Office Zealot

A few months ago I wrote a post on SharePoint browser compatibility issues.  For those thinking of using SharePoint 2007 in an internet or extranet facing application (where you can't control the end users browser selecttion) this poses a potential for a ''less than ideal'' user experience.  If you read the chart I referenced you saw ...

I am currently trying to modify a computed column to display only the date part of a datetime field.  After much fiddling with CAML I have decided that the only way forward is to write a display pattern that creates dynamic Javascript that rewrites a div tag on the page with the correct value. Code as follows ...

of something new.... Microsoft have recently released Silverlight, a rather funky new Adobe Flash/Shockwave killer. I am particularly impressed with what I saw yesterday at Microsoft in Reading,UK.  What follows is a high level overview of what Silverlight is and is capable of.   What is it?Silverlight is a slimmed down ...

It's been a while since my last posting, but I haven't been lazing about, what with having our first baby and all!  She's gorgeous!  Her name is Kayleigh. Anyways, my most recent little thing is as follows.... We have our complex InfoPath form being hosted in MOSS and we have been going through system testing over the last couple of ...

For those who use non-Internet Explorer (IE) browsers, you may have noticed that the user experience with WSS V2 or SPS 2003 was ''less than ideal''.  Functionally, things worked but the lack of context menu support made the use of SharePoint clunky.  Because WSS V2 and SPS V3 were intended primarily for internal users, non-IE support ...