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For many years now, Macaw’s exclusive Microsoft focus has cemented our status as the largest Microsoft-specialised IT service provider in the Netherlands. We strive to be the first to provide substantial services for the latest Microsoft products, such as SharePoint 2010. Through our participation in the Microsoft TAP and Partner Evidence programs we were able to experience with en explore this new and improved platform since January 2009. Since we don’t want to keep this knowledge to ourselves we share our profound understanding of this cutting edge technology on this website.
Dec1

Business Connectivity Service Part I

Categories: Composites, SharePoint 2010
At this point there is still a lot of confusion surrounding the name of the new Business Data Catalog. In SharePoint 2007 it was Business Data Catalog in 2010 it’s Business Data Catalog or Business Connectivity Services or External Content Types. ...
 
Nov20

InfoPath 2010 & Formsservices in SharePoint 2010 - what has improved?

Categories: Development, SharePoint 2010
Everyone that develops Infopath forms that need to be compatible with Formsservices 2007 knows the limitations and the problems this causes.You just do not get around using code behind in the InfoPath form if you need basic functionality. The ...
 
Nov20

Enhancing the list item user experience using InfoPath 2010 and forms services 2010

Categories: SharePoint 2010, Content, Development
New in InfoPath 2010 (and therefore in SharePoint 2010) is the simple way to use an InfoPath form as the one and only new and edit item screens for any list in SharePoint 2010.   The standard new/edit item screens looks similair to this: ...
 
Nov20

OFFICE 2010: Problemen met datasheet view in MOSS2007

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Na de release van de public Beta van Office2010 was ik erg benieuwd of de problemen waren opgelost in deze versie, welke me weerhielden om de eerdere Beta te installeren.   Ik heb daarom maar direct de stoute schoenen aangetrokken en deze Be...
 
Nov20

SharePoint 2010: Now we’re editing content

Categories: Content, SharePoint 2010
The public beta of SharePoint 2010 has been released. See Mirjam’s blog. So now we are not only talking: we are getting somewhere. Three cheers et cetera, but let me get back from celebrating the news to pointing out specific functionality that is...
 
Nov18

Fun: Quoted on SharePoint 2010 Development with Visual Studio in InfoWorld Article

Categories: SharePoint 2010, SharePoint Conference 2009
When I was at the SharePoint Conference 2009 in Vegas I was sitting in the hallway working on my little white Mac Book writing a blog post on SharePoint 2010 when a guy passed by. “Can I ask you some questions?” “Sure”, I said. “If I did anythin...
 
Nov18

The bear goes loose: Office 2010 public beta link (includes SharePoint 2010!)

Categories: SharePoint 2010
An old Dutch phrase… translated into bad English! But it is going to happen: the first public beta of the Office tools… including: SharePoint 2010! And where can you download it… I know it… download it HERE! This link is provided by Microsof...
 
Nov18

Public betas of SharePoint 2010 and Office 2010 released

Categories: SharePoint 2010
Today at the PDC in Los Angeles Kurt DelBene has announced the release of the public betas of SharePoint 2010 and Office 2010. The betas can be downloaded at http://bit.ly/ZC2010 and include: SharePoint Server 2010 Office 2010 Visio 2...
 
Nov4

SharePoint 2010: Business Connectivity Services - Features & Limitations

Categories: SharePoint 2010, Composites
During the SharePoint 2010 Conference in Las Vegas there was a lot of attention for ‘Business Connectivity Services’. You’ve probably heard about BCS a couple of times. If not here’s a short intro:   Business Connectivity Services, the sequence...
 
Nov1

SharePoint 2010: Now we’re talking

Categories: SharePoint 2010
I’m not a gadgety type of person and I don’t get excited about tools for their own sake. But I am excited about the new SharePoint 2010, because it looks like it is really going to make my work more effective, efficient and pleasant. It will all...