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February 2006 - Posts

Tuesday, February 28, 2006 5:21 AM

Jumpstart your Visual Studio 2005 Web Part Development Effort

For those interested in jumping into web part development with Visual Studio 2005, check out a couple of quick video tutorials by Thom Robbins (New England-based Microsoft Technical Specialist). They are short but offer some great detail. Thanks Thom!
Posted by Mauro | 2 Comments
Saturday, February 25, 2006 5:42 AM

Great Little WSS Trick to Hide Navigation Elements

I came across this tip on WSS UI manipulation on Bil Simser's site ( http://sharepoint.bilsimser.com/pages/features.aspx ). I can't tell you how many times I've had users complain about the left and top navigation on a WSS site. “Can't you just
Posted by Mauro | 2 Comments
Wednesday, February 22, 2006 5:12 AM

Show Document Icons in SharePoint Data View Web Part

I'm a big fan of the Data View web part. I like how I can create one document library then generates “dynamic” pages based on document attriubutes. I do this using the Data View web part (per page) and Filter conditions. It's very easy to
Posted by Mauro | 1 Comments
Monday, February 13, 2006 5:42 AM

Quick Tips on Using Scorecard Builder (for Business Scorecard Manager)

Not much documentation out there on Scorecard Builder (the client tool for Microsoft Scorecard Manager 2005)... The official download page describes it as “an application that you use to connect, create, and manage scorecard elements, views, and
Posted by Mauro | 0 Comments
Wednesday, February 08, 2006 7:48 PM

Details on SQL 2000 vs. 2005 and SharePoint Portal Server

Saw a post from Daniel McPherson on some new performance data about SQL 2000 versus SQL 2005 with SharePoint Portal Server. I've had a few folks ask why they should upgrade SQL Server to SQL 2005 in a SharePoint Portal Server environment. Well, the test
Posted by Mauro | 0 Comments
Saturday, February 04, 2006 5:55 AM

Making a Case for Business Intelligence

I've had some good feedback on my two previous posts on dashboards and scorecards. Thanks! A few folks (techies) have asked how to convince their organizations that now is the right time to start leveraging Microsoft tools for business intelligence. I
Posted by Mauro | 0 Comments
Thursday, February 02, 2006 5:39 AM

So You Want to Be a DashBoard/Scorecard Designer?

In my last post, I talked about the technical skills necessary to build effective dashboards and scorecards. The emphasis was on providing users with accurate and complete data. This post focuses on an almost equally difficult challenge... “telling
Posted by Mauro | 1 Comments