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Speaking at SharePoint Saturday Denver
Todd Baginski
pIn a couple of weeks (August 7, 2010) I’ll be presenting a session at the a href="http://www.sharepointsaturday.org/denver/default.aspx" target="_blank"SharePoint Saturday in Denver, Colorado/a./p pThe session title and description follow. Here’s a little glimpse of what you will see in the session; it’s pretty sweet! Come check it out!/p pa href="http://www.toddbaginski.com/blog/images/www_toddbaginski_com/blog/WindowsLiveWriter/SpeakingatSharePointSaturdayDenver_EA2A/image_2.png" rel="l [read].
Posted: Thu, Jul 22nd '10 |
HOW TO: Create a Sandbox Compatible Visual Web Part with the Visual Studio 2010 SharePoint Power Tools
Todd Baginski
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Posted: Mon, Jun 21st '10 |
Automating Windows 7 Boot Entry Creating With PowerShell
Todd Baginski
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pRecently I needed to create an automated process to make boot entries for developer lab machines to allow them to boot to a virtual hard disk (VHD). The main requirements were to make the process simple and easily configurable. In this blog post I’ll show you the PowerShell script and accompanying XML settings file I used to get the job done./p
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Posted: Thu, Jun 10th '10 |
Free Virtual Conference ndash; Climbing the SharePoint Summit
Todd Baginski
pThis Thursday (May 20, 2010) I’ll be presenting a session at the strongfree/strong a href="https://www.vconferenceonline.com/shows/spring10/sharepointsummit/" target="_blank"Climbing the SharePoint Summit/a virtual conference. The session I’m presenting is strongCreating Custom Silverlight Applications with Business Connectivity Services and the SharePoint Client Object Model/strong. Here’s the description for the session./p p“This session demonstrates how to build Silverlight appl [read].
Posted: Tue, May 18th '10 |
HOW TO: Programmatically create a SharePoint 2010 External Content Type
Todd Baginski
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pI demonstrated how to make an external content type programmatically during the strongSPC 405 - Business Connectivity Services Runtime and Object Model Deep Dive/strong session at the a target="_blank" href="http://www.mssharepointconference.com/Pages/default.aspx"2009 Microsoft SharePoint Conference/a. Since the conference I have received a couple of dozen emails about the this topic. Most of the emails ask for the code samples and an explanation of the code, [read].
Posted: Tue, Dec 1st '09 |
Which SharePoint 2010 Site Template Is Right For Me?
Todd Baginski
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pWhen MOSS 2007 came out I created a target="_blank" href="http://www.toddbaginski.com/blog/archive/0001/01/01/which-wss-3.0-moss-2007-site-template-is.aspx"a blog post/a very similar to this one. It turned out to be one of my most popular posts and I received many comments and private emails thanking me for putting the post together. Since the post helped out so many folks I decided to create an updated version for SharePoint 2010./p
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Posted: Fri, Nov 20th '09 |
My blog has moved
Todd Baginski
My blog has moved!
You can find my new blog at this address http://www.toddbaginski.com/blog.
The new RSS feed is at this address http://www.toddbaginski.com/blog/Rss.aspx [read].
Posted: Sat, Feb 21st '09 |
Hyper-V SharePoint Development Image: USB 2.0 vs. eSATA vs. C: shootout
Todd Baginski
During my preparations for the the MSDN Webcast I'm presenting tomorrow I realized the eSATA drive I purchased was not performing as fast as I thought it would. I decided to see exactly how fast my external hard drive runs a virtual machine when it is connected via USB 2.0 vs. the eSATA interface. I also threw in a test to see how the virtual machine runs on the host machine's C:\. It's been a couple of years since I benchmarked a SharePoint virtual machine, so I t [read].
