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  • Learn Windows Phone 7 Development for FREE

    Attend one or both days of our FREE event for Windows Phone 7 Developers on Wed, Sept 29 and Thurs, Sept 30 in Costa Mesa, CA. Windows Phone 7 Development Launch: Jump-Start Your Mobile Development (Day 1) In the first of this two-day launch event, we’ll take you under the hood of Windows Phone 7 and the Windows Phone 7 platform with a progressive set of learning sessions. We’ll start with the basic tools and fundamentals of Windows Phone 7 application development, plus key design guidelines and...
  • Tags Everywhere! Sueetie Wiki Page Tagging Now Online

    Sueetie Wiki Pages now support tagging and are fully integrated in Sueetie's Global Tagging Architecture and Sueetie Search.  Wiki Page Tagging is another example of how the Sueetie Framework adds functionality to an application not available out-of-the-box. This was the case with Gallery Server Pro Tagging and is now the case with ScrewTurn Wiki. ScrewTurn is the best .NET-based Wiki available anywhere, but it does not have a tagging feature. That said, I need to point out that ScrewTurn...
  • Tags Everywhere! Sueetie Media Gallery Tagging Now Online

    I’m happy to announce an addition to Sueetie’s Tags Everywhere Platform. All Media Albums and Media Objects now support tagging and are online at Sueetie.com .  Media Album and Object tags are fully integrated in the Sueetie Global Tagging architecture and Sueetie Search. Media Tagging uses the Sueetie Tag Control and is an example of how the Sueetie Framework adds functionality sometimes not available in the base application, in this case, Gallery Server Pro. Roger Martin's Gallery Server...
  • New Sueetie Tag Control Sets the Stage for Tags Everywhere

    I’m happy to announce the new Sueetie Tag Control, the tool that sets the stage for TAGS EVERYWHERE!  Tags on every item, in every Sueetie Application, whether the app natively supports tags or not. Yousa! Tags Everywhere The New Sueetie Tag Control is what makes future tag and search enhancements possible. It can be applied to any item in any application because it is context aware through the Sueetie Framework.  The first use of the Sueetie Tag Control can be seen at the bottom of Sueetie...
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  • Sueetie CMS Pages Are Now Searchable

    I told you how I re-architected Sueetie CMS to be integrated into Sueetie Data Core for coming coolness.  This is one of the early pay-offs: Sueetie CMS Pages are now indexed by the Sueetie Lucene-based Search Engine.  Here’s a sample search for you shown in the screenshot below.  You’ll notice the new “Content Pages” area circled as well as a description of the Content Area shown under the result title, here “Sueetie CMS.” There are a few aspects of Sueetie CMS Searching that I think...
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  • Visual Studio 2010 LightSwitch Beta

    I am taking a look at this new IDE and thought I’d share.  Try it out and let me know what you think. Visual Studio 2010 LightSwitch View more presentations from lynnlangit . Read More...
  • Everyman on Transmedia and the Distributed Story, Where Freemium Begins, The Wiki Requirement

    Transmedia and the Distributed Story. Heroes Creator Tim Kring in a Fast Company article on using multiple platforms to tell a story. “Kring believes one-channel storytelling has become archaic. Shows should no longer be designed around a platform; instead, platforms ought to be designed around a show. ‘You have to take the concept and put it at the center of the paradigm,’ he says. ‘You have to say: This is an idea. Part of it can live on television, but part of it isn't designed to be a television...
  • Sueetie CMS Redesigned for Coming Coolness

    The Sueetie Content Management System is only a few weeks old, but it underwent a substantial redesign to support some great features coming soon.  CMS content is now integrated into the Sueetie Data Core Framework.  Here’s the Sueetie CMS Overview Wiki Page with more information on the changes. The display of CMS page updates in Sueetie Activities is the first example of new functionality made possible by Sueetie Data Core integration. What's the Sueetie Data Core Framework? Here’s...
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  • Are you Agile?

