SPMalaya Google Search (SPMalaya.CSEWP) Web Part (Licensed-Free)

SharePoint Malaya (SPMalaya) Google Search Web Part (SPMalaya.CSEWP) for SharePoint 2010 allows you to harness the power of Google Custom Search Engine (CSE) to create a customized search experience for your SharePoint sites.

SPMalaya Google Search comprises of four (4) Web Parts:

• SPMalaya Google Search Box and Results Web Part displays a search box that allows users to search for information via Google Custom Search Engine (CSE). Search results are displayed on the same page (i.e. search element) that provides the most layout and customization options.
• SPMalaya Google Search Box Web Part displays a search box that allows users to search for information via Google Custom Search Engine (CSE). Search results can be displayed on either Google-hosted page, SharePoint Default page or any SharePoint Custom page.
• SPMalaya Google Search Results Web Part displays the search results and the properties associated with Google Custom Search Engine (CSE). You will need to configure hosting page option in the Google Search Box Web Part in order for this web part to work.
• SPMalaya Content Best Bet Web Part displays high-confidence best bet related to the content of your page.

 

For more information about SPMalaya Google Search functionalities:

1.1 About the License

SPMalaya Google Search is licensed free of charge.

BECAUSE THE LIBRARY IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE LIBRARY, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

For more information about End User License Agreement (EULA), see Microsoft Public License (Ms-PL): http://www.opensource.org/licenses/ms-pl

1.2 Installer

The SPMalaya Google Search installer can be downloaded from here: SPMalaya Google Search Web part Installer v1.0.0 (SharePoint 2010)

1.3 Documentation

The SPMalaya Google Search Installation and Configuration Guide is included with your distribution package. It is also downloadable at: SPMalaya Google Search Installation and Configuration Guide v1.0.0 (SharePoint 2010)

Online version is also available at: http://sharepointmalaya.blogspot.com

1.4 Getting Supports

Ladies and Gents,

I created this product as part of my hobbies and certainly I am not working full time - I work on WEEKENDS ONLY (I wish my kids went to bed at 9pm each night on weekends)!

So, if you have any support issues, feel free to put your comments on this page: http://sharepointmalaya.blogspot.com. If I unable to come back to you in a timely fashion, then I am sure you will get help from the communities ;).

1.5 Feature Requests

I am very happy and pleased for any and all user feedback, and value your opinions in this regard. Please tell me!

Again, feel free to put your comments on this page: http://sharepointmalaya.blogspot.com. Alternatively, you can email me at sharepointmalaya@gmail.com

Kind regards,

Mohd Sukri,

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), about me: http://about.me/mohdsukri

SharePoint 2010 Official Site and Useful Blogs Worth Checking Out

A great starting place to understand more about SharePoint would be the MSDN SharePoint Developer Center:

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/default.aspx

You may also want to check out the MSDN Office Developer Center:

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/default.aspx

Also, Channel 9 offers a number of training kits that you can download and walk through, for both SharePoint and other Microsoft technologies. The Channel 9 Learning Center is located here:

• http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/

With just these three sites, you’ll find a ton of developer resources.

Lastly, following are a few blogs worth checking out. You’ll certainly find more, but these have proven to be useful and informative over the years:

• SharePoint Team at http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint
• Andrew Connell at www.andrewconnell.com/blog
• Arpan Shah at http://blogs.msdn.com/arpans
• Paul Stubb at http://blogs.msdn.com/pstubbs
• Paul Andrew at http://blogs.msdn.com/pandrew
• Scot Hillier at www.shillier.com/default.aspx
• Sahil Malik at http://blah.winsmarts.com
• Wouter van Vugt at http://blogs.code-counsel.net/Wouter/default.aspx
• Todd Baginski at www.toddbaginski.com/blog
• Tim Heuer at http://timheuer.com/blog
• Steve Fox at http://blogs.msdn.com/steve_fox

SharePoint Guidance 2010 Hands On Lab Has Been Released

SharePoint Guidance 2010 Hands On Lab has just been released to CodePlex: http://spg.codeplex.com/ 

It consist of six labs:

• Add and Remove Application Setting in Feature Receiver and Retrieve them in Web Part
• Add and Remove Application Setting in Console Application and Use Hierarchy of them in Web Part
• Add, Update, Remove, Search Application Setting in Sandbox
• Read Application Setting in Sand Box Solution with ConfigProxy
• Register SharePoint Logger in Feature Receiver and Use Logger in Web Part
• Register Service in Feature Receiver and Display Service Instance in Web Part

Malaysia SharePoint User Group (MySpug), Where Are You?

Today, I realise that MySpug (http://spugmalaysia.org) web site no longer exist – rather a sad news to all SharePoint end-users, IT pros and developers in Malaysia.

MySpug was launched in mid 2009 and surprisingly I knew nothing about their existence until today! That’s sound weird, eh? considering that I’ve been working around SharePoint since version 2001. My friend said they had organised quite a number of activities and talks in Malaysia (but I didn’t get any invitation *sigh* – why?? communication break down?? publicity??). I am not sure whether MySpug is still active though – I will have to find out.

Come on and Matthew Khaw and Patrick Yong!