Tuesday, December 22, 2009

I'm a MCTS in WSS 3.0 Config

Woot! I'm a MCTS. I passed my "70-631 Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Configuring" exam this morning. Really wasn't as hard as I was expecting. Although I've been doing SharePoint stuff since 2005. Hum, I might have to book myself in for the "70-630 Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Configuring" exam.

Monday, December 21, 2009

Edit a Sharepoint Page with the Edit Page Link

Have you ever come into a situation where you need to edit a Sharepoint page and the Site Actions or Edit Page links aren't available? I have. Here's a nice quick solution to that issue:
http://abstractspaces.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/trick-the-sharepoint-query-string-url/

In summary you need to add the following query strings to the end of the page address:
Add Web Parts/Browse ToolPaneView=2
Add Web Parts/Search ToolPaneView=3
Edit Mode mode=edit
View Mode mode=view
Shared Mode PageView=Shared
Personal Mode PageView=Personal

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Installing Vista drivers on Windows 7

I've just moved from XP to Windows 7 64 bit. Some of the hardware wasn't 100% supported. My Logitech QuickCam Orbit was one of them. The only software available was for Vista x64. The software won't install on Windows 7 x64.

So here's the workaround:
Install 7-zip.
Download the Logitech Quickcam Orbit Vista x64 driver.
Right click the downloaded file (qc1150.exe).
Go to 7-Zip > Open Archive
Then extract the files somewhere.
Open up the extracted folder.
Go to QuickCam > x64
Double click QuickCam.exe
The driver is also there but Windows 7 should have already loaded it.

Good luck! If you need a hand drop me a comment.