Steve Caravajal's Ramblings
SharePoint, .NET, + just about anything else
2 Great Use Cases for my Kindle
I love my Kindle, but still have a place in my heart for physical books. I continue to buy both...
Date: 01/27/2012
Taxonomy Management and Autoclassification
There is growing interest in using metadata, not just talking about it, or wanting to see a demo,...
Date: 12/23/2011
SharePoint BI on the iPad
Good news for iPad users that want to view SharePoint BI content. The product group has recently...
Date: 12/19/2011
Sharing Content Outside Your Organization with O365
Sharing content (documents, PowerPoint decks, etc) outside the organization is a frequent request...
Date: 12/16/2011
SP2010 SP1 Productivity Hub and SPC2011 Videos
Some new info I just saw posted over the holiday break that will be useful for a number of folks....
Date: 11/27/2011
So what ya waiting for, start using PowerShell for SharePoint Admin
PowerShell is an awesome tool. Granted there is a learning curve but once you get going you will...
Date: 11/20/2011
Host Header Named Site Collections in SP2010
Working with a customer yesterday, they were perplexed because they couldn’t figure out how to...
Date: 05/29/2010
Why should you be interested in SharePoint 2010
I presented “Why should you be interested in SharePoint 2010” to the Association of IT Professionals...
Date: 05/27/2010
Silverlight 4 Training
This is an excellent intro for those wanting to get up to speed. You need to spend some time with...
Date: 04/24/2010
SharePoint 2010 Resources
Well the flood gates were opened last week at the SharePoint Conference in Las Vegas. It was a great...
Date: 10/26/2009
Silverlight v3
SL3 has RTMed and Laurence Moroney continues his SL series that will update your skills. It’s based...
Date: 08/05/2009
SharePoint 2010 Sneak Peeks Available
There is a new addition to the MOSS Web site on Microsoft.com today. You should go check it out…but...
Date: 07/13/2009
Getting Ready to Buy a Netbook?
If so, you might want to check out: Top 6 Things to Consider Before Buying a Small Notebook PC I...
Date: 06/20/2009
New Silverlight-Based STSADM Reference
Looking for a specific STSADM command? If so, you can find it here for WSS and here for MOSS....
Date: 06/20/2009
SharePoint 2007 Reader’s Choice Award Winner
More than 8000 readers of the magazine ASP.NETPro voted MOSS the best Content Management System....
Date: 06/18/2009
SharePoint Customization, Development and Governance
SharePoint Designer No it’s not an April fools joke and yes as of April 2, 2009, SharePoint Designer...
Date: 04/06/2009
A New Book on the BDC
The authors behind the the awesome BDC MetaMan tool have written a book: SharePoint 2007 Developer's...
Date: 03/30/2009
SharePoint Developers and Visual Studio 10
Some really great news for SharePoint developers along the tools front. Check out Soma’s blog for a...
Date: 02/24/2009
SharePoint Deployment and Install Guide
My good buddy Shane and friends at SharePoint911.com have written a great paper: Administrator’s...
Date: 02/18/2009
PRISM: Composite Application Guidance for WPF and Silverlight
You say, “what are composite applications?” Good question. Generally, a composite application is an...
Date: 02/18/2009
SharePoint is getting even more powerful!! Welcome PerformancePoint Services!
Some very exciting news was announced yesterday. SharePoint’s mission has always been to provide...
Date: 01/24/2009
SharePoint Intranets are among the Best
Jakob Nielsen has just released his report describing the top 10 best intranet sites worldwide for...
Date: 01/12/2009
Windows Live going Social....
Social Networking will continue to create a lot of watercooler talk and executive discussions in...
Date: 12/30/2008
SharePoint and Commerce Server Integration
There is a set of excellent blog posts that will tell you most of what you need to know if you are...
Date: 12/30/2008
Windows Live Writer 2009 RC Released
Those that currently use LW or anyone looking for a very good and free tool for creating and...
Date: 12/29/2008
Learning 2.0: A new buzz word
For those interested in new ways of collaborating, you should check out this article: Creating an...
Date: 12/04/2008
Patterns & Practices SharePoint Guidance
SharePoint Guidance patterns & practices Developer Center November 2008 </steve>
Date: 11/13/2008
SharePoint for Developers Track on MyRampUp.com
The Ramp Up program has launched SharePoint for Developers track today. From the site... "Take the...
Date: 11/13/2008
Windows Azure and other cool stuff at PDC
Hey, if you happened to miss the PDC, don't fret, you can see all the presentations here. Don't...
Date: 11/13/2008
SharePoint 2007 Administration Book
Hey, a new book is hitting the streets any day now, Inside SharePoint 2007 Administration, but why...
Date: 11/13/2008
.NET 4.0 and VS2010
Microsoft Unveils Next Version of Visual Studio and .NET Framework Reveals extensive enhancements...
Date: 10/23/2008
SharePoint Guidance for Developers
For those that may not be following, the Patterns & Practices group has been working to create...
Date: 10/23/2008
SP2 Date Announced
Taken from Announcing Service Pack 2 (SP2) for the 2007 Microsoft Office System Some of the updates...
Date: 10/23/2008
64-Bit is the way to go...
Yes, it's time to move to 64-bit MOSS if you haven't already. Here are a few points that I have been...
Date: 10/06/2008
Forms Services Usage
I am currently working with several customers on using Forms Services and there a number of factors...
Date: 10/04/2008
SharePoint Virtualization Support
The virutalization support policy for SharePoint has recently been updated to include Hyper-V so for...
Date: 09/30/2008
SharePoint scores with Web developers
check out this article on the SDTimes Web site. I captured some key points form the article below....
Date: 09/17/2008
TIFF iFilter anyone?
Captaris announced the general availability of the industry's only TIFF iFilter for MOSS. If you...
Date: 09/17/2008
Web 2.0 value in the Enterprise?
The use of Web 2.0 tools in the enterprise is becoming a very common discussion topic in almost...
Date: 08/29/2008
Visual Studio 2008 SP1 New Features for Office Development
For those using Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) you already know that this capability is now...
Date: 08/29/2008
New SharePoint SDKs!
These have a lot of cool new stuff and this version reflects the feature enhancements that are part...
Date: 08/29/2008
SharePoint Workflow Articles
David Mann, the author of Workflow in the 2007 Microsoft Office System, has recently published two...
Date: 06/11/2008
SharePoint vs File Shares
Common questions I still encounter very frequently is "Should I use SharePoint to replace my file...
Date: 05/06/2008
Great WCM Content + A New WCM Book is Coming
Andrew Connell's book "Professional SharePoint 2007 Web Content Management Development: Building...
Date: 05/01/2008
Creating A SharePoint Development Environment
As more and more .NET developers are beginning to develop custom SharePoint assets, a few common...
Date: 04/27/2008
Enterprise Search Training Videos
These 14 videos were just published to TechNet. Module 1: Workshop Overview...
Date: 04/24/2008