Steve Caravajal's Ramblings
SharePoint, .NET, + just about anything else
SharePoint 2007 and AJAX
Using ASP.NET for AJAX in SharePoint Sites Build web parts with AJAX </steve>
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 11/19/2006
WSS v3 and WSS v2 Side-by-Side
Installing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 on a Server Running Windows Small Business Server 2003...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 11/19/2006
MOSS vs WSS v3 vs WSS versions
Two very popular questions: 1. What are the feature / functional differences between MOSS and WSS...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 11/18/2006
SharePoint 2007 Workflow Jumpstart
I have been asked for a number of references that would be valuable for someone just getting started...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 11/13/2006
MOSS and Information Rights Management
Becuase of the new capability of MOSS, policies and IRM-protected documents, more folks are asking...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 11/13/2006
Windows SysInternals
If you hadn’t heard, Microsoft purchased SysInternals earlier this year and now the fantastic tools...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 11/13/2006
SharePoint 2007 and Reporting Services 2005
For your awareness to know this kind of functionality is coming. [Updated June 26, 07: here is a...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 11/13/2006
MOSS Customization: Visual Studio Extensions for WSS v3
Are you customizing MOSS or have plans? If so you can read about a new tool below…….if it sounds...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 11/11/2006
MOSS Web Content Management: Customization Jumpstart
I did a WCM demo and deep dive discussion for a few customers in the last few weeks and they were...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 11/09/2006
InfoPath 2007, Forms Services References
Recently, I did a deep dive on InfoPath 2007 and Forms Services for a couple of customers. They...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 11/03/2006
SharePoint Designer: Workflow and ASP.NET Form Creation
A number of folks have asked me for any information regarding authoring and deploying workflows...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 11/03/2006
WSS v3 Capacity Planning, Content Management, ...Guidelines
Recall the Capacity Planning document for WSS v2? No, then go check it out to refresh your memory....
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 10/22/2006
Office 2007 File Formats and Backward Compatibility
Q: Will users of previous versions of Office be able to open and eidt the new Office 2007 file...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 10/17/2006
SharePoint 2007 Training
Upgrading from SharePoint 2003? Go check out this post by Shane. It has what you will need to...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 10/15/2006
Repeated User Authentication Prompting in SharePoint 2007
My buddy Shane asked me this question and said I should blog about it, so I didn't want to let him...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 10/13/2006
SharePoint 2007 ECM Starter Kit and Workflow
ECM Starter Kit Update and Workflow Questions Eilene Hao has provided early access to the update to...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 10/12/2006
SharePoint 2007 Internet Facing Sites : Part 2
Yep, I"m back with another public MOSS site. For loyal readers (yes both of you), you know I blogged...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 10/03/2006
Visual Studio Compatibility and Vista
Somasegar blogged last week about the availability of a beta release of SP1 for Visual Studio 2005...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 10/03/2006
Get into the Groove: MOSS and Groove 2007
Q: Do your collaboration needs extend beyond the intranet boundary? Q: Do you need to collaborate...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 10/01/2006
SharePoint 2003 vs 2007 Features Comparison
A question I get all the time....... Q: What are differences between SharePoint 2003 and SharePoint...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 09/19/2006
SharePoint 2007 Disaster Recovery Strategy and Tools
When I discuss DR with customers, either because it's part of an architecture design and deployment...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 09/12/2006
SharePoint 2007 Internet Facing Sites!
Q: Why do SharePoint sites have to look like,......., well, SharePoint sites? A: They don't!! Your...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 09/09/2006
Business Process Management: MOSS and Biztalk
As the MOSS story unfolds I continue to get a number of questions about our BPM story. Customers...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 08/31/2006
Office 2007 OpenXML and ODF Interoperability -- Update
In July, I discussed the OpenXML Translator project on sourceforge. This project is designed to...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 08/22/2006
Microsoft Office System TechCenter
Need Office client or server resources, check this out up on TechNet. Microsoft Office SharePoint...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 08/16/2006
SharePoint 2007 Internet and Extranet Deployments
Wow. Joel has really outdone himself on this one. What a great post; this is another one to bookmark...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 08/14/2006
MOSS Backup and Restore
A document discussing the backup and restore capabilities of MOSS was just posted to the TechNet Web...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 08/14/2006
Office Business Applications and LOBi
One of the really cool MOSS features is the business data catalog (BDC). The BDC provides line of...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 08/09/2006
Enterprise Search Strategy and MOSS Search
I love to ask customers, What is your enterprise search strategy? Usually, I get a strange look like...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 08/04/2006
Office 2007 Developers
A great set of resources. This is one those links you need to bookmark because you will want to come...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 08/03/2006
MOSS Web Content Management Resources
Wow!! Totally awesome Andrew. If WCM is your game, and yes it should be if it's not, then you need...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 08/02/2006
Office 2007 User Interface: Developer Overview
For those interested in the UI changes in 2007 specifically with the impact on custom solutions and...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 08/02/2006
Office 2007 Development
The Office Developer Live site contains a wealth of information for those interested in developing...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 07/31/2006
Office 2007 Development
The Office Developer Live site contains a wealth of information for those interested in developing...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 07/31/2006
XML Document Property Parsing in SharePoint 2007
My last post talked about the OpenXML format and its interoperability with ODF using the converter...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 07/21/2006
Interoperability: Office 2007 OpenXML and ODF
One size does not fit all. That's why elastic was invented; elastic stretches enabling "one size" to...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 07/21/2006
SharePoint 2007: The Road from Beta 2 to RTM
For the millions that have installed the beta 2 bits please pay attention. 1. The upgrade path to...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 07/18/2006
Microsoft Office as Development Platform
Open your minds and get ready to grow. The August, 2006 issue of MSDN Magazine shows you how. An...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 07/10/2006
FrontPage: The King is dead, long live the king
2 questions in one day on the future of FrontPage. Well, you have probably heard (although,...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 06/28/2006
SharePoint 2007 Authentication and SSO
Q: Does WSS v3 support authentication using non-Active Directory directory sources or is MOSS...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 06/22/2006
SharePoint 2007 and Forms Authentication
SharePoint 2007 eliminates a key authentication limitation we had in SPS2003 of only being able to...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 06/15/2006
SharePoint 2007 Beta 2: More information goodies
In a previous post, I listed a number of resources for Office SharePoint 2007 beta 2. These were...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 06/06/2006
SharePoint 2007 Resources: Let's Get the Party Started (or continued.....)
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 beta 2 has been released to the public along with the other...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 05/25/2006
Upgrade/Migration to Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
Joel Olson has written an excellent post on this topic. There is stuff here for everyone. So if you...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 05/11/2006
Migrating File Shares to SharePoint Libraries
The following points may be valuable as you consider migrating content from Windows file shares to...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 05/01/2006
SharePoint and .NET v2 Compatibility
I continue to get at least one question a week regarding SharePoint's compatibility with .NET v2 so...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 04/30/2006
SharePoint Utility Suite Release 2.5 : You Gotta Have it!!
A new version of the SharePoint Utility Suite is being released. I have found these tools to be...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 04/20/2006
SharePoint 2003 and SQL2005
In the past month or so several customers have asked about the use of SQL 2005 with SharePoint 2003....
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 04/17/2006
SharePoint Extranet and ADFS
A number of my customers are in the process of deploying an extranet using SharePoint 2003. They...
Author: Steve Caravajal Date: 04/14/2006