Wednesday, June 27, 2007

SharePoint Interoperability


Microsoft's goal for interoperability with MOSS is to make it possible for users to aggregate and consume information from a range of different data sources and application platforms, in a familiar interface.

Check out the new SharePoint Interoperability website on Technet.

Friday, June 22, 2007

Data from SharePoint lists in XML


Nice tip from Dustin - simple way to get data from your SharePoint lists in XML format ...

... Web Services/SOAP isn't the only path to XML from SharePoint

SharePoint technology usage is exploding


Microsoft's SharePoint technology usage is exploding -- not just as a tool for collaboration within a department but also as a means of organizing content across the enterprise. This was the summation of the findings of a study that will be released this month by IDC, a Framingham, Mass.-based market research firm.

More (Techtarget)

MOSS 2007 VPC


A MOSS 2007 VPC (with 2007 clients and eval guide) is now available for download.

Download

Thursday, June 21, 2007

Telerik RadEditor / RadControls for MOSS




Telerik have now released the full version of their radEditor for MOSS.

Licensing has changed from per-server to a per-developer licensing model meaning tremendous cost reduction.

A comparison between the Lite and the full-featured editions is here.

Telerik are now working on a detailed tutorial that will show you how to integrate their RadControls for ASP.NET in MOSS.

Application Templates for WSSv3 - Under the Hood whitepaper


This white paper describes how Microsoft developed the Application Templates, identifying best practices for how to work with core capabilities within both Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services and Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007, with the goal of empowering customers and partners to create their own applications.

Application Templates for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 - Under the Hood

Update: Role-Based Templates for SharePoint My Sites: Under the Hood

Enhanced Content Query Web Part


Ishai Sagi is looking for beta testers for his Enhanced Content Query Web Part.

More

Enhanced Content Query Web Part Home

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Development Tools and Techniques for Working with Code in Windows SharePoint Services


Development Tools and Techniques for Working with Code in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, by Patrick Tisseghem, is now published on MSDN.
  • Part 1 : Learn the skills you need to develop for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, about the differences from traditional ASP.NET development, about the required development environment, and the steps to build a Windows SharePoint Services solution with Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
  • Part 2 : Explore Windows SharePoint Services solutions, solution architecture, and techniques for creating, deploying, maintaining, and upgrading Windows SharePoint Services solutions.
Recommended!

MOSS 2007 - community WCM code samples


From Andrew Connell & Spencer Harbar ....

.... we would like to announce three new CodePlex projects created to enable the community to share examples of useful Publishing site elements built using the Web Content Management features of Office SharePoint Server 2007.

More

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Community Kit for SharePoint 2.0 Pre-Release


The CKS team have decided to release a couple of editions and components to the community for evaluation and feedback - the CKS 2.0 Pre-Release contains the following:

SharePoint 2007 Flash Animation Web Part


By Mahdi Abdulhamid ... SharePoint 2007 Flash Animation Web Part

Thursday, June 14, 2007

SharePoint Spy


This powerful free tool will allow you to spy into the internal data of SharePoint and compare the effects of making a change. Sharepoint Spy also allows you to compare settings between sites, lists, views, etc helping you troubleshoot configurations.

SharePoint Spy

MossAdRotator download


From Code Jedi ...

Quite a few people have asked me for a downable copy of the MossAdRotator control I discussed in March, so I have created a C# class file that you can download.

"SharePoint Blog" Search


Answers to SharePoint questions are usually lurking somewhere in a SharePoint blog.

We now have Ontolica MOSS Search setup to index the key SharePoint focussed blogs.

http://blogdemo.mondosoft.com/blogsearch

More blogs will be added shortly.

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 Download


Now available Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1. The latest release leverages hardware assisted technology and enhanced support. Get upgraded today.

Download

Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Tech-Ed 2007 "Back to the Future" Keynote Video


Keynote Video | Press Releases

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

SharePoint Conference 2008




Save the date - March 2-6, 2008 in Seattle.

http://www.mssharepointconference.com/

Monday, June 04, 2007

So you thought you were good at Guitar Hero ?


Microsoft Surface


www.surface.com



The launch of Microsoft Surface marks the beginning of a new technology category and a user-interface revolution. Surface, Microsoft's first surface computer, provides effortless interaction with digital content through natural hand gestures, touch and physical objects. Surface computing breaks down traditional barriers between people and technology, changing the way people interact with all kinds of everyday information - from photos to maps to menus.

Friday, June 01, 2007

Microsoft Office Interactive Developer Map


The Microsoft Office Interactive Developer Map is a new WPF application that helps developers visualize the different programs, servers, services and tools that will help them build solutions. You can drill down to each product and technology and learn about new features, objects, Web services, namespaces and schemas required to extend Office.