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Counting Content Types
on Oct 13, 2009 in Content Management Findability Information Architecture SharePoint User Experience content query content types metadata taxonomy Stephanie Lemieux wrote an interesting post about the optimal amount of content types to use in SharePoint. This is an interesting discussion, because I’m now fixing the content type taxonomy for a client because the original design firm didn&#...
A Case Study in Translating Business Needs Into SharePoint Information Architecture
on Jul 22, 2009 in Content Management Information Architecture SharePoint analysis requirements use case I got a good comment on my post about the folder-less SharePoint paradigm, and I thought it would be a good opportunity to show how to translate business needs and content analysis into business requirements that can then be translated into an inform...
Apple Becoming A Viable Enterprise Solution
on Jun 8, 2009 in News apple exchange os x Fresh on the heels of yesterday’s keynote at the Worldwide Developer Conference Apple showcased their new support of Microsoft Exchange 2007 in the productivity apps (Mail, iCal, Address Book) for their forthcoming OS release Snow Leopard. Appl...
Barriers to SharePoint Adoption
on May 25, 2009 in Project Management SharePoint Adoption end users planning In my short time as a SharePoint consultant I’ve come across three major barriers to implementing the solution. Mind you, this isn’t only relegated SharePoint but any tool, system, or process implemented in the enterprise. While each of t...
SharePoint 2010 System Requirements and Browser Support
on May 10, 2009 in SharePoint User Experience User Interface announcement Standards wcm The Microsoft SharePoint team has announced on their official blog the following amazing statement (emphasis added): “To ensure the best possible experience across multiple browsers we’re focusing our SharePoint 2010 engineering efforts on ta...
Web Standards in an ASP.NET World
on Apr 20, 2009 in Design Findability User Experience User Interface asp.net presentation visual studio Here is my presentation from this year’s Central Ohio Day of .NET. I apologize for the quality of the video as I’m still figuring out screencasting in OS X. Presentation Resources ASP.NET CSS Friendly Adapters (Examples) xhtmlConforma...