Bamboo Partner Blogs

Pre-Populating SharePoint fileds with values

2009-01-09T08:45:00Z

There are occasions when we need to pre-populate SharePoint fields with data, such as from a query string. the solution is not that difficult, using a bit of Javascript. Paul blogged the solution of at Autosponge . (Code below copied from Autosponge and Read More......(read more)

Book Review:SharePoint for Project Management

2009-01-06T17:24:27Z

I first heard about this book via the SharePoint for Project Management section of Bamboo Nation. The author Dux Raymond Sy, is Bamboo Software’s resident Project Management expert, and as well as a long history of working with SharePoint he is Read More......(read more)

Lightning Tools Big SharePoint Survey

2009-01-06T11:13:05Z

Nick Swan over at Lightning tools has put together the Big SharePoint Survey, the intention being to find out more about how the product is being used, what the pain points are etc. Results will be made available to all, so the more contributors Read More......(read more)

Sign that the iPhone is making inroads in the workplace.

2009-01-02T14:50:00Z

This was on an email signature from an email I received: “Please pardon any typos” Read More......(read more)

Workflows, workflows, workflows

2009-01-02T02:28:00Z

K2 have now introduced Black Point which has a price point of — starting at just $5,000 (U.S.) — is competitive with other low-cost offerings, so it’s easy to get started with workflows and process-driven applications. Basically it’s about $25 per user Read More......(read more)

Does SharePoint have a archiving policy?

2008-12-26T11:26:00Z

I get this question asked so many times. In the Document Information Management Policy Settings, you can define a policy to delete files. It can delete a file if it is X amount days old. Once deleted it is deleted. Can the file be copied to an archive Read More......(read more)

Free Solution: The zevenseas Tags Web Parts

2008-12-24T06:55:50Z

This one has been in the works for ages, basically it involved me taking the Tag Cloud/List work that I had done for the Employee Blogging platform and Tagged Links , and then making it more generic. I got stuck for a while in one of those spirals that Read More......(read more)

Opensource CMS is better?

2008-12-23T17:21:00Z

On more than one occassion, I get into argument with people supporting OpenSource / FSF software. Its not that I do not approve of Free software.. on the other hand I am quite an enthusiastic supporter of sites such as SourceForge, CodeProject, CodePlex Read More......(read more)

Secrets

2008-12-23T16:59:00Z

We all have secrets at one point of time or the other in our lives. And now we use computers to hide these secrets of ours. As encrypted files protected with passwords, hidden drives, pen drives. Cryptography seems to have made things so much more easier Read More......(read more)

Our quest for intelligence...

2008-12-23T15:28:00Z

How many times a day do you go thinking .. 'boy that guy is a real idiot.' ? I come across enough number of people in my normal day to make me start believing that intelligence has not yet been found anywhere in the universe... not even on Earth Read More......(read more)

Best Practises....Or Not?

2008-12-22T13:53:00Z

Adam has a good thought provoking article on Best Practises. This is something I certainly agree with and have for a long time - whilst a 'best practise' may be the theoretical or purist approach, it is not always the most viable Gappy Holidays Read More......(read more)

Data Connection Error because of too many Site Collection references

2008-12-20T04:39:00Z

This week has been one crazy week for me because Christmas is next week and I’m technically on vacation now for the next 3 weeks. Just like almost everyone else I've been scrambling to get as much work finished before leaving and I had several Read More......(read more)

The dreaded InfoPath Forms Services (IPFS) error box

2008-12-19T01:14:00Z

If anybody does any type of InfoPath 2007 browser based form development knows all about the dreaded IPFS error box. In my opinion it's dreaded because the lack of error details it gives or when it does give details how cryptic it is. If you don't Read More......(read more)

Sharepoint Update Log - Part 2

2008-12-18T22:03:29Z

End of year thoughts, a personal note

2008-12-17T09:32:04Z

A little early but because of the holidays exactly timed. And what a year it was :-) First of all I need to thank two groups of fine people that made this company happen: - our great team; - the customers. Our great team Our team is a great bunch of hardworking Read More......(read more)