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ickler8 | 8 years ago | on: Google Calendar should prevent spam by default

Unless I'm mistaken, I really don't believe it's an issue with the spec. There's nothing in iCal (RFC 5545) that says you have to take iCal objects attached to emails and automatically include them in the calendar. In fact, iCal servers are simply configured to accept the xml requests and distribute a list of VEVENT objects (among others) for display. They aren't inherently connected to a working inbox.

My guess is they have loose rules around auto-adding iCal attachments detected in IMAP/Mime messages. It's notoriously difficult to get email and calendars working. There's a reason ActiveSync is so damn expensive.

ickler8 | 9 years ago | on: Visual Studio for Mac Preview

That is currently an Apple issue. iOS projects have to be compiled on Apple hardware.

ickler8 | 9 years ago | on: Microsoft announces the next version SQL Server for Windows and Linux

ding ding ding

ickler8 | 9 years ago | on: Microsoft Becomes Linux Foundation Platinum Member

other way around.

ickler8 | 9 years ago | on: Connect 2016 [video]

Google Cloud joins .NET foundation technical steering group.

https://cloudplatform.googleblog.com/2016/11/Google-Cloud-to...

ickler8 | 9 years ago | on: Connect 2016 [video]

Visual Studio 2017 RC announced by Nat Friedman. (CEO of Xamarin prior to acquisition).

e: kinda surprised its the mobile group who's announcing RC for VS as a whole

ickler8 | 9 years ago | on: Connect 2016 [video]

It has to be right? Why would Github be so inclined to lean towards Microsoft over Facebook.

e: just doesn't follow that they have enough of a vested interest in msft to be deceptive.

ickler8 | 9 years ago | on: Visual Studio for Mac

Thats what this move is. VS for Mac is a rebranded Xamarin Studio.

ickler8 | 9 years ago | on: Visual Studio for Mac

Visual Studio for Mac is a re-brand of Xamarin Studio. However, perhaps more importantly than the software itself, opening the Visual Studio brand to the mac environment signals Microsoft's commitment, yet again, to meeting developers in their chosen environment. Xamarin Studio is also based on MonoDevelop, so maybe this could accelerate a VS linux port, if they're so inclined.