- 11/Jul/2006 - Overview of Developer Technologies for Windows SharePoint Services
- 12/Jul/2006 - ARCast: Hey Architects! Meet the 2007 Office System
- 18/Jul/2006 - Developing SharePoint Workflows Using Visual Studio 2005
- 19/Jul/2006 - Designing Collaborative Business Processes with the 2007 Microsoft Office System
- 8/Aug/2006 - Introduction to Visual Studio Tools for the 2007 Microsoft Office System
- 9/Aug/2006 - Integrating Your Solutions with the 2007 Microsoft Office System User Interface
- 15/Aug/2006 - Developing, Deploying, and Hosting Rich Office InfoPath 2007 Client and Browser Forms
- 22/Aug/2006 - Building Collaborative Applications Without Code Using Office SharePoint Designer 2007
- 5/Sep/2006 - Extending the Web Content Management Features of Office SharePoint Server 2007
Friday, July 28, 2006
Office Developer Webcast Series
A series of webcasts devoted to developing the new breed of applications for Microsoft Office System 2007 hosted by the experts themselves. These webcasts provide great depth on the massive amount of new features in Microsoft Office System and the great tools support built in and available through Visual Studio and the new VSTO tools.
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Blogparts 1.2
Steen Molberg has release BlogParts 1.2 ... Blogparts is a set of Sharepoint 2.0 web parts that allow easy creation of a blog on a standard Sharepoint site.
MOSS2007 - Enabling Custom Authentication
Article from Sahil Malik - Enabling Custom Authentication for SharePoint 2007 This discusses how to switch the membership provider on a SharePoint Web application. Of course, you could write your own membership provider, but to keep things simple, this article uses the AspNetSqlMembershipProvider that ships with the .NET Framework 2.0.
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
MOSS 2007 Web CM - XBOX Demo
From Angus ...
I downloaded this session, Build Your Next Generation Internet Site Using SharePoint Technologies, by Jackie Bodine from MIX06 a while ago and completely forgot about it until a partner mentioned it.
This session is great if you are interested in using MOSS 2007 for Internet Sites and you will also see a killer masterpage based on Xbox.com.
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 beta 2 download
Microsoft have announced availability of the public betas of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and the new Forefront Security for Exchange Server.
Exchange Server 2007 builds on the leading e-mail, messaging and calendaring server with new features for improved security, remote and mobile access, compliance management, and unified messaging.
Forefront Security for Exchange Server helps provide advanced protection against viruses, worms and spam, and is the first product available under the recently announced Microsoft Forefront brand for business security products.
Exchange Server 2007 beta 2 is available for download at
http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/beta2
and Forefront Security for Exchange Server beta can be downloaded from
http://www.microsoft.com/forefront/serversecurity/exchange/download-beta.mspx
Exchange Server 2007 builds on the leading e-mail, messaging and calendaring server with new features for improved security, remote and mobile access, compliance management, and unified messaging.
Forefront Security for Exchange Server helps provide advanced protection against viruses, worms and spam, and is the first product available under the recently announced Microsoft Forefront brand for business security products.
Exchange Server 2007 beta 2 is available for download at
http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/beta2
and Forefront Security for Exchange Server beta can be downloaded from
http://www.microsoft.com/forefront/serversecurity/exchange/download-beta.mspx
Monday, July 24, 2006
Coming Zune
Now official - http://comingzune.com/Also Zune Insider - the inside scoop from Cesar Menendez working on Zune.
Friday, July 21, 2006
SharePoint 2007 Training
From Arpan ...
One of the questions I got asked frequently at the Worldwide Partner Conference is 'How do I/how does my IT team get ramped up on SharePoint technology?'
I've outlined 10 steps that you and/or your team can take to ramp up.
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One of the questions I got asked frequently at the Worldwide Partner Conference is 'How do I/how does my IT team get ramped up on SharePoint technology?'
I've outlined 10 steps that you and/or your team can take to ramp up.
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MOSS 2007 upgrade Beta2 -> B2TR -> RTM
Joel give guidance on upgrading from MOSS 2007 beta to the release version.
