| What: | MSDN Webcast: Knee-Jerk Reactions to Proactive Solutions: Improved SharePoint Performance
Attend this webcast to learn one dozen easy-to-implement performance tips for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. We discuss a wide range of topics from adjusting out-of-the-box settings to identifying memory leaks in custom code. We also describe several ways to proactively improve the user experience and squeeze more performance out of a SharePoint Server farm. Anyone currently designing a SharePoint Server implementation can benefit from this webcast. |
| When: | Friday, July 10, 2009 12:00 PM |
| Where: | MSDN Web Cast Live Meeting |
SharePoint Team Announces SharePoint 2010 Preliminary System Requirements
Highlights
The next version of SharePoint will officially be called SharePoint 2010. It was announced today that SharePoint 2010 will have the following system requirements:
- SharePoint Server 2010 will be 64-bit only.
- SharePoint Server 2010 will require 64-bit Windows Server 2008 or 64-bit Windows Server 2008 R2.
- SharePoint Server 2010 will require 64-bit SQL Server 2008 or 64-bit SQL Server 2005.
This Upgrade Checker can be used to help ensure WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 installations will easily upgrade to SharePoint 2010.
Reference: Read More on SharePoint Team Blog
Our project manager is getting her scrum master certification. She reminded me of the classic pig and chicken story. Here it is for the record:
A Pig is someone who has skin in the game. Mike Cohn aptly refers to the people in that role as, “Having their Bacon on the line.”
Pig roles are considered core team members. Performers. People who “do” work.
Get it?
I would consider the roles of both Product Owner and the ScrumMaster to be pigs on a team.
A Chicken is someone who has something to gain by the Pigs performing, but in the end, really do not contribute day to day to “getting things done.” Their “eggs” are a renewable resource, and many get laid (eggs that is).
I get asked the following question by many people when starting to use Scrum:
“Can I be a Pig and Chicken at the same time?”
No.
You cannot be a Pig and a Chicken at the same time.
Date and Time:
Monday May 11, 2009 6pm - 8pm
Location:
Tulsa Community College Northeast Campus
3727 East Apache
Tulsa, OK 74115
Topic:
DotNetMafia.com's Corey Roth and Kyle Kelin go head to head debating the best way to provision content in SharePoint: using CAML or using the SharePoint Object Model. This no slides talk will compare and contrast the different ways of provisioning SharePoint sites, providing in depth code examples of each method.This is an informal discussion so please come with lots of questions. They will also be showing how to use the new SPSource tool available on CodePlex.
Speakers:
Kyle Kelin has four years of experience in web development using Microsoft technologies. Kyle has built web applications across multiple industries that include consumer electronics, travel, energy, and investment banking. Kyle is currently employed as a Senior Consultant at Infusion where his primary focus is SharePoint development and architecture. Infusion specializes in the architecture and implementation of enterprise-scale solutions for some of the world's largest banks and government agencies. Kyle a graduate of The Oklahoma State University. When Kyle is not developing he enjoys working out, martial arts, and drinking. Kyle is a member of the .NET Mafia (www.dotnetmafia.com) where he blogs about the latest technology and SharePoint.
Corey Roth is an Enterprise Consultant at Stonebridge specializing in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 in the Oil & Gas Industry. He has ten years of experience delivering solutions in the energy, travel, advertising and consumer electronics verticals. Corey has always focused on rapid adoption of new Microsoft technologies including Visual Studio 2008, .NET Framework 3.5, LINQ, and SilverLight. He also contributed greatly to the beta phases of Visual Studio 2005. For his contributions, he was awarded the Microsoft Award for Customer Excellence (ACE). Corey is a graduate of Oklahoma State University. Corey is a member of the .NET Mafia (www.dotnetmafia.com) where he blogs about the latest technology and SharePoint.
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Issue: How to prevent content such as list and document libraries from being indexed?
Solution:
- Open the Advanced Settings for a SharePoint List.
- Check the “No” for “Allow items from this document library to appear in search results?”
Note: SharePoint’s Object Model can also be used to programmatically set the list’s NoCrawl Property to false.
Additional Information:
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Related Posts:
Manipulating SharePoint Lists with Code
403 Error When Accessing searchspsettings.aspx
Cannot Configure Crawling Schedules for MOSS 2007 SSP Content Sources
Special Recognition:
Walter Mosscrop for researching and making sense of some difficult SharePoint search issues.
Why Silverlight? What is Silverlight?
| Version 3 of Microsoft Silverlight is on the horizon and there are still some misconceptions regarding why Silverlight exists. Before answering the “Why Silverlight” question we need to understand what Silverlight is. Silverlight, is often compared to Flash because of its vector graphics and animation capabilities. However, Silverlight also provides access to a subset of .NET Framework Base Classes. So this means that complete applications can be developed using Silverlight, with various concerns separated into layers. |  |
Silverlight Provides:
- Compiled Language Support (VB.NET, C#, etc.)
