Angus Logan

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New Website for MCMS + SharePoint Goodies that don't come out of the box
Mark's added some new sections to his blog : MCMS Plus & SharePoint Plus ; not finished yet but watch that space.
Mandatory Reading - Domino System's Whitepaper on employee productivity with SharePoint
Mark Harrison has blogged about Domino System's (not the Pizza company!) whitepaper on employee productivity and how they increased it with their implementation of SharePoint Portal Server . It is not a technical whitepaper but I think it should be mandatory...
SQL Reporting Services Packs for CRM/Exchange & Financials Sample
Finally some product centric reports. Looks great for the products & for SQL Reporting Services. SQL Server 2000 Report Pack for Microsoft CRM Download this set of six predefined CRM-based reports and a sample database that let you easily visualize...
Google's search just for Microsoft Resources
A client showed me Google's search specifically for Microsoft resources - its awesome. You can see it at http://www.google.com/microsoft A simple test is Search for Content Management Server Generic Google - phht. Who wants to know about Vignette? http...
Microsoft MVP Award
I just found out from Rose Stamell (MVP Program Manager, Australia & New Zealand) that I have been awarded the title of MVP for Microsoft Content Management Server . I would like to thank Stefan Goßner and Christopher Walker (MCS Australia) for...
Telerik radEditor v1.5 released
Improvement Accessibility tabs in table and image dialogs.. Fixed bugs Problem with user permissions for uploading / deleting images, flash files, media files, documents. Problem with long images, flash, media, document paths stripped in dialogs. Download...
1 more sleep - The night before the MVP results.
I find out tomorrow if I have become a Microsoft MVP for Microsoft Content Management Server . I'd like to say I'm cool calm and collected but opportunities like becoming a MVP don't come around every day. I'm extremely exited about the MVP Source Code...
.NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2003 caused "Server Application Unavailable"
Strange... I just applied .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2003 onto my laptop and didn't reboot after the installation. The next thing my local web server stoped serving .NET Pages & webservices etc - there were no messages in...
obout's ASP.Net Slide Menu - Its free and very cool
I stumbled across obout's ASP.net Slide Menu . Its all DHTML and they claim it works in: IE/Netscape/Mozilla/other browsers that aren't Windows based. I'm looking at writing a navigation menu for MCMS using this control and I'll hopefully drop it onto...
Microsoft ISV Buddy Program ... Easier than making real friends
What is the Microsoft ISV Buddy Program? "The Microsoft ISV Buddy Program is all about connecting you, the Independent Software Vendor, with a Microsoft employee who will be your point person within Microsoft. It’s about putting a face to Microsoft...
How do I experience Seattle's traffic from Australia?
I saw a post new the CMS Newsgroup newsgroup mentioning WSDOT , which Washington State Dept. of Transport's website and its new and it was built on Microsoft Content Management Server. There are a bunch of webcams pointed at all the major roads in Seattle...
Searching Content Management Server with SharePoint without using the content integration pack
A while ago Emmanuel Desigaud wrote a great step by step article on how to 'Integrate SharePoint Search into a CMS Site using a Webservice' . I had to develop a Content Management Server solution using SharePoint as the search engine and here's a brain...
2 MVPs + 1 Microsoft Guru - how can you refuse? (Content management server 2002 Book Announced)
Stefan Goßner (Microsoft MCMS Guru), Lim Mei Ying (MCMS MVP) & Joel Ward (MCMS MVP) have announced they are releasing their book Building Websites using Microsoft Content Management Server . These guys ARE the Microsoft Content Management Server...
Microsoft Announces General Availability of Virtual Server 2005
I heard at a Special Interest Group that Microsoft had just announced general availability for Virtual Server 2005 ... I hate our MSDN Subscriber Downloads & Beta Place ... Your always a few months ahead of the curve... Virtual Server is old news...
Microsoft Australia appoints Dimension Data Learning Solutions as trainer to Microsoft Business Solutions partners
Sydney, Australia – 14 September, 2004 – Microsoft Australia has announced Dimension Data Learning Solutions (DDLS) as provider of training to Microsoft Business Solutions partners within Australia. DDLS delivers technical training and consulting...
MSIB Plus Pack now Freely Licensed and soon to be Open Source
I'm a huge fan of the MSIB Plus Pack - by Ioko & cScape funded by Microsoft UK - I've used it on several implementations. Mark Harrison (Microsoft UK) announced on Friday night that it is now to be licensed free of charge (similar to the Telerik r...
SQL Server Health and History Tool (SQLH2)
I'm loving all the new tools coming out for SQL DBA's - check out the SQL Server Best Practice Analyzer as well. The Microsoft SQL Server Health and History Tool (SQLH2) allows you to collect information from instances of SQL Server, store this information...
Telerik r.a.d.Editor 1.4 released
Telerik have released v1.4 of their r.a.d.editor MCMS Edition 1.4. What's new: New property: Text property. Fixed bugs: Problem: Problem with the flash dialog displaying only one flash file from each resource gallery folder. Problem: Problem with binding...
Running MCMS on Small Business Server 2003?
I did some investigation earlier this year and didn't get a response but... Javier Gomez [SBS MVP] just posted a link to the official line on running MCMS on Small Business Server 2003. Mark Stanfill [MSFT] has said "Content Management Server is supported...
Get Ready for SQL Server 2005 with Two New Courses
Ask your trainers about these 3-day courses, designed for database developers and database administrators who are experienced on SQL Server 2000 or 7.0 and want to "upgrade" their skills to SQL Server 2005: Course 2733A : Updating Your Database Administration...
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