January 2009 - Posts

Great post on Content Deployment in SharePoint
22 January 09 12:36 PM | PhilWh | 1 Comments   
One of the more mis-understood features in SharePoint is the Content Deployment functionality that was introduced in MOSS 2007.  Stefan Gossner has a very detailed post on many of the common problems people can run into when first using this new Read More...
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SharePoint for Developers Online Training
20 January 09 10:36 AM | PhilWh | 0 Comments   
There have been a lot of events and talks about using SharePoint for a development platform, but I know we all have jobs and can't always get to the local presentations.  If you're in that boat, Microsoft Learning has put up an online class that Read More...
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Austin Sustainable Business Summit
18 January 09 09:44 PM | PhilWh | 0 Comments   
  Just a quick heads up - the UT Sustainable Business Summit is coming up January 29th and 30th.  http://www.utsummit.com/ Read More...
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GeekAustin first event of the year next week!
16 January 09 04:12 PM | PhilWh | 1 Comments   
Same time, same place, new date.  GeekAustin will be having the first meeting of the year at Union Park (on 6th) next Tuesday!  It's also a Tweetup party as well - so watch the birdie and head up to the roof with your texting digits well practiced Read More...
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University classes on YouTube
16 January 09 04:06 PM | PhilWh | 0 Comments   
I've been meaning to dig in, but I got a ping earlier today and took another look.  With everything going on right now in the world, it's always good to try to keep up and continue building a strong base of knowledge.  I use The Teaching Company Read More...
DesignCamp this weekend
16 January 09 11:00 AM | PhilWh | 0 Comments   
I've already booked and can't make it, but for any designers out there, DesignCamp is coming up tomorrow in Bryan, TX.  Looks like a VERY nice location and if the people going turn out to be who I expect, it'll be an incredible time.  Wish I Read More...
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Free SharePoint Developer Training in Houston
15 January 09 11:40 AM | PhilWh | 0 Comments   
Alex Holcombe is doing one of his outstanding events on using SharePoint as a development platform.  If you haven't heard him speak and are interested in SharePoint, I highly recommend going.  And if you have heard him speak, I don't need to Read More...
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Update on the SXSWi Accelerator
15 January 09 09:29 AM | PhilWh | 0 Comments   
If you're waiting for the last minute to apply, well you've done it!  Tomorrow's the deadline, but we've got you a bit of an inside line.  Jake McKee is on the Board of Advisors and is a great person to contact about throwing your hat into the Read More...
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Boku is now Kodu
15 January 09 09:25 AM | PhilWh | 0 Comments   
And if you're scratching your head about that one, take a look at the new page up at http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/kodu/ . Announced as Boku at PDC, Kodu is a great project using a world simulator environment and a graphical language for Read More...
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OK, nothing to do with tech, but I had to post it in honor of the new episodes coming out on Friday.
14 January 09 03:43 PM | PhilWh | 1 Comments   
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Additional Samples added to the SharePoint and Silverlight Blueprints CodePlex project
14 January 09 12:35 PM | PhilWh | 0 Comments   
Just got the word, if you've been working with SharePoint and plugging in Silverlight into it to extend the UX, then there are some more samples in the SharePoint and Sliverlight blueprints project - samples up now are: 1. Hello World 2. Slider Control Read More...
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SxSW Accelerator application deadline coming up!
14 January 09 12:23 PM | PhilWh | 1 Comments   
If you want to get into the SxSW Accelerator Showcase, keep an eye on that deadline.  This Friday is the deadline to apply, and if you're chosen you'll get a LOT of attention!  http://sxsw.com/interactive/accelerator   (Just commenting Read More...
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Microsoft Tag
14 January 09 10:40 AM | PhilWh | 0 Comments   
If you were at PDC, you may have noticed the little tags scattered around the conference, there were two types that I noticed.  One was the Surface tags that everyone had, going around and doing their scavenger hunt on the dozens of units around, Read More...
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Visual Studio 2008 Extensions for SharePoint 1.3 (CTP)
12 January 09 02:32 PM | PhilWh | 0 Comments   
Just announced on the SharePoint Team blog is a CTP for the next release of the SharePoint extensions we've been waiting for!  You can find it on Connect and give a try yourself! Key new features are - 64 Bit support! Command line packages to assist Read More...
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Have an MSDN subscription? Get Windows 7 B1 a bit early!
08 January 09 09:32 AM | PhilWh | 0 Comments   
You've probably seen all the announcements about the Windows 7 Beta 1 that happened at CES (Chris already scooped me here ) but if you've got an MSDN or TechNet subscription and haven't logged in for a bit, you might want to check your download library.  Read More...
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ArcReady slides for our session on architecting modern distributed applications
06 January 09 07:38 PM | PhilWh | 1 Comments   
I was just talking with Omar about the different ways we architect our systems in an S+S world and he pointed out that in the blog move I evidently missed/lost/forgot the link for our ArcReady session on the subject.  So here is the replacement link Read More...
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XamlFest in St Louis
06 January 09 04:59 PM | PhilWh | 1 Comments   
Yep, I know it's a bit out of my normal area these days (though a couple of years ago I got to learn the metro line very well) but Denny Boynton is putting it together and since I still have a number of folks I talk to in the area, I thought I'd drop Read More...
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Singularity Summit Videos are up.
06 January 09 11:56 AM | PhilWh | 1 Comments   
I once again had to miss the Singularity Summit back in August (too much travel) but a number of the sessions now have videos up on the web site.  Now I just need to get them transcoded so I can drop them on my Zune and listen during my travels.  Read More...
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Bill English in Austin next week.
05 January 09 09:24 AM | PhilWh | 1 Comments   
Just a note - if you're in Austin next week, it's a great time to drop by the Central Texas SharePoint User Group meeting on the 14th.  We'll be having Bill English in town talking about Findability and things to think about when you start setting Read More...
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