Latest SharePoint topics

Explore the differences between global and focused commands in SharePoint ribbon development, explained by Andrew Connell in this series post.

Microsoft published a video that I authored for them on ‘Accessing SharePoint 2010 Data with the .NET Client Side Object Model’.

This post is part of a SharePoint 2010 ribbon development series. It discusses two ways to implement controls - declaratively or through a page component.

This article is part of a SharePoint 2010 ribbon development series. The SharePoint SDK provides useful information on how to customize the ribbon

Learn why using the out-of-the-box (OOTB) group templates for customizing the SharePoint ribbon is a bad idea - always create your own group templates.

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.

SharePoint 2010’s LINQ support makes it easier to read/write data to/from lists. SPMETAL.EXE generates entity models for queries but has some limitations.

Learn how to create SharePoint Server 2010 document sets by using Visual Studio 2010 instead of by using the browser-based user interface.

Learn how to create custom SharePoint 2010 service applications for robust, scalable, and fault tolerant shared services. This Visual How To demonstrates how to create custom SharePoint 2010 service applications and consumers that take advantage of the service.

Learn how to use the Microsoft SharePoint 2010 managed client object model to read and write data in SharePoint sites from Microsoft .NET Framework–based applications.

When using Visual Studio 2010 SharePoint Development Tools for a SharePoint site, renaming the default name (WebPart1) can be a hassle.

Keep your SharePoint site alive with v1.1 of the free Site Collection Keep Alive Utility. Custom logging and improved installer included.

SharePoint Server 2010s ECM: A Vast Array of Topics for Managing Content Life Cycle incl. WCM, RM, DM, DAM, Web Analytics, EDiscovery, Metadata & more.

Learn about SharePoint 2010’s Client Object Model - an improved UI with reduced page refreshes in my new article.

In this article, learn about the release of Critical Path Training’s ‘SharePoint Server 2010 RTM Set up Guide for Developers’.

This article covers the details on creating a Silverlight 3 application, deploying and leveraging it in a custom field type and field control sample for SharePoint Foundation 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010 Publishing sites.

Microsoft recently published an article I wrote for them: Creating Custom SharePoint Server 2010 Field Types and Field Controls with Silverlight 3.

Automating updates of headers/footers in PowerPoint presentations with Open XML SDK 2.0 reduced task time from an hour to 15 seconds for Critical Path Training.

Learn about a tool I built to automate versioning and adding course versions in PowerPoint slides & lab files. Save 2-3 hours of manual work with this tool.

SharePoint 2010 enables customization of error pages, sign in, request access, confirmation, access denied & sign-out pages, as per a recent blog

I had to cancel my appearance at the SharePoint 2010 Evolution Conference due to the Icelandic volcano eruption. Read about my experience here.

I’ve released a new version of my SharePoint Warmup Job utility for SharePoint 2010, which includes bug fixes and new features. Check it out.

I explain how I overcame the challenge of binding a collection of SharePoint list items to a Silverlight 3 list box using the Client Object Model.

Join me in this article as I discuss the CAML reference found in the WSS v3.0 SDK and how it has been reorganized in the SharePoint 2010 SDKs.

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.

SharePoint 2010 has a new dialog framework that makes it easy to create a new item in a list. You just need to use JavaScript on an application page

The article highlights that SharePoint 2010 administration is mainly done through PowerShell and finding the right cmdlet can be challenging

Visual Studio 2010 simplifies SharePoint 2007 development by replacing manual strong name entries with tokens for easy project builds in application pages.

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.

Critical Path Trainings guide simplifies the set up process for SharePoint Server 2010 Beta 2, incl. Windows Server, SQL Server, Office & Visual Studio.

Encountered an issue while using Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 SharePoint tools for SharePoint 2010 code samples? Check out the author’s helpful solution.

The official name for a SharePoint nested location is yet to be announced, but developers are seeing some indication of it

SharePoint 2010 will generate WCAG 2.0 AA compliant markup after customer feedback on SharePoint 2007s non-compliant markup. It also generates XHTML 2.

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

MSDN launched a SharePoint 2010 Beta Developer Center, providing early access to developer documentation before the public beta release

SharePoint 2010’s move to service applications has potential for an internal cloud. Learn at a session on creating custom service apps at a conference

Learn what’s new in Web Content Management in SharePoint Server 2010 in this series. This post highlights a few things such as Silverlight and ribbon

Learn about the top improvements in Web Content Management (WCM) with SharePoint Server 2010, including authoring, CQWP, content deployment, and more.

In article, I’ll cover what’s important to take note of the things that changed around and under WCM that directly impact it in a positive way.

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.

In 2008, a SharePoint developer built a custom virtualization rig for hosting HyperV images, prioritizing power, longevity and quietness.

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.

I presented my Extending Content Query Web Part session at TechEd 2009, introducing solution to aggregate data in SharePoint. Code available.