Posted: Mon, Dec 1st '08 |
SharePoint Certified Master - An Inside Look
Todd Baginski
As you may have seen, Microsoft recently announced a pair of new certifications for SharePoint Products and Technologies. Spencer Harbar and Andrew Connell both have blog posts which describe the new certification programs and provide additional information that is not found on the official Microsoft site. I encourage you to read their posts to learn more.
As Andrew mentions in his blog post, the course authors and presenters include SharePoint Rangers, CAT team members, PFEs, MCS personnel, s [read].
Posted: Fri, Nov 21st '08 |
A great loss...
Todd Baginski
It saddens me greatly to know Pat Tisseghem passed away yesterday. Every single time I met Pat at a conference or had dinner and drinks with him he was energetic, smiling, and a fun guy to be around; and that is how I will always remember him.
My heart goes out to his close family and friends and I wish you all the best!
Posted on SharePoint Blogs [read].
Posted: Fri, Sep 5th '08 |
Speaking at the SharePoint Web 2.0 FireStarter next week
Todd Baginski
If you missed my Creating Solutions With The Business Data Catalog session at TechEd last week, and you'd like to see the SilverLight / BDC integration demo I did there, come attend the SharePoint Web 2.0 FireStarter event next week on the Microsoft campus. Heck, come attend anyway, there are many great topics and presentations scheduled. I'll be presenting my demo at the tail end of Steve Fox's SilverLight on SharePoint session. You can see the complete schedule and register here [read].
Posted: Sat, Jun 7th '08 |
TechEd North America 2008 Session Materials : Creating Solutions with the Business Data Catalog
Todd Baginski
Thanks to everyone who came to my session last week at the Microsoft TechEd 2008 North America Developer conference! It was really nice to see so many past students at the show and I enjoyed catching up with everyone. On Wednesday night I had the chance to hang out with many of the Microsoft MVPs and watch the Blues Brothers kick it at the House of Blues. Eric Shupps accompanied the Blues Brothers for a song, I wish I had a picture of it, I thought he did pretty well. :) I met Brett Lonsdal [read].
Posted: Sat, Jun 7th '08 |
Moving On
Todd Baginski
As of May 18, I am no longer with SharePoint Experts, Inc. Over four years ago, I first met Dustin Miller, the president of SharePoint Experts. Back then, I was attending his “Original” SharePoint Bootcamp, and SPS 2003 was still in the beta stages. Shortly after that, I joined the team, and since then, with Dustin’s support and the support of all my friends at SharePoint Experts, I wrote the first SharePoint development training class in the industry (the SharePoint Development Bootcam [read].
Posted: Sun, May 18th '08 |
Creating Solutions with the MOSS Single Sign On Service Session Materials
Todd Baginski
WOW! What a day! First, I got to meet Greg Lemond! He is a very down to earth guy and I really enjoyed spending some time with him. It was an experience I will certainly remember forever! Then, believe it or not, Master Chief himself showed up in our booth in the expo hall! As soon as I get a copy of the pictures I'll post them here. :) As if those two things were not enough excitement for one day; then I presented my Creating Solutions with the MOSS Single Sign On Service session and [read].
Posted: Thu, Mar 6th '08 |
Creating Solutions with the Business Data Catalog (BDC) Session Materials
Todd Baginski
What a fun week it has been so far at the Microsoft SharePoint Conference! I just finished presenting my Creating Solutions with the Business Data Catalog (BDC) session and I'm looking forward to presenting my Creating Solutions with the MOSS Single Sign On Service session tomorrow. Thanks to everyone who came to my session today! All the code and materials for today's session are now available here. Enjoy!
Posted on SharePoint Blogs [read].
Posted: Tue, Mar 4th '08 |
Upcoming Microsoft SharePoint Conference!
Todd Baginski
I'm really looking forward to next week! It will be great to meet all sorts of new people and see so many colleagues from across the globe at the Microsoft SharePoint Conference. I will be presenting the following two sessions at the conference, I hope you have a chance to attend them! Creating Solutions with the Business Data Catalog (BDC) Creating Solutions with the MOSS Single Sign On Service All the code and materials that are part of my sessions will be posted here, on my blog, aft [read].
Posted: Mon, Feb 25th '08 |
HOW TO: Programmatically customize site navigation in WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007
Todd Baginski
Note: This is a repost of an article I posted while WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 were in the Beta stages. The article was lost due to a server crash and many people have asked me to repost the article so I updated it with additional information, updates screen shots, and a handy little Windows Forms Application you can use to test these concepts out yourself, or build upon the code base to meet your own needs. Enjoy!
In the previous version of SharePoint the QuickLaunch menu was controlled via the O [read].
Posted: Wed, Dec 26th '07 |
SharePoint Connections 2007 Code Samples and Session Materials
Todd Baginski
Updated 11/12/2007: The code for my BDC session is now available and linked to below. Post-conference session materials have been distributed directly to post conference attendees.
I'd like to say thank you to everyone who attended my sessions so at this year's SharePoint Connections Conference. I met so many smart, easy going people at the conference, and the audiences were a real pleasure to present to. It's not a conference I will soon forget.
Click here, to download the ShareP [read].
Posted: Thu, Nov 8th '07 |
Creating and deploying VSTO Documents inside SharePoint Document Libraries
Todd Baginski
This is a repost of an article that was lost due to a server crash.
Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) Documents can be deployed to or utilized as templates for a SharePoint Document Library. The process to develop VSTO Documents, deploy them to the SharePoint server, and set the proper security policies on the client machine in order for the documents to run properly can be easily repeated once you understand all the pieces of the puzzle.
I have not been able to find complete documentatio [read].
Posted: Thu, Aug 16th '07 |
Creating a custom Site Definition in WSS V3 / MOSS
Todd Baginski
This is a repost of an article that was lost due to a server crash.
The new version of SharePoint brings some changes to the way Site Definitions are created and deployed to a SharePoint server. Additionally, the way Site Definitions are now architected has changed with the advent of Features. Although FrontPage 2003 has been significantly enhanced to become the Office SharePoint Designer, Features allow for more flexible deployments of functionality within SharePoint, and Master Pages allow u [read].
Posted: Thu, Aug 16th '07 |
Adding a Document Library Feature to a Site Definition in WSS V3 / MOSS 2007
Todd Baginski
This is a repost of an article that was lost due to a server crash.
One of the nicest things about Features in the new version of SharePoint is their ability to be added to a Site Definition by default. When you add a Feature to a Site Definition, that Feature is automatically available on a SharePoint site when you create a SharePoint site from the given Site Definition.
This functionality allows developers to build Features and plug them into any Site Definition they choose. In the last vers [read].
Posted: Thu, Aug 16th '07 |
Creating a Custom Document Library Feature in WSS V3 / MOSS 2007
Todd Baginski
This is a repost of an article that was lost due to a server crash.
Features are a powerful new set of functionality that MOSS 2007 comes with out of the box. Features allow you to deploy functionality inside your MOSS 2007 portal in a granular and loosely coupled fashion. The Document Library that many of the out of the box site definitions come with in MOSS 2007 is implemented as a feature. Building on this out of the box Document Library Feature you can create your own custom Document Librar [read].
Posted: Thu, Aug 16th '07 |
Connected Page Viewer Web Part
Todd Baginski
This is a repost of an article on my blog that was lost during a server failure. Historically, this has been one of the most popular articles on my blog, so I dug up the code and put it back online.
The code you will find below is for a Connected Page Viewer Web Part for WSS V2 and SPS 2003. The Connected Page Viewer Web Part consumes a URL from another Web Part that provides URLs. This Web Part WORKS GREAT in WSS V3 and MOSS 2007 as well.
Enjoy!
using System; using System.Web.UI; using Syste [read].
Posted: Thu, Aug 16th '07 |
Which WSS 3.0 / MOSS 2007 site Template is right for me?
