June 2008 Blog Posts

Path Helper Methods

A couple of helper methods to work with file paths: /// <summary> /// Returns filepath's path that is relative to root /// </summary> /// <param name="root"></param> /// <param name="filepath"></param> /// <returns>If filepath is not under root, /// returns filepath</returns> public static string GetRelativeFileName(string root, string filepath) { if (filepath.StartsWith(root, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)) { if (root.EndsWith("\\")) return filepath.Substring(root.Length); else return filepath.Substring(root.Length+1); } else return filepath; } /// <summary> /// Returns the...

Google Contacts Sync

Inspired by Google Calendar Sync i have started developing a tool for syncronizing Outlook Contacts with Google Contacts. A beta version is on it's way by the end of June i hope. Let me know if you're interested in getting a copy of the beta (or the RTM) when it's released - i'll send you a notification. Tags: Tools, Google, Outlook

Google Calendar Sync

Recently i have discovered Google Calendar Sync - a tillte tool from Google that can syncronize Outlook Calendar with online Google Calendar: (Above: Options window) It sits in the system tray and does what it says it does: syncs Outlook Calendar and Google Calendar. Not only it's cool, it's also useful :) as a backup for your calendar. Follow this link for setup instructions and download Tags: Tools, Google, Outlook