What's The (Share)Point?

XSL:split-string function

One of the reasons I like developing for SharePoint is that I get to work with many different technologies and platforms. When I am designing a custom list for (display, edit or new), There are times where I may have a delimited string in a field that I want to display differently on the screen.…

February 24, 2010
Undercover Boss: How SharePoint Can Help Management

After the Superbowl, where the “Who Dat Nation” conquered the Indianapolis Colts, CBS previewed a new program called Undercover Boss. It is an intriguing concept. Take the CEO/President of a company and have them work undercover for their own company. I DVR’d it and had the opportunity to watch the first episode last night.…

February 11, 2010
A SharePoint Design Question

Normally, I write solutions to problems. This time around, I need some suggestions to get ideas on how to design a solution to a problem. The credit department where I work accumulates/produces documents to support the credit limit they grant our customers. We have categorized them as : Financial Statements Agency Reports Parent Guarantees Other…

February 4, 2010
SharePoint Saturday – Indianapolis Wrap-Up

SharePoint Saturday was a huge success. I had a lot of fun. To all of the organizers – this was truly one of the best organized conferences I have attended. The speaker dinner was a blast and the venue was perfect for the creativity that SharePoint encourages! Thank you! If you ever do another one,…

February 2, 2010
iPhone Saves the Day!

Every once in a while, you come across a cool story that you wish everyone could learn about. This is one such story. It is so cool, I’m going to cross-post this on both of my blogs. What would you do if you were caught in an earthquake, injured and sure you were going to…

February 1, 2010
SharePoint Saturday – Indianapolis

Up and ready for a great SPS-Indy. The building is a great location for a SharePoint Conference. My session is scheduled for 2pm so I’ll get to attend some other great sessions. Here are some pictures I have taken of the venue. Look for more later!

January 30, 2010
SharePoint Saturday – Ozarks

I just saw that they are having SharePoint Saturday – Ozarks again this summer. SPSOzarks was my first SharePoint Saturday experience and I really enjoyed it. The information I learned, and the relationships that I began that Saturday were the impetus for getting more involved in the SharePoint community. Since that Saturday in Harrison, Arkansas,…

January 28, 2010
Apple iPad – I’m a fan!

OK. I’m a fan. I need to see more actual hands-on reviews but I think I may want one of these. https://videopress.com/v/wp-content/plugins/video/flvplayer.swf?ver=1.15

January 27, 2010
Feature and Code Depreciation in SharePoint 2010

SharePoint Joel (Joel Olesen) has a good post in preparing for Code and Feature Depreciation in SP2010. Understanding Feature and Code Depreciation for Upgrade to SharePoint 2010

January 25, 2010
Easy Check If An SPWeb/SPList Exist

I write a lot of code using the SharePoint object model. Often times, I want to check to see if a particular Web exists in a Site Collection or a List exists in a Web. I used to write methods that enumerated through the collection to see if they existed or I wrapped a Try-Catch…

January 20, 2010