October 19, 2011
It was great speaking at SharePoint Saturday NH last month. My presentation on Advanced SharePoint Document Management with Multi-file Documents is now available.
This session focused on implementing advanced SharePoint document management systems with virtual and compound documents. We looked at why we would want to consider multi-file documents as part of our SharePoint document management system and some characteristics of a good implementation. We also investigated some usage scenarios that are made possible or practical through multi-file documents and looked at what it would take to implement a solution for your organization. The session is best suited to content managers and information architects.
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January 27, 2011
Update: Missed this session or want to see it again? Join me at SharePoint Saturday Hartford, January 29th, 2011.
It was great to speak at the January 2011 meeting of the Boston Area SharePoint User Group. The presentation slides are now available for download.
Session Information
This session will cover how to quickly create a flexible, extensible, easy-to-use, project tracking system on SharePoint 2007 or 2010. We will look at how a usable project tracking system should behave, and implement a sample system on SharePoint. Attendees will receive all collateral from the presentation. The session agenda follows:
- Why your previous attempts failed
- System Requirements
- SharePoint and Office Tools
- Information Architecture
- Implementation
- Using the System
Join us at the next meeting of the Boston Area SharePoint User Group, where Bob German and Ryan Sockalosky will be presenting “Developing Web Content Management Sites with SharePoint 2010”.
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January 27, 2011
Update: SharePoint Saturday Hartford is SOLD OUT! See a list of upcoming SharePoint Saturdays.
Join me at Saturday, January 29 in Hartford, where I will present my new session, “Project Tracking with SharePoint – out of the box”. This session is designed for regular users, no coding or administration knowledge is needed.
Session Information
This session will cover how to quickly create a flexible, extensible, easy-to-use, project tracking system on SharePoint 2007 or 2010. We will look at how a usable project tracking system should behave, and implement a sample system on SharePoint. Attendees will receive all collateral from the presentation. The session agenda follows:
- Why your previous attempts failed
- System Requirements
- SharePoint and Office Tools
- Information Architecture
- Implementation
- Using the System
See you Saturday, January 29 in Hartford!
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January 13, 2011
If you missed my SharePoint Saturday Boston session on Things that Should be Easy in SharePoint Development, you’re in luck. You can see view the session right here.
Ever spend a day writing SharePoint code that should have taken an hour? We’ll look at common SharePoint coding tasks that seem like they should easy but can quickly eat up time, and what we can do to mitigate them. This session is intended for application architects, project managers, and developers.
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=18684507&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00adef&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0
SharePoint Saturday Boston #3 Webinar Series – Things that should be easy in SharePoint Development from SPS Boston on Vimeo.
Don’t miss out on the other SharePoint Saturday Boston #3 webinars.
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January 6, 2011
Join me for an encore webinar of this my “Things that Should be easy in SharePoint Development” presentation, Friday, January 7, 2010 at 11:45 AM. Register today!
This is a 200-level session targeted at junior to mid-level developers. The goal of the session is to go through several SharePoint programming tasks that one would think would be fairly straight forward but are not. These gotchas can put off new SharePoint developers and cause project delays for even those experienced with the platform.
The slides and source code for the demos is now available for download. Download powered by Black Blade’s SharePoint Zip 
Here’s the session outline:
- Querying Data
What good is putting data into SharePoint if you can’t get it out when and how you need? We’ll look at some troublesome quirks that make it hard to get at the SharePoint information you need.
- Relational Data Queries
- Date Time Queries
- Site Context via HTTP
- Workflow
The SharePoint workflow features are really good. Learn how to deal with the stumbling blocks to making them great.
- Creating Workflow Tasks
- Processing Task Changes
- Working with OOTB task forms
- Creating Custom Workflow Activities
- User Interface
The SharePoint user interface framework is highly extensible. Learn how to get the most benefit out of the web part framework.
- AJAX
- Reusable Dataview Web Parts
- Web Part Connections with OOTB Web Parts
- Platform
There are 6 major SharePoint platform versions. Write code that will dynamically detect the SharePoint platform type and version, whether the code is running on the SharePoint farm or remotely.
Once you can detect on which of the 6 major SharePoint platform versions your code is running, how do you make sure your code will run without error, and without settling for “lowest common denominator” feature set? Of course we’ll want to do it all with a single code base.
- Platform Detection Mechanisms
- Object Model
- Registry
- File System
- HTTP Code
- Multi-platform Code
The webinar is Friday, January 7, 2010 at 11:45 AM. Register today! The webinar will be recorded in case you miss it. The slides and source code for the demos is now available for download. Download powered by Black Blade’s SharePoint Zip
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January 6, 2011
Join me for an encore webinar of this my “Things that Should be easy in SharePoint Development” presentation, Friday, January 7, 2010 at 11:45 AM. Register today!
This is a 200-level session targeted at junior to mid-level developers. The goal of the session is to go through several SharePoint programming tasks that one would think would be fairly straight forward but are not. These gotchas can put off new SharePoint developers and cause project delays for even those experienced with the platform.
The slides and source code for the demos is now available for download. Download powered by Black Blade’s SharePoint Zip
Here’s the session outline:
- Querying Data
What good is putting data into SharePoint if you can’t get it out when and how you need? We’ll look at some troublesome quirks that make it hard to get at the SharePoint information you need.
- Relational Data Queries
- Date Time Queries
- Site Context via HTTP
- Workflow
The SharePoint workflow features are really good. Learn how to deal with the stumbling blocks to making them great.
