January 2009 - Blog Watch

I’m a bit behind on my Nordic Track Book Club reviews and pulled The Myths of Innovation from my stack of Nordic Track books to get back into the groove. I enjoyed walking through it again. 3.5-out-of-5 Nordic Track Stars. It didn’t get 4-stars or higher only because it was @160 pages and I’m going through an anti-skinny book phase. Still, lots of insights on the definition of innovation and its execution. Recommended. ------------------------- p.8 Big thoughts are fun to romanticize, but it’s many...

This is a repost from Dave Burke’s blog.  The original post is located here. I spent some quality time this past weekend improving how accounts are created in ScrewTurn Wiki when a new user registers in Sueetie.   I originally redirected from the Sueetie Registration page to an autologin.aspx page that I created in ScrewTurn to create a Wiki account on ScrewTurn’s own turf.  That worked fine and allowed me to get Sueetie on the street more quickly, but it was clumsy and I was never...

This is a repost from Dave Burke’s blog.  The original post is located here. I spent some quality time this past weekend improving how accounts are created in ScrewTurn Wiki when a new user registers in Sueetie.   I originally redirected from the Sueetie Registration page to an autologin.aspx page that I created in ScrewTurn to create a Wiki account on ScrewTurn’s own turf.  That worked fine and allowed me to get Sueetie on the street more quickly, but it was clumsy and I was never...

The headline: "PerformancePoint scorecarding and dashboarding capabilities will now become part of SharePoint Enterprise CAL and available to customers who are on SharePoint SA. This means that customers who want to deploy PerformancePoint can do so today at no additional cost. " Read the details on the SharePoint blog. Microsoft SharePoint Team Blog : Microsoft Business Intelligence strategy update and SharePoint Read More...

This is a pretty simplistic nuglet, but I went about my business for two days living with a non-centered navigation menu until this simple fix presented itself. The issue is one most of us encounter: Anonymous users see 4 menu items in their Navigation List, Registered Users see 5. This is usually not an issue unless we need to center it on the page. CSS-wise we use an Outer Div at 100% width, then place the Navigation List in an Inner Div of a set width using auto margins. The problem is specifying...

Community Server supports three versions of the site editor. The editor is used throughout the site for functions that vary from managing a user's Bio to entering Forum and Blog posts. The three editor versions are Plain Text (no HTML), Standard (HTML), and Enhanced (more HTML widgets.) The editor used on the site is defined in the communityserver.config file <Editor /> area where the three are listed with one designated as default. Each user can also set their editor of choice in their...

Inauguration Day with the Cleaning Lady. Today’s historic Inauguration Day will for me always be associated with our cleaning lady. She’s a real gem and we like her a lot. This gal doesn’t stop scrubbing the floor while answering her cell phone. I’ve seen it. At 11:45 this morning I head downstairs from my office to watch the inauguration ceremonies and she’s dusting the TV (and doing a darn good job at it.) So I head back upstairs and catch the ceremony on the TV in my wife’s office. The noise of...

A busy event week in Socal.  SoCalCodeCamp runs this Sat/Sun - have you picked your sessions to attend yet?  Here's where I'll be in case you want to say 'hi' or you can just reach me via Twitter, Facebook, email or text.  I like to say, if you can't find me, then you aren't looking ;) 8:45 am     UH246 - Geoffrey Emery on Virtual Earth and Live Services   10:00 am   UH339 - Woody Pewitt on Windows Azure 11:15 am   ...

This is actually a very important project, preserving seeds for use in the aftermath of a climate disaster. What’s Stylin about the site is thematically converting a subject that can appear to be rather dull (gathering seeds) and brand it as an Indiana Jones adventure. Link to Seed Hunter | View all Stylin Sites Read More...

Functional, informative, and integrated chat function. What put it over the top was it’s beautiful Vermont shade of green base tones. Link to Groove Commerce | View all Stylin Sites Read More...

I like this logo. The page is Stylin’ primarily because it’s an excellent slideshow portfolio viewer. Link to Red Kit Creative | View all Stylin Sites Read More...

More muted colors for you in this beautiful header-footer combo. Artsy post date stamps. I’m not a fan of the post title stylings, but you can’t please everybody. Link to Na zdi | View all Stylin Sites Read More...

I like the manipulation of color with mostly monochromatic primary elements and a single green to reinforce their brand. Very informative site. Not conversational, but informative. Link to Urban Green | View all Stylin Sites Read More...