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14 July 2008
Workflow and SQL Error: Update

I posted last week about a couple of issues we were experiencing with SharePoint. I made some traction on the Workflow History issue at the end of last week and the revelation was pretty far-reaching, so I'm posting again. It turns out that the stuff I said about systemupdate was wrong... up to a... Read More...

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Filed under: SharePoint, Technical Tips, Web development

03 July 2008
Workflow History and SQL Error

When trying to view an item in a list which has workflows run against it, you get an error: Some part of your SQL statement is nested too deeply. Rewrite the query or break it up into smaller queries Problem Background Trying to explain the exact nature of our configuration in this case would break many... Read More...

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Filed under: SharePoint, Technical Tips, Opinion, Web development

18 March 2008
Insightful

Joel Spolsky has a biting and articulate article on the IE8 standards debate. Read More...

Filed under: Web development, Internet Explorer 8

17 March 2008
A great article on handy SharePoint controls

I don't know about you, but I always mean to gather various bits of knowledge into one place, but just like tidying my filing at home, I never quite get around to it. Fortunately for me, Chris O'Brien is a bit more organised and in my ever expanding blogroll today I saw a great article about... Read More...

Filed under: SharePoint, Technical Tips, Web development, HTML

05 March 2008
IE8 Rapid Fire Site Test

I can't spend much longer playing with IE8 or my wife will skin me. However, from my cursory browsing experience I'm worried. Either the devs have a good deal of work to do or I'm going to be very busy with CSS rules for a while. Here's the University of Bradford site in IE8: And to try... Read More...

Filed under: Opinion, Web development, Project, Internet Explorer 8

05 March 2008
Internet Explorer 8...

Well, as expected, the public beta of IE8 appeared on the web pretty much straight after the Mix08 keynote mentioned it. I managed to grab it within mere moments and I now have it installed on my trusty laptop. As announced only a day or two ago, it defaults to the new rendering mode, with a big toolbar... Read More...

Filed under: Opinion, Web development, HTML, Mix08, Internet Explorer 8

10 February 2008
@media 2008

After sadly missing last year due to workload, I am excited to be able to attend @media 2008 in London along with Tom and Lauren from Black Marble. If you know me and you want to meet up please get in touch! Read More...

Filed under: General Interest, Web development, HTML, CSS, Conference, @media

10 February 2008
Balancing customer needs against forward motion: IE8

I've watched the debate with interest but not posted anything until now. The news of Internet Explorer 8 keeping it's new rendering engine to itself unless you tell it otherwise caused a strong outpouring of opinion around the web. I must admit, my initial reaction mirrored that of many others... Read More...

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Filed under: Opinion, General Interest, Web development, HTML, CSS

11 September 2007
In the Mix

Well, it's just after 3pm on day one of Mix:UK 07. I'm taking a break with a coffee so I thought I'd post. It's mixed bag down here (sorry - no pun intended). The technology is fantastic - the stuff that can be achieved with WPF and Silverlight is excellent. I'm still a little uncertain... Read More...

Filed under: Opinion, Web development, HTML, Mix07

27 August 2007
Web site development: University of Bradford Part 1

One of the last projects I was involved in before I left the University of Bradford to join Black Marble was a new design for the external web site of the institution. I'd pretty much finished the construction of the page layouts and styles before I left, but it's only now that the site is about... Read More...

Filed under: General Interest, Web development, HTML, CSS

26 July 2007
Web development helpers: Redux

After posting yesterday about useful tools for development I stumbled across another little gem of a utility. IE7Pro is much more of a usability-enhancing tool but it has a wonderfully handy tool nestling within - Save Current Tab As Image. If you need to do grabs of pages for documentation or presentations... Read More...

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Filed under: Technical Tips, General Interest, Web development, Utilities

25 July 2007
Web development little helpers

As web development gets more and more complex having the right tools to help you figure out what's going on is essential. I thought I'd do a quick post on the ones I find most useful. In no particular order, then, here they are. Virtual PC This one is a godsend, because as we all know, running... Read More...

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Filed under: Technical Tips, Web development, HTML, CSS, Utilities