199 posts from: Angus Logan
Drowning in email? Dont quit email, just use pay it forward email management
(Indexed 2008-06-30):
A long time ago I posted about PIFEM its called Pay it forward because it will save your life, and after you learn how to use it, you need to tell someone else how to use it. A massive part of my job is email, talking w/ engineers on many different campuses or dealing with our WW marketing teams; or 100% email when I work from Australia :) The biggest email month Ive had this year is February with 3800 out going emails. Over at techmeme there is an interesting thread started by the New Y...(truncated)...
Will you be getting your PDC on?
(Indexed 2008-06-20):
I'm really looking forward to PDC this year - some of the session outlines are up on the site already (cloud, building blocks, silverlight, Windows 7 etc.) . The last PDC I went to - 2005 was great - the first look at what SharePoint 2003 and MCMS would become ==> SharePoint 2007; I can't remember if Andrew Connell made it after he tried to blog his way to PDC 2005 (I think that was when he still worked for a bank and conferences werent classified as bizdev for him). Lots of new experiences: ...(truncated)...
Im at the NYC DotNet User group Monday night
(Indexed 2008-06-07):
Im not exactly sure how the process runs but if you *really* want to go and you didnt read this in time shoot me an email (alogan@microsoft.com) with your name and SMS +14257537987 and Ill try to get you past security. From: nycdotnetdev@yahoogroups.com [mailto:nycdotnetdev@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of William Zack Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 11:30 AM To: nycdotnetdev@yahoogroups.com Subject: [NYC .NET Dev Group] Another meeting that you may be interested in This is re...(truncated)...
Arpan Shah living the Mesh life style
(Indexed 2008-05-27):
(all the sharepoint readers who never unsubscribed will appreciate this) Arpan Shah is still the man. He runs the tech product management team for SharePoint Technologies. He recently posted about Live Mesh and how he loves it in fact he tries to spin a bit of People Ready Business (work the way you want to work) into his post and hooks up some Software + Services :) friend of mine, Aakash Kambuj, is a senior developer on the Mesh team. For the last few weeks he has been pressing me t...(truncated)...
Tafiti and SharePoint back together again
(Indexed 2008-03-23):
During the latest release of the Tafiti Quick App we accidentally nuked some of the code which made Tafiti work with SharePoint. George Durzi (Clarity Consulting) has hooked this back up (I can tell because I get an RSS feed from the latest Check Ins for the Quick Apps project) Checked in Tafiti SharePoint search code into WLQuickApps.Tafiti.WebSite - MOSS Search Branch. The code in this branch is configured to use the SharePoint search provider by default. Make sure you upgrade your web se...(truncated)...
have I told you about the all knowing guru, Sahil Malik?
(Indexed 2008-02-24):
I was just trying to get my l33t coding skillz on prepping a MIX08 demo and I needed to do some drag and drop stuff; whilst hacking around the web at code from 1999 which drags layers i hit Sahil (MVP rockstar I sharepoint work with - and went to Bulgaria with!); He hooked me up wit the answer straight away - rockstar! http://www.asp.net/AJAX/AjaxControlToolkit/Samples/DragPanel...(truncated)...
Presentation Tip - Zoom In real close for their pleasure.
(Indexed 2008-02-17):
[Image] This week has been fun (I felt like I was a Technology Specialist again - every day present, present, present!): Monday in Silicon Valley for the Office Developer Conference presenting Windows Live services combined with SharePoint Products & Technologies. Tuesday morning presenting Windows Live Platform - What's New & MIX08 Preview to the international field Wednesday presenting with my boss and our CVP to the field again (demos & a panel discussion) Saturday presenting...(truncated)...
SharePoint Picture Lists being in sync with Windows Live Spaces Photos
(Indexed 2008-02-08):
Its been an interesting experience coming back to my old stomping ground of SharePoint development for the Office DevCon. Here is what i've got working in one of the demos i'll be doing: - Event handler on a picture list; - User has a web part which takes them through the delegation token capturing screen and stores in a user profile. - When you upload a picture to the WSS list - It upload’s to that user’s windows live space; - When you delete a photo from WSS - It deletes the...(truncated)...
Demo for Office Dev Con - SharePoint & Windows Live ID
(Indexed 2008-01-31):
[Image] I'm thinking about showing the Windows Live ID Authentication which is part of the CKS.[Image]
The most impressive tech blogging - Vertigo
(Indexed 2008-01-30):
I've been trying to plug back into the tech blogs so I can keep my knowledge up. Vertigo has one of the most impressive blogs in terms of quality & depth. check out this post. The blog isn't much to look at (vanilla WSS or MOSS 2007) but the content in an aggregator is awesome. I wonder if the guys writing these posts are ex-ScottGu blog writers :)[Image]
Tafiti can now use SharePoint as a Datasource
(Indexed 2008-01-12):
Case closed = grab the source code, otherwise it will be in the 6.0 release [Image] BTW = the 6.0 release has a MASSIVE amount of work done on it - I had to make IE 30% zoom setting just to see all the items. [Image][Image]
SharePoint added to the Tafiti Search Visualization Quick App
(Indexed 2008-01-10):
George Durzi & Kevin Marshall have implemented the SharePoint Search into the Tafiti. Get more information here and grab the source code from Codeplex source code tab.[Image]
I'm Presenting at Office Dev Con
(Indexed 2007-12-23):
[Image]Office Developer Conference 2008 is happening February 10-13, San Jose California and I'll be there presenting a session on the Windows Live Platform. The details of the session are: Create new engaging experiences for Office users through Windows Live Platform Services In this session well cover the capabilities the Windows Live platform provides for you to engage with users. Well take a high level look at each of the Windows Live Platform capabilities such as: Rich Media, Communicate ...(truncated)...
Done - SharePoint & Tafiti Together
(Indexed 2007-12-21):
Kudos to Kevin Marshall of Clarity Consulting for being the first to blog SharePoint & Tafiti. Now all he needs to do is check the code into codeplex against this work item. [Image] From: Kevin Marshall Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 2:34 AMTo: Angus LoganSubject: Tafiti in SharePoint Hi Angus, I read your blog post last night about Tafiti in SharePoint. Just wanted to let you know I sort of got it working and wrote a post about it - http://blogs.claritycon.com/blogs/kevin_marshall/archive/2...(truncated)...
Who will do it first? Tafiti Search Visualization on top of MOSS 2007 Search?
(Indexed 2007-12-19):
There is a thread happening internally on a DL (discussion list) re. hooking up Tafiti Search Visualization to MOSS 2007 Search engine to provide a slick UX on top of Enterprise Search. The current thinking (unvalidated) is you could do the following: Ran the Tafiti front end on the MOSS or Search server Modified the search.aspx to use the Object Model The queries would be issued in the context of the current users and you could then populate the Tafiti result objects and reuse the existing U...(truncated)...
Popfly meets Office (popfly has the Office 2007 Ribbon)
(Indexed 2007-12-19):
Back when I was Mr SharePoint (and kinda Office) 2007 in Australia I was all about the Ribbon. [Image] Good to see I can still talk about the ribbon now its in popfly. The new Mr Office Australia (Alistair) blogged about this. [Image] Technorati Tags: popfly, Office 2007, ribbon, user experience, ux[Image]
ANNOUNCEMENT: Tafiti Search Visualization Quick App
(Indexed 2007-12-18):
The team who developed Tafiti (www.tafiti.com) have allowed us to release it as a Windows Live Platform Quick Application. Kevin announced on dev.live.com here. [Image] Tafiti, which means "do research" in Swahili, is an experimental search front-end from Microsoft, designed to help people use the Web for research projects that span multiple search queries and sessions by helping visualize, store, and share research results. Tafiti uses both Microsoft Silverlight and Live Search to explore the...(truncated)...
The only SharePoint Post I'll do for the rest of the year (Service Pack & Training)
(Indexed 2007-12-11):
SharePoint Service Pack 1 is available! Windows SharePoint Services v3 SP1 Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP1 New advanced ECM training by the Ted Pattison group ECM401: Enterprise Content Management with SharePoint Server 2007 | Register Online Taught by John Holliday from January 14 to January 17 in Reston, VA for $2,395 This intensive 4-day course explores the Enterprise Content Management (ECM) features of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS). You will learn to identi...(truncated)...
Adding Silverlight to SharePoint (with no coding)
(Indexed 2007-12-10):
I just got an email from Ben Williams and he mentioned the Add Silverlight to SharePoint 2007 article on LiveSide where you create a custom JS file, create a custom web part (code it up) and BAM! Silverlight in SharePoint). Another option for this (if the content is public I.e. can use security through obscurity) which doesn't require development is to use Silverlight Streaming and just IFrame in the content. Here are directions: get the content into Silverlight Streaming by Windows Live (see ...(truncated)...
Windows Live ID Authentication on your SharePoint site?
(Indexed 2007-10-29):
Check out this new release in the SharePoint Community Kit for SharePoint. The CKS:WLA is a membership provider that extends the SharePoint user base to include some of the 350+ million users around the world with active Windows Live IDs. It enables an administrator to add Windows Live ID users to a SharePoint site and provides a new Authenticated Live Users group that can be added to a SharePoint site via the People and Groups admin page.This initial version of the CKS:WLA provider has the fol...(truncated)...
Corporate VP getting into the dogfood.
(Indexed 2007-08-08):
I just signed up to an internal dogfood of a new service. you need to drop your name onto a SharePoint list to be provisioned, and on the list you can see the other dogfood participants. 2 rows above my name is a Corporate VP. VPs should dogfood.[Image]
MOSS 2007 Developer Intensive including ECM & WCM
(Indexed 2007-06-07):
This 4 day intensive workshop gives hands-on solution development with the 2007 Microsoft Office System including Customizing and Extending Enterprise Content Management Solutions. This course will teach you how to brand sites WSS sites, as well as how to extend them with collaboration services, Web Parts, Content Types, and custom workflows. The course will also show you how use and extend other server side components, such as the Business Data Catalog, Forms Services, Excel Server, and Report ...(truncated)...
FLICKR broke my SPCAPAC roll up page
(Indexed 2007-06-07):
I had a rollup page for every photo submitted from the SharePoint Conference. It seems the roll up page is broken but the individual pages work fine... Hopefully this will be resolved shortly.... [Image] Technorati tags: FLICKR, FLICKR Broken[Image]
Huge News about me and Microsoft... Moving on.
(Indexed 2007-06-07):
What is the news?I am leaving my current role, National Technology Specialist for Office Platform @ Microsoft Australia, and moving to Redmond (probably live in Seattle) to join the Windows Live Platform team as a Technical Product Manager (Steve Berkowitz's organisation). Why?Nothing happened! I wasnt run out of town, managed out or banned from all the Australian offices (again). I have a .com past (working for web companies such as [dcg], f5, MyTravelNetwork) and I know web technologies(MCMS, ...(truncated)...
Resources from the APAC SharePoint Conference 2007 are up!