- IDE Debugging
- SEO – Deep Link Formatting
- Out-of-Browser Support
Silverlight would be a good fit for teams building rich internet application on ASP.NET Platform with experience using Visual Studio and writing .NET Code.
Summary
Consider Silverlight if your team already leverage ASP.NET and/or Visual Studio
Consider Silverlight for added Search Engine Optimization Value
Consider Silverlight to build a layered rich internet application.
Additional Information:
Follow me on twitter @dbottjer.
Resources:
Silverlight Frequently Asked Questions
Microsoft Official Silverlight
Tulsa Developers User Group | Automated Web Testing with Visual Studio 2008 (Review)
Corey Roth presented tonight on automated web testing with Visual Studio 2008 at the Tulsa Developers User Group. Visual Studio can be used to record an action such as logging into a web application. Alternatively, users can inspect screen values for specific results. The test would pass if the expect value is present and fail if the value is missing. Visual Studio must be installed to execute the tests.
A tests project actually generates .NET Code (C# or VB.NET). The tool can also be used to show raw header information and cookies. One drawback is that only Internet Explorer is supported.
Additional Information:
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Window 7 Release Candidate Due April 30th
Windows 7 Release Candidate is expected to be available for download through MSDN and TechNet on April 30th, 2009.
Ref: Windows Team Blog - Windows 7 Release Candidate Update
Also Of Interest:
The Windows 7 team also comment how “At the peak of the feedback cycle, we were receiving a “Send Feedback” report every 15 seconds for an entire week.”
SharePoint Designer now Free!
As SharePoint continues to increase in popularity, Microsoft announced SharePoint Designer is now available as a free download.
SharePoint Designer Free Download – Requires Live ID
Other Stuff:
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When: April 27th, 2009
Where:
TCC (Tulsa Community College) Northeast Campus
3727 East Apache
Tulsa, OK 74115
918-594-8000
Intro Presentation:
Geek Speak: How Geeks Can Communicate with the Rest of the Business World
Business Presentation Strategist Shari Alexander is going to share with use the secrets behind successful presentations. She will help you become more persuasive and influential in your communications and, more importantly, show you how to create a technical presentation that doesn't make your listeners' heads hurt. Come and learn the speaking skills that will help you make a positive impression on your clients and supervisors.
Shari Alexander is the founder and president of Presenting Matters, LLC, a business presentation consulting firm. She has works with executives, international speakers, along with other organizations and individuals that want results-driven business presentations.
Shari started out as an actress at a young age. She carried her passion to college, where she was a theatre major. She later gained extra training at the University of London and studied under directors from the Globe Theatre. She then ventured into an actor's life. It was then that she soon realized the term "starving actor" was meant to be taken literally.
Shari founded Presenting Matters when she discovered her unique ability to combine her theatrical background with a marketing perspective and influential communications. This is how she has helped so many organizations increase revenues, productivity, and employee morale. She is now a professional speaker, corporate communications consultant, and speech and presentation coach.
Shari has been named the 2007 Emerging High Impact Professional Speaker by the National Speakers Association-OK and one of the 2008 Tulsa Top 40 Under 40. Her articles on effective presentations and communication have been published internationally. Her clients have included an front-line sales associates and entrepreneurs to Emmy Award Winning executive and an ESPN announcer.
Main Event:
Speaker: Corey Roth , an Enterprise Consultant at Stonebridge specializing in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 in the Oil & Gas Industry. He has ten years of experience delivering solutions in the energy, travel, advertising and consumer electronics verticals. Corey has always focused on rapid adoption of new Microsoft technologies including Visual Studio 2008, .NET Framework 3.5, LINQ, and SilverLight. He also contributed greatly to the beta phases of Visual Studio 2005. For his contributions, he was awarded the Microsoft Award for Customer Excellence (ACE). Corey is a graduate of Oklahoma State University. Corey is a member of the .NET Mafia (www.dotnetmafia.com) where he blogs about the latest technology and SharePoint.
Corey will present on Automated Web Testing with Visual Studio Team System 2008 Test Edition This no slides talk will show you how to record and script testing of your web application using Visual Studio Team System 2008 Test Edition. You will learn what kind of web applications you can test and what kind of validation rules you can use. This is a great talk for any developer or tester that wants to automate everyday repetitive testing tasks.
Comments:
Shari is an amazing presenter with such passion. This session should not be missed and her tips are of value to anyone in our industry. I have seen Cory speak several times and he is the real deal. Cory has much real world industry experience and it comes through in his talks,.
-Dennis
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