http://www.itjersey.com itjersey and itguernsey blog en Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:05:54 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.markloane.com/journal/2010/03/sharepoint-2010-briefing/ Here’s a pointer to the C5 Sharepoint 2010 presentation that I delivered at the breakfast briefings this week. Keep in mind that all the screenshots are from a beta build. Slides in PDF format Slides in PPT format I have removed some of C5 solution ... http://www.markloane.com/journal/2010/03/sharepoint-2010-briefing/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:05:54 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SoftwareDevelopmentMusings/~3/3MsY456P2eE/great-book-professional-enterprisenet.html I've just finished reading this book and thought I'd share my thoughts. Having read Head First Design patterns, (which I think has a unique and great way of teaching patterns), I still couldn't manage to get the patterns in my code. This book however, ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SoftwareDevelopmentMusings/~3/3MsY456P2eE/great-book-professional-enterprisenet.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:04:00 GMT http://www.osa.gg/vacancies/detail.aspx?id=12914 You will be responsible for the day to day administration and support of the group's e-commerce websites and systems. Providing updates and develop group e-commerce websites as directed, creating HTML marketing e-mails from supplied designs. You should ... http://www.osa.gg/vacancies/detail.aspx?id=12914 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:18:56 GMT http://www.osa.gg/vacancies/detail.aspx?id=12984 You will be working in a small team assisting in the design, coding, testing, documentation and implementation of business solutions throughout the company's offices in Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man. You should be experienced in developing web ... http://www.osa.gg/vacancies/detail.aspx?id=12984 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:30:37 GMT http://www.mattchedit.com/Blog.aspx?id=classic-asp-api-integration-handmade-crafts&c=thoughts Classic ASP, API Integration and.. Handmade Crafts? Four years ago when we took the first steps towards forming Mattched IT, none of us thought that in four years time we would be working for the business full-time. Nor ... http://www.mattchedit.com/Blog.aspx?id=classic-asp-api-integration-handmade-crafts&c=thoughts Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.osa.gg/vacancies/detail.aspx?id=12944 You will be responsible for key client relationships, working alongside the head of business and in development of risk analysis and reporting technology, specific to key business areas. You should be a strong self-starter with a keen interest to develop ... http://www.osa.gg/vacancies/detail.aspx?id=12944 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:28:25 GMT http://www.osa.gg/vacancies/detail.aspx?id=12782 You will work with IT development and business stakeholders to successfully deliver projects into the live environment to agreed delivery timelines. Managing seconded business resource to document test scenarios, scripts and carry out testing. You ... http://www.osa.gg/vacancies/detail.aspx?id=12782 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:03:45 GMT http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/2010/03/03/upcoming_events.html Just a short post to provide a rundown of the events that we'll be speaking at over the next couple of weeks. Kevin and I are presenting a one-day tutorial at QCon London 2010 called Software Architecture for Developers, which covers ... http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/2010/03/03/upcoming_events.html Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:49:31 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FeedMeWeirdThings/~3/ZvQzd2fSyKw/ At the moment there’s a couple of blog posts doing the rounds explaining and promoting the new REST components in Zend Framework. Here’s the problem: Why do I say that? REST is not collection/item CRUDover HTTP, frameworks that don’t agree ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FeedMeWeirdThings/~3/ZvQzd2fSyKw/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:48:24 GMT http://www.227volts.com/?p=1374 As from March 1, Microsoft has been made to show a browser ballot screen in the European Union in order to give users more “choice” over their Internet browsing experience.  The BBC have covered this and contacted an “external source” Richard Quick, ... http://www.227volts.com/?p=1374 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:57:45 GMT http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/2010/03/01/evaluating_enhancements.html This is a follow-up to Designing enhancements, where I briefly talked about how enhancements to existing software systems can benefit from the principles and practices of good software architecture, particularly where interfaces to other ... http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/2010/03/01/evaluating_enhancements.html Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:10:06 GMT http://lukecummins.me.uk/2010/03/climbing-around-guernsey-a-new-blog/ I just though I’d let you all know that I now have a second blog: Climbing Around Guernsey This follows my personal climbing ad... http://lukecummins.me.uk/2010/03/climbing-around-guernsey-a-new-blog/ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:06:13 GMT http://www.227volts.com/?p=1373 I love airports.  What else to do with your free time besides scout out all of the things that shouldn’t be done in public   I’ve been to Seattle, Gatwick, Southampton and now let’s take a look at what we can find in Vegas… What does the ... http://www.227volts.com/?p=1373 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:04:37 GMT http://www.227volts.com/?p=1366 For those of you who commonly read MVP blog posts, you know where we all were last week, right?  Well, if you didn’t there are loads of places that will tell you we all descended on Redmond for a big summit, but the rest…Well, I’m under NDA.  ... http://www.227volts.com/?p=1366 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:39:55 GMT http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/2010/02/24/what_is_the_big_picture.html Whenever we talk about software architecture, undoubtedly we'll end up talking about the "big picture", but what exactly does this mean? Read the full essay... http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/2010/02/24/what_is_the_big_picture.html Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:26:00 GMT http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/2010/02/22/designing_enhancements.html We're enhancing one of the software systems that I'm involved with, where we're adding new functionality into some of the existing use cases. If you imagine that these use cases are implemented by the users working through a number of pages in ... http://www.codingthearchitecture.com/2010/02/22/designing_enhancements.html Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:06:17 GMT http://www.227volts.com/?p=1354 While at summit, Erdal and I did a load of interviews of other MVP’s and their experiences.  What we didn’t realise is that one of the MVP’s wanted us to do an interview for him in return.  Watch and enjoy as Sung Ki Park, a Windows Desktop ... http://www.227volts.com/?p=1354 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 02:13:27 GMT http://www.227volts.com/?p=1352 The Microsoft MVP Program is a worldwide programme that has over 4,000 recipients representing over 90 competencies and spanning more than 70 countries.  According to the official MVP website: The Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award is an ... http://www.227volts.com/?p=1352 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:16:29 GMT http://www.227volts.com/?p=1351 So, on my way to Las Vegas en route to the MVP Summit 2010 and where do I get to travel via?  Of course, my favourite airport London Gatwick   Just a note, it’s neigh on impossible for me to “avoid” Gatwick, so every time I get to fly through ... http://www.227volts.com/?p=1351 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:10:11 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rubicon-blog/~3/ufegy3FxjNU/ in which Rob wades into the debate surrounding the iPad despite the fact that he, like so many before him, have never used on of the damn things. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rubicon-blog/~3/ufegy3FxjNU/ Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:12:46 GMT http://www.osa.gg/vacancies/detail.aspx?id=12722 An IT Support role has become available working in a small, dedicated team of 3 people which is vital in providing the first line of technical services and support to customers. You will adhere to strict service level agreements (SLAs) and will be ... http://www.osa.gg/vacancies/detail.aspx?id=12722 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:28:42 GMT http://www.227volts.com/?p=1345 NOTE: This is the first in a series of Guernsey themes. Everyone likes to personalise their background.  With Windows 7, this capability has been extended even further.  Windows 7 introduces “Themes”.  What a Theme lets you do is combine one or more ... http://www.227volts.com/?p=1345 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:03:48 GMT http://www.227volts.com/?p=1341 In 2006 as a valentine’s day present, the UK put in to effect an initiative called Chip and Pin.  What it meant was that you no longer signed for card purchases at the till, rather you entered a four digit code – the same four digit code you enter ... http://www.227volts.com/?p=1341 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:04:03 GMT http://www.infoq.com/articles/brown-are-you-a-software-architect The line between software development and software architecture is a tricky one. Some people will tell you that it doesn't exist and that architecture is simply an extension of the design process undertaken by developers. Others will make out ... http://www.infoq.com/articles/brown-are-you-a-software-architect Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:15:23 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SoftwareDevelopmentMusings/~3/HWp3GTVUbEo/crm-4-multi-entity-type-lookup.html Create a single lookup on a CRM form that allows the user to select from multiple entity types. Download these two entities to see this in action.The code is a class that you can implement, so it really should be easy to use. To use the class do the ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SoftwareDevelopmentMusings/~3/HWp3GTVUbEo/crm-4-multi-entity-type-lookup.html Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:43:00 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SoftwareDevelopmentMusings/~3/BmJMuBEkHd8/adding-browse-button-html-input-file.html Here's a quick example of how to put a browse button (html input file control) on a CRM form and then populate another field when it changed. Put this into your onload and update the field name 'new_filepath' in the inputF_onChange method to the name of ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SoftwareDevelopmentMusings/~3/BmJMuBEkHd8/adding-browse-button-html-input-file.html Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:29:00 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SoftwareDevelopmentMusings/~3/2G9vgENCrP4/microsoft-crm-40-update-rollup-7-and.html Rollup 7 adds a new “Configure CRM” button to setup the Outlook client. The button uses an ActiveX control to read your CRM Outlook client, which can causes IE to display "Internet Explorer has blocked this site from using an ActiveX control in an ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SoftwareDevelopmentMusings/~3/2G9vgENCrP4/microsoft-crm-40-update-rollup-7-and.html Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:45:00 GMT http://www.227volts.com/?p=1329 As Office 2010 gets nearer RTM (another phase of releases went out the other day to TAP customers) many of us need to begin to think about how we’re going to deploy it.  Good news is that Microsoft has taken the thought out of the what’s and how’s ... http://www.227volts.com/?p=1329 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:36:01 GMT http://www.227volts.com/?p=1328 (Source: Deployment Options for Microsoft Office 2010) Overview Administrators can use Windows Server® 2008 Terminal Services as a deployment option to allow users to operate the Office 2010 applications from their workstations. Terminal Services is run ... http://www.227volts.com/?p=1328 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:34:30 GMT http://www.227volts.com/?p=1325 (Source: Deployment Options for Microsoft Office 2010) Overview Administrators can use Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) as part of a deployment option to allow users to run Office 2010 applications on their workstations. App-V streams ... http://www.227volts.com/?p=1325 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:29:37 GMT