In this episode, we grab some time with Microsoft Architect Evangelist, Kirk Evans, to discuss the all important question, "When NOT to use SharePoint". The conversation leads to Kirk laying out some of the new enhancements in SharePoint 2010 as well as discussing the finer points of going from a pure ASP.NET developer to a SharePoint developer. Kirk also gives Dave and Clark a lesson on how one can ramp up quickly in SharePoint development with a list of great resources.

I apologize for the recording quality of this interview. We are still trying to work out the kinks with recording some of our interviews through Skype. Please bear with us.

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Show Notes:

Kirk's Blog

Kirk on Twitter

Sites running SharePoint: Ferrari, Hed Kandi, Hawaiian Airlines

WSS Demo – Features web sites that are built using SharePoint (and it is built with SharePoint, too)

Randy Drisgill’s Blog on SharePoint Branding

Andrew Connell's Blog

MSDN Article: Understanding and Creating Customized and Uncustomized Files in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

Book: Inside Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

Book: Professional SharePoint 2007 Web Content Management Development: Building Publishing Sites with Office SharePoint Server 2007

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In this episode, Dave caught up with Hank Janssen of the Microsoft Open Source Technology Center at the recent CodeMash conference in Sandusky, OH. Hank and Dave discuss Microsoft’s contribution into the Open Source community including the PHP runtime and the Linux Kernel.

Also, Dave and Clark discuss setting up our machines with Boot-to-VHD.

Show Notes:

Hank on Twitter

Hank featured on Heroes Happen Here

Port 25

Interoperability @ Microsoft Blog

Microsoft Contributes Linux Drivers to Linux Community

PHP on Windows

Web Platform Installer

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In this episode, we talk with Thomas Lewis, Director with the Developer Platform and Evangelism team at Microsoft. Thomas and his team run the MIX Online website and is also a part of the planning team behind the MIX conference. We talk with Thomas about the recent design overhaul on MIX Online as well as what people can expect at this year's MIX conference.

I apology for the quality issues on this one. We're working out the kinks on utilizing Skype for our remote calls.  

Show Notes

Software KVM tools: Synergy+, Kavoom, MaxiVista

@TommyLee - Thomas on Twitter

Nishant Kothary dishes on the MIX Online re-design

Nishant Kothary says Goodbye to Twitter

MIX'10 Conference

MIX Labs: Incarnate, Descry, Oxite

A Website Named Desire

Content Strategy for the Web by Kristina Halvorson (Book)

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