(Indexed 2007-06-06):
[Image] The TechNet crew have done a great job getting all the resources up on the net. Check them out here also check out the Photos and podcasts. Technorati tags: SPCAPAC[Image]
Hot off the press: Announcing echo for SharePoint 2007
(Indexed 2007-06-01):
v:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}o:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}w:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} I just got this email from the crew @ Echo Technology - their website is all Microsoft CRM and MOSS too!!! [Image] Announcing echo for SharePoint 2007One Tool to Migrate, Deploy, Update & TestSharePoint 2007 Dear Angus, Come and See echo at Tech Ed Florida Booth 253 echo for SharePoint 2007 has been re-written and re-architected from the gr...(truncated)...
Photos from the Asia Pacific SharePoint Conference 2007
(Indexed 2007-05-26):
Created with Paul's flickrSLiDR. Technorati tags: SPCAPAC[Image][Image] [Image] [Image]
SharePoint Case Study presentations in Brisbane
(Indexed 2007-05-21):
[this is a sponsored post for Charlene Clark in our Brisbane office who is the only person I know without a blog] Via Chuck's Blog: Sharepoint Case Study presentations -with Breakfast! Find out how Queensland organisations are implementing Sharepoint and the latest Microsoft collaboration solutions to add value to their businesses. The Microsoft Spotlight program 2007 is a competition amongst the Queensland Microsoft Partners to develop the best collaboration solution. The Finalists, together...(truncated)...
SharePoint Conference Videos - Your Geek Stories
(Indexed 2007-05-21):
[Image] Nick Hodge has released the first APAC SharePoint Conference to the web using Microsoft Silverlight Streaming by Windows Live. Watch the videos here. Technorati tags: SPCAPAC[Image][Image] [Image] [Image]
Virtual Earth v4 within a MOSS 2007 Publishing Page
(Indexed 2007-05-19):
The Flight Simulator team have built a killer site http://www.fsinsider.com/ on MOSS 2007... The really cool thing I like is how they are using Virtual Earth within a publishing page [Image] Technorati tags: MOSS 2007, Flight Simulator, Microsoft, Virtual Earth, Windows Live, Live, GIS, Mapping[Image][Image] [Image] [Image]
Record a SharePoint Zune(pod)cast with your browser now!
(Indexed 2007-05-17):
Now the APAC SharePoint Conference (photos) is over, we are able to get back to the important things... like recording podcasts! (oh and planning the Office System track @ TechEd 2007 for Australia/New Zealand) To Record a Podcast do this you just need your browser and a microphone (it could be built in). Go to www.microsoftsharepoint.com/podcasts/ [Image] Technorati tags: SPCAPAC, Nintex, Podcasting[Image][Image] [Image] [Image]
SPC APAC - presentation review - most colourful / interesting deck
(Indexed 2007-05-13):
I'm just finalising the review of the presentations for the Strategy Day for the SharePoint Conference. Brian Cook of OBS has the most interesting presentation style - not many words and lots and lots of great pictures. Very cool. Technorati tags: SPCAPAC[Image][Image] [Image] [Image]
OBS launches their Website powered by MOSS 2007
(Indexed 2007-05-11):
Very nice site that OBS has launched - http://www.obs.com.au/Pages/default.aspx Powered by MOSS 2007![Image][Image] [Image] [Image]
APAC SharePoint Conference - there will be video interviews
(Indexed 2007-05-08):
Haven't Registered? www.microsoftsharepoint.com need a registration code? email me --- Just a bit of pre-warning. --- On the May 15th Nick Hodge (who works for Frank Arrigo) will be running around the Sharepoint Conference with a video camera recording some mini interviews. Why Warn you? If you are like me and get in trouble for appearing in photos/videos without stylist approval you may need to prepare. Got Something to say about SharePoint Conference? Blogs Tag your blog entries with t...(truncated)...
MOSS 2007 Search using the Business Data Catalog (BDC) against the Australian Tourism Data Warehouse
(Indexed 2007-05-07):
I will blog more about this awesome MOSS 2007 website (www.westernaustralia.com and its cousin www.tourism.wa.gov.au) but I just wanted to quickly highlight the coolest feature. They are using the BDC against the ATDW (tourism data warehouse) and surfacing this into a sexy site... nice! Awesome home page with lots of Flash (should be Silverlight) with Video in the top right Corner [Image] Search input box to find different types of Touristy stuff [Image] Great search results coming from the MOSS...(truncated)...
Download the SharePoint Conference APAC Community Web Part
(Indexed 2007-05-05):
This simple Content Editor Web Part aggregates the TWITTER, TECHNORATI & FLICKR tags. Add it to your WSS 3.0/MOSS 2007 implementation today. [Image] Download the attached file today! Who wants to turn this into a Windows Vista Sidebar Gadget? Technorati tags: spcapac, Sidebar, Windows Vista, Vista, Gadget, Web Part, WebPart, SharePoint[Image][Image] [Image] [Image]
Big surprises for the SharePoint Conference but first TAGGING and PARTICIPATING
(Indexed 2007-05-04):
Haven't registered yet? www.microsoftsharepoint.com It will be HUGE! There are a few things that I haven't ever seen done before at a conference. And we are doing them at the SharePoint Conference conference. I encourage you to capture your PHOTOS and BLOG ENTRIES using TAGS. [Image] PHOTOS - FLICKR use the tag SPCAPAC [Image] BLOGS - TECHNORATI - use the tag SPCAPAC add the following to your blog entries: SPCAPAC [Image] SOCAIL - TWITTER - http://twitter.com/SPCAPAC - What are yo...(truncated)...
April update to the WSS 3.0 Online SDK
(Indexed 2007-04-27):
There is lots of goodness added to the WSS 3.0 Online SDK - check it out. My favorite is the : - Content Migration conceptual section; - greatly expanded reference material for lots of the Microsoft.Sharepoint* namespaces.[Image][Image] [Image] [Image]
Join to MIX07 in Las Vegas - come track me down!
(Indexed 2007-04-26):
I'm off to MIX07 in Las Vegas Saturday morning (arrive Saturday leave Wednesday) - be sure to come and track me down email or SMS me (+61 415 18 777 8) if you want to talk about Windows Live, MOSS 2007 or anything web! Join the MIX07 facebook event | See the MIX07 Flickr Photos | Tag your Posts with Technorati tags: MIX07 [Image][Image][Image] [Image] [Image]
Readify delivers SharePoint Training training with Patrick Tisseghem Sydney 18th-22nd June 2007
(Indexed 2007-04-26):
This will be awesome - Patrick Rocks!!! From Readify: " Readifys latest Industrial Strength Series event will be U2Us intensive Building Sharepoint 2007 Solutions Master Class, delivered by Patrick Tisseghem over 5 days in Sydney 18-22 June. This Master Class is designed for experienced .NET developers to get up to speed with building solutions with both WSS3.0 and MOSS 2007. Patrick Tisseghem has been working with and teaching SharePoint Services since version 1.0. He co-developed Microsofts ...(truncated)...
Going to MIX07 in Las Vegas - come track me down!
(Indexed 2007-04-26):
I'm off to MIX07 in Las Vegas Saturday morning (arrive Saturday leave Wednesday) - be sure to come and track me down email or SMS me (+61 415 18 777 8) if you want to talk about Windows Live, MOSS 2007 or anything web! Join the MIX07 facebook event | See the MIX07 Flickr Photos | My Twitter Account (feed) | or Tag your Posts with Technorati tags: MIX07 [Image][Image][Image] [Image] [Image]
Have you registered for the Microsoft SharePoint Conference in Sydney 15th/16th May?
(Indexed 2007-04-23):
Head on over to www.microsoftsharepoint.com and register!!! - Don't have a registration code... leave me a msg i'll see what I can do. ;) Here are a few of the presenters: Microsoft - US - Darwin Schweitzer Microsoft - US - Deepali Tekmalker Microsoft - US - Derek Burney Microsoft - US - Jason Morrill Microsoft - US - Joel Oleson Microsoft - US - Mike Fitzmaurice Microsoft - US - Steve Handy Microsoft - NZ - Ryan Duguid Microsoft - APAC - Paul Cannon Microsoft - Australia - Andrew Lows...(truncated)...
DotNetRocks TV on SharePoint 2007 - 4 Episodes (latest is on Business Data Catalog) w/ Sahil
(Indexed 2007-04-14):
dnrTV is giving Sharepoint a lo of love with 4 episodes live now. Check them out here: Episode 1 - SharePoint Introduction Episode 2 - Create & Manage Content Types Episode 3 - Profiles & Custom .NET Web Parts Episode 4 - Business Data Catalog About the Presenter [Image]Sahil Malik is a .NET author, trainer and consultant who has worked in Microsoft Technologies since the DOS days. Currently he is heavily invested in Sharepoint 2007, and the .NET framework in general[Image][Image] [Image] [Im...(truncated)...
RAPID for SharePoint Released!
(Indexed 2007-04-09):
The guys @ Artemis have been working very hard getting RAPID for SharePoint out the door. check it out here: - Documentation http://www.rapid-for-sharepoint.com/documentation/default.htmx [Image][Image][Image] [Image] [Image]
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Tools: Visual Studio 2005 Extensions
(Indexed 2007-04-05):
Looks like this has RTM'd. Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Tools: Visual Studio 2005 Extensions (Visual Studio 2005 extensions for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Version 1.0) Tools for developing custom SharePoint applications: Visual Studio project templates for Web Parts, site definitions, and list definitions; and a stand-alone utility program, the SharePoint Solution Generator. Download them here.[Image][Image] [Image] [Image]
Best Practices Analyser for WSS 3.0
(Indexed 2007-04-02):
from the SharePoint Team Blog: Microsoft Best Practices Analyzer for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and the 2007 Microsoft Office System has Shipped! The Microsoft Best Practices Analyzer for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and the 2007 Microsoft Office System Best Practices Analyzer (BPA) programmatically collects settings and values from data repositories such as MS SQL, registry, metabase and performance monitor. Once collected, a set of comprehensive best practice rules are appl...(truncated)...
Awesome whitepaper on MCMS 2002 migration to MOSS 2007 by Sezai at the Vivid Group - these guys Rock!!!
(Indexed 2007-03-27):
[Image] Vivid Group White Paper: MCMS to MOSS upgrade.:: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 :: The White Paper Applies to:Microsoft Content Management Server 20022007 Microsoft Office system This White Paper provides details of the process involved in migrating a Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 Website to a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Publishing Internet Site http://vividgroup.com.au/pages_2004/news_27032007.asp Technorati tags: content management server, MCMS 2002, SharePoint 200...(truncated)...
Want to index FileNet with MOSS 2007? - use Vorsite
(Indexed 2007-03-23):
check out the Press release: VORSITE paves the way to create a smooth integration between the latest cutting-edge search technology from Microsoft and the FileNet P8 Content Management Platform Seattle, WA - April 2, 2007 - VORSITE Corporation, the recognized leader in connecting Microsoft SharePoint as a front-end to Enterprise Content Management systems and critical line-of-business applications, announced the release of their new Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Search Connector Tech...(truncated)...
