Sara Ford's Weblog
My adventures embracing open source on CodePlex and at Microsoft
Guidelines – a hidden feature for the Visual Studio Editor
Update 12/2/2004: Uploaded an image from Visual Studio 2005 Beta. Note the image below...
Author: saraford Date: 11/15/2004
Heading back home to N’awlins
Technically, I’m from the Mississippi Gulf Coast, but I tell people I’m from New Orleans. The...
Author: saraford Date: 11/14/2004
And yet another post about Halo 2... but at least this time it comes from a girl ::shrugs::
Halo 2 kicks butt. Yep, I was one of those waiting in line an hour before the company store opened...
Author: saraford Date: 11/10/2004
What is a Nighlty Test Case?
Why is a nightly called a nightly? A nightly is a test case that must be run every time there is a...
Author: saraford Date: 11/02/2004
A look into our wonderful world of testing
ScottGu, the ASP.NET Product Unit Manager, has put together quite a detailed overview of the ASP.NET...
Author: saraford Date: 11/01/2004
More Tips on Writing Good Bug Reports
Marie has done an awesome job writing up the most complete “how to file a good bug report” I’ve ever...
Author: saraford Date: 10/02/2004
Code Snippets 101
I’ve been testing the new Code Snippets feature heavily the past couple of days. Meghan (Editor Dev...
Author: saraford Date: 10/02/2004
A Few Editor Tips and Tricks I Learned from the Full Test Pass
I’m getting close to finishing all of our manual test cases for our Full Test Pass, which has helped...
Author: saraford Date: 10/02/2004
Moving on from Accessibility
On September 1st, I stepped down from my role on the Visual Studio Accessibility Team. This month...
Author: saraford Date: 09/29/2004
My Thoughts on The Dark Tower (spoiler-free)
I started reading The Dark Tower series about 4 years ago when Wizard and Glass came out, so I...
Author: saraford Date: 09/29/2004
My thoughts on Stephen King’s The Dark Tower VII – This article contains Spoilers!
Warning! This article contains spoilers. If you haven’t finished reading The Dark Tower Book VII,...
Author: saraford Date: 09/29/2004
3 years = 3 dozen M&M cookies
Friday last week marked my 3 year anniversary at Microsoft. I’ve been telling people that I’m...
Author: saraford Date: 09/23/2004
I've moved to the Editor team!
Ever since I started at Microsoft on the Visual Studio team, I’ve always wanted to own the editor....
Author: saraford Date: 09/15/2004
2 abandoned American Foxhounds in Kellogg, Idaho need a home ASAP
Update #2 - I just got off the phone with Shoshone Rescue - the local rescue. The newspaper forward...
Author: saraford Date: 09/08/2004
The Fundamentals of Accessibility
Consider this article your one-stop shop for all things IAccessible. Below is a summary of the most...
Author: saraford Date: 08/31/2004
The Fundamentals of Accessibility
Consider this article your one-stop shop for all things IAccessible. Below is a summary of the most...
Author: saraford Date: 08/31/2004
What Is Software Testing?
Getting Started If I’m going to start a blog category on software testing, it seems that I should...
Author: saraford Date: 08/25/2004
What do the MSAA Properties really mean?
Here’s a collective summary of what the different MSAA Properties really mean. Reference:...
Author: saraford Date: 08/25/2004
The Hidden Keyboard Shortcuts of Visual Studio 2005
I’m calling these keyboard shortcuts “hidden” because they are not bound to any commands, so you...
Author: saraford Date: 08/24/2004
How To Really Do Screen Reader Testing (or Assistive Technology Testing)
In the past, I’ve focused on testing MSAA Properties. Now we’re ready to take screen reading testing...
Author: saraford Date: 08/20/2004
Which Controls Support Which MSAA Properties, and How These Controls Implement MSAA Properties
From time to time, I get questions of “Which properties do I need to support for my control?” or...
Author: saraford Date: 08/20/2004
Back to blogging...
