC, I press F1 + Del. This makes my switches much more deliberate and, when I'm in full screen mode (F1 + Enter) on one screen I'm not automatically switching out when I press the stinkin alt key!

JJ