Monthly Archives: May 2009

I was busy looking for something entirely different on SharePoint and stumbled on the following resources, which will come in handy when building proposals / response documents, architecture diagrams, etc. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263199.aspx – these are a series of models and diagrams … Continue reading →

I have been using this function a lot lately, as it’s easy to build, easy to modify and does not require SPD’s Data Form Web Part to create good looking lists. The basic premise behind it is you use a … Continue reading →

So, more on the theming quest for knowledge – I was at a corporate site and they dumped this style guide on my desk and said "Follow That, sport" (actually, it was nothing like that, I’m just talking it up … Continue reading →

First time I’ve ever hit this one – Building a custom theme for a client, using the technique Heather Solomon suggested here (Great strategy, saves heaps of time in testing cycles). Everything’s going smashingly, then when I first change the … Continue reading →

I’m starting to hit this problem so much lately that it’s now one of the first things I look for when a client calls me and indicates their search is not working properly. It also seems to affect authentication in … Continue reading →

My mate Yaohan keeps telling me to “man up” and learn how to use Visual Studio and Windows Workflow Foundation to build SharePoint workflows. I just can’t bring myself to do it – It would be such a major transition … Continue reading →

Sometimes things just don’t go according to plan. It looks like SharePoint’s latest service pack has a 180 day timebomb in it. There’s a patch coming, and the workaround is pretty easy – you just enter your key again. I … Continue reading →

Testing can be so much fun. You build up sites, fill them with rubbish data, tear them down, rinse and repeat. Recently I had a site I’d put a fair bit of effort into and the client loved it. Problem … Continue reading →

Came across an issue with a client when deploying the Room and resource reservation system on a client site (you know, the one from Microsoft’s “Fab 40” collection with all of those pesky issues). Anyway, it was installing fine, no … Continue reading →

Some details have started to come out about the requirements for SharePoint 2010. Running it: It can only be installed on 2008 Server It will only be released in 64-bit, which means… You can either install it on Windows 2008 … Continue reading →