Wow, is it already the middle of August? Time really flies when you’re having fun or just working...
Author: saraford Date: 08/16/2004
VS 2005 Beta 1 – How did I do as a tester with my feature ownerships?
As everyone else on blogs.msdn.com, I’m really excited about the Visual Studio .NET 2005 Beta 1...
Author: saraford Date: 07/01/2004
Testing Category Created
Welcome to my new Testing category. In this category, I plan to discuss what it means to test...
Author: saraford Date: 06/28/2004
How I emailed Bill Gates and How I got a response from him!
With four people in my office chanting “Do it! Do it!” I pressed the send button. Last Friday...
Author: saraford Date: 06/22/2004
Welcome Home Graham!
Author: saraford Date: 06/21/2004
IAccessible Implementation Sample for a Custom Push Button Published!
Fiona, one of the devs on my team VSCore, has put together a really nice sample on how to implement...
Author: saraford Date: 06/18/2004
BusinessWeek Article Featuring My Blog
The June 28th edition of BusinessWeek has an article called Blogging with the Boss’s Blessing which...
Author: saraford Date: 06/18/2004
Accessibility and Blogging CSUN Session / If there's only one thing bloggers remember about Accessibility...
While I was giving my CSUN presentation, one of my fellow Microsoft employees attended the Blogging...
Author: saraford Date: 06/14/2004
Favorite Computer Jokes...
I heard this one the other day and wanted to share…. Two strings walk into a bar. The first...
Author: saraford Date: 06/14/2004
The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah comes out today!
I can’t wait to go to the local bookstore after work to get a copy of the Song of Susannah. Sunday...
Author: saraford Date: 06/08/2004
My Dojo’s Youth Karate Tournament
My dojo hosted an annual youth karate tournament at a local high school gym a couple of weeks ago. I...
Author: saraford Date: 06/03/2004
Don't give money. Give Food!
As my husband and I walk out of the Crossroads Barnes and Nobles, this guy standing in the front of...
Author: saraford Date: 06/03/2004
3 Days in the Life of a SDET
Zoe’s post Are you a good enough developer to be a Microsoft SDET got me thinking about what I do...
Author: saraford Date: 06/01/2004
RadioButton doesn't resize when you increase the Font size
A customer asked me a question the other day about how to increase the font size of the actual radio...
Author: saraford Date: 05/25/2004
Should VS allow tool windows to maximize and minimize on secondary monitor?
Given the successful response rate of the first poll, I’m going to ask a similar and last...
Author: saraford Date: 05/20/2004
Don't forget to voice your opinion whether VS should support dragging code files
Wow! Thanks for all the responses. If you haven't responded yet, please leave comments at Should VS...
Author: saraford Date: 05/20/2004
Shotokan Kata Videos
I found these videos a couple nights ago. These vidoes are pretty cool, especially considering i...
Author: saraford Date: 05/19/2004
Best karate tip ever: don't get hit
Ouch, it has been a long time since i've cried in my car on the way home. When I get nailed by a...
Author: saraford Date: 05/19/2004
Should Visual Studio support dragging code files onto a secondary monitor?
I want to get a sense of how many people use Visual Studio with a mulit-monitor display. I’ve...
Author: saraford Date: 05/18/2004
Your picture in our hallways
Chad is collecting pictures of our customers to post in our hallways. We have lots of posters of...
Author: saraford Date: 05/18/2004
Accessibility Macros for Visual Studio .NET 2003
As I demo’ed at CSUN, here are the Accessibility Macros for Visual Studio .NET 2003. These macros...
Author: saraford Date: 05/14/2004
New Window Management Features for Visual Studio 2005
As I've mentioned before, I own feature area testing outside of Accessibility Testing. One of the...
Author: saraford Date: 05/14/2004
Introducing MsaaVerify – a Microsoft Active Accessibility Testing Tool
Have you ever used AccExplorer or Inspect and wondered whether the information presented was...
Author: saraford Date: 05/11/2004