From Heather Solomon ...
One of the more powerful tools in user interface customization for SharePoint is the use and editing of cascading style sheets . This article covers several ways to change the styles used by SharePoint Portal and WSS sites.
SharePoint and Cascading Style Sheets: How to update, change and reference
Friday, April 28, 2006
SharePoint and Cascading Style Sheets
SharePoint Utility Suite v2.5 download
The SharePoint Utility Suite has been updated.
The purpose of the SharePoint Utility Suite is to provide a packaged collection of Tools and Utilities showcasing the rich Object Model that is delivered with the SharePoint Product and Technologies SDK (which includes Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 and SharePoint Portal Server 2003). This package includes code and tool examples that SharePoint Developers and SharePoint Administrators might find useful.
v2.5 Download.
From Keith Richie - Announcing the SharePoint Utility Suite Release 2.5
The purpose of the SharePoint Utility Suite is to provide a packaged collection of Tools and Utilities showcasing the rich Object Model that is delivered with the SharePoint Product and Technologies SDK (which includes Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 and SharePoint Portal Server 2003). This package includes code and tool examples that SharePoint Developers and SharePoint Administrators might find useful.
v2.5 Download.
From Keith Richie - Announcing the SharePoint Utility Suite Release 2.5
Dell M65 laptop 4Gb RAM
Take care if you are in the market for a new laptop and considering 4Gb RAM.
So you pay a really huge premium (compared with 2Gb RAM) to get 4Gb of RAM ... and so how much memory do you expect the BIOS to make available to the OS. For a Dell M65 the answer is just 3.071Gb.
Response from Dell ...
The processor only has 32 address lines, limiting it to an addressing map of 4 gigabytes.
The chipset, PCI devices, PCI express region, and video cards use some of this map, and the BIOS correctly reports this range as unavailable to the operating system. If the user installs 4 GB of physical memory, then the processor has no way to address the memory that overlaps with these regions, already in use. The chipset directs memory access to the appropriate device rather than sending it to random access memory (RAM).
On Dell's new line of desktops, PCI express uses 500 megabytes (MB) in the map; integrated video takes 256 MB right below PCI express, leaving 3.25 GB of memory available to the operating system via RAM. In some cases, less RAM is available depending on what other add-in cards are installed.
Therefore there is no hardware or software fault with the system. This is working as designed.
Update: A Dell D830 with 64-bit Vista can see all 4Gb.
So you pay a really huge premium (compared with 2Gb RAM) to get 4Gb of RAM ... and so how much memory do you expect the BIOS to make available to the OS. For a Dell M65 the answer is just 3.071Gb.
Response from Dell ...
The processor only has 32 address lines, limiting it to an addressing map of 4 gigabytes.
The chipset, PCI devices, PCI express region, and video cards use some of this map, and the BIOS correctly reports this range as unavailable to the operating system. If the user installs 4 GB of physical memory, then the processor has no way to address the memory that overlaps with these regions, already in use. The chipset directs memory access to the appropriate device rather than sending it to random access memory (RAM).
On Dell's new line of desktops, PCI express uses 500 megabytes (MB) in the map; integrated video takes 256 MB right below PCI express, leaving 3.25 GB of memory available to the operating system via RAM. In some cases, less RAM is available depending on what other add-in cards are installed.
Therefore there is no hardware or software fault with the system. This is working as designed.
Update: A Dell D830 with 64-bit Vista can see all 4Gb.
Thursday, April 27, 2006
XBOX theme for Windows XP
From Belchfire - XBOX theme for Windows XP (associated wallpaper)
What does it look like?.
Also read this to get the full effect.
What does it look like?.
Also read this to get the full effect.
Sky Launches New Interactive TV Portal, Sky Net
UK satellite TV operator, BSkyB, have launched a new interactive TV portal called Sky Net. The portal, which is accessed through the phone connection that is incorporated into all of Sky's set-top boxes, currently offers a small selection of the hundreds of third-party Web sites that Sky says have registered for it to date. The sites are provided by traditional Web operators, retailers, non-profit organizations, special interest groups, local governments, and even individuals.
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Microsoft CMS and Artemis CMS.RAPID can be used to facilitate the development of Sky Net sites using WTVML (the XML-based content authoring standard for providing IP-based interactive TV services).
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Microsoft CMS and Artemis CMS.RAPID can be used to facilitate the development of Sky Net sites using WTVML (the XML-based content authoring standard for providing IP-based interactive TV services).
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Register Event Handlers Programmatically (WSS v3)
Patrick Tisseghem has kindly shared a free tool (with source code) to programatically register an event handler for a WSS v3 list.
Wallop
Microsoft have announced the spinout of a new social networking technology, developed by Microsoft Research, to create a new Silicon Valley startup, Wallop Inc. Wallop, whose aim is to deliver the next generation of social computing. Launching later this year, Wallop solves the problems plaguing current social networking technologies and will introduce an entirely new way for consumers to express their individuality online.
Welcome to Wallop
Welcome to Wallop
SharePoint on your Phone - Mobile Views
From Martin Kearn ...
Every list and library in MOSS 2007 or WSSv3 is capable of hosting 'Mobile Views'. These are standard views of lists or libraries that an administrator has defined as being mobile enabled. You can also view individual list items in mobile form.
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Every list and library in MOSS 2007 or WSSv3 is capable of hosting 'Mobile Views'. These are standard views of lists or libraries that an administrator has defined as being mobile enabled. You can also view individual list items in mobile form.
