Sara Ford's Weblog
My adventures embracing open source on CodePlex and at Microsoft
Signing off from Waveland Cafe - Day 8
Hey all, I’m going to officially sign off now – So many people i need to say goodbye to today. ...
Author: saraford Date: 10/20/2005
Blogging from Katrina Ground Zero: Waveland, MS – Day 6
(written at 9pm CST on Tuesday 10/18/2005) This morning, we officially donated the Chevy Blazer to...
Author: saraford Date: 10/20/2005
Blogging from Katrina Ground Zero: Waveland, MS – Day 5
(written at 9:30pm CST on Monday 10/17/2005) People have been asking me a lot lately, "how have...
Author: saraford Date: 10/18/2005
Blogging from Katrina Ground Zero: Waveland, MS – Day 4
(written at 11pm CST on Sunday 10/16/2005) “Camille killed more people during this Katrina than in...
Author: saraford Date: 10/17/2005
Blogging from Katrina Ground Zero: Waveland, MS – Day 3
(written at 11pm CST on Saturday 10/15/2005) And today was even better. It’s starting to...
Author: saraford Date: 10/16/2005
Blogging from Katrina Ground Zero: Waveland, MS – Day 2
(written at 10pm CST on Friday 10/14/2005) Today was a much better day for me emotionally. I...
Author: saraford Date: 10/15/2005
Blogging from Katrina Ground Zero: Waveland, MS – Day 1
(written at 9pm CST on Thursday 10/13/2005) My God, this is what an apocalypse looks like. We left...
Author: saraford Date: 10/15/2005
Adding Solutions to Solutions
If you ever need to combine solutions, here’s how to do it… 1. Open your main solution (the solution...
Author: saraford Date: 10/11/2005
Waveland - here we come
The Save Waveland drive was a huge success. We collected approx 800 dollars just by giving out...
Author: saraford Date: 10/09/2005
Chetan's VS Automation Object Model blog is live
I want to give a shot-out to Chetan's blog. He owns our Automation Object Model (aka DTE) for Visual...
Author: saraford Date: 10/07/2005
My Parents' (Jane and Louie Smolensky) Interview with NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams
Full story plus video can be found at https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9591977/ My thoughts: When Brian...
Author: saraford Date: 10/05/2005
Havre, Montana wants to help any displaced families relocate to their town
Updated 10/20/2005: The sender has asked me to pull this information, as they've taken in as many...
Author: saraford Date: 10/05/2005
NBC Nightly News Live from Mississippi Gulf Coast tonight - please watch!
Tonight (Tuesday, Oct 4th), NBC Nightly News will be going live from the Mississippi Gulf...
Author: saraford Date: 10/04/2005
Another Waveland resident puts up a webpage with photos
One of my neighbors from down the street in Waveland has put up a website with more photos. Check it...
Author: saraford Date: 10/04/2005
How to hide numerous projects in the solution explorer using solution folder hiding
In Visual Studio 2005, solution folders improve the manageability of solutions that contain a large...
Author: saraford Date: 10/04/2005
Save Waveland, MS annihilated by Katrina! I’m driving home with supplies. See how you can help. And, if you have not made contact with family or close friends, let me know and I’ll see what I can do.
For the latest information on how you can donate directly to waveland, please visit my official Save...
Author: saraford Date: 10/01/2005
CNN's Anderson Cooper returns to Waveland, MS 30 days after Katrina Video
Author: saraford Date: 09/30/2005
My parents (the Katrina survivors) came to visit last week and more news from Waveland, MS
Several months ago, my parents booked a vacation through Expedia to come up and visit. ...
Author: saraford Date: 09/29/2005
But Sensei, the dog ate my karate exam results
Coming home today to see my karate exam results in 3 dozen pieces gave a whole new meaning to “the...
Author: saraford Date: 09/29/2005
How to change the font and font size for Intellisense: Statement Completion, Parameter Info, and Quick Tips
Visual Studio 2005 now has the option to change the font and font size for Intellisense. To change...
Author: saraford Date: 09/28/2005
Passed my PreShodan exam... now off to the final black belt test
I think they were just being nice to me and passed me. =) The results weren’t nearly as...
Author: saraford Date: 09/28/2005
See you at the MVP Summit
Drop me a line if you want to meet during the MVP Summit. I will be attended the Thursday evening...
