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New Resources Page, Podcast, and I’m Engaged!

New Resources Page I have created a new resources page that will contain interface design resources and tutorials as well as SharePoint-specific resources. http://www.siolon.com/resources The Tech Gang Show I have signed on for my first podcast! I am...

Posted to Chris Poteet by Siolon on Mon, Dec 29 2008

Filed under: Resources, podcast

The Wireframe Audiences

Information Architecture is a difficult field. Not only do we continually have to sell the importance of our field, but we also serve a role that most IT people do not. We walk the thin line between business analysts and designers; we also have the difficult...

Posted to Chris Poteet by Siolon on Tue, Dec 2 2008

Filed under: User Interface, User Experience, Project Management, wireframe, Information Architecture, sdlc

SharePoint: Taming the Elusive "Calculated Column"

Another great article on End User SharePoint site; written by Dessie Lunsford. In this article Dessie provides some great information on the calculated column in SharePoint; definately a good read... http://www.endusersharepoint.com/?p=955

Posted to Bob Mixon by Bob Mixon on Tue, Nov 25 2008

Filed under: MOSS, SharePoint, WSS, Calculated Column

SharePoint Libraries, Folders and Content Types, Oh My!

There was a long discussion on End User SharePoint that I started replying to nd the reply just because too long. So I wrote an article about the differences of using SharePoint Content Types and Metadata versus Folders in Document Libraries. Mark Miller...

Posted to Bob Mixon by Bob Mixon on Mon, Nov 24 2008

Filed under: MOSS, SharePoint, WSS, Tip, Document Library, Search, Findability, Faceted Search, Site Columns

The Wikipedia Manual of Style: A Study in Governance

Governance is a fantastic idea. In fact, it is absolutely critical to the continued success of an application. There are times that governance, to me, seems to be a great idea on paper, but in practice it’s very difficult to implement. I was talking...

Posted to Chris Poteet by Siolon on Fri, Nov 21 2008

Filed under: Administration, collaboration, Adoption, User Experience, Information Architecture, wikipedia, best practice, governance

MOSS 2007 Document Management Services - Document Centralization

I received a question (or, I should say many questions) from a reader today: "Is there any problems with Content Editors and Users requesting documents for editing/viewing from ONLY ONE Central Document Library that contains metadata columns that...

Posted to Bob Mixon by Bob Mixon on Wed, Nov 19 2008

Filed under: MOSS, SharePoint, WSS, Content Database, Site Collection, Site Collections, Document Library, Findability

advanced workflows using Sharepoint Designer

Excellent product!! Highly recommended. Useful Sharepoint Designer Activities 0.5.0 Alpha This project takes aim at making it easier to create advanced workflows using Sharepoint Designer by providing a set of custom workflow activities.For more info...

Posted to Irina Alexandris by Irina Alexandris on Mon, Nov 17 2008

Faking Exchange Support in OS X Leopard

I recently took the plunge and bought the new MacBook Pro (well my company bought it for me). The workflow is completely different and frustrating at times, but when you get the hang of it it’s worth it. My iPhone experience was so positive that...

Posted to Chris Poteet by Siolon on Tue, Nov 4 2008

Filed under: Tutorials, User Experience, exchange, outlook, mail.app, Life Hacks, productivity, os x, ical

Brand SharePoint, and Let Me Help You Do It!

However you use the term “branding” (and some of us agree it is misused when applied to SharePoint) many companies still need to do it. The problem often comes when we start a branding project we simply don’t know where to begin. My...

Posted to Chris Poteet by Siolon on Tue, Oct 21 2008

Filed under: SharePoint, Web Design, User Interface, mixon, branding, class

The Pains of Altering the SharePoint UI

I was recently tagged to “brand” a SharePoint installation for Hirsch Pipe & Supply Co. I knew it would be an interesting challenge, but I had no idea how bad it truly would be. SharePoint is built on ASP.NET 2.0 which I had worked with...

Posted to Chris Poteet by Siolon on Thu, Oct 9 2008

Filed under: SharePoint, Web Design, Design, User Interface, jquery, CSS, javascript, branding, master pages, asp.net

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 - Marketing Lists

So, I am deep into Microsoft Dynamics CRM lately and I thought it would be a good idea for me to blog about my findings. If your asking, how does this relate to SharePoint? Well... it does; there has been a number of customer who have both technologies...

Posted to Bob Mixon by Bob Mixon on Wed, Oct 8 2008

Filed under: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4, Marketing Lists

SharePoint Beagle Newsletter - September 2008, Issue 1

The SharePoint Beagle Newsletter September 2008 Issue 1 Welcome! As you can see we have given our newsletter a little face-lift. In fact we are doing a lot of changing these days. From a newly branded web site and community site to a whole new perspective...

Posted to SharePoint Beagle by Bob Mixon on Wed, Sep 24 2008

Filed under: MOSS, SharePoint, Data Form Web Part, Newsletter, WSS, SharePoint Beagle Newsletter

Free Workshop - Case Studies in SharePoint Dashboards by Mark Miller

Case Studies in SharePoint Dashboards is a live, online demo/workshop to show easy, simple ways to display information in SharePoint. This is a free workshop for all subscribers to the EndUserSharePoint.com Weekly Newsletter . With a basic WSS (Windows...

Posted to Bob Mixon by Bob Mixon on Mon, Sep 15 2008

Filed under: MOSS, SharePoint, WSS, SharePoint Training, Events, News, Dashboards

I'll be Speaking at the Orange County SharePoint User Group

This week Wednesday, September 17th, I will be speaking at the Orange County SharePoint User Group meeting. Improving SharePoint Search Relevancy through Scopes 6:30pm - 8:00pm - QuickStart, Irvine, CA Organizations struggle with delivering information...

Posted to Bob Mixon by Bob Mixon on Mon, Sep 15 2008

Filed under: MOSS, SharePoint, Search, SharePoint User Group, Events, Orange County, Findability, User Group

Inaugural Vancouver, Canada SharePoint User Group Sept 17th

Vancouver is moving further onto the SharePoint landscape with our own user group. So if you are in the Greater Vancouver area, why not come and join us for SharePoint and pizza this Wednesday night? See http://www.vanspug.com/default.aspx for more info...

Posted to Michael Barnes by Mike Barnes on Thu, Sep 11 2008

Filed under: SharePoint, User Group, Canada, Vancouver

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