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June 2013 CU for SharePoint 2013 is delayed

Stefan Goßner

Stefan Goßner

12 Jun 2013 | 1:23 am

June 2013 CU for SharePoint Server 2013 is planned to be released in a couple of days. In case you are only interested in June CU for SharePoint Foundation 2013 or Office Web Apps Server 2013 you can already download it from here: KB 2817346...(read more)
Pro SharePoint 2013 Branding and Responsive Web Development

Mastering SharePoint with Bob Mixon

Bob Mixon

15 Jun 2013 | 2:08 pm

I would like to congratulate Eric Overfield, Rita Zhang, Oscar Medina and Kanwal Khipple on the release of their new book; Pro SharePoint 2013 Branding and Responsive Web Development. I have already started reading it and it contains a lot of great information. Order your copy today!
Book Review: How to Be an Adult in Relationships

Not Fit For Print - Robert Bogue [MVP]

Robert L. Bogue

1 Jun 2013 | 3:14 am

It seems like nary a week goes by that I don't think "When will that person grow up?" This happens to me both in my personal – and my professional life. It's hard to see how the book How to Be an Adult in a Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving could possibly have professional value, but it does. No matter how much we might try to keep our personal lives and personal health outside the office, it leaks in and changes our ability to get things done. At the core, How to Be an Adult in Relationships speaks of five A's which David Richo believes we all need. They are:…
Concessions of a SharePoint Skeptic (A Network Administrator’s SharePoint Awakening)

SharePoint Solutions Blog

10 Jun 2013 | 6:53 am

By RobertSchley I’ll admit it at the outset. I was a SharePoint skeptic! I worked as a Network Administrator for many years. I joined the Marines straight out of high school as a “small computer systems specialist" and worked for eight years setting up and maintaining many diverse systems, ranging from straight Cisco networking to Windows Enterprise support to WAN/LAN transmission mediums. I took for granted the amount of technology that I was being exposed to over my enlistments. Once I left the military, I realized I needed to choose a specific area of…
My Blog: Hosting on Azure - Why, What, How & Costs

Andrew Connell

3 Jun 2013 | 1:56 pm

Looking at the title of this post, you might notice something missing. It's the classic five questions: What Why Where When How But the title is missing two of them… where & when. Well those are easy: What: look at the title… my blog is hosted on Azure… that's what When: right now… actually, starting back on March 19, 2013 In this post I want to touch on a few questions I've been getting about my blog since I elected to move it. Why Did I Go with Azure as the Host? This might be the easiest question to answer, and the quickest decision I had to make. First, I was loving the…

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Odd burst of interest in my book listings

15 Jun 2013 | 8:35 pm

As you probably know in my lists of SharePoint books (http://spf2013faq.mindsharp.com/Lists/SharePoint%202013%20Books%20and%20Extracts/V%20Books.aspx is the SP 2013 list) I always try to include links to more than just the Amazon US site. So these days I also have links for most books to Amazon UK, Amazon Germany, Amazon France, Amazon Spain, Amazon Italy and Amazon Canada. For most of these sites it's a labour of love rather than a paying proposition as apart from the Amazon US site there are few clicks in the month and even less purchases through those clicks (read zero for most months for…
To everyone's (?) surprise I go for a Windows 8 Phone.

13 Jun 2013 | 7:05 pm

If it was to your surprise then you haven't been reading all my posts. If you have you may remember that I chose a Nexus 7 to get a smaller form factor tablet rather than waiting for an iPad Mini. The iPad Mini would have meant that all my iPad apps worked but would have been boringly similar. The same thinking in part inspired the choice of smart phone because despite all my statements about going to move to Apple OSX if the only Windows choice after Windows 7 for desktops and portables is Windows 8, that's not to say that Windows 8 Phone is necessarily a wrong choice for a phone. The other…
iPad and Windows 8 Tablet comparisons (from Microsoft!) amusing

1 Jun 2013 | 8:44 pm

There seem to be quite a few videos on YouTube that EPCGroup (a name used by Microsoft for lots of YouTube presentations) have produced. I could only stop laughing long enough to watch the basic one here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrZ0GPNNwMs which showed us that a particular (Asus) Win 8 tablet was marginally thinner; slightly lighter; "had Microsoft Office" and (separate mention!) had OneNote; and also allowed you to do two things at once (rather than one) and allowed you to access additional storage without an extra cable. The laughter started when I realised they were…
Some Companies don't get the point of publishing (SharePoint) webcasts

31 May 2013 | 7:20 pm

Now that I've been back from my 2 week UK trip without a PC I have been able to process the past *month's* YouTube SharePoint 2013 webcasts. I have had of course quite a few to go through. Seeing a large number in one short time period has reminded me that some companies just don't get the point of publishing their web casts to YouTube. It IS to get their name in the public view as a helpful organisation in the SharePoint area. It IS NOT to spent an interminable amount of time telling us what the company is - when it was formed; how many employees it has; what merits does it have in the SP…
The differences between Start Button and Start Menu - Microsoft's blind spot?

