Ah – this is exactly my sense of humour. My colleague Mike Stringfellow wrote a post called "Code Monkey Hates SharePoint" where he presents a quick multi-choice questionnaire of seemingly innocent questions that allows you to determine how predisposed your …
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Hi all I’ve read a few blogs on site definitions vs site templates and reading some development centric articles, particularly the alternative presented by Raymond, and expanded by Mike and summarised neatly by Chris. Being a part time developer, I …
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I have to say, Perth is home to some great SharePoint Talent. MVP Sezai is one prime example and Jeremy Thake is another. But there is also another colleague of mine who you may or may not know – Tommy …
Hi again This article is the second half of a pair of articles explaining how I integrated real-time performance data with an SharePoint based IT operational portal, designed around the principle of passive compliance with legislative or organisational controls. In …
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The second article in the tribute to the humble leave form series has just been posted at SharePoint Magazine. I eagerly await the "cease and desist" letter Matt Groenings legal team 🙂 Enjoy!
My home-town compatriot Jeremy Thake has hit onto a governance topic that I think will turn into a very popular series once he is done with it (in committing to writing it, he will be a busy boy indeed for …
Hi again and welcome to part 6 of my series on the factors of why SharePoint projects fail. Joel Oleson’s write-up a while back gave me 5 minutes of fame, but like any contestant on Big Brother, I’ve had my …
My old mate from employers yonder, Mike Stringfellow is one of those developers who always liked to take a step back and think through the bigger picture implications of various design/coding decisions. It’s just a pity that at that particular …
When I read several months back, that Microsoft was going to supply an API for external storage in MOSS/WSS, I sprang from my desk and danced around the room and babbled incoherently as if I’d been touched by Benny Hinn. …
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Note: version 0.2 posted with minor bugfix 15th March 08! Note2: Only works with MOSS 2007 sorry as you WSS guys do not have audiences targeting 🙁 This is my small contribution to the SharePoint world. It is a web …
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