March 2008 - Posts

• Remove Saturday & Sunday from a calendar view in SharePoint

  I recently answered a question about removing Saturday & Sunday from a calendar view to save screen real estate. Whilst there maybe other ways involving CAML, I thought JavaScript would be quick and easy. It appeared to work quite well and so I thought... Posted Mar 30 2008, 11:42 AM by thekid.me.uk Filed under: SharePoint, Tips, Samples

• VHD Resizing Tool

  Ran across this tool today. Just used it and it works - coolies. Thanks vmtookit.com Technorati Tags: VHD , Virtual PC , Resie , Virtual Hard Disk Cross-posted from tariqayad.com Read More... Posted Mar 28 2008, 11:54 PM by Tangible Thoughts Filed under: Virtual Hard Disk, Virtual PC, Other, Resie, VHD

• LINQ to SharePoint

  For those of you who's new to LINQ (Language Integrated Query), here's a brief description: "General-purpose query facilities added to the .NET Framework apply to all sources of information, not just relational or XML data. This facility... Posted Mar 28 2008, 09:29 AM by Tobias Zimmergren's thoughts on development

• [OT] My Girl, One Year

  Time flies when you're having fun; my little girl is already one year old. She's the reason why I don't have that much time to blog anymore as I used to have; and I love it. :-) Read More... Posted Mar 27 2008, 05:22 PM by Jan Tielens' Bloggings

• Stress Testing SharePoint Solutions with Visual Studio 2008

  One of my pals, MVP Liam Cleary, posted a very interesting article on how to use Visual Studio 2008 to test the performance of your SharePoint Solution. I urge you to check his article out : http://www.helloitsliam.com/archive/2008/03/10/moss2007-testing... Posted Mar 27 2008, 09:26 AM by Tobias Zimmergren's thoughts on development Filed under: SharePoint, MOSS 2007, WSS 3.0

• SharePoint-related blogs running on SharePoint and the Enhanced Blog Edition community kit

  Since I just got my own blog up and running with the Enhanced Blog Edition kit (www.codeplex.com/cks), I thought that it'd be fun to compile a list of bloggers that run the EBE for SharePoint. For now it's not a very long and thrilling list, but... Posted Mar 24 2008, 05:24 PM by Tobias Zimmergren's thoughts on development Filed under: Blogging

• Hacking the Windows Mobile Ringtone Settings

  fyi a registry hack http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-226557.html Technorati tags: Windows Mobile , Ringtone Cross-posted from tariqayad.com Read More... Posted Mar 23 2008, 10:38 AM by Tangible Thoughts Filed under: Other, Windows Mobile, Ringtone

• Introducing the Autocomplete Text Field for SharePoint 2007

  Yesterday I finally had some time to finish a project I've been working on for some time: the Autocomplete Text Field for SharePoint 2007. Click here for a small demo screencast on Soapbox , or download the high resolution video from the CodePlex... Posted Mar 21 2008, 07:47 AM by Jan Tielens' Bloggings Filed under: SharePoint, MOSS, WSS, smarttools, autocomplete

• The What's New Web Part for SharePoint 2007

  A long, long time ago, back in the SharePoint 2003 days, I created some pretty popular web parts which filled in some gaps the out-of-the-box functionality left open. In SharePoint 2007 most of those web parts are obsolete; for example the Breadcrumbs... Posted Mar 21 2008, 07:23 AM by Jan Tielens' Bloggings Filed under: SharePoint, MOSS, WSS, smarttools, whatsnew

• SharePoint for Squirrels

  Admittedly, I haven't read to far into this site, but I'm link blogging it because, hey, even Squirrels need a little SharePoint now and then: SharePoint for Squirrels Read More... Posted Mar 19 2008, 04:15 PM by Westin's Technical Log Filed under: SharePoint

• How To: Get up and running with the Silverlight 2.0 Blueprints for SharePoint 2007

  Author: Tobias Zimmergren I got a chance to finally try the blueprints out, and it works fine. It's a couple of steps on the way that needs to be performes, listed below. What you need to think about when setting it up is to make sure the following... Posted Mar 19 2008, 03:41 PM by Tobias Zimmergren's thoughts on development

• Conducting Estimation meetings with Project

  Often an engineering team is asked to predict the future amidst uncertainty. One way to efficiently drive estimation meetings in this environment is to use the Program, Evaluation, and Review Technique (PERT). Here is the official article that describes... Posted Mar 19 2008, 01:21 PM by Westin's Technical Log Filed under: Project

• Vote for Jason Medero & Myself - TechEd 2008 - Birds of a Feather Sessions

  Hi Everyone, Well it’s been a while since my last post… but I promise that will be changing in the near term here. I have a lot of great things to write about, and really want to get them out here. In the interim, I wanted to ask for your... Posted Mar 17 2008, 11:21 PM by Jack of all that is Microsoft, Master of None Filed under: SharePoint, SharePoint 2007, MOSS 2007, Server 2008, SharePoint Portal Server 2003, SPS 2003, Upgrades, Vote, TechEd 2008, SharePoint Upgrade

• New Blog: WSS 3.0 SP1 + Win Server 2008

  I just got this new blog up and running with Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP1 on a Windows Server 2008 machine. It's running really smooth and I hope it will be just as good as the one before. Have a good day, and don't forget to hook up the... Posted Mar 17 2008, 04:48 AM by Tobias Zimmergren's thoughts on development Filed under: Blogging

• Silverlight 1.0 seamless integration with SharePoint 2007 complete!

  Author: Tobias Zimmergren Url: http://www.zimmergren.net Yep. It's me again... I managed to salvage most of the data from the bluescreen a couple of hours earlier (due to the persistent use of source control). I'll cover this topic more in details... Posted Mar 13 2008, 07:30 PM by Tobias Zimmergren's thoughts on development Filed under: SharePoint, MOSS 2007, Silverlight, Blogging