- Creating Workflow Tasks
- Processing Task Changes
- Working with OOTB task forms
- Creating Custom Workflow Activities
- User Interface
The SharePoint user interface framework is highly extensible. Learn how to get the most benefit out of the web part framework.
- AJAX
- Reusable Dataview Web Parts
- Web Part Connections with OOTB Web Parts
- Platform
There are 6 major SharePoint platform versions. Write code that will dynamically detect the SharePoint platform type and version, whether the code is running on the SharePoint farm or remotely.
Once you can detect on which of the 6 major SharePoint platform versions your code is running, how do you make sure your code will run without error, and without settling for “lowest common denominator” feature set? Of course we’ll want to do it all with a single code base.
- Platform Detection Mechanisms
- Object Model
- Registry
- File System
- HTTP Code
- Multi-platform Code
The webinar is Friday, January 7, 2010 at 11:45 AM. Register today! The webinar will be recorded in case you miss it. The slides and source code for the demos is now available for download. Download powered by Black Blade’s SharePoint Zip
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October 19, 2010
SharePoint Saturday 2010 Boston was a huge success. Hundreds of attendees, world-class speakers, innovative vendors, and a sweet venue made for a great event.
You can now visit the SharePoint Saturday web site to view video web casts for many of the sessions, including those provided by the illustrious Boston Area SharePoint Users Group organizers. SharePoint Saturday will be hosting weekly lunchtime sessions on Mondays and Fridays, so you can kick back with your lunch and take in some great speakers and topics on SharePoint.
Agenda is as follows:
11:45 AM EST – 11:55 AM EST Welcome and Sign-In
11:55 AM EST – 12:00 PM EST Speaker Introduction
12:00 PM EST – 1:00 PM EST Presentation
Below are the list of sessions, dates and times they will be available. Follow the corresponding links below to register for each webinar. I’ve even highlighted my session so you can be sure to attend and heckle 
For updates to session video casts, slide decks, blog posts, and code samples, click here: http://www.sharepointsaturday.org/boston
Make plans to attend the next SharePoint Saturday Boston tentatively scheduled for February or March of 2011.
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September 29, 2010
SharePoint Saturday 2010 Boston was a huge success. Hundreds of attendees, world-class speakers, innovative vendors, and a sweet venue made for a great event.
You can now visit the SharePoint Saturday web site to download slides and code for many of the talks. Perhaps you could not make it to Waltham, or you did make it but you were torn between multiple different talks at the same time. Or if you simply want a recap of a talk you attended or reconnect with the speakers and sponsors, the slides and code samples can be a handy resource.
Slide decks, blog posts, and code samples, click here: http://www.sharepointsaturday.org/boston
Plan to attend the next SharePoint Saturday Boston tentatively scheduled for February or March of 2011.
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September 27, 2010
Black Blade Associates has just released an updated version of the incredibly useful SharePoint Zip application. SharePoint Zip allows users to download multiple files and folders from SharePoint with as single click or to upload multiple files and folders to SharePoint as Zip files. SharePoint Zip is completely cross-browser capable, supports forms-based user authentication, and supports very large (even multi-gigabyte) files.
The new release of SharePoint Zip adds support for SharePoint 2010 ribbon interface and support for multiple item selection.
Stop wasting time and bandwidth download and uploading files to SharePoint one at a time. Try SharePoint Zip live right form the Black Blade web site.
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September 15, 2010
Update: Join me for an encore webinar of this presentation Friday, January 7, 2010 at 11:45 AM. Register today!
Update: The slides and source code for the demos is now available for download. Download powered by Black Blade’s SharePoint Zip
I’m very excited to be speaking at SharePoint Saturday in Boston, MA on September 25, 2010. I was supposed to speak there last year as well but had a last-minute scheduling conflict. It was definitely my loss. I heard from speakers and attendees alike how good the conference was. There’s no way I’m missing it this year.
My session is “Things that Should be Easy in SharePoint Development”. This is a 200-level session targeted at junior to mid-level developers. The goal of the session is to go through several SharePoint programming tasks that one would think would be fairly straight forward but are not. These gotchas can put off new SharePoint developers and cause project delays for even those experienced with the platform.
Here’s the session outline:
- Querying Data
What good is putting data into SharePoint if you can’t get it out when and how you need? We’ll look at some troublesome quirks that make it hard to get at the SharePoint information you need.
- Relational Data Queries
- Date Time Queries
- Site Context via HTTP
- Workflow
The SharePoint workflow features are really good. Learn how to deal with the stumbling blocks to making them great.
- Creating Workflow Tasks
- Processing Task Changes
- Working with OOTB task forms
- Creating Custom Workflow Activities
- User Interface
The SharePoint user interface framework is highly extensible. Learn how to get the most benefit out of the web part framework.
- AJAX
- Reusable Dataview Web Parts
- Web Part Connections with OOTB Web Parts
- Platform
There are 6 major SharePoint platform versions. Write code that will dynamically detect the SharePoint platform type and version, whether the code is running on the SharePoint farm or remotely.
Once you can detect on which of the 6 major SharePoint platform versions your code is running, how do you make sure your code will run without error, and without settling for “lowest common denominator” feature set? Of course we’ll want to do it all with a single code base.
- Platform Detection Mechanisms
- Object Model
- Registry
- File System
- HTTP Code
- Multi-platform Code
Join me for in SharePoint Saturday in Boston, MA on September 25, 2010. This is going to be a great event. If you can’t make it, don’t worry; I’ll write up blog posts on the more popular topics from my session. Leave a comment on which topic you’d like to see a post.
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Things that Should be Easy 