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• SharePoint Learning Kit Add-On Pack: Released

  Only a few hours after I blog on the press release it now released on codeplex. Its an extra download on www.codeplex.com/slk You can download directly from www.codeplex.com/.../ProjectReleases.aspx I'll get it installed over the next few days and... Posted Jul 02 2008, 09:20 AM by apearce with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: SLK, MOSS, Education

• Press Release on SharePoint Learning Kit Add-On Pack

  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... Posted Jul 01 2008, 05:16 PM by apearce with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: SLK, MOSS, Education

• SharePoint Learning Kit 2: 30th june

  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... Posted Jun 02 2008, 09:41 PM by apearce with | with no comments Filed under: SLK, MOSS, Education

• Improved Image Web Part

  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... Posted May 28 2008, 11:46 AM by apearce with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Web Part, MOSS

• SharePoint at Twynham School

  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... Posted May 14 2008, 04:50 PM by apearce with | with no comments Filed under: MOSS, Education

• SharePoint on a Nintendo Wii

  Back at Christmas I showed what SharePoint looked like on a Apple IPhone/ITouch . The other night I was babysitting my god daughter and after she had gone to bed I turned on the Nintendo Wii to play a bit of Mario Kart but when I turned it on I noticed... Posted Apr 26 2008, 08:35 PM by apearce with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: MOSS, Nintendo, Wii

• SharePoint Learning Kit: Installing on Single Server Farm

  I've seen a few requests recently for the SLK install documents to be updated to show how to install SharePoint Learning Kit onto a single server environment. This is something that I encounter a lot with my installs so thought it was time to do a... Posted Apr 08 2008, 08:14 AM by apearce with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: SLK, MOSS

• Document Conversion: Turn your DOCX to a HTML page

  I've been in many forums and discussions about how Microsoft's new file format is unfair on the education industry. More than ever, more users are accessing electronic documents from schools not just staff and pupils but parents, local community... Posted Apr 06 2008, 10:13 PM by apearce with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: Web Part, MOSS, Education

• Windows Media Services 2008 and Media Player Web Part

  My team and I have been playing with Windows 2008 Server RTM and have been playing with the downloadable feature from Microsoft which is Windows Media Services 2008 . It's a very easy program to download and we are going to be using it to stream videos... Posted Feb 21 2008, 10:58 AM by apearce with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Web Part, MOSS, Windows Server 2008

• Windows Server 2008 TSApps WebPart for SharePoint

  Was looking through a few web pages and came across a document that will show you how to get the terminal server apps webpart for Windows 2008 into your SharePoint environment. Problem is you have to have SharePoint on the same server as your TSapps on... Posted Feb 20 2008, 04:57 PM by apearce with | with no comments Filed under: Web Part, MOSS, RDP, Windows Server 2008

• Exemplar SharePoint Site in Education using SQL 2005 Reports in MOSS

  I got sent an article the other day which is on Twynham School who have implemented SharePoint 2007 in their school and used SQL Server 2005 Reports to give students and teachers live access to reports, timetables and grades etc Have a look at the article... Posted Feb 19 2008, 10:34 PM by apearce with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: MOSS, Education

• SharePoint Service Pack 1 and SLK

  I've just updated my MOSS server to service pack 1. I read up on upgrading my MOSS servers and looked into if anyone had any affects of upgrading with SharePoint Learning Kit installed and couldn't find anything. Well my environment didn't... Posted Feb 02 2008, 09:03 PM by apearce with | with no comments Filed under: SLK, MOSS

• SharePoint Learning Kit: Where is the best place for the My Assignment Web Part?