Windows SharePoint Services Organizational Issues White Paper
From Mauro Cardarelli ...
In my last post I mentioned the importance of a good SharePoint strategy. Well, to help you define what that looks like I direct you to a white paper by Sue Hanley. Her content, entitled 'Windows SharePoint Services Organizational Issues White Paper', is outstanding. It gives you a true appreciation for the level of effort necessary to PLAN a portal that will make an impact.
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In my last post I mentioned the importance of a good SharePoint strategy. Well, to help you define what that looks like I direct you to a white paper by Sue Hanley. Her content, entitled 'Windows SharePoint Services Organizational Issues White Paper', is outstanding. It gives you a true appreciation for the level of effort necessary to PLAN a portal that will make an impact.
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Designing Form Templates With The New Features Of InfoPath
MSDN Article - Designing Form Templates With The New Features Of InfoPath
This article discusses:
This article discusses:
- Design once for InfoPath and the Web browser
- Template Parts - building reusable components in InfoPath
- Hosting the InfoPath form control
- The InfoPath managed code object model
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Ontolica BehaviorTracking
Robert at Mondosoft contacted me to tell me about their new Ontolica BehaviorTracking - Search Analytics for SharePoint :
Monday, July 17, 2006
New UK TechNet Magazine now available
This new UK publication contains in-depth technical articles by the very best technical writers around, many of whom are consultants working with Microsoft in product development and testing. The new TechNet Magazine (UK edition) is truly the inside track on all things Microsoft.
Subscribe now to receive your FREE copy
Remote Document Library web part
From Mark Arend ...
This topic discusses using a DataForm web part to show a view of a document library on another site. This section gives instructions for creating the web part.
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This topic discusses using a DataForm web part to show a view of a document library on another site. This section gives instructions for creating the web part.
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Sunday, July 16, 2006
Microsoft Commerce Server 2007 Partner SDK
Microsoft Commerce Server 2007 Partner Software Development Kit (SDK) makes available source code and documentation to customize the Commerce Server Business User tools - Catalog Manager, Marketing Manager, and Customer and Orders Manager - for redistribution to your customers (subject to terms of license).
Download
Download
Thursday, July 13, 2006
WSSv3 v MOSS2007
FAQ - whats the differences between WSS v3 and MOSS 2007 ??
From Rob Garrett...
From Rob Garrett...
- Useful graphic showing the different services and component parts offered in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
Update: First comment states "Nothing at all about what you get with the free WSS v3 product"
WSS v3 includes the following ...
Storage: -Repository -Metadata -Versioning -Backup
Security: -Rights/Roles -Pluggable Auth -Per Item -Rights Trimming
Management: -Admin UX -Delegation -Provisioning -Monitoring
Topology: -Config Mgmt -Farm Services -Feature Policy -Extranet
Site Model: -Rendering -Templates -Navigation -Visual Blueprint
APIs: -Fields/Forms -OM and SOAP -Events -Deployment
SharePoint Auditing
FAQ - How do I enable auditing?
There are several options:
There are several options:
- For a whole site collection:
In 'Site Settings' click on 'Audit Settings' or navigate to http://xxxx/_layouts/auditsettings.aspx
Select the actions you want to audit. - For a particular document library:
In 'Document Library Settings' : 'Information management policy settings'
Click to create a local policy and select Auditing and actions - For a particular content type:
Just create a content type and click on 'Information management policy settings'
Click to create a local policy and select Auditing and actions
To view the Audit Log Reports you have to activate the Reporting feature:
- Navigate to: http://xxxx/_layouts/ManageFeatures.aspx?scope=Site
Find Reporting and click on 'Activate' (if not activated)
Go to 'Site Settings' then you should see 'Audit log reports'.
You can click on the link and then you can select the report you would like to generate.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 SP1 download
Virtual PC now joins Virtual Server in being free!
Download the full version of Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 SP1.
Download the full version of Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 SP1.
Office Live beta - UK / France / Japan / Germany
Office Live beta is now available in the following countries:Monday, July 10, 2006
New Dev-Centric Features In Office SharePoint Server Keep Your Apps Rolling
MSDN Magazine Article - New Dev-Centric Features In Office SharePoint Server Keep Your Apps Rolling - by Ted Pattison.
