Sara Ford's Weblog
My adventures embracing open source on CodePlex and at Microsoft
It’s official: A koala is not a koala “bear”
According to the incredibly awesome Catherine Eibner, I’m going to TechEd Australia!! And I...
Author: saraford Date: 08/06/2009
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...
Author: saraford Date: 07/31/2009
Please sign the official “Bring Sara Ford to TechEd Australia” petition!
Petition is here: https://twtpoll.com/iuz95p and closes Aug 5. When I was 3 years old, I invented the...
Author: saraford Date: 07/28/2009
Community Leadership Summit Trip Report
Jono Bacon, the community manager for the global Ubuntu community, organized the first Community...
Author: saraford Date: 07/20/2009
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,,...
Author: saraford Date: 07/07/2009
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...
Author: saraford Date: 07/06/2009
How to Insert Code Snippets in Discussions - #046
During our last deployment, we added the ability to insert code snippets into the discussion boards....
Author: saraford Date: 07/03/2009
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...
Author: saraford Date: 07/02/2009
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...
Author: saraford Date: 07/01/2009
Open Source Bridge 2009 Trip Report
Last week, I attended the Open Source Bridge conference in Portland. It’s a volunteer-run conference...
Author: saraford Date: 06/22/2009
Why I seriously have a phobia of plants
At the INETA party during TechEd 09, I told my “Uncle Jimmy Stories” for nearly 4 hours. Since I’ve...
Author: saraford Date: 06/09/2009
How to view stats for the entire lifetime of a CodePlex project - #043
If this tip comes as a surprise to anyone, please let me know, as we have a major usability issue on...
Author: saraford Date: 06/05/2009
CodePlex - Free as in Beer
Last week, I spoke at Microsoft DevDays 2009 in The Netherlands. After the conference, I was able to...
Author: saraford Date: 06/04/2009
How to find a specific user’s profile page - #042
Currently, there isn’t a way on the site to search for users via their usernames. However, if you...
Author: saraford Date: 06/04/2009
You can use wiki markup in the release notes section - #041
When you edit your release notes, you can use the wiki markup from the homepage, in case you want...
Author: saraford Date: 06/01/2009
How to connect to a CodePlex TFS server using Visual Studio 2010 beta 1 - #040
Thanks to Martin Hinshelwood, a Team System MVP, for sharing the following workaround with all of...
Author: saraford Date: 05/29/2009
How (and why) to set a default release - #039
Whenever you create or edit a public release (show to public = yes), there’s the Default...
Author: saraford Date: 05/28/2009
DevDays 09 – 24 Visual Studio Tips
Tip #0 Know your Keybindings! General Development Settings Searching Tips This blog post has moved...
Author: saraford Date: 05/28/2009
You can assign work items to a planned release - #038
Yesterday’s tip discussed how to create a planned release. This blog post has moved to...
Author: saraford Date: 05/27/2009
How to create a planned release - #037
When I first got started in the OSS world, I learned that This blog post has moved to...
Author: saraford Date: 05/26/2009
How to create a hidden release - #036
You can create a hidden release in case you need to archive older releases. Only project members can...
Author: saraford Date: 05/25/2009
How to customize your CodePlex Work Item template, in a way - #035
Okay, you can’t really customize the work item template. But, This blog post has moved to...
Author: saraford Date: 05/22/2009
You can sort by most downloaded project - #034
Previously, I mentioned that you can sort by top rated release on CodePlex. But it is also...
Author: saraford Date: 05/21/2009
How to receive email notifications for work items – #033
Prior to the April 9, 2009 deployment, the only way for users to find out about updates to work...
Author: saraford Date: 05/20/2009
How to speak New Orleans for TechEd 2010
Laurel Ruma from O'Reilly and I discuss how to speak New Orleans for TechEd 2010 in this 1 minute...
Author: saraford Date: 05/15/2009
Watch my TechEd 2009 talk on CodePlex
My video Embrace Open Source on CodePlex from Teched 2009 is now live (for teched attendees only,...
