Silverlight Cream for January 25, 2011 -- #1035 Dave Campbell, January 1, 0001 In this Issue: Steve Wortham, Jesse Liberty(-2-), Martin Krüger, Joe McBride, Dan Wahlin, Walter Ferrari, Page Brooks, Deborah Kurata, WindowsPhoneGeek, Andrew Byrne, and Andrea Boschin. Above the Fold: ... Silverlight Cream for January 25, 2011 -- #1035 0 0 0
Announcing a brand new LinkedIn group for UK based ISVs – j... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 If you are developer, software architect or chief technology officer in the UK and work for a company that develops software products (which we often call ISVs) and use Microsoft technologies in your products ... Announcing a brand new LinkedIn group for UK based ISVs – j... 0 0 0
Get a taste of the benefits of signing up to MPR–three FREE... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 In brief…. take 1 minute to register today if you are UK based and work for a company that creates software products and want to dig into SharePoint 2010 development for FREE with a great UK based SME ... Get a taste of the benefits of signing up to MPR–three FREE... 0 0 0
Quicktip: SharePoint Service Account Username lengths Kelly Jones, January 1, 0001 Here’s a quick tip for something that I ran into again this weekend. I was creating service accounts in my development environment’s Active Directory, and one of the names was a little long. My account ... Quicktip: SharePoint Service Account Username lengths 0 0 1
How to assign an exiting SharePoint group to a site using the Sha... Wayne H Magnum, January 1, 0001 The below code demonstrates how you can assign a SharePoint Group to a SharePoint site using the SharePoint object model. SPSite spsite = new SPSite("Site_Name"); try { using (SPWeb web = spsite.OpenWeb()) ... How to assign an exiting SharePoint group to a site using the Sha... 0 0 0
Default calculated value for datetime field in xml Clara Oscura, January 1, 0001 How to specify a calculated value for a SharePoint custom field in its XML schema? Like this: <Field Type="DateTime" Format="DateOnly" DisplayName="ExpiryDate" Required="FALSE" EnforceUniqueValues="FALSE" ... Default calculated value for datetime field in xml 0 0 0
"Value does not fall within the expected range" with managed meta... Clara Oscura, January 1, 0001 The problem: I have an item adding event receiver associated with a custom content type that accesses several managed metadata fields using the syntax "PublishingPage.ListItem["f... Suddenly, ... "Value does not fall within the expected range" with managed meta... 0 0 0
Prairie Dev Con 2011 – Session List Sneak Peak D'Arcy Lussier, January 1, 0001 I’m trying to find time to update the Prairie Developer Conference 2011 website, and the sessions and speaker information will be up by this weekend including the registration page. For those that are ... Prairie Dev Con 2011 – Session List Sneak Peak 0 0 0
FREE Oracle to Microsoft Migration Workshop for UK ISVs February ... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 My colleague Keith Burns (top chap with great SQL Server skills – but don’t say I said so) is helping to deliver an event focused on helping UK ISVs understand what it takes to move from Oracle to SQL ... FREE Oracle to Microsoft Migration Workshop for UK ISVs February ... 0 0 0
Silverlight Cream for January 18, 2011 -- #1030 Dave Campbell, January 1, 0001 In this Issue: Mohamed Mosallem, Fons Sonnemans, Peter Kuhn, Pontus Wittenmark(-2-), Jeff Fansler, Gill Cleeren, Johnny Tordgeman, Jesse Liberty, Jeff Blankenburg, Walt Ritscher, WindowsPhoneGeek, Daniel ... Silverlight Cream for January 18, 2011 -- #1030 0 0 0
Silverlight Asyncronomous Programming David Jacobus, January 1, 0001 I have been working on a Silverlight Navigation application which uses LINQ to query an XML data source and has been working without a hitch until I added a control to the landing page. All other pages ... Silverlight Asyncronomous Programming 0 0 1
GiveCamp NYC 2011 - Project Development in under 48 hours David V. Corbin, January 1, 0001 This past weekend (Jan 14-16) there were GiveCamp events accross the country. At the New York City event, nearly 100 developers, designers and database administrators came together to dontate their time ... GiveCamp NYC 2011 - Project Development in under 48 hours 0 0 1
