June 2005 - Angus Logan

Spence Bashes Changing Passwords via Websites without IISADMPWD

Via MCMSfaq.com Via Angus < That’s me! > , I saw a link to a " free web part " that allows a user to change thier password. A topic close to my heart as a IIS guy (from pre v1) and an 'ex'-infosec guy. This is NOT cool. Firstly, SPS/WSS is...

Published Wed, Jun 29 2005 10:15 AM by anguslogan

ASP.NET Podcast #4 - Mitch Denny Interview

Cool – an ASP.NET PodCast. I didn’t even know it existed. Maybe it needs to be run under The Podcast Network’s Marketing Machine that is Cam & Mick. Anyway - Via Glavs Blog The ASP.NET Podcast show #4 is up and available for download...

Published Wed, Jun 29 2005 10:09 AM by anguslogan

Hummingbird to Acquire RedDot Solutions

Very interestingâ€¦. Â Via CMS Watch Trends and Features The acquisition was perhaps predictable, since the two companies have had a partnership for 3 years now. But neither company invested terribly much in working together and...

Published Tue, Jun 28 2005 2:47 AM by anguslogan

AJAX-based VB and C# code converter

COOOOOOOOOOL! Via Darrell Norton's Blog [MVP] Now this is cool. Carlos Ag has a page that allows you to convert VB to C# or C# to VB as you type with code coloring . Fantastic use of AJAX. Check it out here: Code Translator VB <-> C#

Published Mon, Jun 27 2005 11:42 PM by anguslogan

ASP.NET 2.0 and MCMS - The easy way to site navigation

Cool! .NET 2.0 stuff for MCMS is coming :) --- Via Stefan Goßner As outlined in the article I posted yesterday ASP.NET 2.0 provides new concepts to implement site navigation based on new server controls and the Site Map Provider concept. The controls...

Published Mon, Jun 27 2005 8:01 AM by anguslogan

ASP.NET 2.0 and MCMS - a first look

This is a must read for anyone doing MCMS development in the future! Via AJ's Blog Stefan has a first look into SP2 for MCMS which supports ASP.NET 2.0. This article provides details to the following features of SP2: Master Pages Themes Provider Model...

Published Sun, Jun 26 2005 11:07 AM by anguslogan

BizTalk Adapter for SharePoint Version 2

Via Jan Tielens' Bloggings [MVP] This is good news! There is a new version of the BizTalk Adapter for SharePoint released on the GotDotNet Workspace . It seems that the adapter was launched at TechEd USA, you can view the web cast online over here (including...

Published Sat, Jun 25 2005 9:58 PM by anguslogan

BizTalk Server 2004 - Low Cost E-Learning Courses

Via Jeff Lynch Microsoft is offering some excellent, low cost E-Learning courses for BizTalk Server 2004 as well as some FREE E-Learning courses for Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005. I've taken a few and they are really excellent including the hands...

Published Sat, Jun 25 2005 12:57 AM by anguslogan

Tariq's Rights Checking Content Editor WebPart

Via Tariq’s Recently I had a requirement where the stakeholder for a WSS Site wanted what I call 'Visual Security' i.e. basically where the interface does not render what the user does not have rights to. The requirement wasnt too extensive, they...

Published Fri, Jun 24 2005 8:14 AM by anguslogan

Free Active Directory Web Part

Way cool! Via Patrick Tisseghem http://blog.u2u.info/DottextWeb/patrick/ Michael has a posting linking to a free Web part that allows the current user to change his active directory password.

Published Fri, Jun 24 2005 8:04 AM by anguslogan

eXtreme .NET Quick Links

Dr. Neil's has uploaded a few cool resources he uses during his eXtreme.NET presentations Via Dr. Neil's Adventures: The HiTech Hobo A number of people who have attended the talks I have been doing have asked for links to resources. Here you go: Tools...

Published Fri, Jun 24 2005 7:49 AM by anguslogan

AJAX.net is now open source

I’m about to undertake some R&D to see if I can use AJAX.net within Windows SharePoint Services to save refreshing the very heavy pages :) Luckily it seems that is has just gone Open Source! Via Brian Anderson If you haven't had a chance to...

Published Fri, Jun 24 2005 7:47 AM by anguslogan

The PDC Registration Form is Huge!!!

I just renewed my Australian Passport and it has less pages than the PDC Registration form! Ps. The PDC Early Bird pricing on $1695 USD ends on the 15 th of July 2005. Register Now

Published Thu, Jun 23 2005 4:32 AM by anguslogan

Ministry of Sound - MCMS and WM Digital Rights

Via Mark Harrison The new Ministry of Sound downloads shop is now open ... powered by Microsoft Content Management Server & Microsoft Commerce Server and protected by Windows Media DRM. Free sample - Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Max Graham Vs Yes (Klonhertz...

Published Thu, Jun 23 2005 12:18 AM by anguslogan

One of my colleagues got Rory'd

It’s kinda like getting Scobled/Slash-dotted except Rory ’s blog is funny . Anyway I work with Leon Bambrick @ Data#3 (well used to he leaves on Friday for unemployment greener pastures – I begged him to stay but I don’t think...

Published Mon, Jun 20 2005 9:20 AM by anguslogan

RAPIDExtras - Telerik Multi-lingual

Via Mark Harrison More community additions to the CMS.RAPID framework have been published on RAPIDExtras including : Telerik Multilingual - allows the use of the rich Telerik editing experience within the RAPID multilingual framework TopLevel Taxonomy...

Published Mon, Jun 20 2005 9:06 AM by anguslogan

Full TechEd 2005 AU & NZ Track List

I’ve hightlighted the sessions that me and my clones will be going to :) Via Michael Kleef Desktop and Smart Client Track Building Enterprise Applications using InfoPath InfoPath: Developing Forms Using Managed Code Mobilizing your Smart Client...

Published Mon, Jun 13 2005 11:12 PM by anguslogan

SQL Server 2005 June CTP & Office System Developer Kit 3.0 on MSDN Downloads

Via MSDN Subscriber Downloads SQL Server 2005 CTP - June 2005 Standard Edition (English) was posted to MSDN Subscriber Downloads on June 08, 2005 Located in: Servers | SQL Server | SQL Server 2005 | SQL Server 2005 Community Technology Preview | SQL Server...

Published Sun, Jun 12 2005 9:36 PM by anguslogan

Heather posts Six Best Practices for MCMS

Heather has put together a list of some MCMS best practices. Go Heather ! Oh and she also mentioned my CMS Health Check tool . In the TechEd “Best Practices for Designing and Building Content Management Server Solutions” session presented...

Published Sun, Jun 12 2005 9:31 PM by anguslogan

Andrew Connell is trying to blog his way to the PDC

So how does this work? Do we vote on which blogger should get to go to PDC? If so – vote for Andrew so we can get drunk and get in gun fights with LA home-boys. (Oh and watch some awesome presentations & unveilings in the Microsoft Portals space...

Published Sun, Jun 12 2005 2:50 AM by anguslogan