SharePoint (and Project Server) Shenanigans

The SharePoint 2010 calendar has some interesting features for those clients NOT using exchange.

In the calendar General Settings page, there is a sharing option, this seems to change the calendars default view to the one shown below

If you then activate the site feature Group Work Lists, you will see 3 more lists, and a load more content types

Also the Calendar General Settings page now has an option for resource reservation.

So if we add some resources to our resource list

We can then book a meeting and add a resource and check availability

Not a bad little solution for someone not using Exchange Calendars.