tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-248604902009-11-13T16:55:39.423-05:00A member of the <a href="http://www.mymwalimu.org">My Mwalimu</a> community, this blog will discuss topics that are relevant to information technology and IT education.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03850276613969680391jennifer.lewis@mymwalimu.orgBlogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24860490.post-35675338301749708022009-11-11T10:26:00.009-05:002009-11-11T11:42:32.499-05:00

Note: I'm currently working on another SharePoint tutorial on enhancing the Announcements web part on your page. As soon as I finish that tutorial, I will post it.Recently I attended a Microsoft seminar on SharePoint 2010. From what I've seen in the seminar, there are numerous improvements to SharePoint in this version. The following is my evaluation of the SharePoint 2010, broken down into "

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OverviewMany IT students in the multimedia discipline are usually looking to work in the animation industry. Students who are looking to become animators are also required to take art classes in addition to the IT classes required for multimedia, such as Flash, Photoshop and Expression Studio. The multimedia students that I’ve spoken to are always looking for more art classes because either

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One of my most popular posts on this blog was a tutorial on adding a slide show to a SharePoint site using HTML, JavaScript and the Content Editor Web Part. If you haven't had a chance to view that tutorial, you can view it at this link: Add a SlideShow to the SharePoint Site using HTML, JavaScript, and the CEWP.Just as it was one of my most popular tutorials, it was the one that seemed to cause

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RAD University - http://www.rad.com/12/RAD_University_Tutorials/5266/Follow Dr. Debby Koren, Founder of RAD University, on Twitter (@RAD_U_dean)- http://twitter.com/RAD_U_deanI usually teach network and telecommunications technologies in school, and I'm always trying to find ways to help the students learn the concepts without being completely bored or overwhelmed. Typically, I'll make

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WPF Tutorial, by Christian Moser - http://www.wpftutorial.netI try to keep my finger on the pulse of what technical skills employers are looking for in a particular IT discipline so I can help guide my students with their learning plan to prepare for the work force. One of the technical skills that seems to be in demand with employers looking for .NET developers is WPF. As a student or a

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There was a blog that was brought to my attention that I found to be very interesting to job seekers. The blog is called Career Tips. Although a number of tips are targeted for people just entering the workforce, a few of the tips posted are also very useful to people in mid-career or people who are changing careers. It's worth a read regardless of what stage you are in a career.Granted, some

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These are screen shots of a Twitter client that I wrote for my own use. This application allows me to log in to Twitter and post tweets without having to log in from my browser.This application was written in C#. I put all the calls to the Twitter API in a reusable class (this application is referencing that class), and I put all the URLs to Twitter in the configuration file in case.I also have

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Before I begin my article, I wanted to address a comment that was left on one of my posts regarding moderating comments. I didn't publish the comment because a) it contained language that was not safe for work or school, and b) it was not in a tone that would promote a healthy learning environment. I still want to answer the question anyway. There are a few reasons why I moderate my comments:

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Congratulations to the Pittsburgh Penguins for beating the odds and winning the Stanley Cup!

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OverviewFor a quick summary of how CAML improved performance on a list items query, read this article from author and SharePoint development expert Sahil Malik.The Collaborative Application Markup Language (CAML) is an XML-based language that is primarily used to perform data manipulation. In a number of cases, using CAML helps improve your program's performance.CAML TutorialIf you are

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As you may have read on my blog, I am a fan of Scribd, and I am a regular user. Scribd has released an exciting feature. Scribd now has its own storefront that will allow you to sell your written works. Not only is the store a way to earn money on technical and research documents that you have written, but it is a way to build your professional portfolio. Published works are always great

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Lately at work we've been getting these errors on our SharePoint site. From what I was able to Google, it looks like others have this problem as well.After doing some research, I found a post from Ranjan Banerji, who also experienced this problem in his environment. This post goes into deep detail as to how they worked around this problem. You may want to read through the post. I've found it

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While it is easy to create a view for a list in SharePoint, you may find a scenario where you need an easier way to create a view on a list. For example, I had a situation where I had to create over 30 views for one list. Creating the views using SharePoint can be time-consuming, and it could increase the possibility of user error because of the manual process. Using C#, the

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If you don't know what Twitter is, here is a link to the Wikipedia article on the service.If you haven't been living in a cave for the past six months, you've probably noticed that Twitter (http://www.twitter.com) has become the newest Internet application star. Twitter is a way for people to send updates via the web, a mobile phone, or an application on a PC or Mac. I use Twitter, and I find

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Microsoft Reference Documentation: Microsoft.SharePoint namespaceSometimes you need a quick way to delete all items from a SharePoint list. You can manually delete each item from the list without writing code, but this can be time-consuming, especially if you have a high quantity of items on the list. Click the link to download the source code for this postLicensing and WarrantyYou may use the

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I apologize for the lack of updates lately. I will be resuming tutorials on Monday.MSNBC reports that The United States government is looking to hire hackers to help protect cyber networks. To read the artice: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30280436/

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Most of graphic design and animation is done using computers. If you are a Multimedia student or professional, you may have noticed that many applications used in your line of work, including the academic editions of the software, are very expensive. For those of you who are studying or working in Multimedia Technologies, famed animator Eddie Fitzgerald wrote a review on affordable 2-D animation

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Stephanie Jones's site, Best of Everythinghttp://www.joancrawfordbest.comFor people who are starting out in the IT industry, one of the things that I tout is creating a career portfolio. If you are a web designer or a web application developer, a comprehensive, professional web site is a great way to gain experience. A fine example of a professional web site is The Best of Everything, run by

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While the SharePoint OOTB web parts for displaying images are nice, the functionality of the web parts are very limited. Particularly, the OOTB web parts do not have a true "slide show" capabiilties that many end users are looking for. You can write your own custom web part to display images like a slideshow. However, this solution will not only take time and effort to do, but if you are just a

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There may be a time where you need to programmatically rename a directory. For example, you may be creating a Setup and Deployment project where you have to have a project that "backs up" a directory before installing a directory. .NET has a class that allows you to programmatically rename a directory.The following video demonstrates how to programmatically rename a directory with the Move

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Sometimes you may need to play a WMV file on a page in a SharePoint site. For example, you may have to play a video of your CEO speaking, or you may have to play a training video. By using the Content Editor web part, you can easily play a WMV file on a page in a SharePoint site.You can download the step-by-step documentation from the following location: Playing a WMV File in a SharePoint

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Sometimes you may have to play a Flash video on your SharePoint site. For example, you may have to play a message from your CEO, or you may have to incorporate a quiz on the site. This tutorial demonstrates how to play a Flash video on your SharePoint site.You can download the written tutorial here: Playing a Flash Video on a SharePoint SiteIf you are a more visual person, here is a

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Since I am in the process of developing a Basic Training tutorial on C#, I thought that I would create a post on the tools that programmers can use when developing in .NET. The obvious toolMicrosoft created an IDE called Visual Studio that will allow you to develop and compile your code in one interface. This IDE also allows you to create distribution builds as well as publish web (ASP.NET)

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I'll be posting more tutorials in the near future - I have a cold so I don't have much of a voice right now :(.I found a tutorial on YouTube from rafaybinali on LINQ. Since the launch of .NET 3.5, Microsoft has been heavily promoting LINQ. This video series gets you started on LINQ pretty quickly.Part 1Part 2Part 3Enjoy!

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Congratulations Pittsburgh Steelers - 6 time Super Bowl Champions!

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