86 posts from: Arno Nel
Introducing a good South Africa SharePoint blog
(Indexed 2007-09-19):
Id like to introduce everyone to a friend of mine, Zlatan. He has been doing a great job on his blog and do alot around SharePoint, SharePoint Development, OBA, etc.According to his blog:"I'm primarily a C#.NET and DB system architect/developer and I alsocome from an extensive Enterprise Content Management - MS SharePoint03/07, Opentext - Livelink, Identitech - FYI, Global 360, Meridio,K2.NET, Opentext - Domea (including Business Intelligence - SQL 2005)experience and background especially ...(truncated)...
Im a SharePoint MVP!
(Indexed 2007-07-01):
Hate it or love it the under dog's on topAnd I'm gonna shine homie until my heart stopGo'head'n envy meI'm a SharePoint MVPAnd I ain't going no whereSo you can get to know me! [Image][Image]
SharePoint Weekly 11
(Indexed 2007-06-29):
Looks like a quiet week on the SharePoint weekly.... Amanda shows us how to Creating a Template Part in InfoPath. [Image] Lawrence from the Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Team Blog announces, on behalf of Tom Rizzo :), that the Interoperability TechCenter for MOSS 2007 goes live. From the technet site:"Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS) provides enterprises with a scalable business platform for managing content and integrating line of business systems. IT b...(truncated)...
SharePoint Weekly 10
(Indexed 2007-06-22):
Mark Harrison introduces a new MOSS based search appliance [Image] The Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Team Blog pre-release the Community Kit for SharePoint 2.0. Ive played with this and find it a very useful addition. Check out this Blog theme : [Image] Spencer Harbar & Andrew Connell announce some CodePlex projects they have been working on: SharePoint 2007 WCM Field Controls SharePoint 2007 WCM Web Parts SharePoint 2007 WCM Utilities The BDC Meta Man now suppo...(truncated)...
SharePoint Weekly 9
(Indexed 2007-06-15):
Well, after sitting on the runway for 3 hours, and after 28 hours of travel time, i am back in Sunny (but cold) South Africa. Teched was really good, Microsoft really know how to cater a successful event. I have mixed impressions about my second trip to the US. One thing i know for sure,... is that a lot of the American Tourists to Disney really need to go on Diet... hehe Anyhoo.... Before i left, i was going to announce the winner of the MindManager 7 license... and that Winner is..........(dru...(truncated)...
Microsoft Acquires Stratature
(Indexed 2007-06-15):
Wow, this acquisition couldn't have come at a better time for me. According to the press release on Statature "June 7, 2007Today, Microsoft announced the acquisition of Stratature. This announcement builds on the relationship Microsoft and Stratature have already established, and will accelerate Microsofts delivery of technology in the MDM market; it represents the culmination of a company-wide effort across the Microsoft SQL Server, Business Intelligence and Microsoft Office SharePoint tec...(truncated)...
SharePoint Weekly 8
(Indexed 2007-06-03):
The SharePoint Weekly is a bit naked this week. That is because i had to travel for almost 2 days to get to TECHED Orlando.For this reason, i am extending the MindManager competition for the week. Im sure alot of good posts will come out of Teched as well. SCSFContrib is Alive! - Bil Simer announces the start of his new CodePlex project. Do you ever sleep Bil? Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Receive DoD 5015.2 Certification for Records Management Russ Salters chats about it Law...(truncated)...
Sharepoint Weekly Competition - Sponsored but the Mindjet Corporation
(Indexed 2007-05-25):
[Image] I want to extend a big thank you to Mindjet for sponsoring our weekly competition on behalf of the new MindManager 7, available on May 30th. In celebration of the launch, Im going to be giving away a complimentary copy of MindManager Pro 7 (Windows), valued at $349, to one lucky winner of next weeks SharePoint Weekly. Mindjet will choose the best user generated post from my SharePoint Weekly post. To qualify: Your post must be an original article Your post must have a collection of ...(truncated)...
Sharepoint Weekly 7
(Indexed 2007-05-25):
Feature extensions to the WSS blog site template TheKid.me.uk extends the wss blog template - Check it out Here is a list of the features... Full MetaBlogAPI support for posting via LiveWriter or you favourite blogging tool. It is an extension and so all current WSS blog functionality is still available. Url rewriting along the same lines as Community Server...you should be able to move your blog from CS without any of your links changing. Full support for Akismet anti-spam for comments, wi...(truncated)...
IW Event - The Future of CRM and IW
(Indexed 2007-05-24):
[Image][Image] On behalf of Microsoft, it gives us great pleasure to invite you to the Information Worker Forum in June 2007. Information Worker Forum June 2007 The Future of CRM and IW Speaker: Wynand Roos 1. The integration points between CRM and MOSS 2. How does Dynamics CRM leverage Office 2007 3. How do we leverage performance point DATE: Thursday, 7 June 2007 TIME: 15:00 - Registration15:30 to 17:00 - PresentationPlease join us for cocktails at 17:00 VENUE: Presentation Room, Microso...(truncated)...