News MOSS 2007 and WSS 3.0 training
(Indexed 2007-03-23):
via Arpan: ELearning Training WSS IT Pro: https://www.microsoftelearning.com/eLearning/offerDetail.asp...(truncated)... WSS Developer: https://www.microsoftelearning.com/eLearning/offerDetail.asp...(truncated)... MOSS IT Pro: https://www.microsoftelearning.com/eLearning/offerDetail.asp...(truncated)... MOSS Developer eLearning will be available in the next few months. Microsoft Instructor-Lead Training WSS IT Pro (2 days): http://www.microsoft.com/learning/syllabi/en-us/5060Afinal.mspx MOSS ...(truncated)...
telerik radEditor for Office SharePoint Server 2007 has been officially released! + Telerik for MCMS 2002 being supported until 2008.
(Indexed 2007-03-23):
I got an email from the telerik sales team - there are two announcements: telerik radEditor for Office SharePoint Server 2007 has been officially released! [Image] It is our pleasure to inform you about the immediate availability of radEditor for Office SharePoint 2007. The new product extends the web content authoring environment of Office SharePoint Server 2007 by providing cross-browser compatibility and support for the Macintosh platform. It offers the same functional level as the native M...(truncated)...
New MOSS 2007 and WSS 3.0 training
(Indexed 2007-03-23):
via Arpan:ELearning TrainingWSS IT Pro: https://www.microsoftelearning.com/eLearning/offerDetail.asp...(truncated)... Developer: https://www.microsoftelearning.com/eLearning/offerDetail.asp...(truncated)... IT Pro: https://www.microsoftelearning.com/eLearning/offerDetail.asp...(truncated)... Developer eLearning will be available in the next few months. Microsoft Instructor-Lead Training WSS IT Pro (2 days): http://www.microsoft.com/learning/syllabi/en-us/5060Afinal.mspxMOSS IT Pro (3 days): http...(truncated)...
APAC SharePoint Conference website launched on MOSS with best domain ever: www.microsoftsharepoint.com
(Indexed 2007-03-22):
Awesome! This thing is going to rock! [Image] Built by Unique World[Image][Image] [Image] [Image]
Asia Pacific SharePoint Conference website almost done on MOSS 2007
(Indexed 2007-03-21):
The site is looking sexy - just going through its final testing before it is released - I will post the URL within 24 hours. Nice sexy MOSS 2007 Web content managed website built by a killer local partner (shout out to Anthony Woodward) and hosted by another great local partner (shout out to Jorke Odolphi). Sometime later I'll blog about how I built the speaker management system using WSS out in the cloud to manage speaker bios; scheduling; expenses etc. Technorati tags: sharepoint, webcen...(truncated)...
Tips from Data#3 after migrating intranet from Domino to MOSS 2007
(Indexed 2007-03-19):
Alistair has blogged about how Data#3 rebuilt their intranet. [Image][Image][Image] [Image] [Image]
Microsoft Enterprise Search Deep Dive Training
(Indexed 2007-03-10):
I sat through this training when I was in the US - it was awesome - you can download it all from here.[Image] 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 partners building on the platform. SharePoint Searc...(truncated)...
Custom Windows Workflow Activity - Todd Baginski's got the right stuff.
(Indexed 2007-03-08):
Todd Baginski (uber guru) has blogged a great article on how to build a WF activity for use in Sharepoint Designer. Check it out here.[Image]
Microsoft Virtual Labs for Office System
(Indexed 2007-03-08):
Lots of great stuff is up on the TechNet Virtual Lab: 2007 Microsoft Office System (feed). [Image] Step into a New 2007 Microsoft Office System Virtual Lab for Free It's simple-no complex setup or installation is required to try out 2007 Microsoft Office system. You get a downloadable manual and a 90-minute block of time for each module. You can sign up for additional 90-minute blocks anytime. 2007 Microsoft Office System New Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Programmability First Look at M...(truncated)...
Sezai is back at it - MCMS 2002 to MOSS 2007 migration guidance - coming soon.
(Indexed 2007-03-08):
Sezai (a guru who was working on WesternAustralia.com now at Vivid Group) was emailing me about a whitepaper he wants to write. basically - everything he did for a MCMS migration to getting MOSS 2007 WCM humming. Check out his plans here.[Image]
Updated my list of sites live on MOSS
(Indexed 2007-03-08):
http://blogs.msdn.com/angus_logan/
MOSS Overview Presentation
(Indexed 2007-03-07):
Mark Harrison has posted an update to his overview deck. check it out here. Technorati tags: SharePoint, Overview, MOSS, MOSS 2007, SharePoint Overview, Mark Harrison, Markharriso, Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007, Portal Overview[Image]
Announcing the Asia Pacific SharePoint Conference in Sydney (15-16 May 2006), Australia!
(Indexed 2007-03-07):
The Conference This exclusive Microsoft event is the third and final of three global SharePoint Conferences, following Seattle and Berlin. This world-class, two-day conference, to be held at the Hilton Hotel in Sydney from May 15-16, will showcase the latest innovations, features and functionality for the 2007 SharePoint products and technologies. The conference will provide an unprecedented opportunity for customers and partners in the Asia Pacific region to meet and network with Microsoft O...(truncated)...
Love this site! Home of MOSS Pie: Fresh from the oven!
(Indexed 2007-03-05):
[Image] http://www.freshfromtheoven.co.nz/pages/home.aspx Very very cool. Go Provoke![Image]
RAPID for SharePoint
(Indexed 2007-03-04):
From the Rapid for SharePoint website: [Image] "Built upon Artemis' success with CMS.RAPID; the compliance framework for Microsoft Content Management Server, 'RAPID for SharePoint 2007' similarly extends the functionality of Microsoft's latest SharePoint 2007 offering. 'RAPID of SharePoint' features a comprehensive Classification framework that enables an organisation to maintain compliance by extending SharePoint 2007 to support any Taxonomy. This feature is of particular importance for P...(truncated)...
MOSS 2007 and Commerce Server 2007 Whitepaper
(Indexed 2007-03-03):
Spencer has blogged some information about what used to be called MSIB :) Via Max Akbar. This download provides setup and configuration information for solutions that are based on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Microsoft Commerce Server 2007. This download includes step-by-step configuration tasks and sample code.This document in this download does not provide prescriptive guidance or a recommended enterprise architecture for building solutions that are based on these technologies...(truncated)...
Indexing Lotus Notes/Domino with MOSS 2007
(Indexed 2007-03-01):
I just configure my MOSS Search SKU environment to index a little test Lotus Notes/Domino environment. Interesting process and all works well. One of the issues I hit was funky names (IDs) coming back as titles in the search results. [Image] Mei Ying Lim has the fix over here - basically map the Notes Subject to the Title field in the Shared Services results. [Image] Liam has some other great tips here.[Image]
FREE Online SharePoint Virtual Conference - SharePoint Pro Live
(Indexed 2007-02-24):
Very cool - Andrew Connell posted this: On March 21, 2007 from 9a-5p ET (GMT -0500), there will be a *FREE* online virtual conference on SharePoint v3/2007. This *FREE* 1-day conference is comprised of sessions for developers, IT professionals, and end users. I'll be presenting along with fellow SharePoint MVP's Daniel Larson (the man when it comes to marrying up AJAX & SharePoint) and Bob Mixon. My session is on Web Parts in WSS v3 @ 2:45p: Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) v3 Web Part Develop...(truncated)...
Digital Asset Management with SharePoint using Equilibrium MediaRich for SharePoint 2007
(Indexed 2007-02-23):
I spent a lot of time working with Media & Entertainment customers and they are always asking about Digital Asset Management - which is possible with MOSS 2007 but you always find yourself in the build vs buy conversation when talking about high end functionality. Mark Harrison just posted a link to Equilibrium MediaRich for SharePoint 2007. [Image]Equilibrium MediaRich for SharePoint 2007 is now available and brings a robust, low cost Digital Asset Management (DAM) solution to Microsoft Office...(truncated)...
Search Capacity Planning out on TechNet
(Indexed 2007-02-23):
You can view the new guidance :"Estimate performance and capacity requirements for search environments". Key characteristics describe environmental factors, usage characteristics, and other considerations that are likely to be found in deployments based on this scenario. The key characteristics for this scenario include: User response times : Target user response times for common, uncommon, long-running, and rare operations are listed in the "User response time" table in Plan for software bou...(truncated)...
Telerik radEditor for MOSS
(Indexed 2007-02-22):
Telerik rock - I love their work and its great they have now shipped r.a.d.Editor for MOSS. from the SharePoint blog: [Image] With the release of the r.a.d.editor for MOSS, Telerik has taken into account the feedback they gathered during the beta period. In addition to the downloadable file on their website at http://www.telerik.com/sharepoint, Telerik has also published a Deployment and Customization manual as well as a Feature Comparison guide for r.a.d.editor for MOSS vs. the OOTB MOSS rich-...(truncated)...
FULLY FANTASTIC 40 out there now - download them!
(Indexed 2007-02-22):
Via William Cornwill (SDM) The Microsoft SharePoint team have just announced that the 20 remaining Application Templates of the Fantastic 40 are now available for download! [via Microsoft SharePoint Team Blog] These server admin templates for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 provide more enhanced functionality than the first 20 templates, including some with built-in workflows, heavily customized lists and libraries, and advanced data views. Moreover, these new templates (full descriptions here...(truncated)...
EXCEPTION ALERT: SharePoint 2007 plus a SQL 2005 Fatal Exception
(Indexed 2007-02-20):
[for the benefit of anyone who tries to find anything about this exception] I was onsite building stuff *YAY* and I ran into an error (where?): - MOSS 2007 (SharePoint 2007) RTM Trial Bits - SQL Server 2005 RTM bits The Office Search Service was causing a "Fatal Exception" in my SQL server and it was causing SQL to dump mdmp files every second (at 4Mb each it filled up the drive). Anyway what you need to do to fix it is: - Install SQL 2005 SP1 + Roll Up OR Install the new SQL 2005 Service Pack 2...(truncated)...
Office SharePoint Server Evaluation Guide
(Indexed 2007-02-20):
Arpan has blogged a link to the new SharePoint Evaluation Guide. Very cool stuff. Technorati tags: SharePoint, MOSS, MOSS 2007, Evaluation Guide, Overview[Image]
Sexiest SharePoint Topic... Licensing :)
(Indexed 2007-02-16):
Licensing is a necessary evil. If you build great solutions you need to know how to cost them up (or at least what kinds of SKUs are required). Cornelius van Dyk has found the definitive guide for MOSS 2007 Licensing. Check out the How to Buy guide or the feature comparison Excel file. Technorati tags: SharePoint, MOSS, SharePoint 2007, licensing, SKU, Microsoft, EA, Annuity, Software[Image]
Dump of links to do with MOSS Branding
(Indexed 2007-02-14):
A colleague asked me for a few links on stuff to do with MOSS branding so I thought I would share; THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE - http://heathersolomon.com/blog/articles/sp2007.aspx http://www.heathersolomon.com/content/sp07cssreference.htm http://www.graphicalwonder.com/?p=350 http://www.graphicalwonder.com/?p=654 http://www.graphicalwonder.com/?p=635 http://www.graphicalwonder.com/?p=611 http://www.graphicalwonder.com/?p=567 http://www.graphicalwonder.com/?p=551 http://www.graphicalwonder.com/?p=494 ...(truncated)...
