#024 Uppercase and Lowercase Keyboard Shortcuts

Some languages (like SQL) have a long standing tradition of using upper case for the keywords. But to me, it’s kind of hard to type in upper case, but at the same time I like the way it looks when a stored procedure is nicely cap’d. This video shows … [Continue reading]

#023 Color coded track changes

The indicator margin has all these yellow and green ticks on it. What are they? This video shows you what they are, why they’re there, and how to show/hide them. Tools|Options >> Text Edit / General >> Track Changes = Toggle the … [Continue reading]

Windows Phone 8: Email Live Tile Notifications

Live Tiles. You love them right? Do you know what the live tile updates for email actually mean? It's not the number of unread messages, it's the number of new messages since the last time you opened your email on your phone. This is a quick … [Continue reading]

#022 Delete the beginning white space for selected line(s)

Weather you are trying to copy/paste some code into an IM for a friend to look at, or want to better align your source code, you will want to start by removing he white space at the beginning of the line. This quick trick shows you how. [CTRL]+K, … [Continue reading]

#021 Transpose Characters, words, and lines in the editor

Moving text around is something we all need to do frequently. This trick shows you how to transpose characters (which is great for fixing typos), words, and lines with their neighbors. Characters flip with their neighbor to fix a type or spelling … [Continue reading]