Todd Baginski
MOSS 2007 ships with many predefined Templates you may use to create Site Collections and sub sites. Sometimes the out of the box site Templates will meet the needs of your project. Other times, the out of the box site Templates may need to be enhanced.
Knowing which site Template has the functionality you need to deploy, or use as a baseline for a custom Site Definition, is one of the key decisions you make when architecting a SharePoint deployment. This being said, it is important to understa [read].
Posted: Fri, Jun 29th '07 |
SharePoint Development Bootcamp - 2nd Quarter Public Dates Announced
Todd Baginski
Earlier this week we announced the dates for our next public Bootcamps. I've been busy adding all sorts of great content to my SharePoint Development Bootcamp and I'm really looking forward to teaching it in Vegas July 30 - August 3. I'm especially excited this time because Heather Solomon and Matt Passanante will also be teaching their SharePoint Branding Bootcamp and SharePoint Administration and Planning Bootcamp, respectively. Dustin Miller will be on site all week long support [read].
Posted: Tue, May 22nd '07 |
SharePoint Feature Manager Update 1.0.0.2
Todd Baginski
Today I updated the SharePoint Feature Manager to fix an interesting bug I found.
On my development VPC that was upgraded from B2TR to RTM the path to the Features directory was:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\TEMPLATE\FEATURES
On my development VPC that has a fresh install of RTM the path to the Features directory is:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12\TEMPLATE\FEATURES
The change in capitalization of the Web Ser [read].
Posted: Tue, May 22nd '07 |
Leaving the BDC Meta Man project
Todd Baginski
In order to pursue other opportunities, I've decided to end my involvement with the BDC Meta Man project.
For almost a year now I have been working on the BDC Meta Man project with Nick Swan and Dmitry Kaloshin. During this exciting time I forged strong relationships with Nick and Dmitry and enjoyed the experience very much. The entire experience was a positive one and I have nothing but good things to say about Nick and Dmitry. I am confident that Nick and Dmitry will create an even bri [read].
Posted: Tue, May 8th '07 |
SharePoint Connections - Session Follow Up: Create an Internet-Facing SharePoint Site
Todd Baginski
During the Create an Internet-Facing SharePoint Site session I covered the following topics.
Setting up forms based authentication.
Creating your own custom Master Pages and style sheets
Personalizing site content for users.
Leveraging the Business Data Catalog to surface and interact with back end systems.
Each of these topics is broken down more in depth in this blog post. All the code used during my demos can be found in the rar file linked at the end of this post.
Setting up forms based au [read].
Posted: Thu, Apr 12th '07 |
SharePoint Connections - Sessions Follow Ups
Todd Baginski
Thanks to everyone who attended the sessions I presented at the SharePoint Connections conference in Orlando! I had a great time at the conference, and met a lot of great people there as well.
The following blog posts will come after this one, to break down each topic, and describe the code I used in my demos at the conference.
Create an Internet-Facing SharePoint Site
Integrate Smart Client and Windows Forms Applications with SharePoint Sites and the Business Data Catalog
Use the Visual Studi [read].
Posted: Thu, Apr 12th '07 |
HOW TO: Create a custom Windows Workflow Activity and make it available in SharePoint Designer
Todd Baginski
Recently we (SharePoint Experts) have been utilizing Workflows inside MOSS to automate many of our internal business processes. Last night, while trying to automate a process, Dustin let me know that the Send an Email Activity, available by default in SPD, does not allow you to specify a from email address. He asked me if I could create a custom Workflow Activity to send emails that would provide the ability to specify a from email address.
I looked at several examples on the Internet and insid [read].
Posted: Thu, Mar 8th '07 |
SharePoint Feature Manager - Updated Version Now Available
Todd Baginski
Today I updated the SharePoint Feature Manager based on feedback I have received about the application.
The status text box now automatically scrolls after each operation is completed. This should make the program easier to use.
