Messenger Apps have evolved into a full-blown platform for communication. We see messenger-aware applications everywhere. We have also seen specific application of messenger technology for Customer Service integration. So we have seen messenger invading...

Thanks to everyone who attended. The deck is here . The demo code is here . If you missed the webcast, you should be able to follow the recording link here in a few hours. -Marc

Microsoft has released a white paper to describe how different versions of Office Client will work with MOSS 2007 (SharePoint 2007) Server. If you are looking at rolling out MOSS 2007 but wonder how your Client Desktops, running Office 2003 or before...

Here's the official announcement link: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/may07/05-29SharePointDoDPR.mspx Here are some of the details, for quick reading, as taken from the article pertaining to Records Management and Compliance for MOSS 2007...

This session will cover some of the great new features that will be coming soon with Visual Studio "Orcas" & the "Cider" designer for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). During this webcast, you see how the "Cider" designer & Expression Blend...

It's been a while since I've done a screencast. I get quite a few "How Do I?" questions in my inbox from customers. Quite often, the initial answer to your question is "I don't know." When that's the case, it gives me the excuse to try it out:). I am...

As a part of the series that I am blogging on the "How To's" of Document Workflow in SharePoint 2007 (MOSS), here's a tip on how to send an email from your workflow using SharePoint Designer. This is a long how to post, so my suggestion is to check out...

If you or your company is looking for a way to do "collaboration" (e.g., Web Conference) over the web or simple desktop sharing, but cannot afford enterprise solutions like LiveMeeting or WebEx, you might want to try out this great little tool by the...

Scott Lock informed me that Shawn Wildermuth is presenting 2 hour "All About Silverlight" session for the Capital Area .NET Users Group tomorrow. Definitely worth checking out! Details here . -Marc

Thanks to everyone who attended our Public Sector Developer Conference in Downers Grove, IL. I don't have all of the decks yet, but I figured I would post anyway to get you started. I will update this post when I get the other decks. Introduction to LINQ...

Enhancements include: Windows Presentation Foundation interoperability CAB extensions and View with presenter recipe Offline application blocks and recipes; the application blocks support asynchronous calls to WCF web services. Richer ClickOnce Deployment...

SharePoint Designer (SPD) is a great Rapid Application Development (RAD) tool for building workflow (Document and other) for the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 product. It is a tool that both developers and non-developers can use, albeit at a...

This week Microsoft has offered for free download a set of Role-Based Templates for SharePoint My Sites and custom Templates designed form MOSS 2007. Here's the download link Overview Role-Based Templates for SharePoint My Sites are custom templates...

Some of you have asked if I recorded my web cast on Building custom document workflow in SharePoint (MOSS) 2007. I did, so I am posting the URL below and also reminding you that I am doing it again "Live over the Web" on June 19th @ 10:30EST. Here...

This session will cover some of the great new features that will be coming soon with Visual Studio "Orcas" & the Microsoft ASP.NET Futures. Learn how web development with .NET will continue to improve and evolve, and talk about some of the upcoming...

Event Description: This session provides an introduction to the rules engine capabilities provided in Windows Workflow Foundation (WF). In this webcast learn more about the WF Rules mechanisms, which also supports more advanced scenarios. See an example...

Register today for our upcoming webcasts! DATE TIME LOCATION TITLE AND REGISTRATION LINK PRESENTER S TARGET AUDIENCE June 1 , 2007 11:00 -12:30 EST Webcast Building Add-ins for...

Why Think of it as an "investment" in your career . SharePoint (or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007) and the ability to build Workflow's are two of the most highly sought after capabilities in the IT Market today by the Government, Private Industry...

Thanks to everyone who attended! Here's the deck . You can get to my demo code from here and my Virtual Earth code from here .

One of the things I did when I was originally learning Virtual Earth programming was to create a Visual Studio solution that was essentially my personal walkthrough of the Virtual Earth Interactive SDK and share it with anyone interested. Well, in preparation...

Microsoft’s SSN (Solution Sharing Network) Program is a successful global initiative that promotes and enables the sharing of solutions and best practices within the Public Sector. The SSN 3.0 Portal is a key component that is offered through the SSN...

I've received quite a few requests to update my Virtual Earth + Silverlight and WPF + Virtual Earth + Silverlight samples. Both codebases are old code. Therefore, they no longer work against the current releases of Silverlight (1.0 Beta or 1.1 Alpha)...

In my last posting, Document Workflow in MOSS 2007: How to enable the portal to receive external emails found here , I showed you how to enable a document library to receive external/internal emails with attachments. So, if you wanted to get the...

Here's a scenario: A company, we'll call them "Some Company, Inc." wants you to build an external job web site, where people can find a list of all of the available jobs that Some Company, Inc. is trying to fill. However, Some Company, Inc. would like...

I am pleased to announce the agenda and details for the High Performance Computing in Public Sector Conference in Reston , VA to be held on May 29, 2007. Event Date & Time : May 29, 2007 , 9:15 – 16:00 Event Location Microsoft Innovation...