By Edith C. MOSS 2007   To create a custom List definition, you should define 2 major elements: ·         Columns ·         Content Type   Your list will use the content type you define, and the content type will use the columns you define.   To define the columns, you need to create an xml file. I like to define the following structure for my custom lists, and use WSP Builder to deploy them J As you can see, I have a […] Columns.xml file, and a […] Content Type.xml file.  I defined the following for the Columns file: This is a drop down column, which has 3 choices. The ID for the Field tag, should be generated (via GUID generator), and you can use whatever you want for t...

By David Espino   Silverlight is a great plug-in that enables web programmers / web designers to create rich interface applications. However, it could be nicer to have our own copy of Silverlight application as a local application, maybe have a desktop icon to take a look to an important financial chart from our running business, maybe a local photo album, or any kind of gadget we want. This is where the “Out of Browser” feature of Silverlight 3.0 comes into play. First we need to create a Silverlight Application project: With our application created, we right click our Silverlight project and choose “Properties”. In the Silverlight tab, there is a checkbox which enables to the ...

By Sieena Inc. Are you looking for a way to fasten repetitive processes and greatly reduce the amount of paperwork you generate on a daily basis? The solution is 365Kin SharePoint solution, a web based human resources system developed to meet the needs of your HR department. This user friendly technology will allow your company to automate timely repetitive processes and reduce your daily paperwork load by providing a variety of helpful web based applications. By using 365Kin, you will find immediate solutions to your personnel management challenges and develop more efficient internal processes for your company. There are many benefits to using 365Kin SharePoint in your business. Firs...

By David Espino What is Silverlight?   Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform and cross-device browser plug-in that helps companies design, develop and deliver applications and experiences on the Web. For further information visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverlight What is Sharepoint 2007?   Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 is an integrated suite of server capabilities that can help improve organizational effectiveness by providing comprehensive content management and enterprise search, accelerating shared business processes, and facilitating information-sharing across boundaries for better business insight. Strong and WeakPoints   Silverlight Strengths ...

By Bety E.   Many people have complained about the lack of adoption of the intranet among employees. Employee engagement is very important for this adoption and the way to achieve this is through social aspects. We, as humans, are social by nature, there for we can get engaged through these aspects. The objective of this is to get employees to visit the site daily. Once this is done, you can focus more on tasks and less on the social part. The following are five ways to engage your employees and to use the intranet to the fullest.   ·         To achieve a successful intranet launch, building awareness is needed. Set up a contest to name your intranet by using the intranet as a platf...

By Brenda V. As you all know, Microsoft just recently release the Windows Phone 7 as a mobile platform that is to compete with other mobile platforms like the iPhone. However the Windows Phone 7 is a different kind of phone, designed to bring together all that users care about most in a very easy, intuitive and fast way. This directly affects small to large businesses with the need to improve their productivity, be more efficient and above all to be responsive to their customer’s needs to be able to stay in the market and fight the competition. No matter if it’s a product or a service that you are offering, this is an era of mobile phones, just look around you. Are you ready to follow...

To become familiar with the development of an application for the Windows Phone 7 we will create a simple Silverlight application: a form of tweets that are related to a particular topic.Environment and ToolsTo start, we must download and install the  Windows Phone Developer Tools Beta, which allows us to develop applications using Visual Studio 2010 for  Windows Phone 7. After doing this with VS 2010 we create a project using the template for Windows Phone Application. The solution generated by using the Windows Phone Application template contains a single draft Silverlight for Windows Phone, which has a similar structure to that of a Silverlight application for web or desktop. As we ...

By Denisse Zavala Silverlight implementation is one of the services we promote as a nearshore software development firm. Silverlight 4 includes a new feature that allows developers build rich applications easier and faster without using third party controls. One interesting feature is the Drag and Drop functionality. Through the following lines I will show how to implement this functionality, dragging files from the desktop right into the Silverlight application. 1.       Add a stack panel where the files will be dropped: Pay attention to the highlighted StackPanel attributes: a.       AllowDrop is used to determine whether the control can be a drop target. b.      Drop is used t...

This summer Microsoft launched a new proposal for smart phones the Windows Phone series 7 (WPT). In this article we will review some of the most important aspects of this platform. User InterfaceIn terms of user interface, WP7 introduces several innovations to be taken into account in the design and application development. These include:  • Metro Design. The WP7 user interface is based on a design named "Metro", and is inspired by the kind of icons and colors used on public transport. This seeks to achieve clean and clear user interfaces and make it easier for anyone using the phone to be able to understand the available options. • Hubs. Windows Phone 7 introduces the concep...

By Bety E. It is striking how many people agree that a fundamental key for successful businesses is communication. But when cutting costs becomes the priority through offshoring, communication gets lost along the way. What if I tell you that you can cut costs the same way and keep clear-cut communication as if you were working with your onshore team? The solution is nearshore software development. One of the most important benefits that nearshoring offers is same time zone. Many people don’t give it the importance it demands when choosing between nearshore and offshore services and then they’re suffering because of difficulty in communication, ineffective business hours trying to co...