Windows Productivity Tips
Small Windows command-line and File Explorer shortcuts that reduce repetitive typing.
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Comparison Between Email and Microsoft Teams
A practical comparison of email and Microsoft Teams, covering communication style, speed, collaboration, organization, formality, documentation, and recommended use cases.
CommunicationCollaboration
Modern Collaboration in Software Engineering
Why modern software engineering teams favor collaboration platforms such as Microsoft Teams over email for internal communication, knowledge sharing, file collaboration, and faster decision-making.
DevelopmentCollaboration
What Is the Recommended Monitor Setup for Software Developers?
Recommendations for choosing a productive monitor setup for software development, including dual and triple monitors, ultrawide displays, resolution, ergonomics, and connectivity.
Development
Kill processes in bulk mode
How to kill multiple Windows processes by exporting process IDs with PowerShell, bulk editing them using a multi-cursor editor, and running the resulting batch file with taskkill commands.
OS
Using Git for versioning of Word (doc/docx) documents
How to retroactively import a folder of ad-hoc Word document versions into Git so renames and diffs are tracked, instead of juggling filename-based version history.
Configuration Management
Shortcut for indention decreasing and increasing in list styles
How to create custom Microsoft Word keyboard shortcuts for increasing and decreasing indentation to quickly switch between levels of list styles
Office
Productive Toolset for C# Developer
An updated checklist of software, developer tools, Visual Studio extensions, version-control clients, utilities, productivity applications, and useful web services for setting up a Windows developer machine.
Development
OneNote: Change location of Unfiled Notes
How to move the OneNote Unfiled Notes section to a new location and reconnect it through OneNote's Save & Backup settings without editing the Windows registry.
Office
Fix folder scrolling problem in navigation pane of Explorer
How to fix Windows 7 Explorer's annoying navigation-pane folder scrolling behavior using Classic Shell's Fix folder scrolling option.
OS
Differences by pasting formatted text in Word and OneNote
How Word and OneNote differ when pasting formatted text, and how to use Visual Studio's CopySourceAsHtml add-in with HTML instead of RTF to preserve source-code formatting in OneNote.
Development
Explorer context menu to create a blank Visual Studio solution
How to add a Windows Explorer context-menu option for creating blank Visual Studio solutions using a template in the ShellNew folder and corresponding registry settings.
Development
Diverse Shortcuts
A personal keyboard shortcut reference for Visual Studio, ReSharper, Windows, Outlook, Word, Chrome, and SRWare Iron, covering editing, refactoring, debugging, navigation, window management, and productivity.
Development
Default installation for developer machines
A personal checklist of must-have and optional developer tools, IDEs, Visual Studio add-ins, editors, utilities, and Quick Launch shortcuts for a Windows development workstation.
Development
Visual Studio: Building parts of a solution
Build only a subset of a large Visual Studio solution by using solution folders instead of juggling the configuration manager.
Development
Outlook-Einstellungen für mich
Praktische Outlook-Einstellungen für Schriftarten, Signaturen, automatisches Markieren gelesener E-Mails und das Minimieren von Outlook in den System-Tray.
Software