30 May 2013 | 6:30 pm

Of course Microsoft people understand that when Windows 8 came out and users were complaining about the lack of a Start Button they actually were complaining about the lack of the Start Menu that clicking the Start Button led to. Microsoft people, yes, Microsoft as a company clearly not, because otherwise why should it make such a great fuss about "we have responded to customer wishes by bringing back the Start Button" even though all they have brought back is the button not the functionality. Yet a company - especially a software company - consists of people so how come the company…

Andrew Connell
My thoughts on the SharePoint App Model, Office 365, SharePoint Store and the Business of SharePoint Apps Today

5 Jun 2013 | 2:17 pm

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to be the keynote speaker at the SharePoint Summit in Toronto, Canada. Months before when I received the invitation, I was doing a lot of work and thinking around the new SharePoint app model. It wasn't the typical technical aspects that had my attention, it was more along the lines of the business of SharePoint Apps, the messaging coming form Microsoft, confusion customs were having and the challenges many of us were experiencing when applying this new model to the real world business problems. I though this would be a great topic to talk about……
SharePoint Hosted Apps in SP 2013 as Single Page Apps

4 Jun 2013 | 10:01 am

In April I presented a session at the premiere SharePoint conference, SharePoint Evolutions, in London. At this conference I presented two sessions, one on workflow development and one on building SharePoint Hosted apps using a specific technique. In this post I want to talk a little about the virtues of the SharePoint Hosted app technique. What I did was built a SharePoint Hosted App for SharePoint 2013 using the technique called Single Page Apps (SPA). The acronym absolutely sucks, but the concept is nothing really new. I suspect every single person reading this has used either GMAIL or…
My Blog: Hosting on Azure - Why, What, How & Costs

3 Jun 2013 | 1:56 pm

Looking at the title of this post, you might notice something missing. It's the classic five questions: What Why Where When How But the title is missing two of them… where & when. Well those are easy: What: look at the title… my blog is hosted on Azure… that's what When: right now… actually, starting back on March 19, 2013 In this post I want to touch on a few questions I've been getting about my blog since I elected to move it. Why Did I Go with Azure as the Host? This might be the easiest question to answer, and the quickest decision I had to make. First, I was loving the…
I'm Presenting at VS Live 360 for SharePoint in Redmond this August

10 May 2013 | 10:27 am

In just a few months from now the VS Live will be in Redmond, will be held again in at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, WA. At this show I'm going to present two sessions which are: Building SharePoint Hosted Apps as Single Page AppsUnlike cloud apps, SharePoint Hosted Apps cannot have a server footprint on the SharePoint host. Instead all custom business logic is manifested and runs within the user’s browser. This can prove to be a challenge with some developers who are used to working with the server-side object model in SharePoint. In this session you’ll learn some tricks on how to…
My Blog: Creating a Custom Brand and Orchard Theme

6 May 2013 | 3:17 am

About a month and half ago I relaunched my blog onto a new web CMS platform moving away from the SubText engine to Orchard (you can see more on the background here). When I relaunched, I got a lot of questions on how I did it and about some of the decisions I made along the way. At the time I committed to writing a bunch of posts but I got a bit behind on writing these posts because some billable work got in the way as well as some other business stuff. In this post I want to touch on some of the branding and creation of the custom Orchard theme. Creating the Brand My old site was built on a…

SharePoint Solutions Blog
Need Microsoft Office 365 SharePoint Training or Consulting? We have it!

17 Jun 2013 | 11:08 am

Is your organization looking for training and/or consulting on SharePoint Online in Microsoft Office 365? Well, your search is over!Office 365 SharePoint is an increasingly popular way to incorporate the benefits and advantages of using SharePoint in your organization without having it installed on premises. It is hosted by Microsoft in “the cloud.”Quality Office 365 SharePoint training is the key to using this hosted edition of SharePoint effectively, and SharePoint Solutions is your headquarters for practical hands-on Office 365 SharePoint training. The content of each of…
Concessions of a SharePoint Skeptic (A Network Administrator’s SharePoint Awakening)

10 Jun 2013 | 6:53 am

By RobertSchley I’ll admit it at the outset. I was a SharePoint skeptic! I worked as a Network Administrator for many years. I joined the Marines straight out of high school as a “small computer systems specialist" and worked for eight years setting up and maintaining many diverse systems, ranging from straight Cisco networking to Windows Enterprise support to WAN/LAN transmission mediums. I took for granted the amount of technology that I was being exposed to over my enlistments. Once I left the military, I realized I needed to choose a specific area of…
SPGA 2013: A Site Vending Machine

14 May 2013 | 10:36 am

by Tony Bierman Recently we announced the release of our newest software add-on: Site Provisioning and Governance Assistant for SharePoint 2013 (SPGA 2013). The beauty of SPGA 2013 is that it enables every site to be provisioned just the way you want it – every single time. It’s a site vending machine that generates on demand, uniformly and automatically. Why is this so important? In organizations where lots of new sites are created on an ongoing basis, the IT department can get overwhelmed with the load of creating and provisioning new sites – making sure that site after…
SharePoint User Migration Training