    I’ve been learning more and more about Agile software development lately.  I am thinking that you (my .NET developer reader) might benefit too. If you live in the OC – attend the local Agile Developer UG in Irvine – here’s the link .  I had fun and learned at the interactive presentation there this evening entitled “ Is It Time to Ditch Your Product Backlog? Using Story Maps to Visualize Product Vision”.   I worked with two Scrum Masters to create a Story Map around a given backlog...
  • Who is Teaching Kids to Program?

    Someone who you might not expect – here’s a video of 17-year old Genevieve L'Esperance.  She was the LEAD INSTRUCTOR at the recent TKP (Teaching Kids Programming event) in Washington DC. Read More...
  • Everyman on Death by Facebook, Pissed at the Wrong Guy, Limits are Good

    Death by Facebook. Jay Baer describes three ways Facebook is killing your website. This is definitely something affecting my business of building and customizing online communities, especially in this tough economy. Small businesses aren’t investing in their own community sites, they’re throwing up a Facebook page.  For free.  And why not, according to the article, Facebook changes information exchange from web pages to social objects permeating the web. You “like” me!  On operations...
  • SharePoint 2010 Business Connectivity Services

    Here are the slides for my talks on this subject in Aug/Sept 2010.  Enjoy! SharePoint 2010 Business Connectivity Services View more presentations from lynnlangit . Read More...
  • Step-by-Step: DBVT.COM Services Area Goes Sueetie CMS

    DBVT.COM is running the latest Sueetie bits, and in the process I converted my Services area from using ScrewTurn Wiki to the new Sueetie CMS coming in Version 1.4.  Using ScrewTurn at DBVT.COM for only a few pages to describe my services was a waste of a great Wiki. And besides, we’ve got a sweet CMS now! You can see the Sueetie CMS-powered Services area at http://dbvt.com/services . Setting up my services pages with the Sueetie CMS is a good opportunity to walk through the process step-by...
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  • Media Gallery as Document Management System : New Sueetie Expanded View

    It's probably the ALA-Accredited Librarian in me, but I’ve wanted to make Gallery Server Pro function more like a Document Management System for a long time. The new Sueetie Media Gallery Expanded View does just that.  Many of the backend DMS essentials are already built into Gallery Server Pro.  What the new Sueetie Media Gallery Expanded View does is add bibliographic properties to media objects and displays albums like descriptive document content folders rather than as thumbnails...
  • SharePoint 2010 for .NET Developers

    Here are my updated slides for August 2010.  I will be delivering talks based on these slides at user groups around SoCal in August and in September (see my previous blog post for my fall speaking schedule). SharePoint 2010 for NET Developers View more presentations from lynnlangit . Read More...
  • Where is SoCalDevGal – Fall 2010?

    This fall is shaping up to be a busy one.  I’ll bet some of you will be in the same places as me too.  Below is my tentative fall speaking schedule: August Mon, Aug 9 at Microsoft, Irvine w/Denny Cherry on SQL Server Scalability and Storage – day event Tues, Aug 10 at QuickStart, Irvine at UG on SharePoint Development for OC .NET Developer UG – evening Thurs, Aug 12 at ‘The Den of Hollywood’ in West Hollywood on Social Media for 140Con cocktails – evening Sat, Aug 14 at Microsoft, Irvine...
  • Everyman on Startup Failure Simply Stated, Insider as Fan, iPhone and its Surroundings

    Startup Failure Simply Stated. The question “Why do you think startups fail?” was posted on quora.com with three possible reasons. 1) No one needs the product, 2) Management unable to change direction, and 3) Resources poorly managed. The most voted on answer was “inability to acquire and retain a substantial number of users.” That pretty much nails it, but there were other good answers, including this one even more simple in its truth than not getting enough users. “The ONLY reason any company ever...
  • Finally Gave my Sueetie Wiki Some Good Luvin’

