Atlanta .NET Regular Guys

June 2007 - Posts

• Photos from the new house

  I've promised to post some photos online from the new house.  Here you go!   All my photos are hosted at Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ranlett/.  Be sure to click through to read comments on each photo.  * posting this has Read More posted 28-06-2007 06:53 by Matt Ranlett | 4 Comments Filed Under: Personal

• SharePoint Server 07 - Web Content Management is crippled, by design

  OK - so I'm a bit irritated, but this is a great case of Microsoft's dev teams doing something which contradicts documentation and expected behavior.  Here is the story, including the business case which this bug stomps all over. Doug Ware (formerly Read More posted 22-06-2007 02:52 by Matt Ranlett | 5 Comments Filed Under: Microsoft Products, Technical, SharePoint 2007

• Using the Samsung Blackjack as a modem over Bluetooth

  The online documentation for the phone makes it seem like using the 3G phone as a wirelessly tethered modem is impossible.  However, a quick search of the web found the following directions, which I have re-organized for easier consumption. Read More posted 22-06-2007 02:48 by Matt Ranlett | 2 Comments Filed Under: Personal, Technical

• Presale tickets to the Police

  Thanks to my membership in the Best Buy Rewards Zone (which I totally forgot about until I got some spam), I was able to purchase some pre-sale tickets to the Police concert in Atlanta this November.  These tickets went on sale even before the Fan Read More posted 19-06-2007 07:32 by Matt Ranlett | 1 Comments Filed Under: Personal

• My TV is being hung on the wall

  Even as I sit here and type this, the TV is being hung on the wall.  Tonight I'll be looking up to watch TV, which will be convenient in my reclining sofa! Read More posted 18-06-2007 04:20 by Matt Ranlett | 1 Comments Filed Under: Personal

• Experian - the credit reporting service with an almost complete lack of customer service

  I'm trying to order a new cellphone from AT&T.  Since I don't currently have a contract with them, they have to run a credit check to verify that they want to allow me to enter a contract.  Basically I get no cellphone reception on my TMobile Read More posted 14-06-2007 07:19 by Matt Ranlett | 5 Comments Filed Under: Personal

• Talk about stupid business policies - No cancellation policies

  The Holiday Inn Express at 805 West Arrowood Rd in Charlotte NC 28217 has a free room for anyone who would like to use it.  Thanks to their no refunds for cancellation policy, I am going to call the hotel to guarantee that the room will not be release Read More posted 13-06-2007 07:40 by Matt Ranlett | 1 Comments Filed Under: Personal

• My 360 is going wireless

  According to UPS, my wireless network adapter for my Xbox 360 has been delivered today.  This means that I've now got networked games on my nice big new flat screen TV.  Hi Def baby!  Oh yeah! Read More posted 12-06-2007 10:52 by Matt Ranlett | 3 Comments Filed Under: Xbox

• Echo for SharePoint

  Imagine that you're a SharePoint administrator of a company which has hundreds or possibly thousands of SharePoint sites out there?  What happens when you need to deploy a new webpart which should be available to all existing and new sites?  Read More posted 05-06-2007 01:37 by Matt Ranlett | 0 Comments Filed Under: SharePoint 2007

• The advanced copy of my book arrived today!

  Actually, four copies of the Professional SharePoint 2007 Development title, of which I am one of eight contributing authors, arrived at the house yesterday.  I only opened the box this morning.  I am actually dragging a copy of it around with Read More posted 01-06-2007 05:06 by Matt Ranlett | 6 Comments Filed Under: Personal, SharePoint 2007