Paul Schaeflein

Developing solutions with SharePoint and Claims – take my survey

Paul Schaeflein — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:50:52 GMT

Are you interested in using the new claims-based authorization (Windows Identity Foundation) in SharePoint? I want to hear from you!

I’ve created a single-question survey that should take only a minute or two. It is anonymous. (If you want to start a dialog, contact me thru the blog or Twitter.)

Thanks in advance!

EUSP Workshop – Create a Multi-media Center

Paul Schaeflein — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:13:57 GMT

Last week I had the opportunity to view the workshop put on by Mark Miller from EndUserSharePoint.com. I have to admit that I am not a real big “end user” of SharePoint. I am really an end user of Visual Studio. So it was very helpful to put myself in the shoes of others for a few hours.

I have a project coming up in which I need to build a video library in SharePoint. While I’m sure that I can build something pretty fancy, I don’t want to administer this library forever. That is where this workshop helped me: What concepts/actions are comfortable for end users? What issues will they face when using my application? What features does SharePoint provide that I can reuse?

So, it seems to me that EndUserSharePoint.com is not valuable only to end-users. Even bit-twiddlers like me can benefit. If you see a workshop that looks relevant to your project, I encourage you to attend. You won’t regret it!

Speaking at SharePoint Summit 2010

Paul Schaeflein — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT

Thanks to my friend and MAT alum Serge, I will be speaking in Montreal at the SharePoint Summit 2010. Sadly, I don’t have the entire week to stay and visit, but I will be there Monday.

If you’re at the event, please say hi!

Resolving TFTP Open Timeout Error – Win2008r2 and Windows Deployment Services (WDS)

Paul Schaeflein — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:57:45 GMT

I spent entirely too much time troubleshooting failures to PXE boot to my WDS server. So, I’m adding this page to the Bing decision engine.

The problem and resolution are in this KB Article:

The DNS Server service binds to all ports in the Windows Deployment Services port range on a server that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2008

Speaking at SharePoint Saturday Michigan

Paul Schaeflein — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:09:19 GMT

A few days after my buddy Ben Curry talks about ECM, we are taking a road trip to Ann Arbor, MI to present at SharePoint Saturday. I will be presenting on PowerShell for the SharePoint Developer:

PowerShell is the new administrative environment and scripting language for Microsoft's server products. It provides tremendous benefits to developers as well. This session will show how to leverage PowerShell to understand the SharePoint API; how to use PowerShell to manage development and QA environments and how to create helpful (and efficient) scripts for general use.

Registration is open. I hope I see you there!

Chat with the SharePoint MVP Experts

Paul Schaeflein — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:36:01 GMT

Do you have tough technical questions regarding SharePoint for which you're seeking answers? Do you want to tap into the deep knowledge of the talented Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals? The SharePoint MVPs are the same people you see in the technical community as authors, speakers, user group leaders and answerers in the MSDN forums. This is the first time we have brought these experts together as a collective group to answer your questions live. So please join us and bring on the questions! This chat will cover WSS, MOSS and the SharePoint 2010 beta. Topics include setup and administration, design, development and general questions.

Monday, March 15, 2010

9:00 – 10:00 A.M. Pacific Time

12:00 - 1:00 P.M. Eastern Time

16:00 - 17:00 GMT

Join the chat room on the day of the chat:

MSDN: msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/chats/default.aspx

Community Launch Event

Paul Schaeflein — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:49:29 GMT

I am excited to announce that I am hosting a SharePoint 2010 Community Launch event in conjunction with The Chicago Microsoft SharePoint Business Strategies Group.

We will have a short overview of SharePoint 2010 followed by a presentation on Enterprise Content Management by SharePoint MVP Ben Curry.

Come see the new Enterprise Content Management functionality in SharePoint Server 2010. Have you ever wanted to replicate a content type across many site collections with the click of a button? Have you wanted a centralized taxonomy that was easy to manage? Do you want to save time & money managing your information architecture? In SharePoint Server 2010, Enterprise Content Types and Metadata provide much more robust methods of data classification, retention, retrieval, and consumption. The agenda will include Content Type Syndication, Creating and Managing a Term Store, and integrating these solutions into sites, libraries, and Office 2010 applications.

Ben Curry (SharePoint MVP, CISSP, MCT, MCP, MCTS) is an enterprise architect specializing in knowledge management and collaboration technologies. As a Managing Consultant for Summit 7 Systems, Ben draws on his years of experience to manage the most demanding projects and system architectures while delivering powerful customized solutions based on the Microsoft Information Worker platforms. He has authored or co-authored 4 books on SharePoint Server, including SharePoint Server 2007 Best Practices and the forthcoming SharePoint Server 2010 Administrators' Pocket Consultant, both by Microsoft Press.

Registration is now open.

Presenting at the Global SharePoint Users Group

Paul Schaeflein — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:06:52 GMT

While I wish that I needed to circle the globe to do so, I am presenting for the Global SharePoint Users Group next week. This is a virtual group, organized by Eric Harlan (@ericharlan) when he is not planning ski trips.

I will talking about Powershell for the SharePoint Developer. While Powershell is not new, it is new to most SharePoint folks.

Registration is required to get the Live Meeting information.

San Antonio SharePoint Users Group

Paul Schaeflein — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:54:31 GMT

I’m delighted to be returning to San Antonio after 20 years (I attended the COMMON Conference, for those of you who remember the System/36). The event this time is the San Antonio SharePoint Users Group. Tom Resing (@resing) has been patient enough to facilitate this trip.

I’ll be presenting on Elevated Privileges with updated demos on SharePoint Foundation 2010. I hope to see you there! Registration is now open.

I’m a bit sad that I’ll miss Amanda and Shane. :(

Load javascript client object model (sp.js) from a web part

Paul Schaeflein — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:04:08 GMT

I battled with this task for much too long. My solution is posted on the forums: Load javascript client object model (ClientOM) (sp.js) from web part