    I’m thankful for a lot of things that resulted from creating Sueetie. One of the things I’m thankful for is the opportunity to build a library of documents and “think wiki.” Having the opportunity to gain a proficiency with ScrewTurn Wiki in the process has been a double bonus. The Sueetie Wiki currently has 88 documents I wrote over the last year and a half, mostly technical documents with screenshots and code excerpts describing the intimacies of the Sueetie Community Framework. One thing I’ve...
  • Announcing the New Sueetie Content Management System

    I mentioned the other day when telling you about the beefy new Sueetie Content Part Control that it was a possible stepping-stone to a Sueetie Content Management System. Well, the CMS is here! You can see it online at http://sueetie.com/cms .  The CMS will be available in Sueetie v1.4 planned for an October release. Sueetie CMS in a nutshell starts with Content Page Groups. You can have as many groups as you want.  Each Content Page Group contains Content Pages.  A group can have unlimited...
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  • Everyman on Community Engagement, Location Layers, Paying for Everything, Designing for Touch

    Engage!   Daily Bloggr with tips on how to increase community engagement, a central ingredient for building successful online communities. Engagement requires stickiness through exclusivity, a points system or some other approach to get users directly involved in the core product. People have to be emotionally attached to the site. “It could be your picture or your style of talking or the content itself.”  Users should feel they’re the right user for the product. One final takeaway, “Formulate...
  • All New Sueetie Content Part Control

    I rewrote the Sueetie Content Part Control from the ground up over the weekend, something I wanted to do for a long time.  Some of us on the Sueetie Forums have been talking CMS and I knew that the first step in forming some sort of CMS functionality in Sueetie was to build a more robust Content Part Control for inline page editing.  The new Content Part will be part of the Sueetie Version 1.4 release planned for October. The Sueetie Content Part Control was one of the first Sueetie controls...
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  • Sueetie Going Mobile Series: ScrewTurn Wiki

    This is the fifth and final Sueetie Going Mobile Series post and the fourth on a Sueetie Application. We covered BlogEngine.NET, Gallery Server Pro, YetAnotherForum.NET, and will close out the series here on the world’s first mobile version of ScrewTurn Wiki. The Sueetie Wiki document on which this post was based is located in the Sueetie Patterns and Origins area. _______________ ScrewTurn Wiki Mobile: a bit of CSS and Theme Selection Modification The mobilization of ScrewTurn was perhaps the most...
  • Sueetie Going Mobile Series: YetAnotherForum.NET

    This is the fourth Sueetie Going Mobile Series post and the third on a Sueetie Application. We covered BlogEngine.NET and Gallery Server Pro. Here we'll look at how a mobile YetAnotherForum.NET came into being. The Sueetie Wiki document from which this post was taken is located in the Sueetie Patterns and Origins area. _________________  Extending YetAnotherForum.NET by Creating New Pages and Controls To create a mobile version of YetAnotherForum.NET we added new pages and controls to remove...
  • Sueetie Going Mobile Series: Gallery Server Pro

    This is the third Sueetie Going Mobile Series post and the second on a Sueetie Application. We covered BlogEngine.NET last time. Here we'll look at how I modified Gallery Server Pro to serve up web content to mobile devices. The Sueetie Wiki document from which this post was taken is located in the Sueetie Patterns and Origins area. ________________ Gallery Server Pro Mobile - When Less is More There were two primary issues to address in creating a mobile version of Gallery Server Pro. The first...
  • Inland Empire .NET User Group 8-Year Celebration

    Recently I attended the annual Most-Valuable-Member celebration at the Inland Empire .NET Developer User Group in San Bernardino.  It is such a pleasure to participate in this UG, most especially at this event, so I’ll describe it in more detail here. What makes a great User Group? A big part of my job is to support the local developer User Groups.  To do that I attend and speak at a large number of these groups.  Because of this I get a unique perspective about what is working in...
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