Last night I had to great privilege to share why I think you shouldn't upgrade to SharePoint 2013 at the Boston SharePoint User Group. No, I'm not an anti-Microsoft guy, I love SharePoint, especially 2013. I wanted to walk through what it's going to take to upgrade, all of the costs (infrastructure, customizations, training, etc)... Continue Reading →
Highlighting your late events in your SharePoint Timeline
You give a guy an inch, and he wants a mile. Fortunately I love SharePoint and don't mind figuring out this fun stuff. Last week I posted on how to color code your timeline. That same colleague was grateful for the coloring, then asked if I can highlight late items in red. Obviously I said... Continue Reading →
Coloring your SharePoint Timeline in one line of code
I just had a colleague ask me "Can we color code a timeline?". I, of course, answered "Sure!". I had a little wiggle room in my day so I busted this out. Let's go from the all blue timeline: To something that indicates where your are, a little more visually: One line of code, BOOM:... Continue Reading →
I’m presenting: Don’t Upgrade to SharePoint 2013 – BASPUG July 17th
I am quite excited about my first presentation in a few years. I'm presenting at the Boston Area SharePoint User Group on July 17th. Session Abstract Thinking of upgrading to SharePoint 2013? Should you? You have seen and heard the amazing new features and advancements SharePoint 2013 brings, from social to apps. But should you upgrade?... Continue Reading →
A Non-Developer’s Intro to the Developer Toolbar: Scripting
Last week, we started in on a basic into to accessing your site's elements via the Developer Toolbar. This week, we will cover scripting with the Developer Toolbar, and all of its wonders. :) Don't worry, we're not going to actually write code, well, maybe one or two really simple lines of code. Trust me,... Continue Reading →
A Non-Developer’s intro to the Developer Toolbar: Element Inspection
If you're a beginner in the world of customizing SharePoint, you should get to know the developer toolbar. Even if you're only copying and pasting code from blog posts, knowing about, and using, the developer toolbar can save you a few cycles of banging your head on the keyboard. The developer toolbar is key. Any... Continue Reading →
Using Linq in SharePoint InfoPath Code Behind
I'm a huge fan of Linq (in C#, not the chat client Lync which I am also a fan of). It allows me to quickly query an array and manipulate my data SO much faster than loops and datasets. One of my favorite things to do is to grab an array of items, and create... Continue Reading →
Overview of SharePoint 2013’s Services
With the new version, we get new features and functionality. The following lists off the services available with SharePoint 2013 Enterprise, and briefly explains what they do. I made this for my own reference, but thought I'd share. I've also added links to TechNet articles on how to install/configure. There is a great article which covers these... Continue Reading →
Beware of the SharePoint 2013 Apps!
I wanted to expand on Joe Capka's post: $50 SharePoint Expert or 'Why SharePoint Projects Fail' and how this will relate to the new SharePoint 2013. I agree with his point of view, a lot. I've worked with self proclaimed SharePoint experts, and have interviewed many SharePoint 'Architects' who are anything but. A .Net developer with a... Continue Reading →
David Lozzi 