Craig Skibo's WebLog
Sorry I can't answer the phone right now, I am outside feeding yogurt to the clowns.
Time to go
After 111/2 years, I have decided that I need to take a little time away from work and will be...
Date: 11/05/2007
Why C# and VB are not supported for VS Shell Isolated stubs
I have been asked a few times why, when you run our wizard, we generate C++ code and not C# or VB....
Date: 09/19/2007
Community Content Installer Power Toys - new location
Since Got Dot Net was closed down, I have not uploaded the power toys to a new location. I have...
Date: 09/12/2007
Visual Studio Shell architecture – Part 1
Before getting into how this new Visual Studio Shell Isolated (let’s call it VSSI for short) thing...
Date: 06/06/2007
Indroducing Visual Studio Shell
I have not been making too many posts here, mostly because I have had my head down working on some...
Date: 06/05/2007
Making Add-in development easier
One complaint that we have received about creating Add-ins is about the .addin file. Specifically,...
Date: 05/03/2007
Hello old, new friend
For the past few years, Carlos Quintero has been the MVP working with the automation model. Last...
Date: 03/15/2007
Now taking requests
Samples and tools are a big part of the VS SDK, but what we decide are good samples and tools are...
Date: 02/26/2007
Time for a change
If you have not noticed I have not posted to this blog in a while. There are many reasons for this,...
Date: 01/05/2007
New book now available
I know it has been a while, but I just wanted to drop a note that our latest book, Working With...
Date: 06/12/2006
A Man in Enemy Territory
The Seattle Seahawks are in the super bowl, I am happy that they are going. But there is one small...
Date: 01/27/2006
You can download our book if you are a MSDN subscriber
It has been confirmed by a few MSDN subscribers that you can download our book, Working With...
Date: 01/26/2006
Visual Studio 2005 Automation Samples now available
You can now download the automation samples for Visual Studio 2005 at...
Date: 01/06/2006
Visual IL source code now available
I have upload the source code for the Visual IL language service and project to...
Date: 12/07/2005
That is a lot easier than I thought
For a while now, people have been asking me how to create Satellite DLLs for their Add-ins. My...
Date: 12/02/2005
Our new Visual Studio 2005 Book
You may have heard that we have a new book out for Visual Studio 2005. The unfortunate bit of news...
Date: 11/29/2005
Extensibility Intellisense files now available
I have posted an MSI that will install XML files that will help you when programming Extensibility...
Date: 11/17/2005
Content Installer News
Recently I uploaded new builds of the Content Installer Power Toys. This upload fixes a few small...
Date: 11/16/2005
Managed Satellite DLLs for Extensibility
As you may know, some extensibility (both Add-in and VSIP Packages) features now support storing...
Date: 11/11/2005
Command Bar Types – Part 2
A few weeks back, I had a posting about how to use the new MRU button list command type when calling...
Date: 10/20/2005
Searching your web site from within the MSDN help browser search
One thing that I forgot to mention is that the newly updated Content Host web site template now has...
Date: 10/12/2005
Updated content installer power toys
I have uploaded new builds of the content installer power toys to the Got Dot NET workspace at...
Date: 10/12/2005
Getting ready for PDC
Next week starts the PDC, and I will be there. So if you know who I am stop by and say hello, and if...
Date: 09/09/2005
The new command bar types, part 1
I have had a few questions about how to use the new command bar types available to Add-ins. These...
Date: 09/09/2005
Community Content Web Starter Kit
I have uploaded a new tool to the Content Installer Power Toys web site – the Community Content Web...
Date: 08/25/2005
A use for the IntelliPoint software
Usually I do not install the IntelliPoint software that is in the box when you buy a Microsoft Mouse...
Date: 08/16/2005
VS Content Installer Power Toys
The first release of the VS Content Installer Power Toys are now available. You will need a recent...
Date: 08/12/2005
Toys and Thanksgiving
So here we are the day after we try our best to gorge ourselves on turkey, stuffing, and many other...
Date: 11/26/2004
Properties: How they work, why they exist
From talking with people, it appears that one area of confusion is over the use of the Properties...
Date: 11/26/2004
How many times did you vote?
OK, this will probably be the only political posting I make, I will keep it non-partisan, but I am...
Date: 11/02/2004
Multi-project templates
I had a comment left on my last post about enterprise templates, and it is a good time to discuss a...
Date: 10/08/2004
Exporting and installing
In my last post, I said that I was hard at work on some new features that you will be able to use in...
Date: 10/04/2004
I am back
It has been a while since I last wrote here, but the past couple months have been very busy. So,...
Date: 10/04/2004
Why are there two .Addin files?
The last few days I have been meeting with 3rd party developers, helping them with their VSIP...
Date: 07/30/2004
Remember – Services are singletons
Within the past week, services have been a big issue on two fronts. First, it was found that some...
Date: 07/30/2004
Stopping the “Click here balloon”
Visual Studio 2002 and 2003 had the ability to stop a macro from running by double-clicking the...
Date: 06/29/2004
Updates: Device Blogger and VSIP in VS 2005
Last weekend I started playing around with my “Device Blogger” project again – no...
Date: 06/29/2004
Beta 1 and the new Template Wizard
As you probably know by now from the abundant number of postings on the issue, VS 2005 beta 1 and...
Date: 06/29/2004
VB Parser
When working with users who want to use the code model to parse their files, the first thing they...
Date: 06/18/2004
DeviceBlogger
Last night I was sitting in bed watching a little TV, and using my PocketPC to browse the web...
Date: 06/16/2004
VS Blog Reader Sample, IL Projects, and a New Book
It has taken me a while, but I finally uploaded the VSBlogger Add-in to a GotDotNet workspace. You...
Date: 06/14/2004
8 And Counting
8 years ago today was my first day at Microsoft. That was a busy week, which included graduation...
Date: 06/03/2004
Upgrading automation code from VS 2003, and building Add-ins in the VS 2005 May Tech Preview
If you are trying to build Add-ins with the May Tech Preview of VS 2005 (the version we handed out...
Date: 05/29/2004
TechEd Day 4 & 5
Thursday I did my interview with MSDN TV. I am not sure when it will be posted, but I will let you...
Date: 05/29/2004
TechEd – Day 3
Two talks scheduled, two talks completed. We started the day with a “Cabana” session at...
Date: 05/26/2004
Keep those troublesome Add-ins from loading
If you have written more than the basic hello world Add-in, you probably have run into problem where...
Date: 05/26/2004
TechEd – Day 1 & 2
After some initial technical problems, I finally got my internet connection working in my hotel...
Date: 05/25/2004