Author: saraford Date: 05/15/2009
TechEd 2009 – Embrace Open Source on CodePlex (DPR301)
I’m at TechEd 2009 presenting on CodePlex – from how to consume and contribute to open source...
Author: saraford Date: 05/12/2009
How to hyperlink an image on a wiki page - #032
With Thursday’s deployment (5/7/2009), you can now hyperlink an image on your homepage. The fun of...
Author: saraford Date: 05/11/2009
You can “fix” a CodePlex work item via a SVN Client - #031
Yesterday, I got an email that started off with “i’ve heard a rumor that…” Nothing bothers a PM more...
Author: saraford Date: 05/08/2009
There is a direct link to download a file on a release page - #030
With the April 9 deployment, we introduced the ability to directly link to a file to download off of...
Author: saraford Date: 05/07/2009
Why some projects have a Download Now button on their homepage - #029
You may have noticed that some projects have a Download Now button on their homepage Whereas other...
Author: saraford Date: 05/06/2009
You can sort the project directory by top-rated releases - #028
In the CodePlex project directory, you can sort by Ratings to find the highest rated releases. In...
Author: saraford Date: 05/05/2009
How to store your TFS password – #027
Thanks to Wictor Wilen for twittering / blogging about this tip! If you’re tired of having to type...
Author: saraford Date: 05/04/2009
Tips for CodePlex Projects hosting multiple applications - #026
As mention previously, I’m going to use Fridays to write more a detailed tip or article about...
Author: saraford Date: 05/01/2009
How to visit the Full Tag Cloud for CodePlex - #25
You can visit the full tag cloud at https://www.codeplex.com/Tagging/FullTagCloud.aspx to get a...
Author: saraford Date: 04/30/2009
How to tag a project - #024
All CodePlex projects have a section on the bottom right-side of their homepage under the Activity...
Author: saraford Date: 04/29/2009
How to receive email notifications for newly-submitted patches? - #023
Since the poll on twitter and on my blog was slightly towards a daily tip summary, I’m going to...
Author: saraford Date: 04/28/2009
Do you like the CodePlex Tips in its daily tip format? Or should I group them together?
Just wanted to pause for a second to check in with you all whether you like this daily tip format,...
Author: saraford Date: 04/26/2009
There are now separate RSS feeds for Reviews and Releases - #022
When we introduced Reviews last summer, we included their notifications in the Releases RSS feed. We...
Author: saraford Date: 04/23/2009
How to subscribe to all project updates via RSS - #021
In the far right on a CodePlex project is the RSS button. When you click on the RSS link or button,...
Author: saraford Date: 04/22/2009
You can search a project’s wiki - #020
On the right-hand side of a project’s wiki page, you’ll find the search wiki box. The search will...
Author: saraford Date: 04/21/2009
You can enlarge the wiki text area - #019
This is probably an easily-overlooked little feature that could help in your wiki editing. At the...
Author: saraford Date: 04/20/2009
There is a “Are you sure you want to navigate away?” alert when editing your wiki? - #018
It can be really easy to navigate away from your unsaved wiki edits, especially if you’re looking...
Author: saraford Date: 04/17/2009
How to show a Silverlight app on your wiki homepage - #017
You can use the following wiki syntax...
Author: saraford Date: 04/16/2009
How to hyperlink specific words in your CodePlex wiki? - #016
I always have to look up the syntax to hyperlink text in our wiki markup guide. There’s an example...
Author: saraford Date: 04/15/2009
How not to apply wiki formatting in your CodePlex wiki page - #015
To have the CodePlex wiki engine ignore markup, you’ll want to use {“ and “} as shown below. Now in...
Author: saraford Date: 04/14/2009
How to view revisions for entire wiki - #014
Yesterday’s tip was how to view revisions for a specific page. Today’s tip is how to view revisions...
Author: saraford Date: 04/13/2009
How to view revisions for a specific wiki page - #013
On the wiki sub-navigation pane, there’s the link Page Info. At the top of the page, you can see the...
Author: saraford Date: 04/10/2009