SharePoint Weekly 6
(Indexed 2007-05-18):
Accurate Metadata Values May Be Difficult to Maintain Over Time in SharePoint Server 2007 - Bill English, author of the MOSS Administrators Companion, does a great job explaining one of the problems/caveats in MOSS content types. [Image] Bill through Mindsharp also releases a STSADM White Paper. Updated Sharepoint MSDN content Randal puts together a nice list of updated MSDN content, including the following articles: Team-Based Development in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Upgra...(truncated)...
SharePoint Weekly 5
(Indexed 2007-05-11):
[Image] John Holliday describes the use of his CAML.net in "Working with CAML.Net - Part 1" [Image] Colligo announces version 2.1 of the Colligo Contributor product. They were kind enough to send me a license, so ill do a full review on the product soon. From their site: "Colligo ContributorT is an easy-to-deploy .NET client application that extends the power of Microsoft Office SharePoint to the desktop. It increases productivity and adoption by enabling users to instantly and securely acce...(truncated)...
Sharepoint 2007 Document and Records Management resource List (update)
(Indexed 2007-05-11):
Document and Records Management Definition Document Management According to Wikipedia : "A document management system (DMS) is a computer system (or set of computer programs) used to track and store electronic documents and/or images of paper documents. The term has some overlap with the concepts of Content Management Systems and is often viewed as a component of Enterprise Content Management Systems and related to Digital Asset Management. Records Management According to Wikipedia: "Records Ma...(truncated)...
Sharepoint Weekly 4
(Indexed 2007-05-04):
Fellow blogger Amanda Murphy is INETA president elect ! The SharePoint Solutions Blog releases the Site Provisioning Assistant Public Beta. To download the SPA public beta, visit their Releases and Downloads page. Andre Connell packages Todss cool hack and releases SPClientUtilities[Image] Randall announces updates to WSS and MOSS SDK's The Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies Team Blog does it again with Microsoft IT Site Delete Capture 1.0 available on Codeplex as w...(truncated)...
Teched Orlando
(Indexed 2007-04-26):
IM GOING TO TECHED 2007 IN ORLANDO!!!! yep, im taking the plunge and flying half way across the world. So far, these are the sessions im doing: ARC201 Ron Jacobs on the Architecture Landscape S230 E SOA11-TLC The Role of Microsoft BizTalk in a Service-Oriented Infrastructure Blue Theater 10 ARC308 Best Practices for Designing Reusable SOA Services S230 A ARC07-TLC Using Microsoft Tools to Enable Your Enterprise Architecture Efforts Blue Theater 9 SOA317 Building Connected Sy...(truncated)...
Sharepoint Weekly 3
(Indexed 2007-04-26):
Joel does a great job once again with "Sample Data for Capacity Planning". What is really interesting was the report Joel ran on Microsoft team sites across 1TB of data. 62% of these sites were 5MB or below. There were an everage of 47 users per site, half of which were Contributers. 50% of all templates were Team Sites, while only 7% were blank. Joel also pointed out The SharePoint 2007 Test Data Population Tool (WSSDW.exe) which is a capacity planning and performance testing tool that populat...(truncated)...
Techdays Presentations available
(Indexed 2007-04-24):
[Image]Go here for the original list Overview of Networking in Vista Enterprise Content Management Introducing System Center Operations Manager (formerly known as MOM) End to End Service Orientated Monitoring with System Center Operations Manager 2007 Forefront Client Security Windows Vista: Application Compatibility Next Generation software deployment with Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization Technical Drilldown into System Center Configuration Manager (formerly known as SMS v4)...(truncated)...
IW Community Event - Deep dive into WCM with Sharepoint
(Indexed 2007-04-24):
[Image][Image] The Information Worker Forum will have an event at Microsoft on Thursday 3 May, with Michael O' Donovan chatting about the Web Content Management features of Sharepoint. "The Web Content Management (WCM) technology in the 2007 version of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server represents the first major release of Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) since 2002. At this forum well look at the major improvements WCM offers over MCMS. Well discuss major design changes such as the...(truncated)...
Sharepoint Weekly 2
(Indexed 2007-04-20):
[Image] Randal announced 3 new Visual How to topics for MOSS that went live this week: Filtering one Business Data Catalog List from Another by Using Associations in SharePoint Server 2007 by John Peltonen @3Sharp Creating Business Data Catalog Entities in SharePoint Server 2007 by John Peltonen @3Sharp Retrieving Excel 2007 Workbooks or Snapshots Using Office SharePoint Server 2007 Excel Services by Joel Krist @Akona Systems Microsoft Office Programs and SharePoint Products and Technolog...(truncated)...
the Strategic Architect
(Indexed 2007-04-18):
[Image] Ok, so im in Architect. There are so many kinds out there. I guess my role fits in with the Skyscrapr definition "Strategic Architect". According to them: "The job of Enterprise Architects is to keep the business and its IT systems in alignment. They strive to maximize the return on IT investment by making sure that IT spending is prioritized towards business opportunity, and by optimizing the impact of investments across the organizations portfolios of services, resources, projects, and...(truncated)...