Error :Another site already exists at "" Delete this site before ... Patrick Olurotimi Ige, January 1, 0001 In my previous post after succesfully finshed installing the WSS v3 SP2 and now tried to restore my site to my surprise i came across another error :) Another site already exists at http://mysite. Delete ... Error :Another site already exists at "" Delete this site before ... 0 0 0
An error has occurred on the server.http://go.microsoft.com/fwlin... Patrick Olurotimi Ige, January 1, 0001 I was trying to restore my WSS v3 dev server today after having some issues with IIS (see previous post) After installing the the Wss v3 SP2 and the wizard got to the end i got an error that the timer ... An error has occurred on the server.http://go.microsoft.com/fwlin... 0 0 1
The error indicates that IIS is in 32 bit mode, while this applic... Patrick Olurotimi Ige, January 1, 0001 I was trying to install a new WSS v3 Sharepoint on a 64 bit Windows 2003 server today but the installation was giving some error saying i would need to allow ASP.NET 2.0 in the web server extension in ... The error indicates that IIS is in 32 bit mode, while this applic... 0 0 9
FREE three days of online SharePoint 2010 development training fo... Eric Nelson, January 1, 0001 I have been working to get a SharePoint development course delivered online in February and March – online means lots of opportunities to ask questions. The first dates are now in place. The training is ... FREE three days of online SharePoint 2010 development training fo... 0 0 0
MOSS 2007 WSP Retraction 'Error" juanlarios, January 1, 0001 This one is a quick post , but I thought I would post this information as I could not find anything that helped me on this specific scenario. Please read the entire article before taking action as there ... MOSS 2007 WSP Retraction 'Error" 0 0 0
IE9, HTML5 and truck load of other stuff happening around the web Harish Ranganathan, January 1, 0001 First of all, I haven’t been updating this blog as regularly as it used to be. Primarily, due to the fact that, I was visiting a lot of cities talking about SharePoint, Web Matrix, IE9 and few other stuff. ... IE9, HTML5 and truck load of other stuff happening around the web 0 0 13
Slide decks of Windows Phone 7 talk @ MoMo subodhnpushpak, January 1, 0001 Hi, I presented a talk on Windows Phone 7 @ MoMo and got awesome response, even though WP7 is quite new still. I also demoed 2 applications on both emulator and the actual device. It enjoy the look on ... Slide decks of Windows Phone 7 talk @ MoMo 0 0 1
National Give Camp Weekend - January 14-16, 2011 MOSSLover, January 1, 0001 What is a Give Camp? I get asked this question constantly in the SharePoint Community. About 3 years ago there was an event called "We Are Microsoft" in Dallas, TX. A lady named, Toi Wright, gathered up ... National Give Camp Weekend - January 14-16, 2011 0 0 0
Silverlight Cream for January 08, 2011 -- #1023 Dave Campbell, January 1, 0001 In this Heavy and yet incomplete Issue: Mike Wolf, Walter Ferrari, Colin Eberhardt, Mathew Charles, Don Burnett, Senthil Kumar, cherylws, Rob Miles, Derik Whittaker, Thomas Martinsen(-2-), Jason Ginchereau, ... Silverlight Cream for January 08, 2011 -- #1023 0 0 0
Authentication Error with SharePoint Application which uses Host ... MJ Ferdous, January 1, 0001 This is known issue with SharePoint 2007 or SharePoint 2010 on Windows Server 2008 platform and not specific to any sharepoint application. Problem: Your windows credential doesn’t work if you try to log ... Authentication Error with SharePoint Application which uses Host ... 0 0 3
How do you automate a SharePoint 2010 deployment? Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 In the last couple of months SharePoint traffic (consulting, training and speaking) has picked up. And with that also the requests for deployments. There are good, great, bad and really bad things around ... How do you automate a SharePoint 2010 deployment? 0 0 1
Great SharePoint Community Resources Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 3 sites that any person working with SharePoint should visit are: SharePoint Magazine SharePoint Magazine is an online magazine dedicated to the world of SharePoint and related Information Worker Technologies. ... Great SharePoint Community Resources 0 0 0
2011 The Year of Awesomesauce MOSSLover, January 1, 0001 So I was talking to one of my friends, Cathy Dew, and I’m wondering how to start out this post. What kind of title should I put? Somehow we’re just randomly throwing things out and this title pops into ... 2011 The Year of Awesomesauce 0 0 1
Christmas in the Clouds andrewbrust, January 1, 0001 I have been spending the last 2 weeks immersing myself in a number of Windows Azure and SQL Azure technologies. And in setting up a new business (I’ll speak more about that in the future), I have also ... Christmas in the Clouds 0 0 0
My Windows Phone 7 experience: 45 days in Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 November 13th, 2010 was the day I got my Windows Phone 7. It was an exciting day, a lot of anxiety too. Over a phone? Sadly, yes! Being a Zune Pass subscriber, it was something worth looking forward too, ... My Windows Phone 7 experience: 45 days in 0 0 1
SharePoint Backup Script using PowerShell Command MJ Ferdous, January 1, 0001 You need to make scheduled nightly backups using powershell or stsadm. You would like to schedule regular backups using windows scheduled but how to create the batch files to run the powershell backup. ... SharePoint Backup Script using PowerShell Command 0 0 3
TFS Backup Plan Wizard Tool Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 With the release of the “September – 2010” TFS 2010 Power Tools, came an addition to the Team Foundation Server Administration Console. This addition is the Team Foundation Backups Tree item. The tool ... TFS Backup Plan Wizard Tool 0 0 0
SharePoint 2010 and Windows Server Backup Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 A couple of months ago, a friend found a bit of information on TechNet that has proven to be quite useful. See, I am of the opinion SharePoint allows for smaller deployments to be made, and with that said, ... SharePoint 2010 and Windows Server Backup 0 0 2
ALM Catalyst Workshop: How to use TFS to Manage the SharePoint Li... Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 The session is going to cover and discuss the role TFS can play in the management of SharePoint implementations, custom development and delivery of solutions. Check it out here and register … http://sharepoint.microsoft... ... ALM Catalyst Workshop: How to use TFS to Manage the SharePoint Li... 0 0 0
Upgrading to SharePoint 2010? Get started by evaluating juanlarios, January 1, 0001 I recently spoke at Tech Days 2010 in Winnipeg. These are some tools that will I showcased to help you evaluate where you are now. · PreUpgradeCheck o http://technet.microsoft.co... ... Upgrading to SharePoint 2010? Get started by evaluating 0 0 0
How to Create Multilingual Webpart in SharePoint 2010? venkatx5, January 1, 0001 What is Localization/Multilingual and Globalization? The term "Localization" defined as "Process of translating resources for a specific culture/languages", where "Globalization" defined "Process of designing ... How to Create Multilingual Webpart in SharePoint 2010? 0 0 27
One National Team One Event – SharePoint Saturday Kansas Ci... MOSSLover, January 1, 0001 I wasn’t expect to run an event from 1,000 miles away, but some stuff happened you know like it does and I opted in. It was really weird, because people asked why are you living in NJ and running Kansas ... One National Team One Event – SharePoint Saturday Kansas Ci... 0 0 0
.NETTER Code Starter Pack v1.0.beta Released Mohammad Ashraful Alam, January 1, 0001 .NETTER Code Starter Pack contains a gallery of Visual Studio 2010 solutions leveraging latest and new technologies released by Microsoft. Each Visual Studio solution included here is focused to provide ... .NETTER Code Starter Pack v1.0.beta Released 0 0 0
PowerShell for breakfast, lunch and dinner Enrique Lima, January 1, 0001 Actually, for snacks too, and it is nearly everywhere I turn. If I do Microsoft Exchange work, I know I will run into it. Active Directory, SQL Server, TFS, SharePoint, Azure and most recently Lync. All ... PowerShell for breakfast, lunch and dinner 0 0 0
Prevent anonymous access to form and application pages in SharePo... shehan, January 1, 0001 When you create a Publishing site that has anonymous access enabled, you will notice that anonymous users will not be able to access pages that reside in the “_layouts” virtual directory (e.g. http://siteX/_layouts/viewl... ... Prevent anonymous access to form and application pages in SharePo... 0 0 1
