[Via Mark Harrison] Thousands of software developers at the sold-out Microsoft Professional Developers Conference 2005 today got a preview of a new, redesigned user interface (UI) that will debut in several core applications of the next version of Microsoft Office, code-named Office 12. Press release. Office 12 Word screenshot … High-res version Office 12 Excel […]
September 13, 2005 Live webcast starts at 8:30 A.M. Pacific In a live keynote from Los Angeles at the world’s premier event for software developers, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates unveils the next generation of software application opportunities, featuring important technical previews of the next version of Microsoft Office, code-named “Office 12,” […]
[Via Mark Bower] Visual Studio 2005 Release Candidate is now available for download from the MSDN subscriber download site. The build is compatible with the September CTP of SQL Server. Both of these builds have been handed out to PDC attendees in the keynote session later today.
[Via Wayne Larimore] Have you ever tried to design a website in a way that it’s Google ranking is high? Then you should check out the following article. There are “over 100 SEO factors” that Google uses to rank pages in the Google search results (SERPs). What are the search engine optimization rules?Here is the […]
I just found a really nice document on Security Practices for ASP.NET 2.0. Just have a look at the Index of practices to see how much good stuff these people have put together! Security Practices: ASP.NET 2.0 Security Practices at a GlanceJ.D. Meier, Alex Mackman, Blaine Wastell, Prashant Bansode, Andy Wigley, Kishore GopalanMicrosoft CorporationAugust 2005 […]
Mike Fitzmaurice has provided a very nice explanation about the boundaries for Microsoft Support. A very good read – not only for WSS and SPS. Most stuff also applies to MCMS. Btw: Mike also has a nice article about direct database access for SPS/WSS. Very similar statements as outlined in my own previous article on this topic […]
The Microsoft SQL Server Report Pack for Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 is a set of 8 Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services reports that work with a sample database of information extracted from a SharePoint Portal Server environment. This database can be populated from your own SharePoint Portal Server environment using the downloadable […]
At least if you haven’t read the book till now and are planning to do so. It can ruin your experience. For all the others, here is the link to the review:http://blogs.technet.com/haroldwong/archive/2005/08/16/409304.aspx
[Via Eileen_Brown] TechNet Webcast: Introduction to Microsoft SharePoint for the Lotus Notes Administrator (Level 100)Wednesday, September 14, 2005 – 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Pacific TimeAmy Blumenfield, Technical Writer, Microsoft CorporationGary Devendorf, Technical Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation Are you dealing with Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) and IBM Lotus Notes/Domino, or would you just like to […]
[Via Mark Harrison] In response to strong customer demand telerik has added two great new products to the r.a.d.controls suite – r.a.d.callback and r.a.d.dock. r.a.d.callback is a suite of AJAX-enabled UI controls, which allow you to update page content without postback and loss of scroll position. The short response time combined with the smooth interface […]
[Via Andrew Connell] Seems the Skelta marketing group was throwing a few names around… but it looks like they’ve settled on the Skelta CMS Accelerator. This is a free add-on to licensed MCMS 2002 installations, providing extended workflow to MCMS, as announced @ TechEd 2005. Announcing the worldwide launch of Skelta CMS Accelerator – Express […]
[Via Mei Ying] We’ve got our second Amazon review on the Amazon.co.uk site! Read it here. Thanks, niente0 for the encouragement! Look forward to our upcoming book: Advanced Microsoft Content Management Server Development. Expected Oct 2005. Pre-order now to get a 25% discount off the list price.