Sharepoint Weekly Roundup
(Indexed 2007-04-13):
STSADM.exe for Windows - Ronalus has done a Windows GUI for our fave command line tool Feature Events Manager [Image] Using Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePoint to Defend Collaboration Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Sample: Example Master Pages - From MS: "Master pages are a feature of ASP.NET 2.0 that work the same way in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 as they do in ASP.NET 2.0. Using master pages, you can create a single page ...(truncated)...
IW Interviews - Cyril Belikoff (Microsoft South Africa)
(Indexed 2007-03-16):
Over the next few weeks im going to be doing a series of interviews with key people in IW. To kick it off, i had a chat to Cyril Belikoff, Business Group Executive for IW at Microsoft South Africa. General Name: Cyril Belikoff Role: Business Group Executive: IW Day to day responsibilities: Business Strategy, Planning and Marketing Short BIO and work experience: Spent most of my time at Microsoft more than a decade Microsoft Why do you think Microsoft is so successful? Great Solutions and gre...(truncated)...
South African IW Community Blogs - OPML
(Indexed 2007-03-13):
[Image][Image] For those who want an OPML file of all the blogs in the community please go here This file will allow you to view the RSS feeds of the following South African blogs: Arno Nel Bruce Nicholson CRM for the Developer Cyril Belikoff Glen Ansell Keith Monale Marc Lenferna's SharePoint Blog Mike Mc Donogh Nico Oosthuysen Nireshen Beerbul Peter Reid Piers Mathews Rory Headon-Weeks Stephen Green Suliman Noor Mahomed Team Microsoft Uriel Rootshtain[Image][Image]
Microsoft Dynamics Client for Microsoft Office and SharePoint Server
(Indexed 2007-03-13):
There is alot of commentary out there about Microsofts announcement at Convergence 2007, about the Dynamics client for Office. Mary J Foley: Microsofts Dynamics Client for Office: No ones saying the D word Microsoft Presspass: Microsoft Announces New Package to Extend Microsoft Dynamics ERP Solutions to Microsoft Office Users[Image][Image]
SharePoint Server 2007 Presentations: Enterprise Search Deep Dives
(Indexed 2007-03-12):
Thanks to Angus Logan for pointing this out: From Microsoft: "This download presents packaged presentations and videos of the following conference sessions: Enterprise Search Strategy and Opportunities (SharePointServer2007SearchDeepDiveA.exe)This session starts with an overview of Microsoft's enterprise search strategy, reviews the various products that it affects, and outlines what is new in SharePoint Search for the 2007 Microsoft Office system. Lastly, it discusses opportunities for partner...(truncated)...
Information Worker Community - South Africa
(Indexed 2007-03-09):
Well, last week Microsoft helped launched the Information Worker community to South African Microsoft Partners. Id like to take this opportunity to launch the community to the greater African IT community. [Image][Image] What is the community about? "The purpose of the community is to provide a local forum where people can share ideas, experiences and best practices around Microsofts Information Worker products. Initially the community is going to be technical in nature and will focus on the...(truncated)...
A six-part series on getting the most out of SharePoint Designer 2007
(Indexed 2007-03-07):
Go check them out here From Microsoft: Powerful user interface and design tools[Image] Office SharePoint Designer 2007 has a user interface that should look familiar to anyone who has used Microsoft Office products in the past. However, one of the noticeable changes from other Microsoft Office applications is the extensive use of task panes. Task panes allow users easy access to the tools that are most relevant for their current task. Watch this training for an overview of Office SharePoint De...(truncated)...
Duet, MOC Learning, Search Webcasts, Virtual Labs and more
(Indexed 2007-03-06):
Microsoft Dynamics team to take on Microsoft-SAP Duet?300-level MOSS Search WebcastsMicrosoft Official Curriculum (MOC) content for SharePoint Products and Technologies now availableConfiguring and Integrating Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Microsoft Commerce Server 2007TechNet Virtual Lab: 2007 Microsoft Office System[Image][Image]
Technical Overview of Excel Services
(Indexed 2007-02-28):
Great webcast up at MS:"In this webcast, we look at the new Excel Services, which is part of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. We describe how Excel Services extends the capabilities of Microsoft Office Excel 2007 by allowing broad sharing of spreadsheets, in addition to improved manageability and security. Attend this session to learn how you can reuse spreadsheet models with Excel Services through a scalable server-based calculation service. We illustrate how Excel Services provides a W...(truncated)...
InfoPath 2007 training labs
(Indexed 2007-02-28):
Erika Ehrli has put together a nice list of MSDN training labs for Infopath 2007. Check out her post here, including a link to the Office PIA's Lab 1: Publishing an InfoPath 2007 Form Template to a Server Running InfoPath Forms Services Lab 2: Deploying and Managing InfoPath 2007 Forms Lab 3: Integrating InfoPath 2007 with the Data Connection Library Lab 4: Enabling Digital Signatures in InfoPath 2007 Form Templates Lab 5: Importing Word Forms into InfoPath 2007 Lab 6: Using InfoPath 2007...(truncated)...
