Here you’ll find articles I’ve written on various topics, including Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, and related topics for web & cloud developers.
An article I worked on has recently been published to MSDN. The article, Real World Branding with SharePoint Server 2007 Publishing Sites, walks designers through the process of creating a custom …
Hey… it’s only been hour for a few years, right? What great timing! :P This is my chapter on creating Publishing sites in a structured and repeatable way. I wish I hadn’t used the …
In June of 2008 I built a custom rig with three things in mind: Super powerful and not requiring an upgrade for a few years Primarily a virtualization rig (hosting HyperV images) Stealthy quiet As a …
When creating new content-centric Web sites using something like ASP.NET, developers usually follow a set lifecycle. I’ve been involved in my share of content-centric sites using tools like …
Ever had the desire to hide or not render anything on a part of the page when one of your content fields is empty? If not, you will… seems I get this question all the time… it even goes …
At TechEd 2009 in LA a few weeks back, Todd Baginski and I co-presented a session OFC405 - Extending the Content Query Web Part to Aggregate Data Across Site Collections and External Sources where we …
Adventure Works Travel is a sample MOSS 2007 WCM site that Microsoft had a partner develop. You can now download it to use for your own demos
A historical announcement of Critical Path Training, the SharePoint education joint venture Andrew Connell and Ted Pattison launched in 2009 from the Ted Pattison Group, with a present-day editorial …
An article I worked on has recently been published on MSDN. The article, Configuring and Deploying Anonymous Publishing Sites for SharePoint Server 2007, covers things you should consider both in the …
An article I worked on has recently been published on MSDN. The article, Understanding Field Controls and Web Parts in SharePoint Server 2007 Publishing Sites, documents the differences between using …
In the last interview I did with the Rob Foster on the SharePoint PodShow (#17), I mentioned a PowerShell script I use to prep my PowerShell command environment with stuff I need. Got a few hits on …
An article I worked on has recently been published to MSDN. The article, Approaches to Creating Master Pages and Page Layouts in SharePoint Server 2007, demonstrates the two different options …
Ever tried to create a custom list template for a SharePoint 3.0-based site? Something you thought was likely to be not such a big task quickly turned in to a nightmare of XML and GUIDs, right? …
In the past I’ve written a lot about the differences between using field controls and Web Parts in SharePoint Server 2007 Publishing sites. For more info, you can read this blog post on the ECM …
As a professional who’s primary focus these days is SharePoint, like most folks I live in virtual machines. That’s usually meant working with Microsoft’s VirtualPC or VMWare …
Earlier this year I built a custom server with a few goals in mind: Very powerful & capable of running multiple machines for an extended time Must be quiet Fault tolerant Not requiring a hardware …
An article I worked on has recently been published on MSDN. The article, Finding Developer Help for SharePoint Products and Technologies, assists people in finding help and different resources when …
Microsoft Announces Two Certifications for SharePoint Pros: MCM + MCA, Top Technical Certifications in SharePoint Development, Configuration, and Architecture
An article I worked on has recently been published on MSDN. The article, Implementing a Brand in a SharePoint Server 2007 Publishing Site, discusses three options for deploying files used in branding …
An article I worked on has recently been published to MSDN. The article, Prescriptive Guidance for SharePoint Server 2007 Web Content Management Sites, addresses some common things you should keep in …
[via Enterprise Content Management Team Blog] This entry is cross posted from my guest blog entry on the Enterprise Content Management Team Blog. One of the most common problems I see with people …
I love hearing back from customers and former students of my MOSS WCM development class when they launch a new public facing Publishing site. In the last two weeks I’ve heard back from two class …
MSDN has just published two chapters from my Professional SharePoint 2007 Web Content Management Development book in their entirety. Enjoy! Chapter 14: Authoring Experience Extensibility Chapter 20: …
Last week I got a call from the local Apple store that my replacement MBP was in. This was to replace my lemon MBP where the keyboard & trackpad kept dying on me. Finally they caved and cried …
In part 1 of this series I explained the reasoning and background on why I’m building a virtualization rig. In that post I included my experience with trying to get an OOTB Dell PowerEdge 2900 …