Friday, October 4, 2013

Override the TFS Team Build OutDir property in .NET 4.5

Fighting against TFS Build default OutDir for binaries like:

  • <drop>/Binaries (TFS 2010)
  • <drop>/bin (TFS 2012, TFS 2013)

Instead you want to have for each project a separate folder like this:

  • <drop>/<projectname>/*.dll

Thanks to .Net 4.5 there is an easy solution to solve this

Pass the following MSBuild-Argument to your BuildProcessTemplate:

/p:GenerateProjectSpecificOutputFolder=true

Source: http://blog.stangroome.com/2012/05/10/override-the-tfs-team-build-outdir-property-net-4-5/

Override the TFS Team Build OutDir property in .NET 4.5

Fighting against TFS Build default OutDir for Binaries like

  • <drop>/Binaries (TFS 2010)
  • <drop>/bin (TFS 2012, TFS 2013)

Instead you want to have for each project a separate folder like this:

  • <drop>/<projectname>/*.dll

Thanks to .Net 4.5 there is an easy solution to solve this

Pass the following MSBuild-Argument to your BuildProcessTemplate:

/p:GenerateProjectSpecificOutputFolder=true

Source: http://blog.stangroome.com/2012/05/10/override-the-tfs-team-build-outdir-property-net-4-5/

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Windows 8.1 Shortcuts

Windows 8.1 will be public available on October 17th 2013.
Windows 8 introduced a lot of new shortcuts with support for Windows 8 Apps. With Windows 8.1 support of new Windows 8.1 App features like multi monitor support, new shortcuts emerged and some existing shortcuts have been changed.
Command Bars/Charms  
Windows + C This shortcut gives you view the Settings, Devices, Start, Share & Search.
swipe: from right
hot-corner: top right
Windows + I Window Restart, Shutdown, Sleep,
Taskbar Notification Icons like Network, Sound Control, Brightness, Notifications, Keyboard.
Windows + X Menu for frequent Administrator Tasks
   
Windows + K Display Devices to share with.
Windows + P Project/Extend to an additional screen
Windows + H Display Share options.
   
Search Location
Windows + S Everywhere
Windows + Q Everywhere
Windows + W Settings
Windows + F Files
   
Apps  
Windows + Z Open the current application's application bar.
Windows + Left/Right Snap/Split App to the left/right.
Windows + Up If active App window is snapped/spitted –> full size.
Windows + Down Close and end App.
Windows + : Change to App window snap/split mode.
Windows + ; Preview “Desktop background”
Windows + Shift + Left/Right Move app to monitor.
(Windows 8: Windows + PgUp/PgDn)
   
Start/Tiles  
Strg + Tab Switch between tiles an apps
   
Desktop  
Windows + T Displays the Window Group Thumbnails on your taskbar. This is equivalent of hovering the mouse over the Taskbar Icons. Press Space to activate a Thumbnail.
Windows + B Go to the notification area
Windows + 1 … 0 Opens 1…10th application on taskbar with  Normal Privileges. You can use the following values for applications on Taskbar.
Windows + Ctrl + Shift + 0 Opens 1…10th application on taskbar with  Elevated Privileges. You can use the following values for applications on Taskbar.
   
Miscellaneous  
Windows Toggle between Modern Desktop & Legacy Desktop.
Windows + D Takes you to Classic Windows Desktop. If you press this key from the Modern Desktop, this takes you to the currently active application on the Classic Desktop.
Windows + M From the Modern Desktop, this takes you to the currently active application on the Classic Desktop and minimizes all other applications on the Classic Desktop.

Missing Shortcuts but workarounds:

Shortcut for “Networks charm”

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Windows + B gets you to the notification area. You could either arrow key over to the icon, or set it as the first icon (from the left). Then, all you have to do is: Win + B, Enter.
Source: http://superuser.com/a/541163


more shortcuts: