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Updated Release: LifeInSharePoint - Metro Weather (Jan 28, 2013)

lifeinsharepoint — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:18:16 GMT

Overview:

I am happy to release the first version of the Metro Weather WebPart. This WebPart was created due to the lack of (in my opinion) good looking weather WebParts available. The WebPart has multiple modes, built in caching, XSLT rendering and a great look. See below for the release and its features.
Features:

7 different Colours - Red, Yellow, Blue, Light Blue, Purple, Green, Light Green
4 different layouts - Horizontal, Vertical, Horizontal Summary, Vertical Summary
XSLT Rendering - Change how you want the weather to render
Free Online API - http://www.worldweatheronline.com/. Allows 500 API Calls an hour. (Please ensure if using a free API key that you keep the "Credit to World Weather Online intact")
Caching - WebPart caches data every minute to ensure api limit is not reached.
CSS - Styled via css stored in Style library to ensure you are able to customise layout easier.
Multiple measures - Display speeds in mph, or km/h and temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit

How to use:

To use the new Metro Weather WebPart first download and upload the solution to your site collection. After you have activated the feature you are then able to add the WebPart onto the Page and configure the webpart to display the weather information of your choice.

The WebPart has the following properties that can be configured at set:

Weather Location - This is the most complex property to complete. This is a comma and semi-colon delimited string which will configure the location that will be displayed, its colour and if required a different display name.
- The string should be in the following format: Location{Display Name},Colour;Location{Display Name},Colour
- Examples from the screenshot above would be: London,red;Las Vegas{Sin City},blue;New York,green;
- If you emit the {Display Name} then the city name from the xml results will be displayed instead.
- The avaliable colours are shown in the features above.
Number of Days forecast (Max 5) - This sets the number of days forecast that can be displayed. (The Free API enabled a max of 5)
API Key - Before you are able to use the webpart you will need to sign up for an API key at http://www.worldweatheronline.com/register.aspx
XSLT Path - This is the XSLT path for the WebPart. The default setting should be: http://servername/Style Library/LifeInSharePoint.Weather/xslt/Weather.xslt
Display Type - Sets the display type of the WebPart. Horizontal, Vertical, SummaryHorizontal, SummaryVertical.
Temperature Display - Sets the temperature setting to either centigrade, or fahrenheit.
Speed Display - Sets the wind speed to be displayed in either Mph, or Kph.

Released: LifeInSharePoint - Metro Weather (Jan 28, 2013)

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:18:16 GMT

Overview:

7 different Colours - Red, Yellow, Blue, Light Blue, Purple, Green, Light Green
4 different layouts - Horizontal, Vertical, Horizontal Summary, Vertical Summary
XSLT Rendering - Change how you want the weather to render
Free Online API - http://www.worldweatheronline.com/. Allows 500 API Calls an hour. (Please ensure if using a free API key that you keep the "Credit to World Weather Online intact")
Caching - WebPart caches data every minute to ensure api limit is not reached.
CSS - Styled via css stored in Style library to ensure you are able to customise layout easier.
Multiple measures - Display speeds in mph, or km/h and temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit

How to use:

Weather Location - This is the most complex property to complete. This is a comma and semi-colon delimited string which will configure the location that will be displayed, its colour and if required a different display name.
- The string should be in the following format: Location{Display Name},Colour;Location{Display Name},Colour
- Examples from the screenshot above would be: London,red;Las Vegas{Sin City},blue;New York,green;
- If you emit the {Display Name} then the city name from the xml results will be displayed instead.
- The avaliable colours are shown in the features above.
Number of Days forecast (Max 5) - This sets the number of days forecast that can be displayed. (The Free API enabled a max of 5)
API Key - Before you are able to use the webpart you will need to sign up for an API key at http://www.worldweatheronline.com/register.aspx
XSLT Path - This is the XSLT path for the WebPart. The default setting should be: http://servername/Style Library/LifeInSharePoint.Weather/xslt/Weather.xslt
Display Type - Sets the display type of the WebPart. Horizontal, Vertical, SummaryHorizontal, SummaryVertical.
Temperature Display - Sets the temperature setting to either centigrade, or fahrenheit.
Speed Display - Sets the wind speed to be displayed in either Mph, or Kph.

Updated Release: LifeInSharePoint - Metro Weather (Jan 28, 2013)

lifeinsharepoint — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:17:16 GMT

Overview:

7 different Colours - Red, Yellow, Blue, Light Blue, Purple, Green, Light Green
4 different layouts - Horizontal, Vertical, Horizontal Summary, Vertical Summary
XSLT Rendering - Change how you want the weather to render
Free Online API - http://www.worldweatheronline.com/. Allows 500 API Calls an hour.
Caching - WebPart caches data every minute to ensure api limit is not reached.
CSS - Styled via css stored in Style library to ensure you are able to customise layout easier.
Multiple measures - Display speeds in mph, or km/h and temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit

How to use:

Weather Location - This is the most complex property to complete. This is a comma and semi-colon delimited string which will configure the location that will be displayed, its colour and if required a different display name.
- The string should be in the following format: Location{Display Name},Colour;Location{Display Name},Colour
- Examples from the screenshot above would be: London,red;Las Vegas{Sin City},blue;New York,green;
- If you emit the {Display Name} then the city name from the xml results will be displayed instead.
- The avaliable colours are shown in the features above.
Number of Days forecast (Max 5) - This sets the number of days forecast that can be displayed. (The Free API enabled a max of 5)
API Key - Before you are able to use the webpart you will need to sign up for an API key at http://www.worldweatheronline.com/register.aspx
XSLT Path - This is the XSLT path for the WebPart. The default setting should be: http://servername/Style Library/LifeInSharePoint.Weather/xslt/Weather.xslt
Display Type - Sets the display type of the WebPart. Horizontal, Vertical, SummaryHorizontal, SummaryVertical.
Temperature Display - Sets the temperature setting to either centigrade, or fahrenheit.
Speed Display - Sets the wind speed to be displayed in either Mph, or Kph.

Updated Release: LifeInSharePoint.SPTwitter - Beta (Jun 29, 2010)

lifeinsharepoint — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:45:45 GMT

LifeInSharePoint.SPTwitter - Beta - Updated now includes Retweeting
Sandbox Solution - Deploy then activate site collection features first then site features.

For more info please visit http://www.lifeinsharepoint.co.uk

Released: LifeInSharePoint.SPTwitter - Beta (Jun 29, 2010)

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:45:45 GMT

Created Release: LifeInSharePoint - Metro Weather (Jan 28, 2013)

lifeinsharepoint — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:45:07 GMT

Overview:

7 different Colours - Red, Yellow, Blue, Light Blue, Purple, Green, Light Green
4 different layouts - Horizontal, Vertical, Horizontal Summary, Vertical Summary
XSLT Rendering - Change how you want the weather to render
Free Online API - http://www.worldweatheronline.com/. Allows 500 API Calls an hour.
Caching - WebPart caches data every minute to ensure api limit is not reached.
CSS - Styled via css stored in Style library to ensure you are able to customise layout easier.
Multiple measures - Display speeds in mph, or km/h and temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit

How to use:

Weather Location - This is the most complex property to complete. This is a comma and semi-colon delimited string which will configure the location that will be displayed, its colour and if required a different display name.
- The string should be in the following format: Location{Display Name},Colour;Location{Display Name},Colour
- Examples from the screenshot above would be: London,red;Las Vegas{Sin City},blue;New York,green;
- If you emit the {Display Name} then the city name from the xml results will be displayed instead.
- The avaliable colours are shown in the features above.
Number of Days forecast (Max 5) - This sets the number of days forecast that can be displayed. (The Free API enabled a max of 5)
API Key - Before you are able to use the webpart you will need to sign up for an API key at http://www.worldweatheronline.com/register.aspx
XSLT Path - This is the XSLT path for the WebPart. The default setting should be: http://servername/Style Library/LifeInSharePoint.Weather/xslt/Weather.xslt
Display Type - Sets the display type of the WebPart. Horizontal, Vertical, SummaryHorizontal, SummaryVertical.
Temperature Display - Sets the temperature setting to either centigrade, or fahrenheit.
Speed Display - Sets the wind speed to be displayed in either Mph, or Kph.