MOSS Search & SAP
(Indexed 2007-02-14):
I don't talk about SAP much but this is pretty cool. I saw over here there is a white paper on Building Custom Search WebParts with Integrated SAP NetWeaver Portal Search for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS). Pretty neat. Technorati tags: SAP, SharePoint, MOSS, Search, MOSS 2007[Image]
Mondosoft Wildcard Search for MOSS 2007
(Indexed 2007-02-14):
Direct from the Gilbane Group's NewsShark [Image] Mondosoft offers two versions of search for MOSS 2007: Ontolica Wildcard and Ontolica Search. The beta versions are released on February 26th. The Ontolica Wildcard edition is free, but limited to 1 server and 250 users. It will basically give you the same features as standard MOSS search plus wildcard search. [Image]Ontolica Search provides consistent search across MOSS 2007 and WSS sites, and has features - from image search to improved meta...(truncated)...
How to configure WSRP consumption in MOSS 2007
(Indexed 2007-02-08):
Ian Morrish posted this. Configuring and using the WSRP web part in Office SharePoint Server 2007 is not well documented (I couldn't find anything at all) but luckily I saw a thread on the subject on an internal technical discussion. First you have to create a TrustedWSRPProducers.config file in the :Program FilesMicrosoft Office Server12.0Config directory. There is a sample template file called TrustedWSRPProducers.xml.sample To use the demo netunitysoftware provider, place the following in ...(truncated)...
50% of 'Fantastic 40' ready for download but 100% cool
(Indexed 2007-01-30):
The 20 of the Fantastic 40 are live! Go Grab them here. Board of Directors Business Performance Reporting Case Management for Government Agencies Classroom Management Clinical Trial Initiation and Management Competitive Analysis Site Discussion Database Disputed Invoice Management Employee Activities Site Employee Self-Service Benefits Employee Training Scheduling and Materials Equity Research Integrated Marketing Campaign Tracking Manufacturing Process Management New Store Opening Product and ...(truncated)...
Microsoft Office Live Code Sample: Contact Map
(Indexed 2007-01-30):
Office Live Contact Map This download will install a sample code mashup for Microsoft Office Live which is designed to map the addresses of all contacts included in an Office Live Business Contact Manager application. This sample code creates a map displaying the location of all of your contacts included in the Contacts list in the Business Contact Manager application when you have either an Office Live Essentials or Premium subscription. This mashup leverages the Microsoft Virtual Earth APIs ...(truncated)...
Download: SharePoint Server 2007 Code Sample: Item-Level Auditing
(Indexed 2007-01-30):
This code sample shows you how to create an item-level auditing view programmatically in three different ways: using a custom SharePoint list, through the Excel client, and by manipulating the open XML file format to display auditing history using Excel Services on an application page. Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 provides auditing by default but it does not give the ability for a non-administrator to view the auditing history of a specific document or item in a list. This code sampl...(truncated)...
The Hybrid Provider (AD and SQL) for MOSS
(Indexed 2007-01-29):
Check out this great article from Christopher V. Domino. (I first read Christopher vs Domino...) [Image] "One of the greatest leaps that SharePoint 2003 has made to its 2007 release is the fact it is now built entirely on top on ASP.NET 2.0. SharePoint can now even be thought of as an actual web application, just like any other. While 2003 hacked its way into IIS and ASP.NET, 2007 integrates nicely into its environment, dotting all the Is and crossing all the Ts along the way. Therefore, all th...(truncated)...
Securing MOSS For Internet Sites (informal list/ideas)
(Indexed 2007-01-29):
You need to hit all the PLANNING FOR SECURITY (beta link) sites available in the planning architecture content on TechNet. You then want to review standard ASP.NET securing architecture: - Machine.config lockdown; - Sql lockdown; - ISA to lockdown only to port 80; - ISA for port filtering & application filtering - MOSS o DENY rules to virtual servers (web application policies) o Lockdown MOSS application pools etc. - http://blogs.msdn.com/joelo/archive/2006/08/07/extranets-and...(truncated...(truncated)...
Brand that MOSS Site! - Heather Solomon's base Master Page file for MOSS
(Indexed 2007-01-26):
I've blogged about Heather before. She isn't any normal nerd. She is a designer! Making sites look good and usable is her gig. Heather has released a "base Master Page" for MOSS 2007. From Heather's Blog entry: Click the link below to download a zip file containing the base master page file. Heather's Base Master Page For more information about master pages and SharePoint, refer to: MOSS 2007 Design Component Relationships and Diagrams CSS Options with Master Pages Create a Feature: Maste...(truncated)...
Microsoft Partner Training - Business Productivity Infrastructure Optimisation (BPIO) University
(Indexed 2007-01-26):
The BPIO University is a 3-day, in-depth, instructor-led sales readiness workshop for Microsoft Partners. Focused on three main capabilities, Unified Communications and Collaboration, Enterprise Content Management and Business Intelligence, this BPIO course features Microsoft marketing strategies, field priorities and technology capability training. Partners will also learn how to work effectively with the Microsoft field, and how to execute their own BPIO customer campaigns and selling activit...(truncated)...
Random thoughts about Outlook and SharePoint - Better Together
(Indexed 2007-01-26):
A customer contacted me and asked for a summary of how Outlook complements SharePoint. People love Outlook it has become the default communication tool Emails, Contacts, Calendars (tasks to a lesser degree) SharePoint allows you to store information in a scalable, secure environment whilst enabling other users to use/create/modify/collaborate on the content. Example: Outlook tasks today can be emailed around between people but it is hard to track this effectively. In SharePoint using a Task L...(truncated)...
The final Software Development Kits (SDKs) are availble for download now.
(Indexed 2007-01-26):
Download them from: Windows SharePoint Services v3 SDK (CHM) Office SharePoint Server 2007 SDK (CHM) Technorati tags: SharePoint, SDK, Development, WSS, MOSS[Image]
OMG! Nintex Workflow 2007 (for SharePoint)
(Indexed 2007-01-24):
This morning the guys over at Nintex held a private Live Meeting for myself and the Microsoft guys to check out what they have been building. I haven't got much time now and I will follow up this blog post but basically here are some of the cool things: Web based designer for WF based workflows. Lots of new actions "Lazy Approval" i.e. approve a worklfow by replying "YEAH!" or "NO WAY" and that can be configured. Live Communication Server IM integration. Reporting framework. Very cool - I'll bl...(truncated)...
Embedding the Live Search within MOSS 2007
(Indexed 2007-01-23):
Ian Morrish (MCS NZ) has posted an article (back in December) which talks about how to integrate Windows Live Search into MOSS 2007. Basically - sign up for an appID, download the Web Part; add the appID to the .webpart file; it will call the web service. Check it out here. [Image][Image]
I'm certified in WSS 3.0 Configuration (71-631) & MOSS 2007 Configuration (71-630)
(Indexed 2007-01-19):
I rarely do "released" exams because I get special invites exclusively from the Sharepoint Blog (no they aren't exclusive - just watch the SharePoint blog). Anyway because they are "beta" and I'm not paying I usually turn up to see if there are any crazy questions (and provide feedback). For these exams I did I was running late and did them in 25-30 mins each (freaking out the other people doing exams) Mon, 20 Nov 2006 at 09:00071-630: TS: Configuring Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 ...(truncated)...
TechNet Radio: Collab w/ MOSS 2007: An Interview w/ Arpan Shah
(Indexed 2007-01-18):
John just told me about this. --- Check it out here: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/tnradio/archive/shah.mspx --- January 2, 2007 Collaborating with Sharepoint Server 2007: An interview with Arpan Shah Matt Hester speaks with Arpan Shah, Group Product Manager for the Sharepoint Team, about Office Sharepoint Server 2007. They discuss deployment, the upgrade paths to move a 2003 Sharepoint Portal Server to a 2007 Sharepoint Server, new features and functionalities such as Enterprise ...(truncated)...
All SharePoint Case Studies
(Indexed 2007-01-18):
There are some for SPS 2003 but most are MOSS 2007 - on MS Downloads. Check out the goodness here.[Image]
3 x SharePoint audio interviews with Tom Rizzo, Jerome Thiebaud & Manish Sharma
(Indexed 2007-01-16):
Michael Gerth (MVP) posted this: Microsoft Office Audio File: Interview with Tom Rizzo about Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 These audio files contain an interview with Director of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Tom Rizzo about Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Microsoft Office Audio File: Interview with Jerome Thiebaud about Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007These audio files contain an interview with Senior Product Manager Jerome Thiebaud about Microsoft Office ...(truncated)...
Free to download eBooks - Planning, Architecture & deployment (MOSS and Search) - 916 pages!
(Indexed 2007-01-16):
Planning and architecture for Office SharePoint Server 2007 (7Mb and 916 pages) This book provides information and guidelines to lead a team through the steps of planning the deployment of a solution based on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. The audiences for this book are business application specialists, line-of-business specialists, information architects, IT generalists, program managers, and infrastructure specialists who are planning a solution based on Office SharePoint Server 200...(truncated)...
SharePoint Conference APAC - Light survey on the agenda
(Indexed 2007-01-16):
Im organising the agenda for the APAC SharePoint Conference in Sydney early May 2007. This survey will help us understand what is right for the conference. We will be seeding the agenda from the SharepPoint Conf Europe - it can be found here: Day 1 - http://live.sharepoint-conference.eu/EN/agenda/Pages/Day1,Fe...(truncated)... Day 2 - http://live.sharepoint-conference.eu/EN/agenda/Pages/Day2,Fe...(truncated)... Day 3 - http://live.sharepoint-conference.eu/EN/agenda/Pages/Day3,Fe...(truncat...(truncated)...
Deployment Tool: MOSS 2007 Import and Export Search Configuration
(Indexed 2007-01-16):
This is a repeat blog entry because I'm so proud of this tool. For all the background on this tool check out Sahil's article on it. What is this utility? This is a command line utility that will allow you to export and import user profiles between two MOSS installations that cannot talk with each other, OR, do not have BDC (say you had a cheapo version of MOSS). You could export data from (SAP, or other sources) to XML, and use that XML to suck in data into your SSP in MOSS. [Image] Go to the ...(truncated)...
Deployment Tool: MOSS 2007 Utility to Replicate User Profile Schemas/Structure
(Indexed 2007-01-16):
As Sahil mentioned on his blog we've built (Sahil rewrote my dodgy presales code) a tool to Replicate the structure of MOSS 2007 User Profiles - very similar to the Search deployment tool. What is this utility? The "SharePoint 2007 Shared Services Provider User Profile Property Replicator" was designed to take custom user profile properties and export/import them into another MOSS 2007 server. During most development cycles you will create custom user profile properties and currently the only...(truncated)...
3 x SharePoint audio interviews with Tom Rizzo, Jerome Thiebaud & Manish Sharma
(Indexed 2007-01-16):
Michael Gerth (MVP) posted this: Microsoft Office Audio File: Interview with Tom Rizzo about Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 These audio files contain an interview with Director of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Tom Rizzo about Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Microsoft Office Audio File: Interview with Jerome Thiebaud about Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007These audio files contain an interview with Senior Product Manager Jerome Thiebaud about Microsoft Office ...(truncated)...
