Only a few hours after I blog on the press release it now released on codeplex. Its an extra download on http://slk.codeplex.com You can download directly from http://slk.codeplex.com/releases I'll get it installed over the next few days and do some screan shots for you all. Technorati Tags: Education,MOSS,SLK, Continue reading SharePoint Learning Kit Add-On Pack: Released
Couldn’t believe the email I got today! “Congratulations – You have received the Microsoft MVP Award!” Get in! Thanks to all those who have helped me in the last year to get this and thanks for nominating me as well! Alex Technorati Tags: MVP,MOSS Continue reading Awarded MVP…!!!
Microsoft have released a press statement on the new update on the SharePoint Learning Kit. No sign of when it will be availability for us to download but a bit more information on what it will do. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2008/jul08/07-01slkaddonpack.mspx?rss_fdn=Top%20Stories Technorati Tags: Education,MOSS,SLK, Continue reading Press Release on SharePoint Learning Kit Add-On Pack
I’ve talk a lot about the Microsoft Learning Gateway and have just implemented it into the largest school in Europe (this school is massive). I use this image below in my presentation and it shows from the end-user to the back-end of the Microsoft Learning Gateway. Any stakeholder from the educational organistation can access the … Continue reading Microsoft Learning Gateway Product Image
I was recently at a Microsoft event in Reading, UK in which 23 companies presented their SharePoint/Microsoft Learning Gateway solutions. Microsoft also announced that the new version on SharePoint Learning Kit will be released on the 30th June. I don't know too much more than that but it looks very promising!!! Continue reading SharePoint Learning Kit 2: 30th june
I’ve never really liked the image web part that came out of the box with SharePoint! Looking at it from a users point of view it was too many tasks to upload a single image. Add a picture library to your site Upload your image to the image library via Microsoft Office Picture Manager Find … Continue reading Improved Image Web Part
Microsoft are giving away software to students for free. This is great! I'm so please that they have decided to set up a scheme that allows this. Microsoft Dream Spark gives students access to Microsoft Windows Server, Visual Studio, Expressions Studio and XNA to help them become either IT Pros or Developers. Your local authority … Continue reading Free Microsoft Software for Students
A few months ago I posted a PDF of what a school in Christchurch, UK had done with SharePoint which included making their own webparts. I met up with the guys from Twynham and it was a great meeting which also include the representatives from Shirelands. I had a email from Dave at Twynham the … Continue reading SharePoint at Twynham School
I’ve been playing around a lot with Silverlight 2 recently, I’m find it a lot easier to code than version 1. In many of the schools I have been to, they have had a proxy server for all their internet traffic. I created a bat script that wrote to the registry and asked the user … Continue reading Silverlight 2 Application to enable/disable your proxy server in IE
Microsoft Education UK are running a vendor days on the 21st May in Reading. It should be a really good day as they have arranged for 23 different companies to come and talk about their SharePoint solutions including companies such as RM, ITWorx, LP+ and Nisai Academy. Some of these including fully hosting products, in … Continue reading SharePoint Educational Vendor Day: 21st May