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    <title>Ayman Shoukry's WebLog</title>
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      <title>Vacation in Cairo, Egypt.</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Following my yearly tradition, I am spending the holidays in Cairo, Egypt with the family. It is...]]></description>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>A couple of days ago I paid a visit to Microsoft <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Egypt</st1:place></st1:country-region>. I met with the Developer Evangelist folks. We discussed the Visual C++ team’s participation in the upcoming MDC (Middle-East Developers Conference) in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cairo</st1:place></st1:City> (nothing is confirmed yet regarding the participation). Last year the VC++ Team delivered 3 talks. The conference is a really great one with lots of attendees and interactions.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Currently I am catching up with lots of college friends mainly from the </FONT><A href="https://www.aucegypt.edu/"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>AUC</FONT></A><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> soccer team. It is amazing to see how everyone grew in his/her own way. Lots of surprises, good ones though</FONT><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings"><SPAN style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings">J</SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman">.</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Thanks,</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>Ayman</FONT></FONT></P>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Visual Studio 2005 SP1 released</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The VC++ Team blog has all the details here.
Thanks,&nbsp; Ayman]]></description>
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<P>Thanks,<BR>&nbsp; Ayman</P>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Visual C++ Orcas Forums</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2006 16:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[You can now discuss all VC++ Orcas releated issues at the VC++ Orcas MSDN Forums. The current Visual...]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<P>You can now discuss all VC++ Orcas releated issues at the <A class="" href="https://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=1015&amp;SiteID=1" mce_href="https://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=1015&amp;SiteID=1">VC++ Orcas MSDN Forums</A>. The current<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A class="" href="https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=82243606-d16d-445c-8949-9ee8c10cda2e&amp;DisplayLang=en&amp;displaylang=en" target=_blank mce_href="https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=82243606-d16d-445c-8949-9ee8c10cda2e&amp;DisplayLang=en&amp;displaylang=en">Visual Studio Code Name “Orcas” September 2006 CTP</A>&nbsp;contains new features. The VC++ team blog includes more <A class="" href="https://blogs.msdn.com/vcblog/archive/2006/09/30/777835.aspx" mce_href="https://blogs.msdn.com/vcblog/archive/2006/09/30/777835.aspx">details</A>.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The VC++ Team will be monitoring such forum and looking forward to your input.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Thanks,</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Ayman Shoukry</SPAN></P>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 Beta is now available</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2006 16:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<P>The VC++ Team blog has all the details at <A href="https://blogs.msdn.com/vcblog/archive/2006/09/27/772917.aspx">https://blogs.msdn.com/vcblog/archive/2006/09/27/772917.aspx</A></P>
<P>Thanks,<BR>Ayman Shoukry</P>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Visual Studio .NET 2003 Service Pack 1 -- VC++ Team</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2006 16:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[On August 15, 2006, this release became available to the public and can be downloaded or obtained on...]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>On August 15, 2006, this release became available to the public and can be downloaded or obtained on CD (sites to obtain the Service Pack are listed below). </FONT></P>
<P>Review the list of included hotfixes:&nbsp; <A href="https://support.microsoft.com/kb/918007">https://support.microsoft.com/kb/918007</A>. </P>
<P>Details about the Service Pack: <A href="https://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;924009">https://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;924009</A></P>
<P>Download the Service Pack: <A href="https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=69d2219f-ce82-46a5-8aec-072bd4bb955e&amp;DisplayLang=en">https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=69d2219f-ce82-46a5-8aec-072bd4bb955e&amp;DisplayLang=en</A></P>Thanks,<BR>&nbsp;Ayman Shoukry]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>VC++ IDE: Past, Present &amp; Future</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2006 17:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[If you want to know more about the VC++ IDE, make sure to watch Shankar's channel9 video at...]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<P>If you want to know more about the VC++ IDE, make sure to watch Shankar's channel9 video at <A href="https://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=221610">https://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=221610</A></P>
<P>Thanks,<BR>Ayman Shoukry<BR></P>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>VC++ 2005 IDE Tips and Tricks</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Brois Jabes, a program manager on the VC++ team talks about a number of tips and tricks C++...]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<P><FONT size=2>Brois Jabes, a program manager on the VC++ team talks about a number of tips and tricks C++ developers can take advantage of when using VC++ 2005 IDE. Check out his Channel9 video at </FONT><A href="https://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=213258"><FONT size=2>https://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=213258</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT size=2>Thanks,<BR>Ayman Shoukry<BR>VC++ Team</FONT></P>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Take a look at the</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[slow chat at&nbsp;&nbsp;https://www.codeguru.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=89. The VC++ team talked...]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<P><FONT size=2>slow chat at&nbsp;<SPAN style="COLOR: #000000">&nbsp;<A href="https://www.codeguru.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=89"><FONT color=#770000>https://www.codeguru.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=89</FONT></A>. The VC++ team talked about the future of VC++ and plans to come.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000"><FONT size=2>Thanks<BR>Ayman Shoukry<BR>VC++ Team</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000"></SPAN>&nbsp;</P>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Join our slow chat on Visual C++</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2006 10:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[During the week of June 19th, the Visual C++ team will be hosting a slow chat titled "Visual C++:...]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<P><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000">During the week of June 19th, the Visual C++ team will be hosting a slow chat titled <STRONG>"Visual C++: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow"</STRONG> on CodeGuru <A href="https://www.codeguru.com">(www.codeguru.com)</A>. </SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000">Please come join us at:</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000"></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000">&nbsp;<A href="https://www.codeguru.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=89">https://www.codeguru.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=89</A></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000">Thanks,<BR>&nbsp; Ayman<BR></SPAN></P>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Visual C++ Team Blog</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2006 18:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[AymanS]]></dc:creator>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Visual C++ Team has started a team blog at https://blogs.msdn.com/vcblog/
This is a great step...]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<P>The Visual C++ Team has started a team blog at <A href="/vcblog/">https://blogs.msdn.com/vcblog/</A></P>
<P>This is a great step for directly communicating with&nbsp;C++ developers in&nbsp;the community.</P>
<P>Thanks,<BR>&nbsp; Ayman</P>
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