March 2004 - Posts

ActiveWords Helps Me Manage the Complexity
31 March 04 11:33 AM | chris | 0 Comments   

If you're like me, you like tools that improve your productivity. Every day I use several applications and utilities that help me get my job done faster and with improve accuracy. All these tools though have lead to a problem of navigation bloat. My START Read More...

Why Use VSTO?
26 March 04 11:36 PM | chris | 0 Comments   

Today someone in the VSTO newsgroups asked a good question about "Why Use VSTO?" He was genuine in wanting to know why someone would use it, especially since he is writing a book that might cover the subject. For some reason I started writing a response Read More...

Clipboard Extender: Suggestions?
26 March 04 01:28 PM | chris | 0 Comments   

I've been evaluating various Clipboard extender applications that help you manage a large clipboard collection. A clipboard extender keeps a history of the all clipboard copy actions and allows you to go back to a previous clipboard item. I've asked Marc Read More...

RSS Feed on http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/ is Back!
25 March 04 08:39 AM | chris | 0 Comments   

Good news, MSDN/Office got their RSS Feed back online. I've really been enjoying the articles from the MSDN Office team over the last few months and the RSS feed that brought the new articles right into Newsgator once or twice a week is awesome. Check Read More...

What happened to the RSS Feed on http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/
23 March 04 09:40 AM | chris | 0 Comments   

I just realized that the RSS feed to the http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/ page is missing. John D: What's up? Read More...

Mary McRae's Tutorial for Smart Documents
15 March 04 03:58 PM | chris | 0 Comments   

Mary McRae is a new friend of mine in the world of Microsoft Office. She sent me a link to a new tutorial series she has started on her web site that focuses on creating smart documents. Mary has one of the most interesting backgrounds and perspectives Read More...

Top Search Term Leading to my Blog
13 March 04 10:27 PM | chris | 0 Comments   

Every few weeks I like to check the web stats to know how many people are reading blog. One of the fun things I look at are what search terms people use. The number one searched for item that leads people to my site is the term "InfoPath Viewer." If someone Read More...

Visual Studio Tools for the Microsoft Office System 2003 Training
11 March 04 04:00 PM | chris | 0 Comments   

Matt Miller posted a message in the newsgroups today saying that the VSTO Training labs are now online . Labs are a great way to walk through a tool and to get a broad perspective of its abilities. Check them out. Read More...

Blogging Directly from Office?
10 March 04 10:12 PM | chris | 0 Comments   

As many have noted, NewsGator an Outlook Addin that syndicates RSS feeds into Outlook folders has changed they way they use the Web. I include myself in that list! Today Scoble mentioned that Brandon Wirtz hopes that Office 12 is the ultimate blogging Read More...

Problem with Office XP PIA
08 March 04 07:00 AM | chris | 0 Comments   

A reader of my blog recently wrote in and asked a question that I did not have a good answer for related to using the PIAs with Office XP. Maybe someone else out there will have the answer: ------------------------------------ I have created a Visual Read More...

OfficeLetter.com--An Excellent Office Resource
05 March 04 08:31 AM | chris | 0 Comments   

A few months back I decided to subscribe to the The Office Letter and I am glad I did. Office is a huge application and it's just about impossible for anyone to truly know everything about it. The Office Letter is a great way to keep learning about Office Read More...

Microsoft Office Specialist Competition
03 March 04 08:33 AM | chris | 0 Comments   

I love it when someone gives me a weird look because of what I do for work. The conversation usually goes this way. Person: Chris, what do you do for work? Chris: I specialize in enterprise use of Microsoft Office Person: Huh? Yes it does seem a bit different Read More...