Craig Skibo's WebLog
Sorry I can't answer the phone right now, I am outside feeding yogurt to the clowns.
Were off to see the TechEd, the wonderful TechEd of San Diego.
The slides have been prepared, the demo code has been written, reservations made, and the bags are...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 05/22/2004
Who are you?
The Visual Studio group has started an initiative to try and get to know you, the users of VS. We...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 05/20/2004
What would you like to see?
At TechEd, we will be holding a Cabana session (we are calling it a cook off) where we will present...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 05/06/2004
My TechEd 2004 Schedule
I will be participating in two scheduled events at TechEd this year. I will also be working at a...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 05/04/2004
Sample chapter
There is now a sample chapter from our book available for free download. If you do not have the...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 05/04/2004
New Add-in sample – Add Code Wizard
I originally wrote this sample for the wizards chapter of our book, but it really did not fit into...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 04/26/2004
Contest & WebCast info
There is an Add-in writing contest going on over at...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 04/22/2004
Updates
It has been a while (again) since my last posting. We have been busy bug fixing, polishing the rough...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 04/21/2004
Visual Studio Developer Center
If you have not noticed, the Visual Studio Developer Center on MSDN is now live. You will be able to...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 03/23/2004
News, an update, and a tip
If you have a MSN Watch, then basketball is now available as a channel. Now if I only liked...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 03/22/2004
Adventures in writing managed VSIP packages
It has been a little too long since I last made a post. A lot has been going on since the last time...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 03/09/2004
Adventures in writing managed VSIP packages
It has been a little too long since I last made a post. A lot has been going on since the last time...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 03/09/2004
Using the clipboard
Sorry that I have not made a post in a while, but I have been very busy at work lately fixing bugs...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 02/14/2004
The 54 commandments of COM object model design.
There are a plethora of books, tutorials, whitepapers, etc. on the market describing how to use an...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 01/23/2004
Office redecoration
A few days ago, Korby posted a picture of an office that was redecorated while it's occupant was off...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 01/22/2004
Use VSASSERT to help debug
Here is a second tip for debugging that requires a slight .h file change. If you have the VSIP SDK...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 01/13/2004
Fix debugging QIs in ATL code
I have been doing a lot of VSIP package writing lately. While I was writing a project for VS I...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 01/12/2004
MSN Direct Watch - Part 2
Some more info on the SPOT watch: It is much better than I thought it would be. I am getting used to...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 01/12/2004
MSN Direct Watch
About a month ago I ordered MSN Direct watch, and I finally got it today. I have not had a chance to...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 01/09/2004
MSN Direct Watch
About a month ago I ordered MSN Direct watch, and I finally got it today. I have not had a chance to...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 01/09/2004
Custom command bitmaps 101
This is the tutorial I promised on how to create buttons with custom UI in the VS object model. A...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 01/08/2004
Leaving for the holidays
I will not be posting here for a little while. I am leaving in a few hours for my annual trip back...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 12/22/2003
Commands and UI
(Copied from weblogs.asp.net/craigskibo) Today was a big source code check-in day. I sent well over...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 12/12/2003
Commands and UI
Today was a big source code check-in day. I sent well over 50 files to be checked into our source...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 12/12/2003
Hello everyone
After a brief amount of time blogging over at blogs.gotdotnet.com, we have been moved over here...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 12/10/2003
You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here
If you have not yet heard, we are all being moved over to the site weblogs.asp.net for posting our...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 12/09/2003
Problems after installing Add-ins
As the owner of this blog, I can see how people are getting here using the referrers list. One thing...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 12/01/2003
Crossing the VSIP Bridge - Part 2(a)
Sorry this took so long to get out, but I have had some connectivity issues lately and could not...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 12/01/2003
Crossing the VSIP Bridge - Part 2
I have been putting together a presentation on how to use VSIP from automation (and vice-versa), and...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 11/17/2003
Automation samples update
Just seconds after making that last post, I received a message saying that the new set of automation...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 11/13/2003
Hello again
Hi everybody. No, I have not forgotten about you. When I got back from LA I had a lot more work...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 11/13/2003
PDC Wednesday
It has been a long couple of days, I have talked with a lot of customers in the past 24 hours, and I...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 10/29/2003
PDC Monday - Part 2
I do not have the software that I use to post to this blog available right now, that is why the...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 10/28/2003
PDC Monday
I have not been making as many posts lately as I should, so I will be making a few posts today...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 10/28/2003
I Love LA!
Well, I really don’t love it, but it is a nice little town. PDC starts next week, and I will be...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 10/23/2003
Crossing the VSIP bridge
I had another person tell me today that they decided to scrap the Add-in code they wrote and start...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 10/15/2003
Keeping up with the Jonse's
Many years ago, after reviewing all the available products out there, I settled on the DVD+RW format...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 10/14/2003
Reference counting, garbage collection, and zombies, oh my!
I am often asked if there is a bug in VS when using the object model from an out of process...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 10/10/2003
New work
This is the second Tuesday that I have given out info on some changes in the object model for the...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 10/07/2003
The house that Craig built
OK, I really didn’t build one, but I recently bought a house. We are not talking BillG size of a...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 10/02/2003
So very, very messy
OK, I admit it. The shim control is a mess. If you don’t know what the shim control is, it is an...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 09/30/2003
Game Over
Another baseball season is over for all but 8 teams. Since my two favorite teams (Mariners and...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 09/29/2003
Parlez vous .NET?
So today I was reading up on a development community website, and I ran across one of the classic...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 09/26/2003
You talking to me? I said are you talking to me?
Ugh. I got word today that my talk at PDC 2003 has been canceled to make room for another one. After...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 09/23/2003
To everything there is a season…
Well, today at 3:47 AM PST the Fall Equinox began. Cold temps, short days and long nights will...
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 09/23/2003
What you talkin' 'bout, class view?
Every once in a while I get mail asking how to find what is selected within the class view window....
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 09/22/2003
A journey starts with the first step, and other cheesy things...
Well, I have been thinking of doing it for a while now, and after much prodding by colleagues (esp....
Author: CraigSkibo Date: 09/22/2003