  I've had a few people recently ask me where I would recommend putting the My Assignment Web Part? With in the pupils My Site or somewhere else? Well it depends on how you intend to use your site. Personally - I have it within the pupils site where... Posted Jan 28 2008, 06:04 PM by apearce with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: SLK, MOSS, Education

• Silverlight with SharePoint and Excel for Education

  During BETT Microsoft presented several areas which included the Microsoft Learning Gateway and future technologies such as SilverLight, Surface and PopFly. Another one of the presentations was on a new graphical interface the UK educational team are... Posted Jan 17 2008, 10:17 AM by apearce with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: MOSS, Education, SilverLight

• SharePoint and SharePoint Learning Kit on IPod Touch

  For christmas I got a brand new IPod - something I wanted as I had filled my old 4GB one. I got the new IPod Touch with a capacity of 16GB. I can now fit all my podcasts on there and listen to the music I want instead of having to select before going... Posted Jan 04 2008, 12:09 AM by apearce with | with 15 comment(s) Filed under: SLK, MOSS, IPod

• SharePoint Learning Kit: Part 4

  Its great to see so many more posts out there now on SharePoint Learning Kit. If you want to see how to assign a document to yourself through the application have a look at the video below. http://www.click2learn.ch/Free%20Video/Sharepoint%20Learning... Posted Dec 20 2007, 11:31 AM by apearce with | with no comments Filed under: SLK, MOSS, Education

• Introduction to the Microsoft Learning Gateway

  The Microsoft Learning Gateway (MLG) consists of many products from Microsoft from Windows Operating Systems to the Office System. SharePoint is a product that is required to make up the MLG but other products that can be added, these are not necessary... Posted Dec 19 2007, 11:05 AM by apearce with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: SLK, MOSS, Education, SQL, Exchange, MLG

• My First Live Meeting Event - MLG/SharePoint

  Well I have just got home and complete my first Live Meeting webcast today. Presenting with Microsoft about the Microsoft Learning Gateway. I would like to thank everyone for coming to watch and listen. I will be presenting something similar on the Microsoft... Posted Dec 10 2007, 04:40 PM by apearce with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: MOSS, Education

• Accessibility Kit for SharePoint

  Its now available for download http://www.codeplex.com/aks Read my previous post for more information http://www.sharepointblogs.com/ajp/archive/2007/11/15/accessibility-kit-for-sharepoint-aks.aspx Posted Nov 29 2007, 10:34 PM by apearce with | with no comments Filed under: MOSS

• SharePoint Learning Kit: Intregration of Versions

  A few weeks ago I posted on how there are currently two version of the SLK application for sharepoint 2007. Andrew Woodward has posted to say that Microsoft are intregrating the versions back. Have a look at his post http://www.21apps.com/2007/11/mlg... Posted Nov 28 2007, 12:13 PM by apearce with | with no comments Filed under: SLK, MOSS, Education

• HRESULT: 0x80040E14 when adding items to SharePoint

  If you receive HRESULT: 0x80040E14 when trying to add an item like announcements/webpart/saving documents before running going through the Microsoft steps you have need to check the following Your SQL server data drive is not full Your mdf and ldf database... Posted Nov 21 2007, 09:21 AM by apearce with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: MOSS, SQL

• Accessibility Kit for SharePoint (AKS)

  Microsoft teamed up to HiSoftware to develop templates, master pages and webparts to help individuals with disabilities, especially those with vision impairment. HiSoftware have ensured they are W3C which is something some of my schools have been crying... Posted Nov 15 2007, 11:23 PM by apearce with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: MOSS, Education

• SharePoint Learning Kit: Source Code

  SharePoint Learning kit can be downloaded from www.codeplex.com/slk . Some of you may have noticed that you can download other peoples add-on, patches etc for SLK. Haven't tried any myself yet but have a look. http://www.codeplex.com/SLK/SourceControl... Posted Nov 15 2007, 11:10 PM by apearce with | with no comments Filed under: SLK, MOSS

• SharePoint Learning Kit: Default Alternate Access Mapping

  SharePoint Learning Kit and MLG will only work with the public mapping address set in Central Admin. If you are using a different address other than the default that was set up as part of your install you need to edit it. Link below on how to do it. http... Posted Oct 31 2007, 06:42 PM by apearce with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: SLK, MOSS

• SharePoint Learning Kit: Different Versions!

  Some of you may be aware of this - some of you may not! If you have MLG you need to have the SLK web part that is provided with download from www.codeplex.com/mlg . If you have this installed already and then install the update from www.codeplex.com/SLK... Posted Oct 08 2007, 01:05 PM by apearce with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: SLK, MOSS