Move windows with keyboard shortcuts in Windows 7

These are some useful keyboard shortcuts to manage windows in Windows 7 that I have grown dependent on at work where I have two monitors.

Windows key + D Display desktop
Windows key + M Minimize all windows
Windows key + Shift + M Restore minimized windows to desktop
Windows key + Up Arrow Maximize window
Windows key + Down Arrow Restore window size / Minimize window
Windows key + Left Arrow Maximize window to left half of screen / Move window left through monitors
Windows key + Right Arrow Maximize window to right side of screen / Move window right through monitors
Windows key + Shift + Up Arrow Stretch window to top and bottom of screen
Windows key + Shift + Down Arrow Restore window size / Minimize window
Windows key + Shift + Left Arrow Move window left through monitors
Windows key + Shift + Right Arrow Move window right through monitors

JSON and C#

With the help of an online tool and a .NET framework I was able to start developing C# applications using JSON data within a few hours of looking into JSON for the first time.

json2csharp is a simple but powerful online tool to generate C# classes from JSON. Depending on your requirements and preferences you might want to rewrite the generated classes, but the amount of time saved on using a tool like this can be quite substantial.

Json.NET is a framework for (among other things) serializing and deserializing. It works great with the json2csharp classes, and reduces the amount of code needed.

If yoy’re considering learning JSON and C#, I would strongly recommend these as a starting point.

Drag and copy text in SQL Server Management Studio

In SQL Server Management Studio, press and hold CTRL while dragging selected text to copy it without using the clipboard as temporary storage.

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