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TCC Configuring MOSS 2007 Certification Prep Class

Dennis Bottjer — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:06:37 GMT

Tomorrow I begin teaching an 8 week Configuring MOSS 2007 Certification Preparation Class at Tulsa Community College. The class will be every Thursday night at the northeast campus.

Details:

Course:	CSCI 2993-24212
Title:	SharePoint Administration in MOSS 2007
Delivery:	Blended (Class / Online)
Meeting:	Thursday
Times:	6:00p – 8:50p
Dates:	03/11/2010 – 05/06/2010
Campus:	Northeast
Room:	Academic Building, RM 2421
Book:	Click To Buy (Amazon)
Fee:	Free
Certification Exam:	Free (First Attempt)
TCC Sponsor (Please contact for enrollment assistance)	Brian Hall (918) 595-7444 Tulsa Community College bhall@tulsacc.edu

Southern Developers Live Group

Dennis Bottjer — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:06:37 GMT

Do you live in the South? Are you a developer or do you generally consider yourself a geek? Then you should consider joining this group: http://southerndevs.groups.live.com.

The group was started by Keith Elder as a way to connect developers across the south. The group is a way to share event information, share knowledge and stay connected.

Call to Action:

1) Please join this group after reading this post.

2) Please spread word of this group.

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Continue Learning, Write Down Goals, and you will Succeed!

Dennis Bottjer — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:39:27 GMT

For most of my life I’ve been a fan of goal settings. Furthermore, I usually like writing goals down. However, I must admit that although a fan, I have not remained consistently faithful to the practice year after year. I can tell you though that the practice does work. Sure it may sometimes take a little longer than planned. But the process of setting a goal, writing down, and then periodically checking progress is a good thing.

Last year I set a goal to read six books. The logic was simple. Surely, I could read at least one book every two months. At the end of 2009 here were the results:

Why is this Important?

To some a reading list of fifteen books may seem like a lot. To others laughable. I believe Teddy Roosevelt read a book per day. This blog post and list is not intend to gloat but to simply share a few key believes.

Software Development is a career where our skills become obsolete rapidly. So how do we stay valuable? We read about the latest technologies and never stop learning.

Wisdom beyond ones own experiences can be gained, to some degree, through the shared experiences of others. Remember, success leaves clues for us to follow.

It’s important to have an understanding of business environment, because many of, dare I say most of us, don’t design and build operating systems or development environments. Most of us develop software solutions for business users and they don’t speak GEEK!

Unexpected Find:

Secrets from a Creativity Coach – This book was a birthday present from my mother. The book was a quick read and a book I couldn’t put down. Any Geek that believes development is an expression on his/her creativity will find value in this book.

The Book Every SharePoint Developer Should Own!

Inside Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (Pro Developer)

Favorite Business Book:

The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich (Library Edition) - One of the core messages of this book is not work for work sake. Think of Office Space and the TPS Reports. How many employees are involved in creating, reviewing, approving, etc. those TPS reports. This book has value to the employee that wants streamline his / her workday and to the self-employed.

Should have read long, long, ago:

Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction – I’ve read bits and pieces of this book over the years but kept failing to read it cover-to-cover. This book is a cornerstone in good development fundamentals. I plan to review it again this year.

Share Your Recommendations:

If you are reading this and have any goal setting tips or experiences to share, please leave a comment.

Also, I am looking for some new reading material for 2010 so recommendations are welcome. :)

MSDN Webcast: Knee-Jerk Reactions to Proactive Solutions: Improved SharePoint Performance

dbottjer — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:34:18 GMT

What:	MSDN Webcast: Knee-Jerk Reactions to Proactive Solutions: Improved SharePoint Performance Attend this webcast to learn one dozen easy-to-implement performance tips for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. We discuss a wide range of topics from adjusting out-of-the-box settings to identifying memory leaks in custom code. We also describe several ways to proactively improve the user experience and squeeze more performance out of a SharePoint Server farm. Anyone currently designing a SharePoint Server implementation can benefit from this webcast.
When:	Friday, July 10, 2009 12:00 PM
Where:	MSDN Web Cast Live Meeting

Technorati Tags: Presentation,SharePoint Performance,MSDN Web Cast,ASP.NET MVP

Tulsa SharePoint Interest Group May Meeting

dbottjer — Tue, 12 May 2009 00:28:31 GMT

Date and Time:

Monday May 11, 2009 6pm - 8pm

Location:

Tulsa Community College Northeast Campus

3727 East Apache

Tulsa, OK 74115

Topic:

DotNetMafia.com's Corey Roth and Kyle Kelin go head to head debating the best way to provision content in SharePoint: using CAML or using the SharePoint Object Model. This no slides talk will compare and contrast the different ways of provisioning SharePoint sites, providing in depth code examples of each method.This is an informal discussion so please come with lots of questions. They will also be showing how to use the new SPSource tool available on CodePlex.

