Tips

Deleting hidden Subversion files before zipping

Subversion holds various information in .svn directories placed in all directories and sub-directories under version control. Sometimes it is desireable to clean out these files, for example, prior to emailing a zip of the files. I use the awesome tool Total Commander for the job.

A Native Win32 TaskSwitcher

My previous task switcher application had a serious performance problem as it was programmed in .NET. In order to start the small utility you had to load up the CLR and a bunch of assemblies (dlls). If you are a .NET developer it might not be that big a problem as most of the code was already loaded up. However, for general use it was not the best option.

Two Monitors and AutoHotKey

I prefer to use the keyboard whenever possible. I have a two monitor setup and found myself moving windows from one monitor to the other using the mouse. However, using AutoHotKey I was able to do this by keyboard. Also I wanted to swithc easily to a particular window using the keaboard.

Update: The functionality has now been integrated into Windows 7.