Free to download eBooks - Planning, Architecture & deployment (MOSS and Search) - 916 pages!
(Indexed 2007-01-16):
Planning and architecture for Office SharePoint Server 2007 (7Mb and 916 pages) This book provides information and guidelines to lead a team through the steps of planning the deployment of a solution based on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. The audiences for this book are business application specialists, line-of-business specialists, information architects, IT generalists, program managers, and infrastructure specialists who are planning a solution based on Office SharePoint Server 200...(truncated)...
TechNet Magazine article on Enterprise Search
(Indexed 2007-01-15):
At a Glance: Architecture of an enterprise search solution Indexing and querying business data LOB data and people knowledge Check it here. [Image] [Image] Technorati tags: Search, Enterprise Search, SharePoint, MOSS, MOSS 2007, Windows Desktop Search, Vista[Image]
Records Management & Workflow Technical Case Study
(Indexed 2007-01-15):
[Image] The Microsoft Legal and Corporate Affairs (LCA) Records Management team created an efficient inventory tracking solution that gives Microsoft employees easy access to physical records information and eliminates the need to handle inventory searches manually. Building on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007, the new solution uses forms and workflows to automate the collection and management of inventory data. The results are enforced inventory throug...(truncated)...
Australian MOSS 2007 Case Studies: Example "BT Financial Group streamlines information gathering and saves A$540,000 per year."
(Indexed 2007-01-15):
BT Financial Group Case Study (PowerPoint) PowerPoint Word Komatsu Case Study (Word) Word BDO Case Study Word Technorati tags: Case studies, Australia, SharePoint Go Australia!!! [Image][Image]
r.a.d.Editor for Office SharePoint Server 2007 public beta
(Indexed 2007-01-15):
From the Telerik site. [Image]r.a.d.editor for Office SharePoint Server 2007 extends the web content authoring environment of Office SharePoint Server 2007 by providing cross-browser compatibility and support for the Macintosh platform. The product offers the same functional level as the integrated rich text editor and will be provided by telerik at no cost to all registered customers of Office SharePoint Server 2007.Telerik r.a.d.editor can be used in the following scenarios: rich-text filed...(truncated)...
Short video about US Air Force using SharePoint
(Indexed 2007-01-09):
John Hodgson pointed this - a neat video about how the US Air Force are using SharePoint for AFSO 21. Very neat little video - check it out here.[Image]
MOSS 2007 Search Evaluation Guide - download now.
(Indexed 2007-01-09):
From Mark Harrison This evaluation guide is designed to present a solid understanding of the search capabilities in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. It provides an overview of Enterprise Search solutions from Microsoft, gives a hands-on tour of the product, and concludes with useful information for administrators and developers. IT professionals should use this guide to perform a thorough and effective evaluation of Enterprise Search functionality in Office SharePoint Server 2007. [I...(truncated)...
Sahil's back at it with his unique style of training - MOSS 2007 2 parts on DNRTV
(Indexed 2007-01-08):
My buddy Sahil Malik has been on DNRTV talking about SharePoint 2007 and making it funny during the way. anyway check it out here..[Image]
I've been Tagged - five things you might not know about me
(Indexed 2007-01-06):
Arpan Shah and Andrew Connell have tagged me in this fun game that has hit the internet. I'm really really busy so I'll keep this short - and I haven't thought too much about this or vetted it :) I eat Kangaroo's Kangaroo Meat is actually really really nice - and it is super low fat - like 1%-3% - very tender and juicy - you can buy it at super markets over here. [Image] I started my first company when I was 15, Digital Flow and ever since then I've been a workaholic A couple of my school ...(truncated)...
AUSTRALIA: Super Microsoft Partner Training stuff coming up.
(Indexed 2007-01-01):
Sharmilla who is our Partner Readiness Manager just sent me a bunch of new training things we are doing for Microsoft Partners. Check them out: Overview Sales & Marketing Technical (RSS) The ones that caught my eye were: Enterprise Search This one-day training course provides information on partner opportunities in the search arena: the addressable market, finding new customers, offering new solutions for existing customers and extending solutions with search capabilities. Brisbane 7...(truncated)...
Unified Communications/UM has the best marketing :) with Devil Wears Prada spoof.
(Indexed 2006-12-26):
One of the hottest areas right now (aside from SharePoint) is Unified Communications/Unified Messaging. They have created a Devil Wears Prada spoof - my buddy Johann Kruse blogged about it. Technorati tags: Unified Communications, Unified Messaging, UC, UM, Devil Wears Prada, Communicator, Live Communication Server, Office Communication Server, LCS[Image]
Case Study: MTV Rocks on Office 2007
(Indexed 2006-12-20):
MTV Rocks on Office 2007 Media and entertainment powerhouse uses the 2007 Microsoft Office system to improve handling of internal concert ticket requests. Very Cool! Technorati tags: SharePoint, MTV, Case Study, Customer Evidence[Image]
Coolest Web Usability thing of the day - Snap Preview Anywhere - just add JS and preview other sites.
(Indexed 2006-12-19):
I was cruising Alpesh's blog and as I moused over a link I saw a preview of the page. THIS IS AWESOME! So I checked it out and it was using Snap Preview anywhere - firstly - kudos on the domain name - www.snap.com - secondly - AWESOME TOOL! Sign up - its free. [Image] and Yes - you probably could just embed this in the header of your MOSS 2007 website however I add this disclaimer - I haven't fully tested this so I'm not sure if any of the JavaScript breaks MOSS 2007.[Image]
MOSS Menu branding tip from Shane
(Indexed 2006-12-19):
Shane Perran has a great tip for fixing the MOSS menus when you are custimising them for WIDE items. The problem child:The *width and min-width seem to cause trouble when you have long items. .ms-topNavFlyOuts a{display:block;*width:120px;min-width:120px;color:#3764a0;padding:4px 8px 4px 8px;} The Fix:Pretty straight forward, remove or comment out those two properties. Use width:100%; instead. .ms-topNavFlyOuts a{ display:block; width:100%; padding:4px 8px 4px 8px;} See his blog entry here. ...(truncated)...
Best Blog entry EVER! on MOSS 2007 custom Authentication Providers by Liam Cleary
(Indexed 2006-12-17):
Liam Cleary (VSTO/SharePoint/Office/Vista) guru guy has posted a KILLER ENTRY on how to: "Write your own Custom Authentication Provider C#" for MOSS 2007. Check it out here. COMMUNITY CHALLENGE: Someone write a Membership/role/Custom Authentication provide for MOSS 2007 which backs onto custom attributes in Microsoft CRM - send me the code (or a link) and I'll make you famous (or try to). Technorati tags: SharePoint, Community, Development, ASP.NET, MOSS 2007, Authentication, Liam Cleary, Comm...(truncated)...
If you are running a public website guage the load appropriately...
(Indexed 2006-12-17):
I signed up to ClustrMaps today and added it to my blog on the left hand side. Sad thing is on my first visit it has been overloaded (I doubt by my blog). Lesson: If you are going to run a public website monitor and guage your load and appropriately plan for capacity... With MOSS 2007 look to these documents. [Image] (I'm not even going to mention that a common thought about the LAMP stack that it is super scalable... :) ) Technorati tags: Capacity Planning, LAMP, ClustrMaps, Cluster Maps[Ima...(truncated)...
Sahil's commentary on microsoft.com on MOSS 2007
(Indexed 2006-12-16):
My buddy/code monkey/documentor, Sahil, has written a quick blog entry on MOSS 2007 and Microsoft.com. "Now, microsoft.com is one of the top 10, if not the top 5 sites in the world. If this isn't an endorsement on the capabilities of SharePoint 2007, I don't know what is." Check it out here. Technorati tags: Microsoft.com, WCM, MOSS 2007, Sahil[Image]
Got STS (2001) and wanna migrate the files to MOSS (2007)?
(Indexed 2006-12-16):
Bob Mixon has a quick blog entry on how to do a bit of a migration. The functionality from STS 2001 to WSS 3.0 has increased exponentially so it is definately worth doing an upgrade. Check it out here. Technorati tags: MOSS 2007, STS 2001, Upgrade, Bob Mixon, SharePoint[Image]
How to enable debugging in WSS 3.0
(Indexed 2006-12-15):
Renaud Comte has a great tip on how to get the full ASP.NET errors appearing in WSS 3.0. The detail is to add the following item to your Web.Config: Check Renaud's blog post here.[Image]
XML Notepad 2007
(Indexed 2006-12-09):
I've been writing quite a bit of code lately and it all revolves around getting stuff into WSS 3.0/MOSS 2007.Namely pulling information out of XML files into either Wiki's or the Profile store.Anyway to edit the XML Files I use XML Notepad 2007 (or as a coder I called it XML Nodepad) which we just released download it here.[Image]
Biiiig websites on MOSS 2007 Yes we do big websites with MOSS.
(Indexed 2006-12-09):
With MCMS it was no secret we could build some rocking sites.Large accessible super high performance websites like:Commonwealth Games (www.melbourne2006.com | case studies)Rugby World CupMinistry of SoundJoel Oleson has written a great post about Caching in ISA 2006 vs. Caching in MOSS 2007 which has lots of great info.[Image]
Grand Son of SmartPart aka SmartPart for SharePoint 2007
(Indexed 2006-12-03):
From Mark HarrisonFrom Jan Tielens ...Finally the latest version of the SmartPart is here: the Return of the SmartPart, also know as SmartPart v3, also know as SmartPart for SharePoint 2007.The SmartPart allows you to create a Web User Control (ASCX) in Visual Studio by making use of the designer, and deploy it to a SharePoint site.More[Image]
Ishai from Unique World churns out MOSS 2007 Utility Pack
(Indexed 2006-11-30):
Ishai from Unique World (cool Gold Partner in Australia who are at the top of the list for number customer references) has been working on a large MOSS 2007 deployment at an Australian Federal Government department.Along his journey Ishai built a few utilities which are pretty neat. The things he has are:Push Web Parts to existing sites COOL!Create lists in existing sites COOLER!Delete sites recursively WAY COOL!Change list fields settings OMG!Check them out here.One of Ishai's colleagues Jo...(truncated)...
Im Lazy - Got preconfigured VHDs? YES! (Win2003 R2 / Exch 2007 / MOSS 2007)
(Indexed 2006-11-30):
So many people ask me to send them a pre-configured VPC of MOSS 2007 what is my response? Run up a Windows Server 2003 R2 boxInstall MOSS 2007 / WSS 3.0 yourselfCustomer Response:But Angus I don't want to spend the time running up a Windows Server..My new Response:Download the Windows Server 2003 VPC from here.Customer:This is so cool! (You Rock!) Are there any others?Angus:Yes SQL 2005 & Exchange 2007 from here.---Brief DescriptionA Pre-configured Virtual MachineThis download comes as a pre-...(truncated)...
