Slack - Ahmed Musaad

Avoid Unwanted Slack SSO Redirection Loop When Rolling Out Google & Third-Party IdP Integration

A tiny policy configuration can ruin your day and block your users from logging into Slack. Here is how to avoid this anxiety-inducing problem.

3 min read May 5, 2022

Slack public

Monitor Interesting Slack Discussions Using "My keywords"

Ahmed Musaad

Monitor interesting Slack discussions using the "My Keywords" feature.

2 min read Apr 25, 2022

SailPoint public

Setting Up SailPoint Slack App

Ahmed Musaad

SailPoint's Slack app makes sending and processing access requests a breeze and eases the integration of said process in daily productivity flows. This post helps you set up things up.

3 min read Feb 27, 2022

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Post Nicely Formatted Messages On Slack

Ahmed Musaad

Slack's message editor is rather primitive when it comes to message formatting, but there is a way to post nicely formatted messages on Slack, let me tell you a bit about it.

3 min read Feb 26, 2022

Slack public

Slack Watchman

Ahmed Musaad

Slack Watchman is a simple and effective tool that will help you detect personal or sensitive information that's shared on your workspace.

2 min read Nov 6, 2021

HOWTOs public

Pinned Messages in Slack Channels

Ahmed Musaad

The way pinned messages work in Slack is one of the things I find frustrating about the platform. If I pin a message, I expect it to remain visible in the channel not tucked into a side tab. This post outlines a rough PoC for a Slack application that can help you "truly" pin your messages.

6 min read Dec 7, 2020