Accessing Windows Vista Calendar programmatically
This is pretty funny. When we wrote the Windows Vista calendar, we didn’t expose any APIs to manipulate the underlying data. Everything is stored in iCalendar files, and there’s plenty of iCalendar parsers floating around. It looks like the Coding4Fun folks went the extra mile, and implemented a COM Automation service that [...]
WHS, where are you???
I reinstalled our Windows Home Server over the weekend - I forgot that I had installed an eval copy that "expired" after 30 days, and the server was rebooting itself constantly to remind me. As part of the re-install, I wanted to get a couple random machines onto the backup list. It *should* be as [...]
The i’m Initiative - Please participate
This is a great idea, and a great project. Please consider participating in this - it’s quite easy, and supports some great causes.
As Nicole says,
Not everyone has the financial ability to give money to the causes they care about. That is where the i’m Initiative steps in - it enables Windows Live Messenger users [...]
Dori’s writing gadgets!
Very cool - Dori’s writing gadgets… Just installed…
Remember back a few weeks ago, I said I was working on a Microsoft Vista Sidebar Gadget? Well, it’s shipped — time for champagne, streamers, etc.
If you’re running Vista, go check out Bargain Travel.com’s AirCompare Gadget. I’m pretty happy with how it turned out.
(If you’re running OS X, [...]
We’re getting sooooo close - download Windows Vista RC2
Hoo boy are we getting close. I’ve noticed a lot better perf (relative judgement) in the RC2 build we released. If you’ve been slamming your mouse on the desk, and using those entertaining words while using an earlier build, it may be worth the effort to install RC2…
Microsoft’s made the Vista Release Candidate 2 available as a [...]
WinCal: Nice words from Paul Thurrott
Thanks Paul for such kind words regarding Windows Calendar. The team has been focused on some last-minute tweaks here and there, and it’s nice to see folks appreciating all the hard work…
http://winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_xp_apps.asp
Windows Calendar: Standards-Based Scheduling
Windows Calendar is a tough one: It’s nicely designed and has all the sharing features you’d expect from an iCal-based application. [...]
Come and get it! Windows Vista Beta 2 and Office 2007 Beta 2 ready for download
Windows Vista Beta 2 and Office 2007 Beta 2 are now available for download.
Please give Windows Calendar a spin, and let me know what you think. Here’s a cool one – publish your Office 2007 calendar to Office online, and subscribe to it in Windows Calendar – it works! Now you can be at your [...]
Subscribe to a Google Calendar with Windows Calendar
Several folks have been asking about Google Calendar and Windows Calendar, and how to link them together. They’re both using the icalendar format to store their calendar entries, so subscribing to a Google calendar should be pretty straight-forward. It is, once you know how to find the correct URL. In this exercise, you’ll be sharing out [...]
Gretchen and Zoe are back…
This is great to see… I always enjoyed the JobsBlog, and I was bummed to hear that we lost two goodies recently to the non-Firm world… It looks like Gretchen and Zoe are offering some great services. I hope I don’t need them anytime soon, and they would certainly be at the top of my [...]
Why, yes, I *did* see that Google announced a calendar
Apparently most folks I work with thought I must have crawled under a rock around 8:30pm last night, and have yet to open a web browser today. They each (34 at last count) sent me an email saying, “Hey, did you see Google announced a calendar this morning?”.
Yes I did. Yes it’s interesting. Yes, I [...]