Xobni Sets Its Sights on the Enterprise
I’ve been waiting for this one for awhile. I’m a fan of Xobni and have found it to be a useful addition to my Outlook inbox. I have enjoyed Xobni’s integration with Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. I find it interesting, if not useful, to quickly see what the person who sent me an email has had to say in the social realm. It helps me understood who they are, etc. Despite Xobni integration with these tools they lack integration with other key technologies that I use on a daily basis…like Microsoft SharePoint. Also, Xobni has not been an open ...
OfficeDeveloper Now on Twitter
I’m thinking this Twitter thing just might catch on with people… I now have a Twitter account that goes with this blog. http://twitter.com/OfficeDeveloper
Build a Collapsible Task Pane in Outlook – Part 2
In part 1 of this series I gave a (brief) overview of the Outlook Task Pane and provided a couple of links to articles on MSDN that explain how to build one. Recap – 2 Problems with Task Panes within Outlook Building a task pane and displaying it within Outlook is easy but as I mentioned in Part 1, there are a couple of problems: Managing the multiple Task Pane instances, attaching to the Explorer and Inspector windows, and destroying each task pane when its Explorer or Inspector windows closes can be a pain. ...
Xobni Sets Its Sights on the Enterprise
I’ve been waiting for this one for awhile. I’m a fan of Xobni and have found it to be a useful addition to my Outlook inbox. I have enjoyed Xobni’s integration with Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. I find it interesting, if not useful, to quickly see what the person who sent me an email has had to say in the social realm. It helps me understood who they are, etc. Despite Xobni integration with... [Read more]
OfficeDeveloper Now on Twitter
I’m thinking this Twitter thing just might catch on with people… I now have a Twitter account that goes with this blog. http://twitter.com/OfficeDeveloper Read More →
Build a Collapsible Task Pane in Outlook – Part 2
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Build a Collapsible Task Pane in OutlookIn part 1 of this series I gave a (brief) overview of the Outlook Task Pane and provided a couple of links to articles on MSDN that explain how to build one. Recap – 2 Problems with Task Panes within Outlook Building a task pane and displaying it within Outlook is easy but as I mentioned in Part 1, there are a couple... [Read more]
Build a Collapsible Task Pane in Outlook – Part 1
This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Build a Collapsible Task Pane in OutlookI believe Outlook is the informational portal to business users everywhere. As the desktop interface to Microsoft Exchange, Outlook effectively serves as the short-term and long-term memory of the individual user…the brain if you will. I feel comfortable calling Outlook my brain as I have only a limited short-term memory... [Read more]
It’s About Time! Outlook 2010 Will Support Multiple Exchange Accounts
I have always wanted to use multiple Exchange accounts within Outlook without setting up multiple profiles. It looks like Microsoft is set to make life a bit easier for me and 1000s of others. Check out the news from the Outlook team’s blog. One caveat is that Outlook 2010 will only support 3 Exchange accounts. Still, 3 is better than one…for lots of things…like say, chocolate chip cookies. Read More →
