Looks like a couple of interesting posts on using SharePoint / WSS / MOSS as a development platform. I was originally going to send this as an email to a former colleague (hi mate!) but thought I would post it instead because I find the debate quite interesting. Remember, the discussion is about SharePoint...

In MOSS 2007 you can use Business Data Catalogs (BDCs) to expose business entities. For example, you can add a column type that lets you choose one of your company's products. I had a BDC file that *almost* worked. It let you choose a product using the address book, but would not match the product when...

As you might be able to tell from my some of my recent posts, I have been mucking around with a SharePoint Designer (SPD) workflow. This post serves as a complete example, building on some of the information previously posted: Emailing form links using SharePoint Designer Custom SharePoint Designer Actions...

It is surprisingly difficult to email a link to a relevant input form in a SharePoint Designer workflow. There is no built in property, not even a nice way of getting server name/domain. The only option I have found is to build up the string. I have tended to put an "Initialise variables" task as the...

MS Dynamics CRM has some info on removing chrome from Web Part pages and document libraries . This is useful when combined with the Page Viewer Web Part so you can embed a list into another page. These methods involved mucking around with HTML, embedding styles, or embedding javascript to muck with styles...