Compliance and how 2007 Office System can help (New Whitepaper)
(Indexed 2006-11-29):
A new whitepaper has been released which talks about regulatory compliance and how the 2007 Office System can help.Get it from here.OverviewThis 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 regulatory compliance. By focusing on a few core products, including Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, Office client-side applications, and Microsoft Exchange S...(truncated)...
MOSS 2007 Sexy external website - Alphamosaik
(Indexed 2006-11-29):
William Heurdier from Alphamosaik emailed me responding to my WCM Sexy-ness request.He has a public website - www.alphamosaik.com which was built on MOSS 2007 using Master Pages & Custom Lists.Rock on![Image]
TRAINING: Inside Look at building and developing solutions with MOSS 2007
(Indexed 2006-11-25):
Mark pointed out this great new training it is so good and FREE I thought I'd reblog it.Check it out Clinic 5046: Inside Look at Building and Developing Solutions with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007[Image]
MOSS 2007 is out there in the real world speakTECHs external website.
(Indexed 2006-11-21):
OMG!A friend of mine, Mike Jarvis (business development extraordinare we worked together at a .com dev shop) wanted to get back in touch with me so found my email address.I wanted to check out his new company www.speaktech.com and I saw the site loadingwww.speaktech.com refreshing to www.speaktech.com/pages/home.aspx... NO - they can't be running MOSS 2007 for their internet yetYES THEY ARE!This is awesome MOSS 2007 is starting to get out there and in places that I wasn't even aware of it b...(truncated)...
DOWNLOAD - Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Tools: Visual Studio 2005 Extensions (CTP)
(Indexed 2006-11-18):
Tools for developing custom SharePoint applications: Visual Studio project templates for Web Parts, site definitions, and list definitions; and a stand-alone utility program, the SharePoint Solution Generator.These help you build & debug web parts and package solutions a lot easier than before.Get it from here.[Image]
IT Pro? Want TechNet Documentation on MOSS 2007/WSS 3.0/MOSS for Search/Form Server
(Indexed 2006-11-17):
There is SO MUCH DOCO out right now for Office SharePoint Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Office SharePoint Server 2007 for Search and Office Forms Server 2007 in the Microsoft TechNet site check it out here (expand out the tree on the left).[Image]
WSS 3.0 guided tour recording Niiiice.
(Indexed 2006-11-17):
A great demo/tour of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 check it out here.[Image]
MOSS 2007 & WSS 3.0 Fully Baked and Trial Bits downloadable NOW!!!
(Indexed 2006-11-16):
It looks like this is the RTM bits of WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 YAY!MOSS 180 day trial http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2e6...(truncated)... 3.0 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d51...(truncated)... your product keys and installation upgrade information from the SharePoint Blog post here.Thanks to John Hodgson for finding these seems they went out under the radar. BTW this is the first time I've ever got the scoop on any of the SharePoint blogs (Sha...(truncated)...
SharePoint Learning Kit (SLK) Beta Available for Download.
(Indexed 2006-11-11):
The SharePoint Learning Kit is very cool check it out the Beta has been released here.[Image]
InfoPath 2007 & Form Services and interviewing wannabe models
(Indexed 2006-10-25):
My buddy Sahil Malik (who I was hanging out at DevReach in Bulgaria with) has written a rocking article on InfoPath 2007 and Form Services in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.Check it out here.I love the way Sahil writes his nerdy blog entries: "Let us say, I run a fashion agency that is constantly in search for new faces. So we interview wannabe models" That guy can make anything sound interesting!BTW if you are reading this in Australia Sahil wants to come out to do some consulting so ...(truncated)...
InfoPath 2007 & Form Services and interviewing wannabe models
(Indexed 2006-10-25):
My buddy Sahil Malik (who I was hanging out at DevReach in Bulgaria with) has written a rocking article on InfoPath 2007 and Form Services in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.Check it out here.I love the way Sahil writes his nerdy blog entries: "Let us say, I run a fashion agency that is constantly in search for new faces. So we interview wannabe models" That guy can make anything sound interesting!BTW if you are reading this in Australia Sahil wants to come out to do some consulting so ...(truncated)...
Breeze Training - Microsoft Office 2007 SharePoint Deep Dive
(Indexed 2006-10-24):
The awesome Mick Badran has some great training courses his company Breeze Training.Microsoft Office 2007 SharePoint Deep DiveMick's average was 8.49/9 for the training he delivered for Microsoft in our partner roadshow.[Image]
3 New Laptops and a Keynote Demo
(Indexed 2006-10-21):
[Image] I'm organising the Keynote Demos at the Ready Summit which will be on tour around Australia for the Launch of Office, Vista and Exchange. Organising, defining, building and delivering demos is the most fun part of my job (which BTW we have an open head in Melbourne). With the Ready Summit HP Australia have sent us some brand new HP nc8430's these are super fast, light and big laptops!!! Let me explain how these are going to work: 2 x Windows Vista 1 x Windows Server 2003 EE + Virtual Se...(truncated)...
Mmmm Master Page Goodness by Heather Solomon
(Indexed 2006-10-21):
I'm sooooo glad Heather Solomon is doing WSS 3.0/MOSS 2007 stuff now SHE ROCKS!Heather is a usability/look and feel person most nerds can't make anything look good this is the most important thing (behind security) then it comes to websites/intranets for adoption etc.Heather has written some awesome articles:-How to Create and Store Master Pages on the Server for Use with Site CollectionsIf you have one or a few master pages which need to be used across Site Collection this is the article fo...(truncated)...
SharePoint Community, Live.com and general love fest.
(Indexed 2006-10-17):
The thing I love the most about Microsoft technology is the community.Not just pizza & beers at user groups, conferences and webcasts more if you run into an error (even in beta software) you can quickly search for the fix.Example:I'm building a demo on MOSS B2TR and got an error "resource object with key..." basically it was a broken screen.So I entered it into www.live.com search (result set and the page which saved me) and got back a great result instantly quick helped me complete the demo. ...(truncated)...
You want to scan stuff into SharePoint cool!
(Indexed 2006-10-16):
The guys at Dark Blue Duck have built a Scanning Enabler tool which allows you to scan documents and load them into SharePoint.It works for Windows SharePoint Services v2 and SharePoint Portal Server 2003 BUT already works for WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 Betas a patch will come out when WSS 3.0 and MOSS RTM.Features Seamlessly integrated with SharePoint User Interface.Adds Scanning functionality to all new and existing document and picture libraries.Makes libraries with Scanning functionality availab...(truncated)...
Weekend Viewing Metalogix Migration Manager demo recording.
(Indexed 2006-09-23):
About a week ago Rasool from Metalogix did a demo of Metalogix Migration Manager for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.The recording of the live meeting is now available from here.[Image]
You customised MOSS B2 Master Pages guidance on moving forward to MOSS B2TR
(Indexed 2006-09-22):
Andrew Connell wrote an article while ago now Ben Schmitlin (PM on the MOSS WCM team) has written the definitive article on how to upgrade and what has changed between MOSS B2 and MOSS B2TR master pages.[Image]
Customers love their website. Use that when pitching MOSS
(Indexed 2006-09-17):
Nothing is more effective in a "pitch" (aka demo) than showing organisations you can rebrand their website in your software (hopefully MOSS 2007) in < 1 day.I've completely rebranded MOSS several times using a Minimal Master Page and borrowing CSS files and images from customer's external website or their corporate intranet.To rebuild an intranet/internet site for a demo/proof of concept these are the steps I go through:Analyse the existing website.Is there a consistent look and feel for this? i...(truncated)...
WSS 3.0 & MOSS 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh Screenshots - spot the difference?
(Indexed 2006-09-16):
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WSS 3.0 & MOSS 2007 Beta 2 Technical Refresh Screenshots - spot the difference?
(Indexed 2006-09-16):
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YAY for 2007 Office System Beta 2 Technical Refresh come and get it.
(Indexed 2006-09-15):
The SharePoint Team Blog has links to all the Beta 2 Technical Refresh installers and guidance on What you need to know before you click Update.exe.Beta 2 Technical Refresh for both the client and server technologies is AMAZING!MOSS 2007 especially is now lightening fast even in a virtualised environment and the client tools are super stable.[Image]
Want a slick MOSS 2007 User Experience?
(Indexed 2006-09-14):
It looks like another revision of the Hedkandi website is up and running utilising the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS 2007) Web Content Management capabilities.This is a great example of how far you can push the MOSS 2007 User Interface to create an excellent User Experience.Check out www.hedkandi.com which is a satellite site of the Ministry of Sound and the Ministry of Sound Shop.[Image]
Metalogix Migration Manager Live Meeting Wednesday 13th 10AM AEST for APAC
(Indexed 2006-09-06):
Metalogix have a very cool tool for migration of any website into Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.Rasool Rayani from Metalogix is going to run a Live Meeting for ASIA PACIFIC on:Wednesday 13th 10:00 AM 11:00 AM (EASTERN STANDARD TIME)To Join the meeting click here.You can also dial in to the conference call at +61 2 9870 2922 or 1800 202 713 participant code 533 5975[Image]
Im Super Excited about Arnos Document Management & Records Management resource list!
(Indexed 2006-09-05):
Via Andrew ConnellArno Nell (MVP guru!) has posted a great list of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Document Management and Records Management resources.Check them out here.[Image]
How to rebrand the WSS 3.0 / MOSS Navigation with only CSS Baby!
(Indexed 2006-09-05):
I had to rebrand some of the OOB WSS 3.0 Navigation last week. Here is how I hacked it out (Based on Beta 2, build 4017)Copy the Navigation provider & Navigation Control from the default.master into your own master page The styles in the Navigation Control will have styles like ms-topnavselected. I prefixed these with custom so they ended up being Custom-ms-topnavselect.Go copy the styles below (topNav) from C:Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft Sharedweb server extensions12TEMPLATELAYOUTS1033STY...(truncated)...
Got Hummingbird Enterprise and SharePoint Products & Technologies? Want them to play together?
(Indexed 2006-09-05):
Lots of organisations use Hummingbird Enterprise Document Management and also use SharePoint Products & Technologies (WSS / SPS) for Collaboration/Search/Portals/platform etc.How can you get these two to play together? Easily & Out of the Box.Why?On the 21st August 2006 Hummingbird announced general availability of "Hummingbird Enterprise eDOCS for SharePoint".Check out the press release here.There is also a neat white paper called Hummingbird Enterprise & Microsoft SharePoint: A Strategy for EC...(truncated)...
Developing stuff on WSS 3.0 / MOSS 2007? Read Chriss article
(Indexed 2006-09-05):
Chris Johnson (Microsoft Consulting Services, New Zealand / TechEd NZ & AU speaker) has written an excellent article on application development within WSS 3.0 / Microsoft Office SharePoint Server.Check it out here.[Image]
Angus, Where are the best Technical Readiness Resources for WSS 3.0/MOSS 2007?
(Indexed 2006-09-05):
A partner asked me about the best technical resources for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and WSS 3.0. ANSWER: SharePoint Blog Baby! Here are some specific posts which are great: Planning Infra - http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2006/08/08/691540.aspx Hands on Labs - http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2006/08/07/691466.aspx Top 10 Training Resources - http://blogs.msdn.com/arpans/archive/2006/07/14/665637.aspx Online Training Content - http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archi...(truncated)...
