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Here's how Sharepoint Themes should be implemented, check out these impressive themes by Infotech Canada. Having tried them on our WSS sites I was amazed at how these themes liven up the original dull looking Sharepoint sites. The subtle changes such as the tabbed effect menu bar and the thin web part borders makes a big difference to the look and feel of the Sharepoint site. In my opinion these themes are better than the ones that came with the official Microsoft Sharepoint application templates ......
A computer disc holding 300GB using holographic memory technology will go on sale in 2006 according to vnunet.com. Holographic Versatile Disc (HVD) storage size makes Blu-ray and HD-DVD optical disc seem tiny in comparison. Early versions of holographic disk storage can store up to 300GB per disk. By 2010, the disks are expected to cost $100 each and store 1.6 terabytes (that’s roughly 1,600 gigabytes) each. (joystiq) Storage capacities of other up and coming discs format: Blu-ray disc has ......
ASP.NET 2.0 Web Parts and Controls can now be run in SharePoint using the "Son of SmartPart v1.0" container developed by Jan Tielens.
Here's Jan's blog posting of Son of SmartPart v1.0
Great work Jan!
ActiveSync 4.1 is the latest sync software release for Windows Mobile 5.0 devices. New features include: New partnership wizard makes syncing easier Faster transfer of data files including media Ability to sync photos assigned to contacts from Outlook on the desktop Microsoft ActiveSync provides a great synchronization experience with Windows-based PCs and Microsoft Outlook right out of the box. ActiveSync acts as the gateway between your Windows-based PC and Windows Mobile-based device, enabling ......
If you have bought a WM5 device with 64MB of RAM, you may wonder why the control panel on the device is showing only 50MB of RAM. This is because the control panel only shows the RAM usage that you have any control over. For more details see the
Windows Mobile Team Blog posting by Mike Calligaro.
Opera Software has released a beta version of Opera Platform SDK, a software development kit for developing and running Web applications on mobile phones. The Platform supports XMLHttpRequest, a basis for creating AJAX applications. More details here Excerpt: Opera Platform architecture Opera Platform architecture consists of three parts: At the lowest level is the Application Player, an extended version of the Opera browser. It provides web applications with access to native phone functionality ......
Google's Blog on Google Base Google Base enables content owners to easily make their information searchable online. Anyone, from large companies to website owners and individuals, can use it to submit their content in the form of data items. We'll host the items and make them searchable for free. There's more info here ......
NoctemWare have ported Quake 3 Arena to the Pocket PC. The latest version (v1.1) includes direct support for hardware acceleration through OpenGL ES for the PowerVR-enabled Dell Axim x50v/x51v. Quake III Arena is currently achieving up to 25 fps on the Dell Axim X50v, and is totally playable. Download from the official site here Note of warning: This game is a beta and is still in development, hence it could cause the device running it to undergo a hard reset, erasing everything on it ......
See a list of the most expensive SharePoint blogs at http://weblogs.asp.net/bsim... The values were calculated using Technorati's API which computes and displays the blog's worth using the same link to dollar ratio as the AOL-Weblogs Inc deal ......
The Register has reported that O2 will roll out HSDPA across its national 3G networks by Q3 2006 Excerpt: HSDPA upgrades 3G to improve the network's data performance, taking downloads speeds up to 1.4Mbps in its current form, though O2 is looking to improved data rates that should push 3.6Mbps by the time the technology goes live outside the Isle of Man. Upload speeds should hit 384Kbps from today's 128Kbps. Come early 2008, and the download speed is set to rise to 7.3Mbps before hitting 10.2Mbps ......
Windows Workflow Foundation is the programming model, engine and tools for quickly building workflow-enabled applications on Windows. It consists of a Microsoft® WinFX® name space (System.Workflow), an in-process workflow engine, and designers for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. Windows Workflow Foundation is available (currently as Beta) for both client and server versions of Windows. Windows Workflow Foundation supports a wide range of scenarios including workflow within line-of-business ......
SharePoint SDK has been updated as expected to bring it up to date with the recent SharePoint SPS and WSS Server Pack 2 releases. Download link to the updated SDK and excerpt:The Service Pack 2 (SP2) release of Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 adds a supported API that you can use to update SharePoint Portal Server 2003 with changes to user accounts. When a user is migrated in the Active Directory directory service, the security identifier (SID) changes for that user. Additionally, ......
Armand has created an installer to add two new project templates to your available C# templates in VS2005 that makes use of the C# 1.1 compiler. One for Class Libraries and a Console Application template. He also describes how to add more project templates. NOTE: This was tested on Beta 2 with the assumption that templates can be added the same way in RTM version.Seems like such a neat idea to test for backward compatibility between different .NET framework versions ......
Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar This version of the Developer Toolbar is an updated version of Beta 1; it was updated on October 31, 2005. Several issues are resolved and some feedback has been incorporated. New features and functionality have also been added. Default styles (in the third pane) now appear in gray, separating them from explicit styles. The ruler dialog is always populated with the ruler information if there is just one ruler. The ruler dialog now describes advanced features. "Undo ......
msmobiles.com reports on The Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0 Redistributable This redistributable enables running applications built for both .NET Compact Framework v1 and v2 This version is not embedded in the ROM of Windows Mobile devices as the version 1.0 Can be installed via ActiveSync or by running the CAB files. To develop .NET Compact Framework applications, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 or the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SDK are required.What's New in the .NET Compact Framework 2.0Supported ......
An amusing video by the Microsoft TechNet UK team...
Microsoft's WSYP (We Share Your Pain)
Ben Cartwright has some tips for finding large documents and email addresses in SharePoint by running queries directly against the content database. This is a quick and easy way to get a list of all documents and their sizes in SharePoint. Update : 8 November 2007 SharePoint 2003 (WSS 2.0) Database Tables - MSDN Orphaned Sites - Keith Richie ......
SQL Server 2005 Enterprise edition is now available for download for MSDN Universal subscribers More details on SQL Server 2005 Features Comparison The following table outlines the pricing and benefits for each edition of the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 product line. Pricing & licensing of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Edition Pricing Benefit Size Key Features Express Free Fastest way to learn, build and deploy simple data-driven applications. 1 CPU1-GB RAM4-GB DB size 4-GB DB sizeSimple ReportingReplication ......
Some
slides and
videos from the Chicago 1 sessions from the
DDD 2 event are now available for download
Ryan Stonecipher points out a new blog maintained by the
Microsoft SQL Server Development Customer Advisory Team (what a mouthful!). The goal of their blog is to make entries of best practices and lessons learned from the most demanding SQL Server implementations in the world.