Latest SharePoint 2007 topics

I contributed one chapter on WCM along with chapters written by the most well-known SharePoint experts in the field, this book arms you with in-depth information on the critical areas within the platform.

In this article, learn how you can upgrade your SharePoint Server 2007 WCM site to a SharePoint Server 2010 WCM site.

I documented my demo on upgrading a SharePoint 2007 WCM site to SharePoint 2010, featuring the Adventure Works Travel sample site.

Microsoft published an article I recently wrote for them: SharePoint Administrator’s and Developer’s Guide to Code Access Security.

Microsoft recently published an article I wrote for them: Designing and Developing High-Performance SharePoint Server 2007 Publishing Sites.

Understand Microsoft .NET Framework code access security (CAS) and how to work with it in custom SharePoint solutions. Explore configuration options, get best practices for managing CAS in SharePoint environments, and walk through a complex CAS scenario.

Learn about the Web Content Management features in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 that enable organizations to deploy Internet-facing publishing sites, and considerations for developers and designers when designing and building high-performance publishing sites.

I presented at a SharePoint conf on upgrading a 2007 site to 2010, including a process for adding a master page to maintain consistency.

Microsoft published an article I wrote for them: Real World Branding with SharePoint Server 2007 Publishing Sites.

WROX just published a chapter ‘Developing Publishing Sites the smart and structured way’ form our ‘Real World SharePoint 2007’ book for free to TechNet.

Author outlines typical steps for creating content-centric websites with ASP.NET and Microsoft tools, including custom layouts and workflows.

Learn how to hide or not render anything on a page when a content field is empty. Follow my experience implementing this with SharePoint.

Learn the essential concepts needed to create an engaging user interface design in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 publishing sites. This article is part 2 of 2.

Learn the essential concepts needed to create an engaging user interface design in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 publishing sites. This article is part 1 of 2.

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

Critical Path Training, a new joint venture between two industry leaders, has been announced to create the leading SharePoint education company.

Microsoft recently published an article I wrote for them: Configuring and Deploying Anonymous Publishing Sites for SharePoint Server 2007

Explore and learn how to address security and performance issues of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 publishing sites before launching them as Internet-facing publishing sites.

Learn the details of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 field controls and Web Parts and how they differ, and best practices for when to use each type of control.

Microsoft published an article I recently wrote for them: Understanding Field Controls and Web Parts in SharePoint Server 2007 Publishing Sites.

Microsoft published an article that I authored for them on ‘Approaches to Creating Master Pages and Page Layouts in SharePoint Server 2007’.

Learn two ways in which developers and designers can create Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 master pages that define a site’s global appearance and to create page layouts that define the rendering of specific content pages in Microsoft Office SharePoint Sever 2007 publishing sites.

Comparison of field controls and web parts in SharePoint Server 2007 Publishing sites - Author shares related posts and articles for details.

Microsoft published an article that I authored for them on ‘Finding developer help for SharePoint products & technologies’.

The article provides guidance on finding essential resources for developers working with Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies

Microsoft published an article that I authored for them on ‘Implementing a brand in SharePoint Server 2007 Publishing sites’.

Learn how to select the best approach for implementing a brand in a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 publishing site.

Microsoft published an article I wrote for them: Prescriptive Guidance for SharePoint Server 2007 Web Content Management Sites.

The Enterprise Content Management Team Blog clarifies the differences between Web Parts and Field Controls for publishing sites and offers guidance.

Publishing sites adhere to most, if not all, of the prescriptive guidance and generally accepted best practices for SharePoint sites. This article addresses many areas that are specific to deploying successful and scalable publishing sites in the enterprise.

It’s always great to hear from my former students, esp. when they have launched new SharePoint publishing sites like the one for Starz Entertainment.

Microsoft has published two chapters from my book, Professional SharePoint 2007 Web Content Management Development.

My first solo book! This is for SharePoint developers working with Publishing sites—sites that leverage MOSS 2007 WCM capabilities.

I’m excited to share that my book, Professional SharePoint 2007 Web Content Management Development - Publishing Sites with SharePoint 2007, is now available!

The post talks about a previously blogged MSDN Visual How To that explains how to create custom timer jobs with additional information

The SharePoint Project Utility Visual Studio tool window emulates SharePoint 12 folder structure for developers with Visual Studio 2005/2008 and DXCore

Learn about building, deploying, and debugging custom timer jobs in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, and examine the various configuration options that are available to developers.

Two more of my Visual How To’s for WSS 3.0 developers were published: Adding Code-Behind Files and Creating Custom Timer Jobs

Learn how you can create and use customized and uncustomized files to meet the scalability and high demands of dynamic customization in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 sites.

Learn how to configure a site collection with two entry points that use different authentication mechanisms in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.

Learn how to use MSBuild to automatically generate solution package files for Windows SharePoint Services. This MSDN Visual HowTo demonstrates how to do this step-by-step.

Learn how to harness the power of custom timer jobs in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. This Microsoft Office Visual How To demonstrates how to create a job that requests the home page of each site collection in a Web application to force just-in-time (JIT) compilation and to speed up the first request.

Learn how to use code-behind files in custom content pages in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. This Microsoft Office Visual How To demonstrates one of these techniques, using code-behind files within custom content pages.

The CQWP is an efficient Web Part for MOSS 2007 Publishing sites. Customizations for the presentation of the results are discussed in this blog.

Learn how to create and add custom buttons to the Quick Access button area of the Page Editing toolbar used in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 Web Content Management (WCM) sites.

Learn to use code-behind files within master pages and page layouts that are used in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 Web content management (WCM) publishing sites.

A MOSS WCM Publishing site developer updated their custom commands, including resolving memory issues with the PublishAllItems command.

Learn when to use curly brackets in SharePoint CAML files when creating a GUID. Follow these guidelines for SharePoints Sites.

In this post, explain not only how it can be done, but also to explain what is different between the native ASP.NET 2.0 and SharePoint development experience.

Enhancements for Visual Studio 2005/2008 developers with CodeRush and Refactor! Pro. Latest releases tested, download section to be updated.