SharePoint Pro Online LIVE!
(Indexed 2007-02-28):
Thanks to Daniel Larson for pointing this out. There is a free full day, online sharepoint conference coming up.Agenda: SharePoint and Your Business: How WSS and MOSS are Used In the Real World Introduction to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 Administration Windows SharePoint Services Development for ASP.NET Developers Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) v3 Web Part Development Making the Most of SharePoint and Microsoft Office Applications SharePoint Backup and Restore The File Sha...(truncated)...
Understanding and Troubleshooting the SharePoint Explorer View
(Indexed 2007-02-27):
From Microsoft: "The Explorer View feature that is included with Windows SharePoint Services and is also available in Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server lets users access files stored in the SharePoint database using the familiar Windows Explorer interface. To the end user, this appears to be a very simple and robust feature. In reality, it is the result of a complex series of interactions between many individual components provided by separate Microsoft products. This white paper is an effort t...(truncated)...
All 40 Application Templates are ready !!!
(Indexed 2007-02-22):
[Image] [From Microsoft] Site Admin Templates: Get all 20 Site Admin templates as a single package download. Available in English only. Server Admin Templates: Get all 20 Server Admin templates as a single package download. Multiple languages available. All 40 Application Templates : Get all 40 Application Templates for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 as a single package download. Package only includes English versions. Site Admin Templates [Image] Board of Directors [Image] Business Performan...(truncated)...
Sharepoint 2007 Webcasts
(Indexed 2007-02-20):
Coming Up Wed, 21 Feb 2007TechNet Webcast: Planning Deployment of Search Solutions for the Enterprise: Security, Performance, and Compliance Considerations (Level 300) [Image] Thu, 22 Feb 2007Support WebCast: Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 integration with Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) version 3 Contact Lists and Document Libraries [Image] Thu, 22 Feb 2007Microsoft Webcast: Improve Productivity and Communication Using Office SharePoint Server 2007 (Level 100) [Image] Wed, ...(truncated)...
Sharepoint related Links
(Indexed 2007-02-19):
2 IW related articles on the January Architecture Journal Context-Driven Access via Microsoft Office By Thomas DemmlerYou don't have to refactor all of your applications to create composite applications. Learn how one company interfaces with legacy systems by using Information Bridge Framework. Building Office Business Applications By Atanu BanerjeeMany business processes are document-centric. Explore the 2007 Microsoft Office system features as a platform for composite applications with wor...(truncated)...
New Application Templates for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
(Indexed 2007-01-30):
20 Application templates (of 40 ) are now ready for download from the Microsoft site: Site Admin Templates Board of DirectorsThe Board of Directors application template for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 provides a single location for an external group of members to store and locate common documents such as quarterly reviews, shareholder meeting notes and annual strategy documents. Business Performance ReportingThe Business Performance Reporting application template for Microsoft Win...(truncated)...
Sharepoint SDK and more Downloads
(Indexed 2007-01-23):
Things are a bit crazy at work, so ive had little time to blog recently. Couldnt resist posting this though: The MOSS and WSS SDK's are complete and ready for download. Check out the Sharepoint Team Blog for more details or download direct from: MOSS SDK WSS SDK The Sharepoint Team blog also announced Role-Based Templates for Sharepoint. Check out the post here. This should go hand in hand with the soon to be released application templates pack Also check out the Taxonomy/Tagging Starter kit f...(truncated)...
Streamlining Records Management Using SharePoint Server 2007 Workflow
(Indexed 2007-01-03):
Not sure if anyone has seen the Microsoft IT Case Studies on Technet. Check them out here Of particular interest to me, was the Case Study published on the 19th of last month, titled "Streamlining Records Management Using SharePoint Server 2007 Workflow" This Case study explains how the Microsoft Legal and Corporate Affairs (LCA) Records Management team created an tracking solution that provides employees with easy access to records information. Technical Case Study Online Technical Case Study D...(truncated)...
links for 2006-12-12
(Indexed 2006-12-12):
SharePoint Inspector - IntroductionSharePoint Inspector is a free tool to browse your SharePoint 2007 farm. Its main purpose is to help SharePoint developerYou can see objects composing its structure, get their properties by reflection, which can be very useful when you want to check if(tags: sharepoint-tools)CSharpBook at Programmers HeavenThe Programmer's Heaven C# School book covers the .NET framework and the C# language. Starting with the basics of the language, it goes on to cover object or...(truncated)...
Keeping Control of Your Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Sites with IT Governance
(Indexed 2006-11-30):
More Webcasts: "In this session, we show you how to manage shared service providers, including the ability to use profiles, personalized sites, and audiences to deliver customized content to users of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. We also demonstrate the security, policy, and auditing features available to administrators of SharePoint sites. Learn how Office SharePoint Server gives administrators a high level of control over content and site management, in addition to the ability to se...(truncated)...
Ready for a new day?
