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SharePoint Newsletter 46

Northern LightsAs the chance to view the Aurora Borealis/Northern Lights has me peering out of the windows like an excited child looking for Santa, I decided their appearance was a sign to issue another newsletter!

In this edition we have featured 13 of the products you have added to the "do you know any SharePoint Add-ons, web parts, applications, templates or services" discussion we featured in the last edition. Find out if your nomination is included or whether you are 'in the spotlight' or our featured blogger. You can also check out some fabulous websites and links we've found from around the world.

We would also like to say a special congratulations to group member - Bill Ayers - who has just passed his final lab and is now a Microsoft Certified Master (MCM)! Well done Bill! You can view his LinkedIn profile here.

Featured Discussion

Mobile Publishing Site Options for a Public Facing Web Site : Can you help?

Featured Discussion Image Tom Skowronski asks : How do people create mobile versions of SharePoint publishing sites that have been heavily branded and are used as public facing web sites?

At all the conferences MSFT gets people all pumped up about using SharePoint for their public facing web sites, but there doesn't seem to be a way to create a mobile version. The default mobile versions are really intended for team sites and are not what one would expect from the mobile version of a site. Is there some sort of plug-in or web part? We are going with variations for an initial pilot, but it seems a bit involved for this purpose.

If you can help Tom, please visit the discussion on LinkedIn here.

Have you used, or know about any SharePoint Add-ons, web parts, applications, templates, services?

Featured Discussion ImageWe have had such a great response to this posting - many thanks to all who have contributed! As promised we have featured a few in this Newsletter in the 'Cool Tool', 'Editors Choice' and 'Top 10' sections.

If you would like to share your products with over 17,800 group members and have the chance to get them featured in our newsletter, why not add them to the discussion on LinkedIn here.

Featured Sites and News from around the web

SharePoint and InfoPath eLearning Video Library

Featured SharePoint SiteThe SharePoint and InfoPath eLearning Video Library contains pre-recorded video tutorials for a variety of basic to advanced functionality in SharePoint, SharePoint Designer, InfoPath and more – powerful solutions created without Code! Each screencast/video tutorial has full audio narration performed by SharePoint experts in the field who are full time SharePoint Trainers, Consultants and Authors. We believe most people learn by seeing how it’s done and that’s what we focus on while minimizing the use of PowerPoint slides.

SharePoint Software Factory

Featured SharePoint SiteThe SharePoint Software Factory is a Visual Studio Extension helping SharePoint newbies, as well as experienced developers to create, manage and deploy SharePoint solutions without having to know every tiny XML and C# secret.

Troubleshooting SharePoint Search iFilter Registration

Featured SharePoint SiteMatthew McDermott shares two approaches that he uses to troubleshoot specific errors when trying to figure out what was actually happening when the crawl was running. To view his full article, click here.

How to deploy .wsp file using Visual Studio 2010 for SharePoint 2010

Featured SharePoint SiteIn SharePoint 2010 it is easy to create a .wsp file using visual studio 2010, which was previously very difficult in MOSS 2007. To deploy any solution package in any local environment in Visual Studio 2010 simply right click on the project and deploy. But to deploy the same thing in the production server we will need to deploy through .wsp file. To view the full article, click here.

Editors Choice

DocImage for SharePoint

DocImageThe DocImage solution was developed to meet the need for a basic, functionally-rich storage-and-retrieval imaging solution for SharePoint - at a very affordable price point.

Enhance the native capabilities of SharePoint with an easy to configure search web part and universal, zero-footprint viewer. DocImage is available for SharePoint 2007 + 2010 and is licensed on a per Web Front End basis.

  • Find exactly what you need with search based on metadata or combinations of metadata
  • Easy to configure SharePoint web part can simultaneously search multiple lists
  • Universal, Zero-footprint Viewer - 300+ file types
  • Document Note Log - Keeps all dialogue with the document itself
  • Affordable price point

A 30 day full-functional trial is available: Please contact David Strock at djs@imagetechsys.com.

To find out more information about DocImage why not visit their website.

Best of Blogs

How to create a SharePoint Survey in under 5 minutes

picture of Mark JonesThis post will discuss how to create a Survey in SharePoint using out of the box functionality and nothing else!

The example we will use is to create a survey that asks employees to answer questions about their previous training in the organisation.

Cool Tool

BrightWork pmPoint

pmPoint for SharePointBrightWork pmPoint is a SharePoint (available on both SharePoint 2007 and 2010) add-on for managing work and projects of varying size and type. The combination of the varied work and project management templates, and class-leading SharePoint reporting infrastructure, make pmPoint the best work and project management application for SharePoint available today.
The pmPoint templates are not just for project managers. pmPoint templates support the four main project roles typically involved in project management: (i) Team Members, (ii) Project Managers, (iii) Program Managers / Senior Managers and (iv) Project Office teams.

BrightWork is licensed on a per user basis as well as offering software licenses. A 30 day free trial is available from the BrightWork site here.

LinkedIn the Spotlight

Kanwal Khipple MVP

picture of Kanwal KhippleKanwal Khipple is a SharePoint MVP and Principal Architect for BrightStarr.

He is a true evangelist and visionary when it comes to SharePoint and provides the business and technical leadership required for delivering successful global SharePoint projects.

Kanwal believes that the key to driving business productivity through technology is governance and adoption.

As an evangelist and supporter for the SharePoint community where he shares what he learns through his blog and tweets.

Connect with him on LinkedIn to learn how you can get the highest ROI for your SharePoint projects.

Top 11 Websio SharePoint Products

Websio

Websio imageWebsio Information Solutions produce 'solutions and services that simplify and extend Microsoft products'. They took our discussion offer so seriously they listed all of their products (i think)! In honour of their dedication, I've turned them into a Top 11 list!

  1. SharePoint Document Preview
  2. SharePoint Scanner Plug in
  3. Cross View Web part
  4. Document ID Extension Feature
  5. News Slider Web Part
  6. QuickLaunch 2010 Web Part
  7. Calendar Web Part
  8. SharePoint Multi Edit Feature
  9. Send Mail as Attachment
  10. Cascading Look up
  11. Aggregated Data Roller Web Part

This list is provided, with thanks from Boris Yaroshevsky at Websio. To find out more why not visit their website here.

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