Come along with me on a small adventure into the world of free SharePoint. Yes, free! SharePoint Foundation 2013 is technically free (well, included in your existing Windows licenses) and can do a whole lot for you without needing to spend significant amounts of money on Server editions. I am going to walk through a mini-series... Continue Reading →
24-Hour Devathon for a Cause
I am very proud to share that our team at Slalom is taking 24 hours out of this beautiful New England weekend for a SharePoint/Office 365 dev-a-thon to benefit local non profit Junior Achievement of Northern New England. From www.janewengland.org: The mission of Junior Achievement (JA) is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in... Continue Reading →
We all know what IsDlg does… wait, what the…??
Here's a little nugget I came across, on SharePoint 2010 and 2013 (including O365), and was exceptionally frustrated with. There's a difference between IsDlg and isdlg. See it? Case sensitivity. Come to find out that means the world to SharePoint. I was tasked to setup a basic Page Viewer web part to consume a page... Continue Reading →
I’m Speaking at SP24 – The 24-Hour SharePoint Conference!
I'm very pleased to share that I will be speaking at the first 24-Hour SharePoint Conference on April 16th. My session is on Before you take SharePoint public, and I'll cover... eh, you can watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htClwprrW-E Come join me April 17th from 12-1pm EST!
What I Learned at #SPC14
This was my first year attending SharePoint Conference, and it was a real blast. I picked up a lot of good nuggets from my trip, here's a highlight of my favorites: Pahhhtttaaayyy College was a long time ago, but it appears I still got it, or so I thought. My team from Boston spent a... Continue Reading →
You can say Hi to me, I promise I don’t bite
I'm going to SharePoint Conference this year, my first time to SPC, and first time to Vegas, I can't wait! I wanted to let you know, if you're going, please, feel free to say Hi! I may look scary, but I'm a big teddy bear. I'll even give you a hug if you want. I... Continue Reading →
SharePoint Script: Hide, Disable and Format your fields
last updated 10/7/2019 This one has been on my list for a while. I've used a collection of JavaScript methods to help streamline customizing forms in lists. I have created and compiled this little collection starting probably 5-6 years ago, and over time I'm constantly updating, tweaking, enhancing it, especially more so as of late... Continue Reading →
Adding a lookup field to your SharePoint solution: declaratively or programmatically?
Big thanks to Chris Barbin on pointing me in the right direction for this one! Including a lookup in your project can be tricky, and I find that most developers revert to doing it programmatically instead of declaratively. It's easier to copy and paste some C# code than chase down issues around CAML. It can be... Continue Reading →
Coming Soon…
I promise there's more posts coming soon. I thought I'd share this comic from Incidental Comics... Kinda where I'm at... My best motivation is you, my readers and the SharePoint community at large. Expect some posts coming soon (I do have some time off around Christmas). Til then, happy SharePointing!
Movember is here!
I am quite excited about my first Movember, and as being captain of Slalom Boston's Super Slalom Mo Bros.The Super Slalom Mo Bros will save the stache from the evil powers of Bowser.What is it exactly?Movember is a creative way to raise awareness of men's health issues, and money to help battle them. Men are stubborn,... Continue Reading →