Released: LifeInSharePoint - Metro Weather (Jan 28, 2013)

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:45:07 GMT

Overview:

7 different Colours - Red, Yellow, Blue, Light Blue, Purple, Green, Light Green
4 different layouts - Horizontal, Vertical, Horizontal Summary, Vertical Summary
XSLT Rendering - Change how you want the weather to render
Free Online API - http://www.worldweatheronline.com/. Allows 500 API Calls an hour.
Caching - WebPart caches data every minute to ensure api limit is not reached.
CSS - Styled via css stored in Style library to ensure you are able to customise layout easier.
Multiple measures - Display speeds in mph, or km/h and temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit

How to use:

Weather Location - This is the most complex property to complete. This is a comma and semi-colon delimited string which will configure the location that will be displayed, its colour and if required a different display name.
- The string should be in the following format: Location{Display Name},Colour;Location{Display Name},Colour
- Examples from the screenshot above would be: London,red;Las Vegas{Sin City},blue;New York,green;
- If you emit the {Display Name} then the city name from the xml results will be displayed instead.
- The avaliable colours are shown in the features above.
Number of Days forecast (Max 5) - This sets the number of days forecast that can be displayed. (The Free API enabled a max of 5)
API Key - Before you are able to use the webpart you will need to sign up for an API key at http://www.worldweatheronline.com/register.aspx
XSLT Path - This is the XSLT path for the WebPart. The default setting should be: http://servername/Style Library/LifeInSharePoint.Weather/xslt/Weather.xslt
Display Type - Sets the display type of the WebPart. Horizontal, Vertical, SummaryHorizontal, SummaryVertical.
Temperature Display - Sets the temperature setting to either centigrade, or fahrenheit.
Speed Display - Sets the wind speed to be displayed in either Mph, or Kph.

Created Release: LifeInSharePoint - SP2013 Branding for 2010 (Oct 24, 2012)

lifeinsharepoint — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 22:52:19 GMT

The SharePoint 2013 Masterpage for 2010 has the following features:

* SharePoint Sandbox Solution – Office 365 Compatible
* Custom Site Actions Menu Link
* “Focus on Content” – hide site navigation to allow user to focus on content only
* Get the SharePoint 2013 interface without having to upgrade :)

Released: LifeInSharePoint - SP2013 Branding for 2010 (Oct 24, 2012)

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 22:52:19 GMT

Updated Release: Promoted Links for SharePoint 2010 (Aug 18, 2012)

Lifeinsharepoint — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 23:19:13 GMT

Want to get some SharePoint 2013 functionality now? LifeInSharePoint Promoted Links WebPart is now available to test.

Features:

Reordering enabled like the OOTB Links List (Single post deployment step required)
Customise the Background colour of the blocks using the WebPart Settings.
Custom Link Titles using the WebPart Settings.
Integration with Font Awesome. If you cannot find a suitable image try one of the hundred odd icons from the inbuilt font.

Note: After deployment of SharePoint List Please modify view and enable the radio button "Allow users to order items in this view?"

Released: Promoted Links for SharePoint 2010 (Aug 18, 2012)

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 23:19:13 GMT

Want to get some SharePoint 2013 functionality now? LifeInSharePoint Promoted Links WebPart is now available to test.

Features:

Reordering enabled like the OOTB Links List (Single post deployment step required)
Customise the Background colour of the blocks using the WebPart Settings.
Custom Link Titles using the WebPart Settings.
Integration with Font Awesome. If you cannot find a suitable image try one of the hundred odd icons from the inbuilt font.

Note: After deployment of SharePoint List Please modify view and enable the radio button "Allow users to order items in this view?"

Created Release: LifeInSharePoint - Promoted Links for SharePoint 2 (Aug 18, 2012)

Lifeinsharepoint — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 23:18:51 GMT

Want to get some SharePoint 2013 functionality now? LifeInSharePoint Promoted Links WebPart is now available to test.

Features:

Reordering enabled like the OOTB Links List (Single post deployment step required)
Customise the Background colour of the blocks using the WebPart Settings.
Custom Link Titles using the WebPart Settings.
Integration with Font Awesome. If you cannot find a suitable image try one of the hundred odd icons from the inbuilt font.

Note: After deployment of SharePoint List Please modify view and enable the radio button "Allow users to order items in this view?"

Created Release: iGoogle for SharePoint 2010 Demo (Jun 14, 2012)

lifeinsharepoint — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 08:33:07 GMT

This is the demo file for the iGoogle Blog Series.

Released: iGoogle for SharePoint 2010 Demo (Jun 14, 2012)

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 08:33:07 GMT

This is the demo file for the iGoogle Blog Series.