Telerik beta for r.a.d.Controls for SharePoint 2003
(Indexed 2006-09-04):
Via Mark HarrisonTelerik have just rolled out the beta for r.a.d.controls for SharePoint 2003Download[Image]
New Download: All Windows SharePoint Services Applications Templates
(Indexed 2006-08-28):
I know this is "old school" to blog about WSSv2 but these Application Templates are just so cool. This is a collection of all the application templates.Brief DescriptionThis download contains all downloadable application templates in the English language for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services.http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?Fam...(truncated)... DetailsFile Name:ApplicationTemplates.EXEVersion:1Date Published:8/16/2006Language:EnglishDownload Size:16.7 MBOverviewThis download c...(truncated)...
Living at the office and no flying all for TechEd 2006 ANZ!!!
(Indexed 2006-08-18):
Its 12.33am and I'm still at the office (for the second night in a row) and I've imposed a travel embargo (I haven't flown to another city for 9 days feels like an eternity)You may ask why?I'll tell you why! Because TECHED 2006 IS GOING TO ROCK!As co-track owner (with my buddy Penelope Lewin) of the Office System track I've had a lot of insight into the content which we will be presenting:SharePointExcelInfoPath & FormsSearchECMLots of other goodness.We have some killer speakers (Arpan / MikeFit...(truncated)...
Coming soon [Telerik] r.a.d.controls suite for SharePoint
(Indexed 2006-08-15):
I just got a Telerik Newsletter.One of the announcements they made was:Coming soon r.a.d.controls suite for SharePointtelerik is proud to announce the upcoming release of r.a.d.controls suite for SharePoint. Featuring the new powerful menu, panel, tabstrip and treeview WebParts and v6.5 of r.a.d.editor for SharePoint, r.a.d.controls for SharePoint is designed to help developers dramatically enhance the interface and usability of their SharePoint solutions while also reducing development time. T...(truncated)...
Ted Pattisons WSSv3/MOSS 2007 Demo Screencasts
(Indexed 2006-08-09):
Bob Fox pointed out some of Ted Pattison's Gorilla Training web cast series (he also came up with some funny names but I changed them back J)Here are the clips:ASP.NET WebParts for SharePointBlogs and WikisCreating and testing FeaturesOpen XML File Formats File GenerationExcel ServicesKey Performance Indicators[Image]
Interesting new downloads (2007 Office System Videos, Cool Stuff & BSM samples)
(Indexed 2006-07-31):
2007 Office System VideosCollaborationMicrosoft Office System Developers Conference 2006Download this series of developer-oriented videos to view conference breakout sessions about how developers can use the 2007 Microsoft Office system to create powerful collaboration tools.http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?Family...(truncated)... Project ManagementMicrosoft Office System Developers Conference 2006Download this series of developer-oriented videos to view conference breakout sessio...(truncated)...
Why is MOSS 2007 & Exchange 2007 Better Together for Compliance?
(Indexed 2006-07-30):
A thread was started internally with our local Information Worker team (Johann Kruse, Mario DSilva, John Hodgson, Ian Palangio, Andrew Lowson and myself) discussion compliance and more specifically how Exchange 2007 and MOSS work together.One of my colleagues, Andrew Lowson (Solution Specialist for Portals & Collaboration, based out of Melbourne) came up with a great response:My view on this is a classic Better Together story, Compliance is so much more than just documents or email, it should be...(truncated)...
My session recordings (videos) of Innovation 2006 tour
(Indexed 2006-07-29):
I was involved in the Innovation 2006 and I did 3 sessions.- Keynote (15 minute Office 2007 & MOSS 2007 demo) (I start 45 minutes in)- Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Overview- WSSv3 Technical Fundamentals and Features.Go and check out the recordings and give me feedback.You can watch the rest of the sessions here.[Image]
Canonical Error in MOSS 2007 and running up 8 server farm at Web Central
(Indexed 2006-07-28):
I'm at a large Australian hosting provider, WebCentral, hanging out with their most hardcore SharePoint product engineers Jorke & Ben.The reason I'm here is we are installing MOSS into a highly scalable hosted configuration MOSS servers YAY!) so we can get some early adopting customers onto it (and hopefully surprise MOSS 2007 hosting for TechEd).Everything was going great, we had architected the environment as a large farm with lots of physical and virtual servers, planned how we were going t...(truncated)...
60 minutes and LinkedIn (Social Networking to the max! + Knowledge Network)
(Indexed 2006-07-24):
About an hour ago I met with a Microsoft Partner who specialises in SharePoint/InfoPath/BizTalk/BI/Exchange and lots of other great things.The reason I'm blogging about them is that within 60 minutes of meeting with them I got a request to be "LinkedIn" to one of their senior consultants using. This is social networking to the extreme! And I like it! It got me thinking about Microsoft's offering in this space.If you haven't already checked out Microsoft's Social Networking capability for your en...(truncated)...
Excellent MOSS 2007 on the Internet presentation @ MIX06
(Indexed 2006-07-23):
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.[Image]
Unique World Software launches SharePoint Forms
(Indexed 2006-05-17):
[Image] "SharePoint Forms provide out-of-the-box web forms for SharePoint. It allows organizations to deploy powerful yet simple electronic forms solutions with SharePoint without the need to deploy InfoPath on every desktop."Check out SharePoint Forms.[Image]
Great Office 2007 Client & MOSS 2007 Training
(Indexed 2006-05-16):
My buddy Chris Johnson shot me a link to recorded sessions from the Microsoft Rapid Deployment Program (RDP) for Partners.Download the movies and check it out - this is one of the best ways to skill up on the 2007 Office System.BTW I'm at the SharePoint conference in Bellevue (outside Seattle) and it is rocking!!![Image]
See you at the SharePoint Conference
(Indexed 2006-05-12):
I'm about to make the journey to Seattle (and Bellevue and Redmond) to attend the SharePoint Conference.If you want to catch up with me there email me at alogan@microsoft.com and we'll catch up.There will be lots of Microsoft partners from Australia going (they are the ones with the sun tans).[Image]
Unfortunate combination of two blog entries
(Indexed 2006-05-03):
I was at a customer's office today dropping off the Microsoft Cookies from a 3 way bake off with MOSS (another story).The customer was laughing at a print out of my blog - I thought - Yeah sure I write funny content about SharePoint?The thing he was laughing at was the unfortunate combination of two posts:The first post was a picture of me at Wagga Wagga Airport after presenting at Code Camp.Then down the bottom of the print out it had the header of the next blog post "Crashes Make me Happy" whi...(truncated)...
April SharePoint Community Blitz
(Indexed 2006-04-10):
My April Community Blitz which will see me presenting at the following events:6th April - QLD Local Government Update (with Data#3) 12th April - Brisbane SharePoint User Group 18th April - Canberra SharePoint User Group (via Live Meeting) 18th April - Perth SharePoint User Group23rd April - Code Camp in Wagga Wagga 26th April - Sydney SharePoint User Group 27th April - Melbourne SharePoint User GroupBe there and be square.[Image]
Andrew Connell (MindSharp) presenting - The Evolution of WCM in the 2007 Version of Microsoft Office
(Indexed 2006-04-02):
Andrew Connell (MCMS MVP) is a great guy and definately knows his stuff (like the rest of the MindSharp gang).The Evolution of Web Content Management in the 2007 Version of Microsoft Office (April 18, 2006; 9am PST)The Web Content Management (WCM) technology in the upcoming 2007 version of Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server represents the first major release of Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) since 2002. This webcast looks at the major improvements WCM offers over MCMS. We disc...(truncated)...
New SQL Server 2005 Reporting Packs Released (including SharePoint Portal Server 2003)
(Indexed 2006-03-25):
Check out the new SQL Server 2005 Reporting Packs here.One of the packs is the "SQL Server 2005 Report Pack for Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003""Download this set of eight predefined reports and a sample database to easily visualize and author managed reports such as site trend, storage trend, site collection, and search terms, based on information extracted from a SharePoint Portal Server 2003 environment."Get it all here.[Image]
Uber SharePoint Guru (Ronnie Guha) from Dimension Data blogging 'bout SharePoint
(Indexed 2006-02-28):
I've been spending a bit of time working with Ronnie Guha from Dimension Data in Canberra Australia (he is a presales guy who always gets roped into delivery) - very experienced in the Australian Federal Public Sector.Anyway check out his blog http://spsstuff.blogspot.com/[Image]
New SharePoint Whitepaper - Planning & Desigining SharePoint Products & Technology Solutions for Geographically Dispersed Sites
(Indexed 2006-02-09):
Download it from here.OverviewThis white paper describes three supported deployment solutions for accommodating geographically dispersed sites with SharePoint Products and Technologies. Included in this paper are recommendations for deploying SharePoint Products and Technologies across multiple geographic sites (based on the three supported solutions), statistics for estimating SharePoint Products and Technologies bandwidth utilization and the resulting user experience across a WAN, and informat...(truncated)...
Digi-Link Revelation Trial
(Indexed 2006-02-02):
You can try out Digi-Link's Revelation which is a two-way sync tool between your desktop and SharePoint Products & Technologies - a very neat product.You can get a free 15 day trial here - www.digi-link.com/notsosecret/trialnumber [Image]
Free EDMS Solution for SharePoint
(Indexed 2006-01-30):
Mark Harrison is going to host a public web cast (2nd Feb 2006 5PM GMT) on the Retention Server for Microsoft SharePoint by 80-20 software.[Image]
Ivan from Unique World is blogging about SharePoint
(Indexed 2006-01-28):
Ivan Wilson, a SharePoint & Info Worker guru from Unique World (Microsoft Gold Partner in Sydney) is blogging.Check it out here.[Image]
A SharePoint Blog for the Business Decision Maker + the hardcore geeks
(Indexed 2006-01-28):
The SharePoint Team Blog is Awesome.I have been directing both BDMs, TDMs and genuine geek boys & girls to this blog.I don't know many Corporate Vice Presidents that blog but Kurt DelBene wrote an excellent article on the SharePoint's Role in Microsoft's Collaboration Strategy.Jeff Teper (General Manager of SahrePoint Portal, CMS & Search... God) wrote a great post about SharePoint Roadmap and how "every site could have every capability."The Group Program Managers of CMS & SharePoint Portal, Jon...(truncated)...
Where is Angus?
(Indexed 2006-01-22):
I'm relatively new to the world of corporate travel, at my previous jobs it wasn't really a requirement.Now I am in a National role looking after Portals (CMS, SharePoint, Office "12" SharePoint Servers) presales in Australia I get to do quite a bit of travelling. Check out my crazy travel schedule:August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005December 2005January 2006February 2006March 2006One last thing - Another Microsoftie suggested I check out Seat Guru to always secure the best seat...(truncated)...
