So, where has Dan been?
As if anyone noticed :).I have been quite busy the last month or so, hence the lack of posts. To make a long story short, I have switched employers. After one and a half years at Intellinet I have...
View ArticleWandering In Seattle
I came to Seattle last week to visit the home office of my new employer. I have attended a presentation on the MSFT campus and have had a great time meeting lots of new people. I have been meeting a...
View ArticleOffice SharePoint Server 2007 search guidelines
Mike Taghizadeh has posted some recommended limits on search configuration with Office SharePoint Server 2007 Search. There is lots of good information here. I have yet to personally see a client...
View ArticleI'm an MVP now!
I am very happy and humbled to say that Microsoft has chosen to award me an MVP for Windows Server - Windows SharePoint Services. I'll take this chance to thank some of the people who have helped me...
View ArticleUsing the Save site as template link on a publishing site
A colleague recently asked me if there was a way to save a publishing site as a template recently. I responded by informing them that the "Save site as template" link is on the Site Settings page...
View ArticleWhat does it take to be an SharePoint expert?
As a SharePoint SME, I tend to get odd looks sometimes from people who clearly have no idea of all that is involved in the technology, let alone being a subject matter expert. Most people think it's...
View ArticleSharePoint 2007 - Calculated Fields
I was reading thru some blogs, namely that of Kevin DeRudder, today. He recently posted some information on calculated fields. I get questions pretty often from clients on the available formulas when...
View ArticleNET Runtime version 2.0.50727.42 - Fatal Execution Engine Error (7A05E2B3)...
What an obscure title for a blog entry eh? I just want to make sure that if someone else searches for this, they will find it because I was spinning my wheels for 3 hours researching for this fix. At...
View ArticleOodles of Trial Software...
I stumbled across this link today that I never knew existed. I have always had a hard time locating trial software, but look no more. Here you will find links to download the following products,...
View ArticleSharePoint 2007 - Content Editor Web Part and Absolute Url's
I am not sure if this type of information has been posted before. I looked around for a good 2 days or so trying to find a solution to my particular problem and could not. Here is a short description...
View ArticleSharePoint 2007 - Add a Lookup Field to a List Template Element that...
I had a real hard time coming up for a title for this post. Here is what I am trying to explain in the title. I had a need to create a custom List Template. This can be done via a Feature. The...
View ArticleTechnical Interview Tips
Keith Rome, an über smart friend of mine and fellow MVP, recently posted some interview tips on how to increase the odds of landing that next dream job. Remember, it's the little things that...
View ArticleYou Don't Need to Copy PDB Files to Debug in the GAC!
I generally don't post a link without much else but this was a no brainer and I feel every SharePoint developer, heck, every .NET developer needs to know this. My friend and SharePoint pal, Doug Ware...
View ArticleYet Another great looking public facing MOSS Internet site!
A good friend of mine recently architected, developed and launched kroger.com using the MOSS 2007 platform. This is yet another example of using it as a public facing site. This isn’t to say that...
View ArticleVisual Studio 2008 Loadfest / Halo Fragfest / Guitar Hero Rockfest!
For those of you in Atlanta or the surrounding area, we (the Atlanta Microsoft Professionals, Atlanta .NET User Group and Microsoft (aka Doug Turnure)) will be hosting a Visual Studio 2008 Loadfest,...
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