Creating an anonymous site in SharePoint 2010 shehan, January 1, 0001 Here’s how: Open up the Central Administration site and click on “Manage Web Applications” under the “Application Management” section From the ribbon click on “New” (Note: if its an existing web app, then ... Creating an anonymous site in SharePoint 2010 0 0 1
Stsadm to PowerShell mapping Praveen Pandey, January 1, 0001 Having worked on MOSS 2007, I always wondered if I could find an article that would happen map Stsadm commands to powershell commandlets. And then I found this: http://technet.microsoft.co... ... Stsadm to PowerShell mapping 0 0 1
Architecture Forum in the North 2010 - Hosted by Black Marble Stuart Brierley, January 1, 0001 On Thursday the 8th of December I attended the "Architecture Forum in the North 2010" hosted by Black Marble. The third time this annual event has been held, it was pitched as featuring Black Marble and ... Architecture Forum in the North 2010 - Hosted by Black Marble 0 0 0
How to use ULS in SharePoint 2010 for Custom Code Exception Loggi... venkatx5, January 1, 0001 What is ULS in SharePoint 2010? ULS stands for Unified Logging Service which captures and writes Exceptions/Logs in Log File(A Plain Text File with .log extension). SharePoint logs Each and every exceptions ... How to use ULS in SharePoint 2010 for Custom Code Exception Loggi... 0 0 8
SharePoint 2010 installation guide (Windows 7 or Vista) – P... MJ Ferdous, January 1, 0001 SharePoint Installation in Windows 7 or Vista is not same as Windows Server 2008. You might have difficulties if you do not follow the proper steps. Here i have been tried to explain how to install SharePoint ... SharePoint 2010 installation guide (Windows 7 or Vista) – P... 0 0 3
SharePoint 2010 installation guide (Windows Server 2008) – ... MJ Ferdous, January 1, 0001 Here i will explain you how to install SharePoint 2010 on Windows Server 2008 x64 R2 and configure it. Prepare your server by —> Installing OS Windows Server 2008 x64 R2 and Windows update Configure ... SharePoint 2010 installation guide (Windows Server 2008) – ... 0 0 2
SP Designer Exception: The Business Data Connectivity Metadata St... MJ Ferdous, January 1, 0001 Business Data Connectivity Service allow to connect with external data system (WCF service, database, .Net assemblies), which is improved version of formal Business Data Catalog in SharePoint 2007. But ... SP Designer Exception: The Business Data Connectivity Metadata St... 0 0 5
Thank you South Florida for a successful SPSouthFLA Leonard Mwangi, January 1, 0001 I wanted to officially thank the organizers, speakers, volunteers and the attendees of SharePoint Saturday South Florida. Being the first event in South Florida the reception was phenomenon and the group ... Thank you South Florida for a successful SPSouthFLA 0 0 0
How to use SharePoint List data inside Document Header/Footer? venkatx5, January 1, 0001 I got a question in MSDN forum that how to add a SharePoint document property in respective document's footer and it should be available to all new documents. It's really interesting and started R&D ... How to use SharePoint List data inside Document Header/Footer? 0 0 1
How to use Rating in SharePoint 2010? venkatx5, January 1, 0001 Rating is a new feature introduced in SharePoint 2010 that can be added to any SharePoint List/Library. It helps users to evaluate and authors to get feedback. In SharePoint 2007, we have write code and ... How to use Rating in SharePoint 2010? 0 0 8
How to Install Language Pack in SharePoint 2010? venkatx5, January 1, 0001 Language packs enable to view SharePoint site in other languages like Dutch, Spanish, etc. These language packs are available free to download from Microsoft site. Once it's installed and configured in ... How to Install Language Pack in SharePoint 2010? 0 0 2
What is Document Sets in SharePoint 2010? venkatx5, January 1, 0001 Document Set is a new feature introduced in SharePoint 2010 as part of content/document management. Document set helps to manage group of documents as a single entity. Actualy Document set is a content ... What is Document Sets in SharePoint 2010? 0 0 17
Content Type/Site Column Inheritance in SharePoint 2007 Melanie Curfman, January 1, 0001 Yes, there are still those of us that must bridle our insatiable desires to upgrade to the seemingly supreme and all-encompassing SharePoint 2010 and continue to mend our barely adequate SharePoint 2007 ... Content Type/Site Column Inheritance in SharePoint 2007 0 0 0