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Did you know you could split windows in VS.NET?
6 August 2007 in Programming & Random tidbits | Comments (0)

You can do that by:

• Using the menu: Window - Split.
• Using the mouse, grab the splitter control found directly above the document scrollbar

But the split command only works horizontally.  If you need to split vertically try using the Window.NewWindow command found on the Menu Bar at Window - New Window.

Blend Candy goodies avaiable
4 August 2007 in Random tidbits | Comments (0)

LiquidBoy has some Blend goodies available for download (XAML code) here. He created a “Blend Candy” area where he will be adding more over time.

I just hope we make some screen-casts on creating fantastic eye-candy graphics.

TwitterMSN
25 July 2007 in Random tidbits & Windows | Comments (1)

Twitter, the all so famous web service that started a revolution by allowing users to answer and share their responses to the simple question: “What are you doing?” can now be used inside the MSN Messenger.

The new 3rd party service, called TwitterMSN, integrates Twitter into your Windows Live Messenger application.

The TwitterMSN service allows you to update your Twitter account from your MSN account. To use the service, you just have to add msn@twittermsn.com to your Window Live Messenger friends list. Additionally, this third party service also lets you receive the friends’ updates, automatically converts URLs to TinyURL, sends tweets even when Twitter is down, and allows you to extend past Twitter’s built-in 140 character limit.

BarCamp Portugal 2007
17 July 2007 in Personal Experience & Random tidbits | Comments (0)

For the second time, there’s going to be a Barcamp gathering in Coimbra (Portugal).

As a student myself in this beautiful city, and as a person interested in learning/sharing new ideas, I’m going to attend this year edition.

The event will take place on the 1st and 2nd of September. If you have the time and will, here’s your opportunity to spend some good time in good company. More detailed info can be found on the official website.

As my first time attending, I already submitted my presentation theme: “Beating the crap out of the Web 2.0 Experience”. A little exaggerated, but still, not really a lie.

This last weeks I’ve been learning and experiencing the new WPF powers, and I’m simply fascinated with such technology. In my presentation I will try to talk a little about the my experience, and some demonstration on How and Why such technology matter.

I’m looking forward to that moment, facing a room full of attendees with a Web 2.0 mindset, and a Microsoft subject on my hands.

Yet another weekend links
15 July 2007 in Random tidbits | Comments (0)

The weekend has started (and is almost over), but there’s some links I would like to share:

• 10 Startup Tips (Reasons I Left a Startup) – Cool post with straightforward tips for people thinking in starting a startup.
• If You Like Mixing Math and Programming – Do you know what is the Project Euler? Read this if you don’t.
• Unleash The Power Of Query In Visual Studio “Orcas” – A MSDN Magazine article on the power of LINQ from a VB point-of-view.
• The Evolution Of LINQ And Its Impact On The Design Of C# – Another MSDN Magazine article on LINQ. This time focused on the C# Point-of-view.
• Ready to Rock with Silverlight? – Yet another compiled list for Silverlight content. It’s never enough…
• A Talk about “The Web’s Secret Stories” By Jonathan Harris – My friend Sérgio posted about a Video I’ve found some days ago, from the TED’07.