Omar Shahine
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QuickTime support in windows without the player
Want to use Windows Media Player to watch QuickTime movies without the Apple player (which I find...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 06/11/2004
SMS Outlook Integration for Smartphone
"Jeyo Mobile Extender for Outlook adds mobile SMS messaging capabilities to your Outlook application...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 06/09/2004
dasBlog 1.6.1 hotfix
Scott Hanselman and Clemens ran into a nasty dasBlog 1.6 bug. Basically it was possible for your...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 05/26/2004
Media Center Front Panel Display SDK
I have released my Media Center Front Display Panel SDK. You can find API documentation here. This...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 05/24/2004
Entourage 2004
I've been soo busy this week that I haven't even had the time to enjoy some of the wonderful things...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 05/22/2004
Haha, deny explorer access to reg setting
Found a solution for my annoying toolbar changing behavior between IE and Explorer. Go to:...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 05/21/2004
Explorer and IE changing toolbar layout
THIS IS DRIVING ME NUTS!!! Every few hours of using my computer, my Explorer Shell inherits the...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 05/21/2004
Finally, 23 inch LCD competitive with Apple
https://reviews.cnet.com/HP_f2304/4505-3174_7-30871933.html note to self. Start saving.
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 05/20/2004
So long MacBU, Hello Hotmail
Well, today was my last day in the Macintosh Business Unit. I've worked here ever since I joined...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 05/14/2004
Programming for Outlook using managed code is better with a Shim
Ok, recently I posted an article titled: Programming for Outlook using managed code is hard. This...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 05/13/2004
Offline Files made easier
Jonathan Hardwick has an excellent post on Offline Files support in Windows XP. I posted some of my...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 05/13/2004
Thunderbird 0.6
Thunderbird 0.6 is out. The best news is that they added support for IMAP IDLE. Sweet. I mentioned...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 05/11/2004
Mac to Windows
Evan DiBiase chronicles his travles back to Windows from a Mac (via Dan Crevier). My co-worker Mike...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 05/11/2004
Standby Explained (S1, S3)
Since I built my first do-it-yourself computer almost 2 years ago I was super interested in making...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 05/11/2004
M200 Tablet Tip: Optimize buttons for Outlook
Here is a cool Outlook tip when using you M200 in tablet mode. By default the button above the...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 05/11/2004
Code Highlighting and dasBlog 1.6 hotfix
A while ago I blogged about a new feature of dasBlog: the ability to highlight .NET code. Thanks to...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 05/08/2004
dasBlog 1.6 released
I've released dasBlog 1.6. You can read the release notes and the new features and bug fixes. There...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 05/03/2004
OneNote Powertoy: Rss2OneNote
Here is a sneak peek at my second OneNote PowerToy. This is a cool little application. Basically you...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 05/01/2004
How to replace notepad.exe with notepad2.exe
Thanks to some great comments and a specific one from James I have now replaced notepade.exe with...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 04/30/2004
Even better notepad.exe
From Roy Osherove. Notepad is one of the apps I use most on Windows. It's especially handy for...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 04/30/2004
Windows Forms 2.0 Simple Multithreading
Check out the new BackgroundWorder component. This is so very cool. I've had to do similar things in...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 04/30/2004
Great Smartphone companion desktop application
Wow, this is something I've always wanted on my PC. Jeyo Mobile Companion lets you send, receive,...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 04/29/2004
Opening Acrobat PDFs in IE
As I just mentioned, there is a way to make Office documents open in their respective apps rather...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 04/29/2004
Office Documents opening in IE
One of my biggest gripes about Windows and Office is that when you click on a word, excel, or...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 04/29/2004
iTunes 4.5
iTunes 4.5 is out. Most interesting new features: Can import WMA files New format, Apple Lossless...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 04/28/2004
When COM Registration fails in an MSI (vsdraCOM has no affect)
Summary In this weeks’ installment of I hate COM, lets talk about a frustrating problem...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 04/28/2004
Send to OneNote from Outlook PowerToy
At long last, my PowerToy is live! Send to OneNote from Outlook lets you send Mail, Post items and...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 04/27/2004
Programming for Outlook using managed code is hard
Background Programming for Outlook using managed code is hard. I take that back. Programming for...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 04/26/2004
AssemblyVersion build and revision number
The other day I was wondering where the AssemblyVersion build and revision numbers come from if you...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 04/25/2004
OneNote SP1 Preview Rocks
Chris Pratley has a write up on OneNote SP1 Preview. This is a huge upgrade and has lots and lots of...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 04/20/2004
Creating Managed Outlook Buttons with Icons
I've been working on an Outlook Add-in in C# using the Visual Studio Shared Add-in project. I...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 04/17/2004
Dictionary Tool update and source
I've been meaning to get to this for a long time, and finally did. I created a GDN Workspace for...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 04/15/2004
NewsGator for Media Center
I've been using this for a few weeks and it's dammed cool. Check your RSS feeds while being a couch...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 04/13/2004
Bedlam
When I joined Microsoft this story was already very famous. There have been a few instances since...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 04/08/2004
System.Drawing.Image Performance Update
Update: I've been informed that using the method below can have significant consequences in the...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 04/02/2004
Laptop gripes
Dennis just wrote about some laptop frustrations. I have to agree. I can't tell you how many times...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 04/02/2004
System.Drawing.Image Performance
As I mentioned earlier, I wrote an application called JPEG Hammer for manipulating and viewing EXIF...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 03/29/2004
JPEG Hammer & PhotoLibrary progress
A long time ago, I started a little project to do a simple thing: Automatically rotate Jpeg images...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 03/27/2004
Clean Project
Does anyone know why there is a Clean button in the Batch Build dialog in VS.NET but it fails to do...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 03/26/2004
is keyword
I don't know how I missed the is keyword in C#. I must have been asleep or something when I read...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 03/26/2004
Gyration Wireless Keyboard and Mouse
For a few months now I've been happily using a Gyration Wireless Keyboard and Mouse for my Windows...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 03/26/2004
.NET CFv2
Read about the new stuff in the .NET Compact Framework v2. I am so happy they added support for XML...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 03/23/2004
Nikon D70 now available
If you hury, PCMall has 28 in stock and ready to ship. I just ordered mine, Wohoo! Should be here...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 03/20/2004
Outlook is a platform
This is something I've been thinking of, and there have been an number of blogs posts relating to...
Author: Omar Shahine Date: 03/20/2004