(Indexed 2006-11-30):
A new Microsoft site hit the web at http://msnewday.com/ The site has some videos: Bob Muglia on the Wave of Innovation How Secure is Windows Vista? Smashing Silos Value Out of the Box Welcome to the New Office UI Enterprise Content Management Partners Bring Value to Business As well as a Forum[Image][Image]
Visio Models, Scenarios and Flowcharts for Office SharePoint Server 2007
(Indexed 2006-11-30):
Not sure if this has been posted before, but there is alot of good stuff here. From Technet[Image]: These files are poster-sized documents created in Microsoft Office Visio. If you do not have Visio installed, you can download a free viewer (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=73526&clcid=0x409). A plotter works best for printing these files. Models Model: Business Intelligence (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=73117&clcid=0x409 ) Model: Office SharePoint Server Application Security (h...(truncated)...
Compliance Features in the 2007 Microsoft Office System
(Indexed 2006-11-29):
A new Whitepaper has hit the stands. From the Microsoft Website: "[Image]Brief Description This white paper describes compliance-related features and extensibililty opportunities within the 2007 Microsoft Office system that can assist you to meet the demands of regulatory compliance. Overview This white paper showcases compliance-related features and extensibility opportunities with the 2007 Microsoft Office system, and demonstrates how the Office system can help you meet the demands of regulato...(truncated)...
The Most Important Microsoft Release of the Year
(Indexed 2006-11-08):
Interesting post from the Microsoft commentators at Microsoft Watch where they say: "But getting lost a bit in the noise and hype is one Microsoft product release that, in the long run, may end up being the most important, especially on the enterprise side. And that product is Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007." Which product do YOU think will be the most important to your organisation, Office/Sharepoint, Vista or Exchange. You know where my vote goes :)[Image][Image]
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Tools: Visual Studio 2005 extensions
(Indexed 2006-11-07):
The NOV CTP for these extension have been released. This is what Microsoft download has to say: Overview This Community Technology Preview (CTP) of the Visual Studio 2005 Extensions for Windows SharePoint Services contains the following tools to aid developers in building SharePoint applications: Visual Studio 2005 Project Templates Web Part Team Site Definition Blank Site Definition List Definition Visual Studio 2005 Item Templates (items that can be added into an existing project) Web Pa...(truncated)...
Team Direction Project Plus 2007 Beta - a 2 minute review: Part 1
(Indexed 2006-11-07):
Ok, the idea with Team Direction is that if you have Sharepoint, Groove, MS Project or MindManager, and you want to share Tasks between all of them with a team, then Team Direction might be what you are looking for. Here is a quick guide via screenshots. This is project organiser. [Image] I start by creating a new project, and filling in some details. [Image] [Image] This now creates the Team Direction Workspace showing the project tasks gantt view. [Image] I then click "Share" to create the...(truncated)...
Best Practices in Enterprise Knowledge Management
(Indexed 2006-11-06):
Some new whitepapers have been published to the KN World website by leaders in the Knowledge Management world. Passing the Cringe Test Has Knowledge Management Made It to Prime Time? Once upon a time, saying the words knowledge management was the fastest way to get thrown out of a meeting. And not only would you be ejected, you would never be invited back. Posted 01 Nov 2006 / Enterprise Knowledge Management, Vol V [November/December 2006] - by Andy Moore People Judge Relevance. Machines Calcula...(truncated)...
Social Point - more "Coopetition"
(Indexed 2006-10-31):
SocialText, the popular Enterprise Wiki company, yesterday announced the release of Social Point, allowing Sharepoint deployments to use the Social Text Wiki engine. Marketwire Press Release Ross Mayfields Blog post Wikipedia Coopetition definition[Image][Image]
The Competition - cyn.in
(Indexed 2006-10-31):
[Image] According to the cyn.in site: "cyn.in (pronounced: 'sign-in') is an enterprise bliki service that allows teams, companies or communities to manage, organize, store, version, search through, collaborate & discuss upon, share and publish any kind of information or data". Your wondering what a bliki is? Well, according to wikipedia : "A Bliki (also known as a WikiLog, Wog, WikiWeblog, Wikiblog, or Bloki), is a blog with wiki support. This means that after (or before) an article is posted t...(truncated)...
Sharepoint and Powershell
(Indexed 2006-10-31):
Now this is interesting. On the "Adventures in SPWonderland" Blog, there is a series on how to use Powershell with Sharepoint. Check out these posts:PowerShell and SharePoint - Oh Yes SharePoint/PowerShell 1: Make me a portal SharePoint/Powershell Quickie: Upload a directory of files in 4 lines Presention Slides and PowerShell code from UK SharePoint User Group Thursday 26'th October For those that dont know what Powershell is, check out these sites:Windows PowerShellScripting with Windows P...(truncated)...
Teched Africa - Information Worker Community
(Indexed 2006-10-18):
Jeepers, where is the time going? Teched is fast approaching...still so much to do :) Im presenting OFC207 - Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007: Overview and whats new. Im also doing 2 Chalk n Talks. One will be with Uriel from Microsoft on Enterprise Content Management. The other, will be used to introduce the Information Worker community. I dont want to say too much about the community, but if you are going to teched, and you are interested in Sharepoint, Groove, Office, etc, come visit u...(truncated)...