Speakers:

Kyle Kelin has four years of experience in web development using Microsoft technologies. Kyle has built web applications across multiple industries that include consumer electronics, travel, energy, and investment banking. Kyle is currently employed as a Senior Consultant at Infusion where his primary focus is SharePoint development and architecture. Infusion specializes in the architecture and implementation of enterprise-scale solutions for some of the world's largest banks and government agencies. Kyle a graduate of The Oklahoma State University. When Kyle is not developing he enjoys working out, martial arts, and drinking. Kyle is a member of the .NET Mafia (www.dotnetmafia.com) where he blogs about the latest technology and SharePoint.

Corey Roth is an Enterprise Consultant at Stonebridge specializing in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 in the Oil & Gas Industry. He has ten years of experience delivering solutions in the energy, travel, advertising and consumer electronics verticals. Corey has always focused on rapid adoption of new Microsoft technologies including Visual Studio 2008, .NET Framework 3.5, LINQ, and SilverLight. He also contributed greatly to the beta phases of Visual Studio 2005. For his contributions, he was awarded the Microsoft Award for Customer Excellence (ACE). Corey is a graduate of Oklahoma State University. Corey is a member of the .NET Mafia (www.dotnetmafia.com) where he blogs about the latest technology and SharePoint.

Please click here to RSVP.

Automated Web Testing with Visual Studio 2008

dbottjer — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:32:03 GMT

Tulsa Developers User Group | Automated Web Testing with Visual Studio 2008 (Review)

Corey Roth presented tonight on automated web testing with Visual Studio 2008 at the Tulsa Developers User Group. Visual Studio can be used to record an action such as logging into a web application. Alternatively, users can inspect screen values for specific results. The test would pass if the expect value is present and fail if the value is missing. Visual Studio must be installed to execute the tests.

A tests project actually generates .NET Code (C# or VB.NET). The tool can also be used to show raw header information and cookies. One drawback is that only Internet Explorer is supported.

Additional Information:

Follow me on twitter @dbottjer

Technorati Tags: Web Automated Tested,Tulsa Developers User Group

Event: Tulsa .NET User Group April 27th Corey Roth on Automated Web Testing

dbottjer — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:42:02 GMT

When: April 27th, 2009

Where:

TCC (Tulsa Community College) Northeast Campus

3727 East Apache

Tulsa, OK 74115

918-594-8000

Intro Presentation:

Geek Speak: How Geeks Can Communicate with the Rest of the Business World

Business Presentation Strategist Shari Alexander is going to share with use the secrets behind successful presentations. She will help you become more persuasive and influential in your communications and, more importantly, show you how to create a technical presentation that doesn't make your listeners' heads hurt. Come and learn the speaking skills that will help you make a positive impression on your clients and supervisors.

Shari Alexander is the founder and president of Presenting Matters, LLC, a business presentation consulting firm. She has works with executives, international speakers, along with other organizations and individuals that want results-driven business presentations.

Shari started out as an actress at a young age. She carried her passion to college, where she was a theatre major. She later gained extra training at the University of London and studied under directors from the Globe Theatre. She then ventured into an actor's life. It was then that she soon realized the term "starving actor" was meant to be taken literally.

Shari founded Presenting Matters when she discovered her unique ability to combine her theatrical background with a marketing perspective and influential communications. This is how she has helped so many organizations increase revenues, productivity, and employee morale. She is now a professional speaker, corporate communications consultant, and speech and presentation coach.

Shari has been named the 2007 Emerging High Impact Professional Speaker by the National Speakers Association-OK and one of the 2008 Tulsa Top 40 Under 40. Her articles on effective presentations and communication have been published internationally. Her clients have included an front-line sales associates and entrepreneurs to Emmy Award Winning executive and an ESPN announcer.