Author: saraford Date: 09/21/2005
NPR Segment on the Waveland Drug Store destroyed by Katrina
This segment comes from the Waveland Drug Store, about 0.25 miles away from my parents’ house. ...
Author: saraford Date: 09/21/2005
PDC Trip Report
Highlights Customers absolutely love Whidbey and PDC. Customer quote from the PDC Underground...
Author: saraford Date: 09/21/2005
The very latest from Waveland, MS (Hurricane Katrina stuff)
There’s apparently some sort of lawsuit going on between the state of Mississippi and the insurance...
Author: saraford Date: 09/21/2005
How to customize your MSBuild project file manually
To hand-modify your managed project file, right click on the project, choose Unload, right click...
Author: saraford Date: 09/20/2005
Waveland, MS makes USA Today front page, and photos available on website
Just had an attendee from PDC today tell me that Waveland made the front page. I haven’t had a...
Author: saraford Date: 09/15/2005
Lunch at PDC anyone?
I’m free for lunch for the rest of the week. Anyone want to join me? My goal is to each...
Author: saraford Date: 09/14/2005
Where To Find Me at PDC
Despite all of the hurricane chaos, i’m here at PDC. Here’s where you can find me. Tuesday...
Author: saraford Date: 09/13/2005
American Public Media Marketplace segment on Waveland Resort Inn (Coast Inn and Suites)
For those of you who were in Waveland prior to the casinos, this American Public Media segment was...
Author: saraford Date: 09/07/2005
Where can i donate to the reconstruction of Waveland, MS?
Update 10/30/2005: The answer to my own question: Save Waveland!! Maybe it is way too early to be...
Author: saraford Date: 09/07/2005
Type-Ahead Selection works in Solution Explorer
If you’re working in a large solution or a project that contains numerous files, one quick way to...
Author: saraford Date: 09/07/2005
The Miniature Horses from Waveland have been rescued
Over the weekend, i was able to help route the American Miniature Horse Association to the...
Author: saraford Date: 09/06/2005
And Yet Another Story about Waveland on NPR
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4832344 Traveling with a Rescue team in...
Author: saraford Date: 09/06/2005
Waveland and Bay St Louis featured on NPR All Things Considered
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4830495 If you see anything on Waveland or Bay...
Author: saraford Date: 09/05/2005
CNN Video of Waveland - Note how the beach looks
Save Waveland - Click here to learn how I can't place where they are standing. Must be somewhere...
Author: saraford Date: 09/04/2005
Hancock County Emergency Services in West Virginia needs help contacting Hancock County, MS
Posted with permission from sender… Hey Sara, I am a Captain with Hancock...
Author: saraford Date: 09/04/2005
Yes, I am Sara Smolensky (hurricane katrina info)
Updated 10/5/2005: If you are looking for the NBC Nightly News segment, you can find out more about...
Author: saraford Date: 09/04/2005
Today, I’m helping to save miniature horses that survived the hurricane
Update: 5:21pm – A miniature horse agency (sorry, don’t know which one) is going down there...
Author: saraford Date: 09/02/2005
Waveland makes CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/01/obliterated.town.ap/index.html www.wlbt.com has videos of...
Author: saraford Date: 09/01/2005
Feedback requested for Visual Studio File Tab Channel Design for Orcas
Jonathan, a PM intern on my team VSCore, is requesting feedback on his Visual Studio File Tabs...
Author: saraford Date: 09/01/2005
Please check out these Katrina Survivor sites, as this blog was never intended to be a survivor-list site
GulfCoastNew.com has a Katrina Survivor-Connector List at the following mirror sites...
Author: saraford Date: 09/01/2005
My family made it through the hurricane in Waveland, MS
I just got confirmation tonight that my family in Waveland, MS (my hometown) survived the direct hit...
Author: saraford Date: 08/31/2005
Hurricane Katrina East-Eye Wall strikes my hometown of Waveland, MS
Update 3: 9/3/2005: For every 1 comment left on my blog, i’m getting 5 emails via “contact...
Author: saraford Date: 08/30/2005
Use Ctrl+Alt+DownArrow to quickly access all your open files
Today’s tip comes from “some cool dev” who wrote the new Window Management features for Visual...
Author: saraford Date: 08/26/2005