Coskun Cavusoglu SharePoint

Although a lot of SharePoint users were really happy with the news yesterday some were not so happy. Having SharePoint Designer on every desktop can be a scary thought if you don't have the proper governance in place.

Luckly there are several ways you can control the usage of SharePoint Designer in your environment. You can control SharePoint Designer usage at the Site level using permissions, at the Server level customizing site definitions, at the Web Application level usign central administration, and finally at the computer level using Group Policy. To get a very detailed step by step walktrough to how you can accomplish this you should visit the SharePoint Designer Team blog and read this blog post.

Locking Down SharePoint Designer
http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepointdesigner/archive/2008/11/25/locking-down-sharepoint-designer.aspx

Although a lot of SharePoint users were really happy with the news yesterday some were not so happy. Having SharePoint Designer on every desktop can be a scary thought if you don't have the proper governance in place.

Luckly there are several ways you can control the usage of SharePoint Designer in your environment. You can control SharePoint Designer usage at the Site level using permissions, at the Server level customizing site definitions, at the Web Application level usign central administration, and finally at the computer level using Group Policy. To get a very detailed step by step walktrough to how you can accomplish this you should visit the SharePoint Designer Team blog and read this blog post.

Locking Down SharePoint Designer
http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepointdesigner/archive/2008/11/25/locking-down-sharepoint-designer.aspx

As you may already know Microsoft is hosting a Virtual TechDays for Developers and there are some great sessions on SharePoint and related Microsoft Technologies. 

You can register to this FREE event by using the following link – http://www.msfttechdays.com/Modules/Registration/Submit.aspx

Make sure once you register , chose the ones you’re planning to attend – I'm doing a session on SQL Reporting Services 2008 and SharePoint 2007. Find my or other sessions by using the following link- http://www.msfttechdays.com/public/sessionlist.aspx

If you attend the Virtual TechDays event on April 1st you get the following!

Get a second chance to pass your Microsoft Certification exam In the real world, you might need more than one chance at certification. With Second Shot, if you do not pass any IT professional, developer, or project manager certification exam on your first try, you can retake the exam without an additional cost. Along with enjoying the benefits of Second Shot, you can access a collection of Microsoft E-Learning courses, which provide 8 to 20 hours of on-line instructional content to help you master a product and prepare for a certification. Normally priced up to US$350, these e-learning collections are just US$35 when you register for Second Shot. Limit one per customer.  Register Now!

50% off Microsoft Certification exam – exclusive offer for TechDays attendees! As a special benefit for attending the sessions live on April 1st, all TechDay attendees will be given a special URL and discount code to register for a Microsoft certification. You must take your exam by May 31, 2009. This offer is available worldwide and is not combinable with any other offers.

MSDN Premium Subscriptions  Attendees who complete one or more session evaluations during the day of the event will be entered to win one of several MSDN Premium Subscriptions that includes Visual Studio Professional edition, Expression Web and Blend, Operating Systems, SQL Server, Servers, Office, Dynamics, MSDN Library, Managed Newsgroups, Online Concierge, 4 technical support incidents, and more.

As you may already know Microsoft is hosting a Virtual TechDays for Developers and there are some great sessions on SharePoint and related Microsoft Technologies. 

You can register to this FREE event by using the following link – http://www.msfttechdays.com/Modules/Registration/Submit.aspx

Make sure once you register , chose the ones you’re planning to attend – I'm doing a session on SQL Reporting Services 2008 and SharePoint 2007. Find my or other sessions by using the following link- http://www.msfttechdays.com/public/sessionlist.aspx

If you attend the Virtual TechDays event on April 1st you get the following!

Get a second chance to pass your Microsoft Certification exam In the real world, you might need more than one chance at certification. With Second Shot, if you do not pass any IT professional, developer, or project manager certification exam on your first try, you can retake the exam without an additional cost. Along with enjoying the benefits of Second Shot, you can access a collection of Microsoft E-Learning courses, which provide 8 to 20 hours of on-line instructional content to help you master a product and prepare for a certification. Normally priced up to US$350, these e-learning collections are just US$35 when you register for Second Shot. Limit one per customer.  Register Now!

50% off Microsoft Certification exam – exclusive offer for TechDays attendees! As a special benefit for attending the sessions live on April 1st, all TechDay attendees will be given a special URL and discount code to register for a Microsoft certification. You must take your exam by May 31, 2009. This offer is available worldwide and is not combinable with any other offers.

MSDN Premium Subscriptions  Attendees who complete one or more session evaluations during the day of the event will be entered to win one of several MSDN Premium Subscriptions that includes Visual Studio Professional edition, Expression Web and Blend, Operating Systems, SQL Server, Servers, Office, Dynamics, MSDN Library, Managed Newsgroups, Online Concierge, 4 technical support incidents, and more.

I was looking at my tweetdeck and saw that theMossMan (Randy – coolest guy in Florida) posted on hos blog about the new themes that are now available to us. Good post my friend, Branding MVP's rock

Check out his post to learn more about the new themes. http://blog.drisgill.com/2009/03/microsoft-released-10-new-sharepoint.html 

Also don't forget to vote on your favorite, I liked Contoso and Events the most…

You can download these from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=0a87658f-20b8-4dcc-ad7a-09ad22641f3a

I was looking at my tweetdeck and saw that theMossMan (Randy – coolest guy in Florida) posted on hos blog about the new themes that are now available to us. Good post my friend, Branding MVP's rock

Check out his post to learn more about the new themes. http://blog.drisgill.com/2009/03/microsoft-released-10-new-sharepoint.html 

Also don't forget to vote on your favorite, I liked Contoso and Events the most…

You can download these from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=0a87658f-20b8-4dcc-ad7a-09ad22641f3a

Virtual l TechDays 2009 is a 24-hour day of ONLINE technology learning with 95 LIVE sessions delivered anywhere.

In this FREE event, I will be speaking on the topic of Reporting Services 2008 in SharePoint integrated Mode. So make sure you look at the sessions and sign-up for the ones you're intrested in.The sessions are presented via LiveMeeting. See the list of session on ttp://www.msfttechdays.com/public/sessionlist.aspx

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http://www.msfttechdays.com/public/sessionlist.aspx

Virtual l TechDays 2009 is a 24-hour day of ONLINE technology learning with 95 LIVE sessions delivered anywhere.

In this FREE event, I will be speaking on the topic of Reporting Services 2008 in SharePoint integrated Mode. So make sure you look at the sessions and sign-up for the ones you're intrested in.The sessions are presented via LiveMeeting. See the list of session on ttp://www.msfttechdays.com/public/sessionlist.aspx

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http://www.msfttechdays.com/public/sessionlist.aspx

You can now dowload the SharePoint extensions for Visual Studio 2008

 Click Here to download.

You can now dowload the SharePoint extensions for Visual Studio 2008

 Click Here to download.