ASP.NET Ajax and jQuery Development Template
14 August 10 11:03 PM | Mike Knowles
Using jQuery with ASP.NET Ajax greatly extends the range of the .NET front-end developer. The benefit of using jQuery is it allows you to perform client-side DOM operations and include jQuery plugins in your site to gain increased interactivity without...
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Implementing Three-State Image Buttons in ASP.NET Using Sprite Sheets and CSS
15 February 10 03:01 PM | Mike Knowles
Many modern sites make use of two or three-state buttons to provide an added degree of interactivity when navigating across pages or submitting a form. It’s possible to create two and three state buttons using straight CSS or images. This article focuses...
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SharePoint Flash WebPart
10 January 10 12:05 AM | Mike Knowles
Looking for an easier way to add a Flash file to a SharePoint content page? Download and install the Flash WebPart SharePoint Solution and you will be able to add Flash movies to your SharePoint web pages without having to edit any html code. Simply add...
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Configure Windows 7 to Wake-Up for Windows Backup
09 January 10 08:17 PM | Mike Knowles
Recently after installing Windows 7 and configuring Windows Backup to run weekly I found that if system was not running due to a Power Management sleep that Windows does not automatically wake-up to run the scheduled backup. This meant when I would login...
Building a SharePoint Solution Setup.exe
26 October 09 09:00 AM | Mike Knowles
This article describes how to develop a single EXE file for installation and deployment of a SharePoint solution to a Windows SharePoint Services or SharePoint Server farm. The single EXE file can also be used for installation repair and removal. Using...
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Resources for Finding a Domain Name
24 September 09 05:00 PM | Mike Knowles
Tried to register a domain name lately? It’s getting tough to come up with a reasonably short and usable name in the .com domain that’s not taken. This post details the most useful resources I came across when recently trying to come up with a new name...
Integrating SharePoint Windows Authentication and the ASP.NET SqlProfileProvider
16 August 09 07:10 PM | Mike Knowles
ASP.NET Profile Properties provide a convenient way to store application and user-specific preferences and personalization choices without having to write a lot of code to manage the back-end data storage and retrieval. The ASP.NET Application Services...
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Automate the Display of SharePoint Application Pool Process IDs with a Batch Script
02 August 09 02:59 AM | Mike Knowles
Here’s a quick way to get a listing of the currently running SharePoint application pool process IDs. Save this script in the directory of your choice and name it with a .bat extension (e.g. GetAppPoolProcessIds.bat): cscript.exe %systemroot%\system32...
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Enable Google Analytics Page Tracking in a Single-Name Intranet Site
10 July 09 09:00 PM | Mike Knowles
Recently I’ve been asked how to get Google Analytics working in an intranet site with a single name in the URL, for example: http://intranet. The first time I added Google Analytics to a site it was a development site accessed by server-name:port-number...
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Populating the PlaceHolderTitleBreadcrumb in a Custom Site Collection Settings Page
02 July 09 09:02 PM | Mike Knowles
This article provides a template for adding the breadcrumb to the top of your custom settings pages. If you are unfamiliar with the steps involved to create a custom settings page and have it show up in the links in the Site Collection Administrators...
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Convert Visual Studio 2008 Class Library Project to Web Application Project
18 June 09 02:11 AM | Mike Knowles
Have you ever started out developing a class library for web parts or utility classes only to realize you later need to add a User Control or Page to the project? This can happen when working with SharePoint solutions as a popular way to develop and package...
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Multiple Browser Windows Media Player Object Tag
16 June 09 05:31 AM | Mike Knowles
This post describes how to build an object tag for Windows Media Player that will work on multiple browsers. Recently while writing some code for Windows Media Player, I took a walk down Google lane and came across an article on A List Apart by Elizabeth...
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Integrating jQuery 1.3, ASP.NET 3.5 Visual Studio 2008
01 June 09 09:56 PM | Mike Knowles
jQuery 1.3 was released earlier this year with many new features , most notably improved CSS selectors and event handling. Microsoft and the jQuery team are working together on development and support of the jQuery framework and integrating it into the...
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Add Google Analytics to a SharePoint Publishing Site
17 May 09 06:12 PM | Mike Knowles
Google Analytics is a web traffic and demographics reporting service provided free of charge by Google. Google Analytics functionality can be added to any web site by setting up an account and adding a snippet of JavaScript to every page within the web...
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Embellish dasBlog Postings with an AddThis Share Button
01 May 09 08:28 PM | Mike Knowles
AddThis provides an easy way to allow readers of your blog to post to popular bookmark and social networking sites like delicious and digg . This post describes how to add an AddThis Share button at the end of your dasBlog postings. 1. Visit AddThis Read...
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