Steve Caravajal's Ramblings
SharePoint, .NET, + just about anything else
Silverlight Applications and RIA
One of the few technologies other than SharePoint that is really hot with customers right now is...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 04/10/2008
SharePoint and Silverlight
The Silverlight Blueprint for SharePoint provides a source code jump start for creating Web Parts...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 03/16/2008
Enterprise Search, Search Server 2008 and Server Express 2008
At the SharePoint Conference during BillG's keynote, Search Server 2008 and Search Server Express...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 03/16/2008
SharePoint and SQL Log Shipping for GEO Replication
If you are considering some form of geographic replication you probably have or will be considering...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 03/15/2008
LogParser Processes ULS Logs
If you've ever had to browse the ULS logs, then you know that it is not the friendliest walk in the...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 03/15/2008
Visual Studio 2008 Training
Trying to learn Visual Studio 2008? If your a SharePoint developer this needs to be on your ToDo...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 03/15/2008
SharePoint Deployment Guide and Checklists
These guides were handed out a the SharePoint Conference but if you didn't get one you can download...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 03/15/2008
Database Mirroring
The database mirroring white paper has been updated. Go check it out. Using Database Mirroring with...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 03/08/2008
Content Deployment Wizard
Chris O'Brien has a new version of his SharePoint 2007 Content Deployment Wizard. If you haven't...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 03/01/2008
SharePoint Database Management
Bill Baer has written an excellent white paper: Database Maintenance for SharePoint. After reading,...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 03/01/2008
Converting Forms to InfoPath Forms
Check these folks out if you have this need: FormBridge from Texcel ... Jumpstart your migration to...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 02/25/2008
Submitting Data from InfoPath 2007 to a SharePoint List
This topic has come up several times recently as I discuss the concept and practical use of OBAs....
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 02/25/2008
SharePoint Post-Service Pack 1 Hot-Fix Rollups
WSS Post SP 1 Rollup -https://support.microsoft.com/kb/941422 MOSS Post SP 1 Rollup...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 02/20/2008
Metadata Management
As your SharePoint deployment increases in content, number of sites and in hierarchical complexity...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 02/20/2008
Microsoft BI Ranked Top of the Heap...
Microsoft Gets Gartner's Business Intelligence Top Ranking See some of the following quotes: "In its...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 02/06/2008
SharePoint and Geographically Dispersed Sites
Some new information just went live so you might want to check it out: Plan to deploy Office...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 02/02/2008
Web 2.0 Interest...
Good perspective... Businesses: Start Revving Your Enterprise 2.0 Engines ... Enterprise 2.0...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 02/01/2008
Memberships Web Part "misbehaving"
Q: Why don't sites I"m a member of show up in the Memberships Web part? I've run into this several...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 02/01/2008
SharePoint Development Tools
For those doing Visual Studio development for SharePoint, you really have to check out the STSDEV...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 01/27/2008
WCF and the .NET Framework 3.5
An excellent article in MSDN Mag for those interested in the new WCF features in .NET 3.5....
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 01/27/2008
Faceted Search for MOSS and MSS2008
Version 2.0 of Faceted Search for MOSS and Microsoft Search Server 2008 has just been released on...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 01/23/2008
SharePoint and 64 bit stuff
I was recently troubleshooting some IE issues with a customer when I discovered they were using...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 01/23/2008
Take SharePoint Content Offline
If you need a solution like this that works great and is very inexpensive.....duh it's free (at...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 01/22/2008
Concept-based Information Retrieval
Interesting article worth reading if this kind of stuff lights your fire... </steve> Mining a...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 01/21/2008
Free SharePoint Training
For those just venturing into the SharePoint world and those with a modest level of knowledge but a...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 01/16/2008
MOSS Intranet voted as one of top 10 by Nielsen Norman Group
MOSS Intranet one of Top 10 ...One of the projects that we designed and delivered has been just...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 01/15/2008
Enterprise Search Activity
There is a lot of buzz since the announcement: Microsoft Announces Offer to Acquire Fast Search...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 01/10/2008
SharePoint and FBA
A good series of articles for those interested in using FBA. If you've deployed FBA and are seeing...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 01/08/2008
MOSS and SAP Integration
A new white paper was just published, Evaluating Microsoft and SAP Portal Interoperability using...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 01/03/2008
Extranet Collaboration Toolkit for SharePoint
The Extranet Collaboration Toolkit for SharePoint is a new Solution Accelerator being developed by...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 01/03/2008
Microsoft IFilter Pack Released
A new set of IFilters has been released. One thing to note is that the pack includes IFilters for...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 01/03/2008
Strategic Technologies Top 10
An interesting article worth reading. Gartner's top 10 strategic technologies for 2008 The one's...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 01/03/2008
SharePoint Remote BLOB API
A number of folks have asked about this capability since it was first announced. Here is some...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 01/03/2008
MOSS and SAP Integration White Paper
If you are interested in this type of integration, then checking out the new white paper is a must....
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 01/02/2008
Outlook 2007 and Windows Live Hotmail: Outlook Connector
For those that want to manage their Hotmail account (now known as Windows Live Hotmail) from Outlook...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 01/02/2008
Do you like to go deep on security topics?
If so, then you need to check out this new blog. The only danger is that you'll go so deep you won't...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 01/02/2008
Learning Visual Studio 2008
Hey, let's make this part of your new year's resolution,......, one that you definitely complete....
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 01/02/2008
Getting Started with WCF
A number of customers have been asking about using WCF so I"ve been doing some tutorials. If you're...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 01/02/2008
Creating Custom Training Simulations
Hey all you Flight Simulation fans, there is a new use of this technology. Check out this article:...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 12/29/2007
SharePoint Monitoring Toolkit
If you are interested in monitoring, check out the toolkit and the management packs for SharePoint....
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 12/13/2007
SharePoint Performance and Capacity Planning
I know, I know, the P word doesn't give us warm and fuzzies but you have to do it. Enough said. If...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 12/11/2007
Future Authentication Path for SharePoint Technology
For a non-Microsoft POV, check out the kind of things being considered. For an official position,...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 12/07/2007
Which conference should I go to?.......both!
Thinking about attending the Office Developer's Conference 2008 or the SharePoint Conference 2008?...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 11/29/2007
MOSS and Business Objects Integration
Business Objects Offers Free Integration Kit for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 11/28/2007
SharePoint Debugging and Feature Implementation
If the very in-depth and detailed error messages from SharePoint are leaving you wanting for more,...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 11/27/2007
SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Lifecycle Support
I've gotten this question from several folks, so for those that have deployed SPS2003 and not yet...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 11/27/2007
SharePoint Memory Management and Issues
Excellent article. Required reading for all SharePointies. Dealing with Memory Pressure problems in...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 11/26/2007
Check Out Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express
Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express VHD This download comes as a pre-configured VHD. This download...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 11/25/2007
Adding Workflow Extensions to SPD
Here is a project you might want to check out up on CodePlex. Good example of how an incorporate...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 11/19/2007