This article discusses:
- Building portal sites with MOSS 2007 and WSS 3.0
- Shared Service Providers, user profiles, and portal search
- Integration with the BDC and back-end systems
- Managing Web sites, business intelligence, and enterprise data
Update - also from Ted - Discover Significant Developer Improvements In SharePoint Services
This article discusses:
- Integration with ASP.NET 2.0 Web Parts
- Enhancements in content storage and site configuration
- Workflows in WSS
- Internet-style security features
Saturday, July 08, 2006
SharePoint External Account administration Kit
Connex has kicked off the SPEAK (SharePoint External Account administration Kit) project. This will enable the administration of user accounts from within WSS if you do not use AD.
Thursday, July 06, 2006
SharePoint Learning Kit
From Bil Simser ...
CodePlex just keeps getting groovier and grooview with SharePoint projects. Here's the latest. It's the SharePoint Learning Kit and the first Community Technology Preview (CTP) is available for you to download. For those of you familiar with Class Server, this is the same thing.
SharePoint Learning Kit (SLK) is a SCORM 2004-conformant e-learning delivery and tracking application built as a SharePoint v3 solution. It works with either Windows SharePoint Services v3 or Office SharePoint Server 2007.
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CodePlex just keeps getting groovier and grooview with SharePoint projects. Here's the latest. It's the SharePoint Learning Kit and the first Community Technology Preview (CTP) is available for you to download. For those of you familiar with Class Server, this is the same thing.
SharePoint Learning Kit (SLK) is a SCORM 2004-conformant e-learning delivery and tracking application built as a SharePoint v3 solution. It works with either Windows SharePoint Services v3 or Office SharePoint Server 2007.
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ODF support for Office
Microsoft have announced they are funding and providing architectural guidance to three partners to build the Open XML Translator, a set of tools being developed as open source, on SourceForge, under a BSD license, to enable translation of Office Open XML and ODF documents.
- This will provide read and 'save as' functionality of ODF in Office.
- Down-level Office capability is offered through the Office Compatibility Packs which give older versions of Office the ability to use Open XML.
Microsoft also announced the creation of an Interoperability Center for Office 2007an add-in that adds itself to the file menu in Office 2007 where users can get .PDF, .XLS, and .ODF interoperability.
From Brian Jones ...
Today we are announcing the creation of the Open XML Translator project that will help translate between the Office Open XML formats and the OpenDocument format. We've talked a lot about the value the Open XML formats bring, and one of them of course is the ability to filter it down into other formats. While we still aren't seeing a strong demand for ODF support from our corporate or consumer customers, it's now a bit different with governments. We've had some governments request that we help build solutions so that can use ODF for certain situations, so that's why we are creating the Open XML Translator project. I think it's going to be really beneficial to a number of folks and for a number of reasons.
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Sourceforge Project
Microsoft Interoperability
- This will provide read and 'save as' functionality of ODF in Office.
- Down-level Office capability is offered through the Office Compatibility Packs which give older versions of Office the ability to use Open XML.
Microsoft also announced the creation of an Interoperability Center for Office 2007an add-in that adds itself to the file menu in Office 2007 where users can get .PDF, .XLS, and .ODF interoperability.
From Brian Jones ...
Today we are announcing the creation of the Open XML Translator project that will help translate between the Office Open XML formats and the OpenDocument format. We've talked a lot about the value the Open XML formats bring, and one of them of course is the ability to filter it down into other formats. While we still aren't seeing a strong demand for ODF support from our corporate or consumer customers, it's now a bit different with governments. We've had some governments request that we help build solutions so that can use ODF for certain situations, so that's why we are creating the Open XML Translator project. I think it's going to be really beneficial to a number of folks and for a number of reasons.
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Sourceforge Project
Microsoft Interoperability
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
WSS Custom Search Results Page
An article on how to create a custom search results page in a Windows SharePoint Services site ... SharePoint Custom Search Results Page by Kris Rudin.