If you’ve previously visited or haven’t been there yet, the Office 365 Developer Hub has been updated with handy links to video presentations and other great resources. If you’re looking to get started developing solutions for Office 365 or you’re looking...

Accessing external data sources using InfoPath Forms with SharePoint 2010 – whether on-premises, in sandboxed solutions or in Office 365 SharePoint online, there is tremendous interest in learning how to do this. In this 4-part video series, complete...

Microsoft announced a number of updates and improvements to Windows Azure in December that will help developers to more easily access Windows Azure and unlock the value of cloud computing as a development platform. On December 13, senior Microsoft leaders...

Steve Fox was the driver behind this and it was a great opportunity to team up with him and my other colleagues Paul Stubbs and Girish Raja to write this book. Professional SharePoint 2010 Cloud-Based Solutions is primarily for IT Pros, SharePoint Developers...

I had the opportunity at the SharePoint Conference 2011 to talk about developing Office solutions that integrate with SharePoint and SharePoint Online. I want to say “thanks!” to all those that took the time to attend these sessions. And as I mentioned...

With the launch of Office 365 , which includes Exchange Online, Lync Online and SharePoint Online, there are a number of great resources available for developers to help get you started developing on the platform. First, for Office client-related development...

I have just released an update to the MSDN Office 2010 Developer Training Course and downloadable training Kit . Updates include two new training Modules around developing your own custom Outlook Social Connector Provider and connecting up Office with...

Just a quick update, Microsoft is on track to deliver Office SP1 in late June, 2011 (here is the official announcement ). Microsoft definitely recommends this update for all Office 2010 users. For Access users, Ryan McMinn, Senior Program Manager Lead...

In this two-part series I had the opportunity to talk with Larry Waldman, Excel Program Manager, who owns Excel Services extensibility all-up. In part one, Larry discusses how to think about designing Excel solutions for the Web. Larry talks through the...

I just released the new Office Business Application (OBA) Sample Application Kit for SAP v. 2.0 to MSDN. The kit is now ready for download and has been fully updated for SharePoint 2010 and Office 2010. Downloads for the kit include a Technical Walkthrough...

With the recent release of Office 365 Beta to the public there is much to talk about for developers. In this SharePoint Sideshow episode, Chris Mayo , Office 365 Technical Evangelist, and I talk about how to get started developing against SharePoint Online...

There are a number of resources regarding this that I’ve seen on the Web in various blogs but I’m documenting my approach as much for me so I can remember it as for you as well. There have been a number of conferences that I have arrived at expecting...

In this episode of the SharePoint Sideshow , I talk with John Corley, CTO of Spanish Point Technologies . Spanish Point is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner independent software vendor (ISV) and builds their products on SharePoint, Office, and other...

I am pleased to say that today in my Collaborate 2011 session about PeopleSoft integration with Office and SharePoint 2010, I’ll be demoing the new Office Business Application (OBA) Sample Application Kit for PeopleSoft v. 2.0 just released to MSDN. The...

In this episode of the SharePoint Sideshow , I have a conversation with Girish Raja , Technical Evangelist, about Dynamics CRM. You might ask, How does Dynamics CRM have any relationship with SharePoint and Office? That’s where the power of the Dynamics...

In this SharePoint Sideshow episode Paul Stubbs and Chris Johnson provide guidance on how to use their Easy Setup Script for building out a SharePoint and Office 2010 environment on a development machine. Be sure to note “development machine” in that...

The Channel 9 Office and SharePoint Developer Training Courses have been moved and are now available on MSDN . All the same great content – hands-on labs, code samples, videos, etc. – just a new location. Please bookmark http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us...

I just wanted to provide a quick cross-posting here to Steve Fox’s blog regarding an introductory session about how SharePoint and Windows Azure can come together for solution development. The session also has some nice demos. So, if you’re looking for...

In my conversations with SharePoint solutions developers, often I find there are those that haven’t been introduced to the possibilities of further extending their solutions to include the Office client applications. And often it’s just that they haven...

If you haven’t checked it out yet, visit the Duet Enterprise Launch Summit site. On the site you’ll have the opportunity to visit the partner booths, view all the videos on-demand, network with others and join into the conversation. Below I’ve also provided...

On February 1st SAP and Microsoft come together at the Duet Enterprise Virtual Launch Summit . Hear from Vishal Sikka, Executive Board Member, SAP, and Kurt Delbene, President, Office Division, Microsoft, as they share their strategies, vision and introduce...

This is a Live SharePoint FireStarter event online and in Redmond, WA on 1/27/2011 so please join us if at all possible. Registration and additional information regarding schedule and sessions is noted below. MSDN Webcast: Simulcast Event: SharePoint...

Some time back I provided this post on how to use the 2010 Information Worker Demonstration and Evaluation Virtual Machine (RTM) to setup a SharePoint and Office 2010 development environment. In this new SharePoint Sideshow video on Channel 9, Paul and...

Thanks to all that attended the SharePoint Developer Boot Camp at TechEd EU! It was Steve’s and my pleasure to work with each of you. Here is the slide deck with the links to resources. Happy coding and hope to see you at the next TechEd. Enjoy!

If you’ve desired to setup a 64-bit Windows 7 SharePoint developer environment but just didn’t know how to do it – your answer is here! Today Paul Stubbs and Chris Johnson have released the SharePoint 2010 Easy Setup Script just in time for PDC. Read...