Updated Release: Life In SharePoint - Metro UI Masterpage (Feb 13, 2012)

lifeinsharepoint — Fri, 25 May 2012 14:21:21 GMT

So today i have released onto Codeplex a SharePoint 2010 Masterpage design which is inspired from the Metro UI of Windows 8. The design has the following features:

Fixes : Chrome Support, Wrapping Navigation, Repositioned Search Box
Liquid Layout
Cufon Integration
Jquery Accordion Quicklaunch with Sub Item Count
Full Solution with single Site Feature to activate branding (Thanks CKS:Dev Team)

LATEST SANDBOX VERSION ADDED******************

I have updated the blue version with the accordion to be installable in a Sandbox Solution. Please not that with sandbox solutions you cannot use application pages therefore the configuration & theme switcher has been disabled. I will need to think of a suitable way to make changes accessible (perhaps ribbon controls)

Enjoy :)

IMPORTANT : Please can you provide bugs in the issue tracker. I have had a couple of comments mentioning issues with no further information. I cannot fix them if i do not have accurate issue details.

If you would please leave me comments be it positive or negative they are all welcome. I hope you enjoy and if you come across any bugs please let me know and i can fix them.

Released: Life In SharePoint - Metro UI Masterpage (Feb 13, 2012)

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:21:21 GMT

So today i have released onto Codeplex a SharePoint 2010 Masterpage design which is inspired from the Metro UI of Windows 8. The design has the following features:

Fixes : Chrome Support, Wrapping Navigation, Repositioned Search Box
Liquid Layout
Cufon Integration
Jquery Accordion Quicklaunch with Sub Item Count
Full Solution with single Site Feature to activate branding (Thanks CKS:Dev Team)

LATEST SANDBOX VERSION ADDED******************

I have updated the blue version with the accordion to be installable in a Sandbox Solution. Please not that with sandbox solutions you cannot use application pages therefore the configuration & theme switcher has been disabled. I will need to think of a suitable way to make changes accessible (perhaps ribbon controls)

Enjoy :)

IMPORTANT : Please can you provide bugs in the issue tracker. I have had a couple of comments mentioning issues with no further information. I cannot fix them if i do not have accurate issue details.

If you would please leave me comments be it positive or negative they are all welcome. I hope you enjoy and if you come across any bugs please let me know and i can fix them.

Updated Release: Life In SharePoint - Metro UI Masterpage (Feb 13, 2012)

lifeinsharepoint — Wed, 09 May 2012 11:28:21 GMT

Released: Life In SharePoint - Metro UI Masterpage (Feb 13, 2012)

Wed, 09 May 2012 11:28:21 GMT

So today i have released onto Codeplex a SharePoint 2010 Masterpage design which is inspired from the Metro UI of Windows 8. The design has the following features:

Fixes : Chrome Support, Wrapping Navigation, Repositioned Search Box
Liquid Layout
Cufon Integration
Jquery Accordion Quicklaunch with Sub Item Count
Full Solution with single Site Feature to activate branding (Thanks CKS:Dev Team)

LATEST SANDBOX VERSION ADDED******************

I have updated the blue version with the accordion to be installable in a Sandbox Solution. Please not that with sandbox solutions you cannot use application pages therefore the configuration & theme switcher has been disabled. I will need to think of a suitable way to make changes accessible (perhaps ribbon controls)

Enjoy :)

IMPORTANT : Please can you provide bugs in the issue tracker. I have had a couple of comments mentioning issues with no further information. I cannot fix them if i do not have accurate issue details.

If you would please leave me comments be it positive or negative they are all welcome. I hope you enjoy and if you come across any bugs please let me know and i can fix them.

Updated Release: Life In SharePoint - Metro UI Masterpage (Feb 13, 2012)

lifeinsharepoint — Wed, 09 May 2012 10:54:11 GMT

Released: Life In SharePoint - Metro UI Masterpage (Feb 13, 2012)

Wed, 09 May 2012 10:54:11 GMT

So today i have released onto Codeplex a SharePoint 2010 Masterpage design which is inspired from the Metro UI of Windows 8. The design has the following features:

Fixes : Chrome Support, Wrapping Navigation, Repositioned Search Box
Liquid Layout
Cufon Integration
Jquery Accordion Quicklaunch with Sub Item Count
Full Solution with single Site Feature to activate branding (Thanks CKS:Dev Team)

LATEST SANDBOX VERSION ADDED******************

I have updated the blue version with the accordion to be installable in a Sandbox Solution. Please not that with sandbox solutions you cannot use application pages therefore the configuration & theme switcher has been disabled. I will need to think of a suitable way to make changes accessible (perhaps ribbon controls)

Enjoy :)

IMPORTANT : Please can you provide bugs in the issue tracker. I have had a couple of comments mentioning issues with no further information. I cannot fix them if i do not have accurate issue details.

If you would please leave me comments be it positive or negative they are all welcome. I hope you enjoy and if you come across any bugs please let me know and i can fix them.