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Visual Studio 2013 Custom Tokens – This is a feature that has been around forever. It is one that I am sure is underutilized to a great extent. So everyone probably knows about TODO comments. If you have several things that you need to do or complete, you can add a simple To-Do list in you code by adding TODO’s.
All your TODO’s will then show up in your Task List when you set the Task List to display Comments. Custom Tokens allow you to go a step further and roll your own. (more…)
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Scumbag Scammers – I have always maintained that the easiest way to hack someone, obtain access to their PC or to get someone’s password is to simply ask them for it. There is a worrying trend in the world where more and more people’s private information is being compromised by unscrupulous individuals. Large companies are being hacked regularly while people are having their identities stolen. And while all this is going on, you as an individual think that you are safe from all of this because you use two-step authentication, one-time pin’s, LastPass to manage your passwords and so on. Well think again. (more…)
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Visual Studio 2013 Avoid Copying Blank Lines – Yes, it is something that happens to me often. I don’t know why I do it so easily. I guess it is because I use the keyboard shortcuts to copy and paste (Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V).
When I want to cut, I type Ctrl+X and then because my finger is moved one key to the left, I type Ctrl+C instead of Ctrl+V. It has been the bane of my Visual Studio experience since Visual Studio 2003 and has infuriated me endlessly (even if that fury is only vented at my own stupidity). But this little pet peeve of mine is particularly troublesome when I am already frustrated with difficult code.
With Visual Studio 2013 we see an option available to avoid this silly mistake (and save some of my sanity). (more…)
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