October 2007 Blog Posts
Well in this case possibly not a gem and maybe not so hidden but at the very least a shiny rock under a bit of sand. Have you ever been developing a custom form page in SharePoint and you wanted to mimic the look & feel of other SharePoint forms? It's not terribly difficult with a few well placed controls and some reuse of existing CSS styles but there is an easier way, but before I getting started let me show you what I'm referring to: Note the grouping, the descriptions of the grouping,the labeling of...
I was speaking with a developer following my session last weekend at the Richmond code camp and he had some questions related to coming up with a solution that among other things automated different aspects of assigning item level security to a document repository. In his scenario managers are required to restrict access to certain documents on the manager's site to only employees under his/her direct supervision although many different employees have access to the site. Now this could be managed through some creative uses of groups (and someone managing those group memberships) and simply break security inheritance between the site and...
I'm trying to get caught up on some blog reading and presentation tweaking this evening I came across some good news. Jason Medero, a developer with one of my partner companies B&R Business Solutions and all around SharePoint expert (and I've heard surfer but NJ?? who'd have thought they had any waves lol) was renewed for 2008 WSS MVP. Rob Zelt, my good friend and fellow leadership board member for TRINUG was awarded an MVP this year with ASP.NET. He's a rising star in the SilverLight arena and all around good developer and community champion (not to be...
It looks like another Code Camp circuit is upon me again. I find speaking at Code Camps one of the most invigorating and motivating experiences I can do as a speaker and more importantly as a developer. Its a great chance to not only sharpen my speaking skills but also meet some of the best developers in the region (and sometimes country!). I have gotten some of the most challenging questions at code camps and although it can be a humbling at times you definitely leave the experience as a better developer. In this round I'm going to be speaking at the Richmond...