Today's Webcasts
(Indexed 2006-10-04):
MSDN Webcast: Build Serious Applications Using SharePoint Server 2007 (Level 200) - "The many advances in each of the products in the 2007 Microsoft Office system together create an optimum platform for building applications and products. In particular, enhancements in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Project Server 2007, and Windows SharePoint Services make the 2007 release a compelling platform for faster application development. We explain some of these new capabilities in this webca...(truncated)...
EMC and Microsoft Form New Enterprise Content Management Alliance
(Indexed 2006-10-03):
According to Presspass : "EMC Corporation and Microsoft Corp. today announced a new enterprise content management (ECM) alliance aimed at helping to enable organizations to become People-Ready with their compliance, regulatory and other critical business data" Basically what this means is that there will be richer integration between Documentum and the 2007 Microsoft Office system. View the PressPass article here View the EMC Press Release here[Image][Image]
2 Brilliant new Technet Articles
(Indexed 2006-10-02):
[Image] Get into the Groove: Solutions for Secure and Dynamic Collaboration : "Office Groove 2007 lets users collaborate dynamically and securely with people from around the world. Find out how the Groove client can fit into your organization." Building an Emergency Operations Center on Groove and SharePoint : "Take an inside look at how Groove and SharePoint help the Louisiana State University Emergency Operations Center respond to disaster."[Image][Image]
The Competition - Alfresco
(Indexed 2006-09-29):
[Image] Over the next few weeks im going to look at some of the other players in the Enterprise Content Management space, starting with "Alfresco - The open source alternative for Enterprise Content Management". About: According to their site : "Alfresco was founded in 2005 by John Newton, co-founder of Documentum and John Powell, former COO of Business Objects." Whats interesting, is that on their about page they say : "Our goal is to not only provide an open source offering but to surpass co...(truncated)...
a 1 for the webcast, a 2 for the show
(Indexed 2006-09-28):
[Image] There seems to be alot of great content coming out of MS. Here are some upcoming Webinars. MSDN Webinar: Build Serious Applications Using SharePoint Server 2007 There are many advances in each of the products in the 2007 Microsoft Office system that make it an awesome platform on which to build applications and products. Enhancements in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services, Office SharePoint Portal Server, and Office Project Server in particular have made this a compelling platform fo...(truncated)...
Information Worker Links: 4
(Indexed 2006-09-28):
"Hold Orders" - the guys at the Records Management Team Blogg have done it again, this time addressing "Hold Orders". Not sure what Records Management is? Wikipedia says "Records Management is the practice of identifying, classifying, archiving, preserving, and sometimes destroying records." Check out the following related links Sharepoint 2007: Document/Records Management resource list V0.1 - Arno Nel Records Management on Wikipedia Other Products Meridio Open Text Vignette Hummingbird Gloss...(truncated)...
Webcasts Webcast Everywhere
(Indexed 2006-09-26):
[Image]TechNet Webcast: Infrastructure Topics in SharePoint Products and Technologies: Administrative Architecture and Planning for Deployment (Level 300) - "In this webcast, we describe the new deployment and administration architecture for Windows SharePoint Services and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Learn about logical and physical design architectures, planning and deployment considerations, and inter-farm and intra-farm Shared Services capabilities. We also cover the administrati...(truncated)...
Information Worker Links : 3
(Indexed 2006-09-18):
kbalertz: Description of the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: September 1, 2006 SharePoint Server 2007: Software Development Kit Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: Software Development Kit How To: Apply Style on Item Level for SharePoint List Shane Perrans SharePoint Customization Blog - SharePoint 2007 Features, FREE Appliation: Feature Explorer VSTO 2005 SE Beta (a.k.a. Cypress) is now available!! The XSDs for the Office Open XML formats working draft 1.4 are no...(truncated)...
Information Worker Links : 2
(Indexed 2006-09-06):
Sharepoint Master Pages and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 - Rangan Parthasarathy Visio template and stencil for designing SharePoint 2003 portals and sites (update) - Ferry Application Development on MOSS 2007 & WSS V3 - Chris Johnson How to rebrand the WSS 3.0 / MOSS Navigation with only CSS Baby! - Angus Logan's Portals Blog Quest Ships SharePoint Admin Tool Office Welcome to ODF Converter Team Blog 2007 Microsoft Office - Learning Portal[Image][Image]
Sharepoint Links 1
(Indexed 2006-09-05):
SharePoint Videos and Articles Betting the Business on Beta Technology - Case Study Shane Perrans SharePoint Customization Blog -WSS v3 CSS Desktop Reference v1 (Coming Soon) Microsoft Knowledge Network Team Blog - KN Channel 9 Interview is Live Creating connectable web parts with the Son Of SmartPart Web 2.0 Perpetual Beta VS. Monolithic IT Department Policies Sharepoint 2003 Change machine name does not change server name in Sharepoint Vista and Office will start 2007 collaboration wave[Image...(truncated)...
