awesome. Thank you Josh.
With most SharePoint development being done in VMs, it is useful to have a set of sysprepped base VMs that can be cloned at any time to create a new environment, whether it be for a new project, to test some tool or software, or whatever. Sysprep is a great tool [...]
Jun
22
2010
22
2010
Creating a cloneable SharePoint 2010 Development Environment with PowerShell, Windows Sysprep, and SQL Server 2008 R2 Sysprep – Overview
Apr
13
2010
13
2010
PointBridge Blogs – Office 2010 Wave
In previous versions of SharePoint it was impossible to add corners to a Web Part with just CSS (unless you were building sites for only the latest browsers). The best way was to style a container DIV on the Page Layout and put a Web Part Zone inside. Then, a Web Part in that zone [...]
Apr
13
2010
13
2010
PointBridge Blogs – Changing the background colors in SharePoint also changes the gradient
The backgrounds in SharePoint 2010 were designed to allow end users to change gradients by simply picking solid colors on the settings page. For example if you choose an orange background color the result is a fade from orange to lighter orange. The change can be very subtle but is an effective way to create [...]
Apr
13
2010
13
2010
Starter Master Pages for SharePoint 2010
Project Description Starter Master Pages for SharePoint 2010 are a clean, commented starting point for creating your own SharePoint 2010 branding. Starter Master Pages were known previously as Minimal Master Pages in SharePoint 2007. Project Details In the tradition of [...]
Apr
8
2010
8
2010
Upgrading your Content DB to SharePoint 2010 – Part 1 – The preupgradecheck | SharePoint George
Check out this two part series if you need detailed upgrade instructions for SharePoint 2010
I’m sure there are a lot of SharePointers out there who are excited about the 2010 release and as I have been working my way through the installation and configuration of this updated beast, I have also been providing you [...]
Apr
2
2010
2
2010
SPSEMEA Demo site and showcase | SharePoint
Boris Gomiunik put this demo site together that shows several cool jquery enhancements all grouped together in a site template. Includes examples like toggling the quick launch bar, attaching events to form fields, and auto suggest using Sharepoint’s web services.
I’ve prepared a SPSEMEA Demo site that you can simply upload to your (http://[siteUrl]/_catalogs/wt) Site template [...]
Apr
1
2010
1
2010
Collapsible Web Parts in a Zone Using jQuery for SharePoint 2007 « SPUIGuy
Simply put, this plug-and-play solution will add a “+” or “-” to every web part in a given web part zone, allowing users to click the web part title to control the visible state of the web part. You can control the default state of each web part by setting the Chrome State on the [...]
Apr
1
2010
1
2010
Build a SharePoint Scripting Resource Center | EndUserSharePoint.com
Wonderful idea. I have implemented this in production, now I just have a lot of previously implemented scripts to move to the resource center.
This article is part of a series as I document my processes of discovery for creating jQuery solutions in SharePoint. To view the entire series, click the link at the bottom of [...]
Apr
1
2010
1
2010
Using jQuery to Wrap Web Parts and Achieve the Unachievable: The Packaged Solution | EndUserSharePoint.com
For those of you who have tried my method of getting rounded corners on web parts, here is a better way. As a bonus, you get a nice gradient image to use for the web part header that was designed by Brandon. I have implemented this in a site, and it works and looks great! [...]
Mar
31
2010
31
2010
ShUIE (SharePoint User Interface Extender)
In One Line
Develop and centrally manage Sharepoint user interface customisations using jQuery within SharePoint & MOSS (2007 and 2010) and Project Server (2007 and 2010).
Project Description
ShUIE is an addition to Microsoft SharePoint that allows a developer to inject JavaScript and CSS fragments depending on the context of the page being displayed. JavaScript and [...]