You can download it here: http://www.sharepointblogs.com/files/folders/tbaginski/entry2449.aspx
Posted on SharePoint Blogs [read].
Posted: Mon, Mar 5th '07 |
RTW of WSS and Office SharePoint Server Standard and Enterprise Evaluation Can Now Be Downloaded
Todd Baginski
Looking for the final bits to WSS 3.0 and Office SharePoint Server 2007?
Check out Joel's blog for all the details!
Announcing the RTW of WSS and Office SharePoint Server 2007 Standard and Enterprise Evaluation!
I polled a couple of celebrities to see what their thoughts were when they heard the news.
First, I called John Madden on the Madden Bus. When I told him the news he said, 'You know, about halfway through the preseason you start thinking to yourself that you're ready for the [read].
Posted: Thu, Nov 16th '06 |
HOW TO: Prevent creation of sub sites within MOSS 2007 My Sites
Todd Baginski
What do you do to prevent your users from creating sub sites under their My Sites if you need to do so? Since there is not a way to shut down this ability from the Central Administration site you'll need to use some custom code to get the job done. The cool part is, I already wrote it for you. The solution I have created is very simple and leaves a very small footprint in your SharePoint environment, so it's easy to roll back to return your environment to a supportable state, or install [read].
Posted: Tue, Nov 14th '06 |
SharePoint Connections – Sessions Follow Up
Todd Baginski
First of all I would like to say THANK YOU to everyone who came to my sessions last week! I had a wonderful time presenting my sessions to some great audiences and I really enjoyed meeting so many people after the sessions were over. I also enjoyed meeting many of the presenters and SharePoint MVPs at the conference. It was really nice to finally meet some of the folks who I have traded emails with for such a long time.
As I mentioned during the sessions, I'm following up on outstanding que [read].
Posted: Tue, Nov 14th '06 |
I’m a SharePoint MVP!
Todd Baginski
On Sunday I found out that I've been granted the SharePoint Portal Server MVP Award!
I'd like to say thank you to everyone who helped me attain this award, it would not have been possible without your help. I'm honored to join this community, and look forward to working with the other MVPs.
Since we are on the MVP topic, I have finally found a way to work another one of my passions, sports, into my SharePoint Blog.
I'm so inspired by the award, that I'd like to take a mome [read].
Posted: Thu, Oct 5th '06 |
MOSS 2007 B2TR Virtual Development Environments. To MS or VM: That is the question
Todd Baginski
To MS, or VM: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to shell out the cash for extra memory and an external hard disk, Or to take your desktop and turn it into a development server, and by doing so save money.
Wow, I believe my high school teacher who taught me about Hamlet will retract my diploma if he ever reads this.
This post is not actually about Hamlet, it’s about choosing a virtualization technology. Now that MS and VMWare both offer free virtualization products, d [read].
Posted: Wed, Sep 20th '06 |
Sunny Orlando is on the horizon!
Todd Baginski
In just little over a month from now I’ll be heading down to Orlando for another SharePoint Development Bootcamp. Dustin will also be teaching the SharePoint Bootcamp that same week. I’m really looking forward to the trip, especially since I’m bringing my fiancé and our dogs along this time. The little guys aren’t too interested in SharePoint, so they won’t be attending the class.
I’ve been working hard on creating this combination V2/V3 SharePoint Development Bootcamp for October. [read].
Posted: Fri, Sep 15th '06 |
SharePoint Advisor Summit Recap
Todd Baginski
I had a great time last week at the SharePoint Advisor Summit. I enjoyed chatting with all the people who stopped by our booth. I was able to sneak away from the booth to attend a session presented by Patrick Tisseghem on Excel Services. I had not seen Patrick present before and I was really impressed with his session. At the end of the Summit we gave away an XBOX 360 to a lucky winner.
It was good to see the folks from Bamboo Solutions again. Their booth was across the aisle from ours and we h [read].
Posted: Tue, Sep 5th '06 |
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