Main Event:

Speaker: Corey Roth , an Enterprise Consultant at Stonebridge specializing in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 in the Oil & Gas Industry. He has ten years of experience delivering solutions in the energy, travel, advertising and consumer electronics verticals. Corey has always focused on rapid adoption of new Microsoft technologies including Visual Studio 2008, .NET Framework 3.5, LINQ, and SilverLight. He also contributed greatly to the beta phases of Visual Studio 2005. For his contributions, he was awarded the Microsoft Award for Customer Excellence (ACE). Corey is a graduate of Oklahoma State University. Corey is a member of the .NET Mafia (www.dotnetmafia.com) where he blogs about the latest technology and SharePoint.

Corey will present on Automated Web Testing with Visual Studio Team System 2008 Test Edition This no slides talk will show you how to record and script testing of your web application using Visual Studio Team System 2008 Test Edition. You will learn what kind of web applications you can test and what kind of validation rules you can use. This is a great talk for any developer or tester that wants to automate everyday repetitive testing tasks.

Comments:

Shari is an amazing presenter with such passion. This session should not be missed and her tips are of value to anyone in our industry. I have seen Cory speak several times and he is the real deal. Cory has much real world industry experience and it comes through in his talks,.

-Dennis

RSVP Here

STL Moss CAMP 2009 Review

dbottjer — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:44:04 GMT

SharePoint | St. Louis MOSS Camp 2009 Reviewed

After running into Becky Isserman at almost every SharePoint event this year, I finally had the chance to attend her “Dazzling SharePoint with Silverlight” presentation. In her presentation she demonstrated how to use tools such as blend and designer from expression suite.

What I learned:

Install MOSS / WSS SP1 and Infrastructure Rollup before using Silverlight within SharePoint
Recommended resource: www.Silverlight.net
Silverlight cannot reference the SharePoint object model directly
Silverlight only supports basicHttpBinding and services should be called asynchronously

I also attended Tiffany Songvilay session “Case Study: How Energizer Trained Users to Change.” Tiffany is such an energetic speaker and kept the audience engaged the entire time. The presentation offered some great tips for gaining end user buy in for large SharePoint deployments.

Mark Rackley (http://www.twitter.com/mrackley) Live Blogged most of the event and presented.

Special thanks to Matt Bremer and crew for organizing such a great event.

Related Items:

St. Louis MOSS Camp 2009 Pictures

St. Louis MOSS CAMP SharePoint Performance Presentation

Technorati Tags: St. Louis MOSS Camp,SharePoint Silverlight,Becky Isserman,Tiffany Songvilay,Mark Rackley,Matt Bremer

Tulsa SharePoint Interest Group Meeting | One Night Three Presentations!

Dennis Bottjer — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:57:07 GMT

Date: Monday April 13, 2009

Time: 6:00 pm

Speakers: Sheri Alexander, Eric Gesinski, Dennis Bottjer

Topics:

1) Shari - Geek Speak: How Geeks Can Communicate with the Rest of the Business World

2) Eric - Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Tips for SharePoint.

3) Dennis - Avoiding Common SharePoint Mistakes

Location:

TCC (Tulsa Community College) Northeast Campus

3727 East Apache

Tulsa, OK 74115

Note: The Tulsa SharePoint interest Group will meet on April 13th in the NEC Board Room. This room is in the main Administration Building on the south side of the building (enter and turn right instead of left).

Cost: Free

Geek Speak: How Geeks Can Communicate with the Rest of the Business World

Business Presentation Strategist Shari' Alexander is going to share with use the secrets behind successful presentations. She will help you become more persuasive and influential in your communications and, more importantly, show you how to create a technical presentation that doesn't make your listeners' heads hurt. Come and learn the speaking skills that will help you make a positive impression on your clients and supervisors.

Shari's Biography:

Shari Alexander is the founder and president of Presenting Matters, LLC, a business presentation consulting firm. She

has works with executives, international speakers, along with other organizations and individuals that want results-driven

business presentations.

Shari started out as an actress at a young age. She carried her passion to college, where she was a theatre major. She later gained

extra training at the University of London and studied under directors from the Globe Theatre. She then ventured into an

actor's life. It was then that she soon realized the term "starving actor" was meant to be taken literally.

Shari founded Presenting Matters when she discovered her unique ability to combine her theatrical background with a marketing

perspective and influential communications. This is how she has helped so many organizations increase revenues, productivity, and

employee morale. She is now a professional speaker, corporate communications consultant, and speech and presentation coach.

