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Ways of moving Site Structure/ Content from one site to another

Web Package (.fwp file): This feature is used when we want to share or reuse Web pages or a site, list, or library structure. With Web packages, we can either package an entire site or choose just the specific pages, lists, or libraries that we want. Web packages are a great way to duplicate site structure, but they cannot include list data, subsites, or security and permissions settings. Also, a Web package can include custom link bars. After we create a package, we can import and deploy the file into as many Web sites as we want. This can be done with the help of Share Point Designer. Backup and Restore (.cmp file) : We use this feature when we want to make a backup copy of an entire site or subsite, or when we want to move an entire site or subsite to another server or location. Unlike Web packages, content migration packages include list data, and we cannot choose to include only specific site elements. some customizations or settings can be lost in the process. For example, the b

Introduction to Content Type in MOSS

Content Type Definition : A content type is a reusable collection of settings we want to apply to a certain category of content. Content types enable us to manage the metadata and behaviors of a document or item type in a centralized, reusable way. Problem that can be solved with Content Type: Suppose we want to store two entirely different kind of documents such as software specifications and legal contracts in the same document library. The metadata we would want to gather and store about each of these document types is also very different. In addition, we want to assign very different workflows to the two types of documents. Solution with the content Type : Content types enable us to store multiple different types of content in the same document library or list. In the preceding problem statement, we could define two content types, named Specification and Contract. Each content type would include different columns for gathering and storing item metadata, as well as different workflo

SharePoint Terminology

Here are some important terms pertinent to SharePoint Technology: Application page : Allows the use of inline custom code. Application pages or "_layout" pages are stored on the SharePoint Web server and made available via a Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) virtual directory. Though application pages behave much like other ASPX pages and allow the use of inline custom code, they differ from content pages in that they cannot be used to host SharePoint features such as dynamic Web Parts and Web Part zones. Content type : A reusable collection of settings to apply to a certain category of content such as documents and folders. Content types are designed to help users organize their SharePoint content in a more meaningful way. Custom action : Represents a link, toolbar button, menu item, or any control that can be added to a toolbar or menu that appears in the UI. We define custom actions by using a custom action element within a feature definition file. We can bind

Some Important Tables with SharePoint 2007

Here is the list of some important tables in SharePoint Content DB: Sites: This Table holds information about all the site collections for this content database. Webs: This Table holds information about all the specific sites (webs) in each site collection. UserInfo: This Table holds information about all the users for each site collection. Groups: This Table holds information about all the SharePoint groups in each site collection. Roles: This Table holds information about all the SharePoint roles (permission levels) for each site. AllLists: This Table holds information about lists for each site. GroupMembership: This Table holds information about all the SharePoint group members. AllUserData: This Table holds information about all the list items for each list. AllDocs: This Table holds information about all the documents (and all list items) for each document library and list. AllUserData: This table has all the metadata which user provides in a document library. RoleAssignment: This

Introduction to Social Networking Web Parts in SharePoint 2007

Colleagues Web Part: This web part helps users to present their colleagues to visitors. The colleagues list is a presentation of other organization members that the specified user works closely with in terms of organizational structure, interaction (that is, e-mail and instant messaging conversations) and memberships. Users can also manually add and remove colleagues. Colleague Tracker Web Part: This web part enables organization members to privately view their list of compiled colleagues and to modify their views and inclusion in their colleagues list. The colleague tracker Web Part enables the presentation of recommended colleagues and enables the user to modify colleague tracking by profile information. For example, users can modify the colleague tracker to present updated colleagues when anniversaries, profile properties, authored documents, and blogs change. Additionally, scoping the presentation can occur when users choose to view colleagues specifically for the user’s workgroup

Playing Audio / Video files within SharePoint

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To play the Audio/Video files in SharePoint follow these steps: 1. Upload the file into a document library. 2. Add a content Editor Web Part to your site. 3. Add the code in the HTML: Notes: 1. CLASSID="CLSID:6BF52A52-394A-11d3-B153-00C04F79FAA6" is the class id for Windows Media player. 2. URL will point to the location of the file. Upload this file to document library and put the URL for that file. 3. autoStart specifies value indicating whether the current media item begins playing automatically. 4. uiMode specifies which controls are shown in the user interface. Possible values: invisible, none, mini, full. 5. PlayCount specifies the number of times a media item will play. Minimum value of one.