Sharepoint 2007: Document/Records Management resource list V0.1
(Indexed 2006-08-31):
Planning Plan document management Chapter overview: Plan document management What is document management? Identify document management participants and stakeholders Analyze document usage Plan document libraries Plan content types (Office SharePoint Server) Plan workflows for document management Plan content governance Plan information management policies Plan enterprise content storage Plan records management What is records management? Identify records management roles Develop ...(truncated)...
Some more Sharepoint/Office webcasts
(Indexed 2006-08-30):
[Image]SharePoint Security from Service Accounts to Item-Level Access (Level 200) A "First Look" at Five Important Features in Microsoft Office Word 2007, Excel 2007, and PowerPoint 2007 (Level 100) An In-Depth Look at SharePoint Server 2007 Search Technology (Level 200) Disaster Recovery Planning for Office SharePoint Server 2007 (Level 200)[Image][Image]
Webcast: Building Collaborative Applications Without Code Using Office SharePoint Designer 2007
(Indexed 2006-08-23):
[Image] "Learn how to use Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 to build productive and efficient solutions on Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies. In this webcast, we explain how you can use SharePoint Designer 2007 to create and deploy interactive Web solutions on the SharePoint platformwithout writing any code. We also describe how to build reporting and tracking applications and collaborative workflows, and show you how to customize Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services applic...(truncated)...
Enterprise Content Management Starter Kit
(Indexed 2006-08-18):
[Image] Sorry if this has already been posted somewhere on the blogoshpere. "The Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Starter Kit for 2007 Office System (Beta 2) contains ECM feature extension code samples, supplemental developer white papers, and Microsoft Visual Studio project templates for workflow in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (Beta 2 version)." Get all the bits here Technorati: Sharepoint, Office, Content+Management, CMS[Image][Image]
Control Content and Steamline Process with Office 2007
(Indexed 2006-08-18):
Another Office 2007 webcast out this morning : Microsoft Office System Webcast: Experience the 2007 Microsoft Office System (Part 3 of 3): Control Content and Streamline Processes (Level 100). Get it here Technorati: sharepoint, office+2007[Image][Image]
Sharepoint 2007: The form cannot be displayed because the session state is not available
(Indexed 2006-08-17):
In MOSS2007, if you are creating/editing workflows and you get this error "The form cannot be displayed because the session state is not available", try addind this to the config: under httpmodules[Image][Image]
More Office System Webcasts
(Indexed 2006-08-16):
[Image] MSDN Webcast: Developing, Deploying, and Hosting Rich Office InfoPath 2007 Client and Browser Forms. They Say: "Did you know that you can design a single Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007 form for both the rich client and for the browser? This webcast presents this design-once process, provides best practices for debugging and deployment, and explains how to improve forms performance and scalability. Join us to learn about hosting the InfoPath 2007 rich client in other applications, tight...(truncated)...
Microsoft Office System for Architects
(Indexed 2006-08-16):
[Image]I dont know if this MSDN site is new or if i just never saw it before. They Say:"With the 2007 Office System, Microsoft Office has evolved beyond a productivity suite into a unified solutions platform that makes enterprise data and processes more accessible and relevant to users. Composed of clients, servers, services, and tools, it provides a single infrastructure for communication and collaboration, business intelligence, and content management solutions. This site brings together rel...(truncated)...
An extensive look at Documents in Sharepoint 2007 - Part 3 - The Object Model
(Indexed 2006-08-11):
In yesterday's post, "An extensive look at Documents in Sharepoint 2007 - Part 1 - The Document Library" i showed how to create a Document Library using the Sharepoint UI. Today i will use the Object model to do the same thing. I started by creating a simple Windows Application. The “Get Sites” button populates a TreeView with a list of SPWeb sites. When you Double click the site, it will create a Document Library in the selected site. Once completed, the ListBox will display a l...(truncated)...
Another Day, Another Webcast
(Indexed 2006-08-11):
TechNet Webcast: Office SharePoint Server 2007 Functional and Architectural Overview (Level 200)From Technet:“Dramatic changes in the workplace have resulted in the need for new processes and technologies that assist in content control, collaboration, searching, and security. The addition of server-based services to the 2007 Microsoft Office system addresses some of these needs. This webcast examines some of the features and capabilities in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 for organ...(truncated)...
An extensive look at Documents in Sharepoint 2007 - Part 2 - The Enterprise Document Center
(Indexed 2006-08-10):
Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007 extends Windows Sharepoint Service 3.0 to create a far more complete document management solution. An enterprise document center site template is included to enhance document management which has been customised to work with a large number of documents. When you create an Enterprise Document Center you have many features enabled automatically like Announcements, Tasks, Relevant Documents etc.The following images walk you through creating an Enterprise Doc...(truncated)...
An extensive look at Documents in Sharepoint 2007 - Part 1 - The Document Library
(Indexed 2006-08-10):
Over the next few weeks ill be looking into Documents in Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007. Ill start very high level, and dig deeper as i go along, ending with some development and workflow.Part 1 – The Document LibraryIll start by creating a new document library by hovering over the Site Actions and selecting “Create” [Image]Next up, Select “Document Library”[Image]Type in some basic information, like the name of your new Document Library[Image]Click Ok to c...(truncated)...
