"SharePoint The Reality Series 4: Benchmarks for success" by Marc Solomon

Back in May, I posted about a couple of articles on “SharePoint: The Reality Series” that Marc Solomon had written which included some quotes from a discussion I had with him back in January.  Marc was kind enough to ping me today about a new installment in the series. This installment is entitled SharePoint The…

What’s That Lorem Ipsum Text and How Do I Get It?

Have you ever wondered what this text that you see in mockups, wireframes, or sample data is? Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure…

Should You Use a CDN for jQuery Libraries?

I frequently have people ask me whether they should store jQuery libraries in house or reference external Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) instead. I see plusses and minuses for using the various CDNs out there. (There are several big ones: Google, Microsoft, etc.)  Reducing the ‘hits on the server’ thing is potentially one plus, but unless…