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Changing the Background Color for ActiveX Controls in SharePoint 2007

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:07:00 GMT

In SharePoint (MOSS) 2007 there are many ActiveX controls which add useful functionality like date picking, editing list items in an Excel-like datasheet, uploading of multiple items, and others. The Problem You may run into problems though if you have a dark CSS background color for your site which is defined on the element. The ActiveX control will show this dark color as its background color even if it is a child of another element with a light background color. This makes it difficult , if not impossible, to read and work with the content in the control.

Pragmatic Internet Explorer Version Targeting

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:05:00 GMT

As you may have heard, the web—or at least the standards-based part of it—is in a heated debate over Microsoft’s recent announcement of version targeting in Internet Explorer 8. I’m not going to discuss the pros and cons of this technique but I am going to show how I intend to put version targeting to use when, and if, it actually sees the light of day.

How to use Gmail to filter your personal email

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:51:00 GMT

You can use Gmail and your IMAP personal domain email* without resorting to automatic forwarding. About 3 years ago I switched to using IMAP instead of POP for my personal domain email and have loved it ever since. The main benefit of IMAP is that all your folders and emails are stored on the server instead of your local machine. This means that you can use multiple computers or change email clients without having to go through the tedious process of exporting and importing all your old emails. I also prefer using desktop mail clients to that of the online mail clients I have come across.

Using Symphony

Sun, 04 Mar 2007 21:35:00 GMT

I recently rediscovered Symphony while looking for a new content management system to use on my site. Symphony uses XML and XSLT for its underpinnings which finally gives me an excuse to learn XML in a real and practical way.