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Using CopyAsHtml Addin with VS 2008 by dotnetgeek

Using the CopyAsHtml Addin with VS2008 is not difficult. The standard installer will install to the VS 2005 Addin location. Generally c:\<userName>\Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Addins. To run this in VS 2008, simply copy these files to the same...
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Enable RSS Option for Outlook 2007 by dotnetgeek

I am posting this for those that would like to learn about options that can be restricted (or unrestricted) from an Office 2007 installation. First a little background. After installing Outlook 2007 I realized that I could not use RSS. I would get a message...
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Visual Studio 2008 New Features Links by dotnetgeek

Just starting to play with VS2008 and wanted to keep a list of links that would help me keep track of the new features. Visual Studio 2008 - New Features What's new in Visual Studio 2008 & the .NET Framework 3.5 for Smart Client Developers? Visual...
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Keep Your Code House In Order by dotnetgeek

In addition to following naming and other such standards, I also feel it is important to keep your code files in order. This can sometimes pose a challenge because when you are being agile, it can sometimes be difficult to keep your methods, properties...
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VSTS Application Profiling by dotnetgeek

So this is a feature that I had not used since working with VSTS. I have to admit, I generally use MemProfiler , but the licencing can be a challenge for those that are monetarily challenged. So I thought I would post a link to this article for my future...
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So You Think You Can Debug by dotnetgeek

I know I do but I stumbled across this article that helps me take it to the next level. Jim Gries has a whole list of cool tips but this is by far the coolest. Jim shows you how to group your breakpoints by label so that you can turn on only certain labels...
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New line shortcut keys for Visual Studio 2005 - level 200 by dotnetgeek

When Jeff Palermo talks people should listen ;). He just posted an article on how to better stay off the mouse. I could not agree more with him that keyboard to mouse interaction slows you down. While sometimes it is not avoidable, one should still strive...
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Blogging With the New Media Object by dotnetgeek

Oh yeah! I finally got around to figuring out what was wrong with the Metablog API Update that Rob wrote about a bit ago. I have not tested the functionality using blogmailr yet but this post is coming from LiveWriter. Too bad Word 2007 doesnt do this...
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.NET 2.0 Predicates by dotnetgeek

A co-worker drew my attention to the article recently posted on MSDN called ' Advanced Basics: Predicates and Actions '. So the basic concept is using generics to pass in a custom search implementation to a collection or array to allow you to specify...
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Covariance, Contravariance and Generics Part Deux by dotnetgeek

So I just wanted to follow up on my last post where I described in detail (agonizing) how I thought it sucked that Generics did not support covariance. I had pointed to Rick Byers’ post where he explained more on the matter. He commented and gave...
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Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals - An Analysis. by dotnetgeek

I was lucky enough to visit the mother ship and learn about Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals. I spent a few days with some of the team members and got to go over the features and how they can help in an application lifestyle. What...
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