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Tuesday, April 25, 2006
SharePoint 2007 - Accessibility Improvements
Ive been pushing the Sharepoint Team for some time to make a statement on 'Accessibility Compliance' with the new version ... well here it is Improvements In Accessibility
IE7 Beta 2 download
IE7 Beta 2 is now available for download.There is also a new IE add-on site to go along with Beta 2. It includes some offline browser utilities - perhaps useful if you want to take SharePoint offline or to stage a CMS site.
Opening statements - European Court of First Instance
"To take an analogy used by the Commission itself, the fact that laces are sold separately from shoes does not demonstrate that shoe manufacturers are engaged in a tying practice by selling shoes only with laces. One must still consider whether there is demand for shoes without laces."
More excerpts.
More excerpts.
Monday, April 24, 2006
Evolution of WCM in MOSS 2007 - Webcast recording
From Andrew Connell ...
MSDN Webcast Follow-up: The Evolution of WCM in MOSS 2007 (links, references, & additional questions answered)
MSDN Webcast Follow-up: The Evolution of WCM in MOSS 2007 (links, references, & additional questions answered)
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
The Beauty of Office + SharePoint 2007
Business Data Catalog Overview
From Lawrence Liu ...
I thought I would post a blog entry about one of my favorite new features of Office SharePoint Server 2007: the Business Data Catalog (BDC), which enables integration with LOB and other applications by connecting via Web services or ADO.NET interfaces and displaying business data on the portal without any coding.
The BDC is essentially a catalog of business applications that are of interest to SharePoint Server 2007 users, and it bridges the gap between the portal and business applications by bringing in key data from various applications to SharePoint sites, lists, search, and user profiles. The BDC is the key infrastructural component around which most of the other business data features of SharePoint Server 2007 are built.
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I thought I would post a blog entry about one of my favorite new features of Office SharePoint Server 2007: the Business Data Catalog (BDC), which enables integration with LOB and other applications by connecting via Web services or ADO.NET interfaces and displaying business data on the portal without any coding.
The BDC is essentially a catalog of business applications that are of interest to SharePoint Server 2007 users, and it bridges the gap between the portal and business applications by bringing in key data from various applications to SharePoint sites, lists, search, and user profiles. The BDC is the key infrastructural component around which most of the other business data features of SharePoint Server 2007 are built.
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Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Gamertag
Windows Defender (Beta 2) download
Microsoft has issued a refresh of Windows Defender (Beta 2) which includes updates that addresses some issues around signature updating, improvement upon the usability of Windows Defender and also the SpyNet reporting capabilities.
Download
Download
Monday, April 10, 2006
Records Management team are blogging.
The Microsoft Records Management Team are now blogging - that is both the product team and Microsofts own corporate records manager - and will provide both a business and product/technology focus. The intention is that Microsoft own records management requirements will be fulfilled by SharePoint Server 2007 alone and so this is going to be an interesting read over the next few weeks/months.
Sunday, April 09, 2006
Discovery Wizard for SharePoint
From Gayan Peiris ...
Discovery Wizard for SharePoint is an auto discovery tool that identifies your entire SharePoint environment - all servers, site collections and sites - gathering important information on your discovered inventory.
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Discovery Wizard for SharePoint is an auto discovery tool that identifies your entire SharePoint environment - all servers, site collections and sites - gathering important information on your discovered inventory.
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Saturday, April 08, 2006
Lara Croft 360
Lara Croft is back ... the XBOX 360 demo is now up on Xbox Live marketplace to download."Lara seduces on Xbox 360 in ways you can't imagine until you've seen her in action"
Angel Leigh McCoy.
Friday, April 07, 2006
MSDN TV: Introduction to Upcoming SharePoint Products and Technologies
Mike Fitzmaurice gives an overview of the new technologies that will release within Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services v3 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.
- Main discussion 9.1 MB
- Demos 13.2 MB
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
MSN Search charity site - www.clickscount.co.uk
Start searching at http://www.clickscount.co.uk.
Every search carried out on this special MSN Search charity site makes a direct donation to the NSPCC. It doesn't cost you anything. All you do is search as normal, but using the special charity search engine. So get clicking and get everyone you know clicking too! Together, we can raise thousands for children that desperately need help.
Every search carried out on this special MSN Search charity site makes a direct donation to the NSPCC. It doesn't cost you anything. All you do is search as normal, but using the special charity search engine. So get clicking and get everyone you know clicking too! Together, we can raise thousands for children that desperately need help.
Monday, April 03, 2006
Microsoft Agrees to Acquire ProClarity
Microsoft have announced it has agreed to acquire ProClarity Corp., a software company that develops advanced analysis and visualization technologies that work in association with Microsoft's business intelligence platform.
Press Release.
The acquisition builds on Microsoft's recent progress expanding its BI offerings, from last years introductions of SQL Server 2005 and Office Business Scorecard Manager 2005 to the forthcoming BI capabilities within the 2007 Office system releases of Excel and SharePoint.
Press Release.
The acquisition builds on Microsoft's recent progress expanding its BI offerings, from last years introductions of SQL Server 2005 and Office Business Scorecard Manager 2005 to the forthcoming BI capabilities within the 2007 Office system releases of Excel and SharePoint.
Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 is free / LINUX support
Microsoft announce today at LinuxWorld:
- Virtual Server 2005 R2 product is now available as a no-charge download.
- Availability of no-charge virtual machine add-ins to run select Linux distributions, along with a technical support model to assist customers as they consolidate their Linux-based applications on Virtual Server 2005 R2.
- The momentum seen around the Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) format licensing program, which will drive industry development of solutions to help customers better manage virtual machines. Currently 45 vendors have signed up to this royalty-free license program.