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What happened to the DoD 5015.2 Add-on Pack for SharePoint 2007 Records Management

Still no news of the DoD Add-On pack for SharePoint 2007 Records Management, although it was promised that it will be released before the end of this year ( http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2007/05/30/dod-5015-2-certification-for-moss-2007-we-ve-passed-the-test.aspx ). Here we are, it's Christmas and still nothing, I must say I'm really really disappointed in Microsoft , I was hoping that I will do a follow up on my Records Management series and blog about all the new cool features...

Should we use Windows, Mac or Linux as our Operating System

After reading a great blog post by codingsanity ( http://dotnet.org.za/codingsanity/archive/2007/12/14/review-windows-xp.aspx ) I say it’s a great blog post because it was entertaining to read, and even more entertaining to read the comments, but I can’t say that I agree with it (and some of the anti-windows comments) in any way. As far as bugs go Windows XP was by far the buggiest of Microsoft’s offerings, even more then Windows (Me) Millennium (anyone remember this?), this is maybe because I mainly...
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When CopyTo() and CopyFrom() just don't cut it anymore

When it come to copying of items to and from different locations (in SharePoint) by means of using SharePoint object model, first obvious methods you find (and try using) are CopyTo() and CopyFrom(). They all seem nice and dandy if you’re simply just copying an item, but when it comes to some slightly more complex cases, such as, copying an item that contains major/minor versions, with check in/check out functionality or even copying to a folder where an item like this already exists, you soon realise...
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If architects had to work like programmers...

If this was any more true, my current depression after reading this article would lead to suicide! http://www.pcuf.fi/~pjt/pink/software-architecture.html (Thanks for the link Niq) Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!
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Who stole from whom?!

Or maybe they just happen to have the same person do their respective logos. Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!
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Very Useful List Property Page Feature Released for your SharePoint 2007 Lists

Excellent new developer feature for Sharepoint 2007, released by Karine Bosch aka CAML Girl is the U2UPropertyPage Feature which in fact is there to help you, as a Sharepoint 2007 developer, get the full properties that pertain to a certain List in Sharepoint (Workflow and Log properties, Form, Views Field Properties and many other, including priceless development information like Internal Field Names and Guid Ids, and various useful URLs). In fact this feature is so simple yet so incredibly useful...
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What really motivates us?

This is a very good article, funny and enjoyable, regarding what motivates programmers (or as I would like to say - developers). The blog post raises some good points and a lot of people are joining in discussion, I also dropped in my 5 cents (more like 55 cents). See it here: http://blog.assembleron.com/2007/07/11/what-motivates-programmers/ Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it!
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