10 Tips To Prevent Credit Card Fraud

Imagine opening your credit card statement one morning and discovering to your horror that you suddenly owe thousands of dollars - on purchases that you never made. Impossible? Credit card fraud on the rise, so you need to treat your card and its information with extreme care. Here are 10 tips to help insure you're not the victim of thieves and fraudsters: 1. Sign new and replacement cards immediately. 2. Destroy the old cards by cutting them into pieces and shred all old receipts and bills. 3. Don't fax your credit-card number, if possible. Remember, the faxed document could remain in sight at the other end for long periods of time. 4. Don't give your card number over the phone unless you have initiated the call. 5. Destroy any carbon paper if it's used as part of the credit card transaction. Somebody can grab it and forge your signature. 6. Don't respond to any "scam" e-mails requesting your credit card number. 7. Never send your credit card number in an

PROTECT YOUR E-MAIL

Is your boss or even some co-worker secretly reading your email ? Are the Federal agencies snooping your email messages ? Following are two simple techniques that can help you confirm your suspicion - it detects snoopers and can track the address of the computer that is watching your email. Remember that for steps 3 & 4, you can create a free account on geocities.com, create a dummy HTML file that contains Statcounter or Google Analytics tracking script. 1. Set up a Hotmail account in US and and a second email account with a non-U.S. provider. (eg. Rediff.com or IndiaTimes.com) 2. Send messages between the two email accounts which might be interesting to the email snooper or NSA who may be monitoring your email. 3. In each message, include a unique URL to a Web server (link to the dummy file on geocities.com containing the tracking code) that you have access to its server logs. This URL should only be known by you and not linked to from any other Web page. The text of the message s

PLAY WITH regedit

Well, the total thing is going very long, lets do it in short. Open registry and navigate to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/CurrentVersion/Policies\explorer". Under this create a DWORD-Value and name it from the list below to impose restriction. The value of which will be 1 to restrict and 0 to remove restriction. Lets look at the following list: NoDeletePrinter: Disables Deletion of already installed Printers NoAddPrinter: Disables Addition of new Printers NoRun : Disables or hides the Run Command NoSetFolders: Removes Folders from the Settings option on Start Menu (Control Panel, Printers, Taskbar) NoSetTaskbar: Removes Taskbar system folder from the Settings option on Start Menu NoFind: Removes the Find Tool (Start >Find) NoDrives: Hides and does not display any Drives in My Computer NoNetHood: Hides or removes the Network Neighborhood icon from the desktop NoDesktop: Hides all items including, file, folders and system folders from the Desktop NoClose: Disables S

Shutdown your system by just one click

1. Create a shortcut by right clicking on your desktop->New->shortcut... 2. give the value as follows without the square brackets .. [shutdown -s -t 05 -c "please wait"] 3.Just Enjoy after that...

Hiding Disk Drives!!!

Follow these steps to hide disk drives... 1.Open Registry and navigate to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer". 2.Create a new entry by clicking on edit-> new->"Dword value". Name the value as 3fffffff.Now each drive letter has a number. 3.The value of the key will be the sum of the drive letter numbers. Some of the numbers are : A:=1, B:=2,C:\4,D:=8,e:=16,f:=32,g:=64,H:=128,I:=256,j:=512,k:=1024,L:=2048 and so on. ..... 4.Now if you want to hide "C:" and "D:" , you just have to enter value as '12'(4+8). Enter as decimal value in the dword key and restart windows. 5.To get back your drives just delete the key called "3fffffff".

A simple test for you......

A test for you.If you answer atleast 5 out of them you are good. 1. What programming language is GOOGLE developed in? 2. What is the expansion of YAHOO? 3. What is the expansion of ADIDAS? 4. Expansion of Star as in Star TV Network? 5. What is expansion of "ICICI?" 6. What does "baker's dozen" signify? 7. The 1984-85 season. 2nd ODI between India and Pakistan at Sialkot - India 210/3 with Vengsarkar 94*. Match abandoned. Why? 8. Who is the only man to have written the National Anthems for two different countries? 9. From what four word expression does the word `goodbye` derive? 10. How was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu better known? 11. Name the only other country to have got independence on Aug 15th other than India? 12. Why was James Bond Associated with the Number 007? 13. Who faced the first ball in the first ever One day match in cricket? 14. Which cricketer played for South Africa before it was banned from international cricket and later represented Zimbabwe ? 15.