Monthly Archives: June 2006

Internet Explorer 7, Beta 3

Posted on June 29, 2006 by shaneperran

Internet Explorer 7 is edging closer and closer to a final release.  I’m quite excited about it.  This latest build boasts tab re-ordering, image scaling, ftp functionality and easy access to email. Download Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3 here

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Buzzword Bingo + MOSS 2007/WSS v3

Posted on June 29, 2006 by shaneperran

Hold on to your hats while I step you (as best I can right now) through the anatomy of a MOSS 2007 Internet Facing WCM capable Variations based site in a light hearted and educationally confusing way … I wanted … Continue reading →

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SharePoint Community Kit

Posted on June 29, 2006 by shaneperran

Lawrence, and Bil have pointed out that CodePlex is officailly launched. One project that I am pleased to say Amanda and I will both be involved with is the SharePoint Community Kit. You will be able to track the progress … Continue reading →

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SharePoint Products and Technologies article on ActiveWin.com

Posted on June 29, 2006 by shaneperran

ActiveWin.com sponsored me to go to Tech ED Boston as a technical writer this year. I had a chance to report back with several articles based on the events and things that really sparked my interest. My latest article has … Continue reading →

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The importance of planning in MOSS 2007/WSS v3

Posted on June 28, 2006 by shaneperran

It’s absolutely critical that you understand the anatomy of sites in MOSS 2007 (WCM) and WSS v3 in order to properly plan your site content and architecture. I have read countless articles on the ASP.NET 2.0 master pages feature and I have noticed … Continue reading →

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Designing in MOSS 2007/WSS 3.0 – "The Pitch" …

Posted on June 27, 2006 by shaneperran

Coming from a web “designer” / graphic designer background, I have my fair share of beefs with SharePoint technologies as a web based platform.  I’ll have a fairly detailed post outlining some of that in the next day or so, in the interim I wanted … Continue reading →

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Julie Lerman and Hubby take on Newfoundland

Posted on June 23, 2006 by shaneperran

This week Julie Lerman and hubby are staying with us which should be a lot of fun. Julie is set to deliver (I believe) an ADO.NET presentation to our St. John’s .NET usergroup.  www.wedevelop.net It should be a fun week … Continue reading →

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SharePoint Designer 2007 – Another Hidden Gem

Posted on June 22, 2006 by shaneperran

If you have spent any time writing style-sheets in SharePoint Designer 2007, you may have noticed the “Style Preview” window. While you edit your styles you get a real-time preview which actually works!  Awesome! – Take a look at bottom … Continue reading →

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Customizing Master Pages using SharePoint Designer 2007 (Tip)

Posted on June 22, 2006 by shaneperran

I just noticed this little tidbit and figured I would pass it along.  When customizing sites in WSS v2 I made a habit of duplicating and renaming the default.aspx file for disaster recovery purposes.  MOSS 2007 makes use of the … Continue reading →

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SharePoint Designer 2007 – Hidden Gems

Posted on June 21, 2006 by shaneperran

One of the great things about SharePoint Designer 2007 is the much improved CSS support. When customizing SharePoint sites, there is now a much cleaner interfacce for dealing with multiple stylesheets.One common scenario might be that you want to customize … Continue reading →

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