TeamDirection Project for SharePoint
(Indexed 2006-08-08):
[Image]Mike Gunderloy over at Larkware (Daily Grind) writes a review on TeamDirection project for Sharepoint.View the review here View the product here Share this post: Email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit![Image]
Sharepoint 2007: Installation Process Screenshots
(Indexed 2006-08-03):
[Image]I screen captured the MOSS2007 installation process. You can view the slideshow here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/arnonel/sets/7215759422290...(truncated)... Posted from ArnoNel.comShare this post: Email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit![Image]
Office 12 and Sharepoint
(Indexed 2006-08-02):
It Begins…Ive now moved over to 3Fifteen. My primary focus here will be on Office 12, but specifically Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007.One thing im most excited about is working with Microsoft to start a new Information Worker community for Africa. If anyone is interested in helping with this, please leave a comment.Other than that, im going to try commit myself to writing a few articles a week. I haven't spent much time on MOSS2007, so as i learn, ill write articles.Till then&hel...(truncated)...
On the Web - Day 9
(Indexed 2006-04-06):
NewsOmea 2.2 (code name Frascati) EAP is open Windows RSS Platform Screensaver Sample - Complete source code for a screensaver that uses the Windows RSS Platform to display images from picture feeds. This sample requires Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview RSS Starter Kit - for anyone who doesnt know what it is Bill Gates and Tim O'Reilly - A conversation at MIX FxCop 1.35 RC1 online - Please download the RC from gotdotnet and let them know what you think of this RC on the forum IP Swap - IPswap ...(truncated)...
On the Web - Day 8
(Indexed 2006-04-03):
Newsdel.icio.us A-to-Z by Functions : All 150+ hacks/links/tools Web DevelopmentSearchBox - Master the Art of Search with this Custom Control that Provides the Ability to Search Your Site, Other Sites, or the Entire Web Ajax Impact - "ajaximpact.com is designed with the purpose to deliver timely, unbiased ajax industry news, articles, tutorials and analysis, enabling you to stay on the leading edge of AJAX development without spending hours on searching the web." Beginners Guide to Rails, part 1...(truncated)...
ON THE WEB - Day 4
(Indexed 2006-03-21):
NewsGreat list of Portable Apps for your USB drive on WikipediaMicrosoft Visual Studio 2005 - Update to Support Web Application Projects50 days of Community Server Tips and Tricks! - Jaxon from Souplog will be posting one Community Server tip a day for 50 days, starting with this one - CS Tip 01: Full Width Default Skin .Net Rocks's Carl Franklin moves blog to Intellectual HedonismTest Driven Development with Jean Paul Boodhoo - New postcast on .Net Rocks - DownloadAsp.netThis week Microsoft has...(truncated)...
On the Web - Day 1
(Indexed 2006-03-16):
News NewsGator Extends RSS Leadership with New Mobile Applications SyncToy v1.1 for Windows XP Released Hanselminutes 10 is up - WMA 6th Annual Weblog Awards Amazons answer to online storage - S3 Watch out AdSense - Microsoft Developing Webs Largest Advertising NetworkWeb 2.0 Jotform : Interesting app to let you create online forms Web 2.0 or Star Wars Character? : This is hilarious. TalkCrunch - For their inagural episode, they chat to Ethan Stock, Founder of Zvents and Narendra Rocherolle, Fou...(truncated)...
The Sharepoint/CMS MVP's [UPDATE]
(Indexed 2005-10-07):
Check this out : http://www.flickr.com/photos/bsimser/47925527/in/pool-mvp05/ Thanks to Bil Simser for this.[Image]
MVP Summit
(Indexed 2005-10-07):
Well, im back. After 27 hours of back wrenching pain im back home, and glad to be back. Thanks to all who made the MVP summit possible. It was a blast. I had so much fun with the Sharepoint/CMS MVP's. More than i care to remember actually. Im never drinking Jack every again.The Summit has inspired me to put some effort back in again, and so watch this space for new Portal Communities in Africa.[Image]
SharePoint CAML Schema Definition
(Indexed 2005-08-03):
Just noticed this new workspace on GOTDOTNET to validate all CAML files. Havent had a chance to play yet, but will definately try soon.Get it here[Image]
Make Poverty History
(Indexed 2005-07-16):
Well, im back from Mauritius after 14 relaxing days, and im a married man :)Will upload a pic or 2 in the next day or so. I encourage the South African community as well as the internation Sharepoint community to goto this site and add a banner to their site to MAKE POVERTY HISTORY. thanks in advance[Image]
Sharepoint Update : 2 Good Reads
(Indexed 2005-06-24):
Monitoring Sharepoint Usage through an ASP.NET Web ApplicationBy Gayan PeirisRead here Enabling Users to Maintain Sharepoint ContentBy: Paul SchaefleinRead Here[Image]
Free Source Solutions for Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technology Solutions
(Indexed 2005-06-14):
Free Source Solutions for Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technology SolutionsThanks to Mart for this one !powered by IMHO 1.2[Image]