Shari has been named the 2007 Emerging High Impact Professional Speaker by the National Speakers Association-OK and

one of the 2008 Tulsa Top 40 Under 40. Her articles on effective presentations and communication have been published

internationally. Her clients have included an front-line sales associates and entrepreneurs to Emmy Award Winning executive

and an ESPN announcer.

Topic: Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Tips for SharePoint

The popularity of SharePoint is increasing by leaps and bounds. SharePoint is no longer thought of as a fancy file share buy a viable Web Content Management Platform. As such, public facing SharePoint sites must rank well within popular search engines such as Google. This presentation explores some concepts and strategies for making SharePoint sites more attractive to Search Engines.

Eric's Biography:

Eric Gesinski began his information technology education by learning how to program in Basic at age 8. His first job was doing programming for a technical programming services company, at age 16. He progressed from there by earning a Bachelor's Degree and a Master's Degree in Computer Science from the University of Tulsa. Eric has over 10 years of IT experience. While doing IT work as a full-time job, Eric began studying internet marketing, making money online using SEO skills as well as his pay per click expertise.

Eric now runs Tulsa Marketing Online, a Tulsa-based internet business, helping local companies take their offline businesses online and moving them upward with SEO, PPC, and other internet marketing strategies.

Topic: Avoiding Common SharePoint Mistakes

The longer one works in a discipline one learns certain tricks of the trade. This presentation explores common mistakes that are made or forgotten during installation, design, development, and deployment. The information shared in this presentation applies to an audience of both SharePoint Administrators and Developers. Attendees should leave the presentation with simple solutions to common real world issues.

Dennis' Biography:

Dennis Bottjer is the solution architect for Microsoft Managed Gold Partner, SpringPoint Technologies LLC, which provides custom software development services across the central southwest region. For three consecutive years, Microsoft Corp. has designated Bottjer as a Most Valuable Professional (MVP) -an outstanding member of the technical community who provides third-party feedback to the software giant. Bottjer has worked for FORTUNE 100 Companies before bringing his enterprise experience to SpringPoint. He has over 11 years of experience in the IT industry and holds MCP and MCTS certifications for ASP.NET and SharePoint. Bottjer is proudly serving hit technical community as the President of the Tulsa SharePoint Interest Group and as the INETA Membership Mentor for Oklahoma.

Blog: www.DennisBottjer.com Twitter: @dbottjer

Please RSVP for this month's meeting by responding to this thread.

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Be SURE to RSVP no later than Noon on April 13th and you will get an extra entry for the prize drawings! So, do it now, before you forget and miss out!

Show up for the first time or bring a new buddy and you both get TWO extra entries!

Thank you, we appreciate your support...

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Oklahoma City SQL Server Developers Group Kick Off Meeting

dbottjer — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:48:38 GMT

Oklahoma City has a new user group thanks to the hard work of Kristin Ferrier. The Oklahoma City SQL Server Developers Group will meet monthly. The Group’s first meeting is Monday April 13th. See details below:

Event Details:

We are excited to invite you to the first meeting of the Oklahoma City SQL Server Developers Group! Mike Hotek, former SQL Pass speaker, has graciously agreed to be our first speaker.

Topic: Q&A with Mike Hotek (open topics are Database Administration and T-SQL in both SQL Server 2005 and 2008)

Mike will be open to questions on the topics of both database administration and T-SQL with respects to both SQL Server 2005 and 2008. This is a format that Mike has used with great success in a variety of presentation arenas, including SQL Pass.

Mike is a SQL Server specialist with three decades of experience as a developer and database professional. He is the Vice-President of FilAm Software Technology, a development company located in the Philippines as well as the Vice-President of MHS Enterprises, a development company based in the Dallas, TX area. He has deployed applications and environments spanning every feature within the SQL Server product as well as authoring/co-authoring 8 books on SQL Server.

When: Monday, April 13th
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Oklahoma City Downtown Library (300 Park Avenue) on the 4th Floor in the Friends of the Library Room

Socialization time will be from 6:00 p.m. - 6:20 p.m. Mike will then begin taking your questions from 6:20 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

We would like to thank GDH Consulting for sponsoring the location.
We would, also, like to thank OakTree Software for donating a grand prize for the first meeting. OakTree will donate a 3-day SQL class (value $1,275). It must be a class that is already running. Here is a link to their schedule - http://www.oaktreesoftware.com/course_list.aspx

FYI...No food or drinks will be provided, however, you many bring your own.

Please RSVP at the following link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=7Mh_2fXhN0wq_2fzCRnTnUGJbQ_3d_3d

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