New WSS Applications Templates (Discussion Database, Document Library & Team Work Site)
(Indexed 2006-01-21):
This is building on top of the Thrilling Thirty WSS applications templates which came out late 2005 - you could build your entire company intranet off just these templates! Windows SharePoint Services Applications Template: Discussion Database The Discussion Database application for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services allows team members to create, review, and reply to discussion topics. (January 18, 2006)Windows SharePoint Services Applications Template: Document Library The Document Library...(truncated)...
I'm "Super Excited" about Office "12"
(Indexed 2006-01-17):
I've just spent the past week at Microsoft's internal tech conference (similar to PDC) soaking up everything I can about Office "12".One word: WOW!The entire Office "12" stack is amazing, from the Client enhancements (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, InfoPath) to the Office "12" SharePoint Servers and not forgetting the enhancements to Windows SharePoint Services v3 there is going to be some very cool stuff coming later.My favorite part is that the features/functionality provided by CMS 2002 is now a pa...(truncated)...
SharePoint Taxonomies at the Document Library Level
(Indexed 2006-01-04):
When most people think about taxonomies/infomation architecture in SharePoint they are thinking about how your areas, listings or webs/sub webs are organised...Unless you come from a records management/document management background - then you will be thinking "how do I tag this content up to make it the most useful (search relevance, search granularity, display flexibility & granularity)."Dustin Miller has a great post describing why not to use sub folders for storing content in document librar...(truncated)...
InfoTech Canada's 10 free WSS Themes
(Indexed 2005-12-29):
Ok - I know these are old but you should definately check out the 10 free WSS themes from InfoTech Canada.I have applied and screenshotted all of them here.[Image]
Add link to MySite from Any Page in SharePoint
(Indexed 2005-12-28):
I'm loving the SharePoint community right about now.A neat customer requriement comes up - you need to be able to add any page in your portal to your "My Links" on your MySite.Mads Nissen has found this issue and already killed it - check out the solution here.[Image]
Bil Simser's SharePoint Builder is almost ready for testing!
(Indexed 2005-12-18):
This tool looks so cool! It allows you to modify the ONET.XML and SCHEMA.XML files within a friendly UI instead of cracking open your favorite text editor.Bil Simser is a complete guru!What's even neater (is that a word?) is the fact he's using .NET 2.0 and deploying the app via ClickOnce which will auto look for updates if connected to the web :)He especially wants everyone to swamp him with requests to become a tester :) (only kidding - don't do that!)[Image]
The Dogfood tastes better @ Microsoft
(Indexed 2005-12-13):
Now I've been @ MS for a few weeks I thought I would get my Dogfood on.On my backup laptop (Dell D600, 1Gb RAM) I'm now running Windows Vista and Office "12" beta 1 and loving it.The Office "12" client runs really well on Vista and I am starting to make a real effort to eat out of the dog's bowl a lot more (I think if you dogfood out of a VM it is too easy to not boot the VM and go back to your old habits, where as using a second machine you get all the Yum! which comes from dogfooding without t...(truncated)...
Want to ReGhost that web part page? - ReGhost.NET 1.0
(Indexed 2005-12-07):
Firstly - I'm Angus Logan, the national Technology Specialist (Portals) for Microsoft Australia looking after Content Management Server & SharePoint Portal Server.I'll write more of an intro later on - now down to the portals goodness.Matthew Cosier of Readify has written a tool called ReGhost.NET - it is used for managing unghosted pages in SharePoint.It is a Windows Forms application which looks into directly into the SharePoint database- which we all know is a major no-no.The code is availabl...(truncated)...
Goodbye MVP, Goodbye Data#3... Hello Microsoft Australia!
(Indexed 2005-11-17):
[Image]The time has come for me move on from the very cool and successful Data#3.No - I'm not retiring (yet) - I've accepted a job as a Technology Specialist with...[Image]Data#3 has a great team in the Microsoft Applications Solutions business I worked in and they will continue to be a leader in their market (not forgetting the other killer businesses like: licensing, security, infrastructure, recruitment etc.).On a side note - I've resigned my MVP-ship as you can't work for MS and be an MVP t...(truncated)...
Validating Sharepoint filenames on upload
(Indexed 2005-11-17):
This is Crazy! I was just talking with Joseph Mortimer @ Data#3 about building an application to clean file names before uploading to SharePoint. Funny!Via MadsSome characters are legal for FAT or NTFS files but illegal for files in Sharepoint documentlibraries. Using the regular upload UI for Sharepoint you'll encounter a rather unpleasant validation error when uploading a file with funky characters. Using the object model will give you a good ole' exception. I've seen a lot of approaches to so...(truncated)...
Free chapter of our book - Searching MCMS with SharePoint
(Indexed 2005-11-14):
Via Patrick TisseghemLast week I mentioned the new book 'Advanced Microsoft Content Management Server Development' from Andrew Connell, Angus Logan, Lim Mei Ying and Stefan Gossner. If you want a taste of it, go here and download chapter 5 for free - 'Searching MCMS with SharePoint'. Even if you do not work with MCMS, the techniques explained to write the code to execute SharePoint queries are usable in a lot of places (e.g. your own web applications).[Image]If you like it - check out the rest o...(truncated)...
Brisbane SharePoint User Group (BSPUG) rocked, it rocked Hard!
(Indexed 2005-11-09):
[Image]I walked a whole 5m from the lab at Microsoft Brisbane to the theatre door and ate lots of pizza.It was good fun! - we went over the topics everyone would like to see and got an intro to the rest of the SharePointers in Brisbane.Hopefully I will be speaking on a few topics coming up - MCMS integration, vNext, etc.Check out Christopher Walker's post about it over here.Did I mention there was free Pizza? Because its a lunch time usergroup (next one planned 14th December 12noon-1.30pm there ...(truncated)...
Using Central Templates in SharePoint Part 1
(Indexed 2005-11-06):
Via Kit KaiIn this article, we examined how to change the default document template used by document library to create new document. However, each document library will have its own document template as SharePoint can only use documents stored in the forms folder as templates. This poses a potential problem, especially when there are many document libraries using the same document template, and a new template was available requiring updating. Linden Daniel, a MCS consultant currently based in ...(truncated)...
Refresh page after edit in InfoPath
(Indexed 2005-11-03):
Via MadsWhen using InfoPath for editing data in you webapplications you run into a couple of tricky situations when beeing used to plain webdevelopment. One of these scenarios is when you want your webpage to refresh after having edited a record in some datasource with InfoPath. Typically you've implemented a view webpage and edit with InfoPath. This sounds pretty uncomplicated, and I guess it is, but still it took me quite a while to figure out. My first attempt was to use standard web techniq...(truncated)...
Displaying SharePoint Content with Flash
(Indexed 2005-10-30):
Via Serge van den Oever [Macaw]Summary This blog entry describes how to do complex SharePoint web service calls from a Flash client application to retrieve arbitrary information from SharePoint lists. The very powerful web service DspSts.asmx is used to accomplish this task. This web service allows you to dynamically query any field and item selection from a list and apply ordering on this selection. It is also possible to restrict the number of items to return. The query applied is in the CAML ...(truncated)...
PDC Session video's baby! - list of the ECM/WCM videos
(Indexed 2005-10-27):
Videos are up here.I think the best one's are Ryan's one on WCM and Dustin's one.If you watch these presentations you will know what everyone will be tabling about during Beta 2 (when ever that is :) )Ryan Stocker - OFF313: Web Content Management Application Development and Engine ExtensibilityMike Ammerlaan - OFF308: Windows SharePoint Services "v3": Creating and Defining Custom Templates, Sites, Features, and SolutionsMike Morton - OFF310: Windows SharePoint Services: Developing Collaboration ...(truncated)...
How far can I push SharePoint? (Auto-Bloat)
(Indexed 2005-10-25):
I just wrote a pretty neat tool (which I will make public later on). It allows you to specify how many sites you want created, how they should be nested, what to call them and which templates to base them on.I'm running it tonight to create 20,000 sites like:-1 ROOT---10 CHILDREN--------20 CHILDREN------------100 CHILDRENSo I'll see how the system is performing tomorrow morning.If you refer to Mark Harrison's SharePoint Scaling Limits post you will see I can have 250,000 web sites per site colle...(truncated)...
Fabian: New AD Management Web Part
(Indexed 2005-10-20):
Via Boiler RoomFabian has announced the release of a new web part. As you'll read below, it's in a beta version and will be FREE in the final version. Thanks Fabian! Here is the translation of the German blog in English according to the Altavista Babelfish:New Web part on-line: Manage my AD of profilesPleased I may announce that we placed a new Active directory Web part finished. Manage my AD of profiles makes the administration of its Active directory of profile for the up-to-date announced u...(truncated)...
SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 2
(Indexed 2005-10-20):
Via Spencer HarbarIt's here! As well as significant security improvements, you can reveiew the fix list.SP2 introduces support for the following: Support for running on 64-bit machines in 32-bit emulation modeSupport for Reverse Proxy and Alternate URL supportSupport for IP-Bound virtual serversSupport for off-box SSL terminationSupport for SQL Server 2005 SPS with SP2 will also be Kerberos-enabled by default.[Image]
reating a Site Definition from an Existing Site Definition (Custom Templates)
(Indexed 2005-10-20):
Via Alex's Blog about SharePointI got a lot of questions of colleages regarding custom templates. Custom templates in SharePoint are...[Image]
How to Create a WSS Theme
(Indexed 2005-10-15):
Via Brad CovellThis is actually more complicated than I had originally thought, so I spent some time doing it myself and verifying the steps below. These are the exact steps I went through and was successful in creating a theme for my WSS site.Open FrontPage 2003, Click on Format -> Theme -> then on the task pane that opens you can either modify an existing theme and save it, save it with a different name, or click “Create a new theme…” at the bottom of the task pane. Then on t...(truncated)...
Sharepointers are big on recycling
(Indexed 2005-10-08):
I love the SharePoint community - There have been a few recycling bin options come out or be marketed in the last couple of days. I suspect it is because everyone had fthe code lying around and they saw what was coming in Windows SharePoint Services 3 and wanted to ship their cool code to get the fame and glory before its baked into the product.Anyway check out Todd's one (there are others I just dont have the links handy)Try Technorati for it[Image]
Business Scorecard Manager 2005 Documentation
(Indexed 2005-10-07):
Via Mark Harrison[Image]Microsoft Office Business Scorecard Manager 2005 enables users to optimize business performance through strategic decision-making.The product has RTMed and the documentation that was available has been updated: Business Scorecard Manager Server Planning and Administration Guide ... The Planning and Administration Guide contains information that system administrators use to install, configure and manage a Business Scorecard Manager server deployment. Business Scorecard Bui...(truncated)...
BPI+WF - BTS 2006 Core Engine Enhancements
(Indexed 2005-10-07):
Via Mick BadranRuslan Yakishev is talking on this fine morning here in SeattleOrdered processing of messages going through the messaging pipeline - he's using a MSMQ He's drawing up on the screen with a pen on one screen - what's happening here??? On another window, the message he drew originally gets scrambled Oh I see what's happened here - he created a series of messages during his drawing and reconstructed them back on the receiver - out of ordrer. Ordered Delivery setting on the Ports for ...(truncated)...