8 Apr 2013 | 6:16 am

These 2-day courses will get you up to speed on the new version in a hurry! As an information worker who works with SharePoint every day in your job, you feel very comfortable with SharePoint and know exactly how to do what you need to do. But now your company is migrating to a newer version of SharePoint, and you’ve heard that it’s very different. There are even new features and capabilities you may be able to leverage to make your job easier. But which course would be the best one for you to learn all about the changes and improvements? The answer to that question depends on…
The Microsoft Self-Service BI Toolset: A Quick and Efficient Way to Mine Business Intelligence

19 Mar 2013 | 7:09 pm

Business Intelligence can help you turn mountains of data into manageable, meaningful information, which can give your business decision-makers the insights they need to make better-informed decisions. Having the right BI right tool is the key to making this process quick and efficient. Without the right tools, it can take months for highly specialized IT professionals to gather, assimilate and share Business Intelligence data. With the right tools, that process can be done in mere days by business professionals. Microsoft has made a way for business professionals to “help yourself” to…

Mastering SharePoint with Bob Mixon
Pro SharePoint 2013 Branding and Responsive Web Development

Bob Mixon

15 Jun 2013 | 2:08 pm

I would like to congratulate Eric Overfield, Rita Zhang, Oscar Medina and Kanwal Khipple on the release of their new book; Pro SharePoint 2013 Branding and Responsive Web Development. I have already started reading it and it contains a lot of great information. Order your copy today!
June 20, 2013 SVSPUG Meeting – How to Mobilize your SharePoint and BI

Bob Mixon

6 Jun 2013 | 11:18 am

Date: Thursday, June 20, 2013 Arrival Time: 5:30 PM Meeting Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Cost: Free Location: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Address: 3331 North First Street, Building “A”, San Jose, CA 95134 (Parking in the back of the building) Description: The workforce is becoming increasingly mobile – at home through telecommuting, on business trips, in sales, and in servicing. There is also an increasing expectation by customers, suppliers and partners that business be conducted in real time. Research by AIIM indicates that at least 70% of…
Interested in Learning More About Big Data and Hadoop?

Bob Mixon

9 May 2013 | 6:20 pm

Niraj, from Netwoven, is writing a series of articles on this topic. I recommend reading the first in this series; What is Big Data?
May 16, 2013 SVSPUG Meeting – SharePoint 2013 WCM, ECM and DM Features

Bob Mixon

3 May 2013 | 11:32 am

THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED AS THE TOPIC HAS CHANGED. Date: Thursday, May 16, 2013 Arrival Time: 5:30 PM Meeting Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Cost: Free Location: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Address: 3331 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95134 (Parking in the back of the building) Building “C”, Room “C-119″ RSVP: Bob.Mixon@CollectiveKnowledgeSolutions.com Please RSVP me so we have enough food and drinks for everyone. We would like to thank Santa Clara VTA for allowing us to use their facility for our meetings. SharePoint 2013 WCM, ECM and DM Features…
Lightning Tools – Announcing SharePoint 2013 version of Meta Man

Bob Mixon

30 Apr 2013 | 11:07 am

Today, Lightning Tools announced the release of their new Business Connectivity Services tool – simply called Meta Man! Meta Man is again a standalone application. This means you do not need to Visual Studio installed to use it. If you need to connect SharePoint 2010 or SharePoint 2013 to MS SQL Server, Oracle, ODBC data sources such as DB2, MySQL and PostgreSQL, OData or web services – Meta Man is the power-tool for the job. Meta Man can generate models for both SharePoint 2010 and 2013. It will save you days of custom development and model creation. Click here to…

JOPX on SharePoint, Windows Phone and Windows 8
Quick tip - copying files from your host to Hyper-V guest

jopx

11 Jun 2013 | 12:02 pm

I have been working with VMWare for quite a while but recently switched to Hyper-V on my Windows 8 portable. One thing I’m still struggling with is the ability to easily copy files from my host OS (Windows 8) to my guest OS which is running in Hyper-V. Currently I’m using Folder2Iso to quickly create ISO files which I then mount in my Hyper-V environment. If anyone knows of a better way of doing this – please leave a comment.
SharePoint Service Applications: SharePoint 2013 versus 2010

jopx

11 Jun 2013 | 11:20 am

Service Applications Description SPS 2010 Std SPS 2010 Ent SPS 2013 Std SPS 2013 Ent Access Services Let’s user view, edit and interact with Access 2010 databases which are published to SharePoint in a web browser X X App Management service Provides administrators the ability to manage new SharePoint apps. Apps can be purchased from an external vendor or developed internally. It checks user access permissions and licensing for app usage. X X Application Discovery and Load Balancer service A.k.a. Topology web service. SharePoint has a built in basic load balancer that…
Resolving XMind can’t open after updating to JRE7

jopx

28 May 2013 | 8:32 pm

I recently noticed that XMind stopped working after updating to Java Runtime Environment (JRE). It gave an error stating A Java Runtime Environment (JRE) or Java Development Kit (JDK) must be available in order to run XMind. No Java virtual machine was found after searching the following locations: C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\javaw.exe I solved it by simply making a copy of the JRE7 folder (default installed underneath C:\Program Files (x86)\Java ) and renaming that copy to JRE6. Worked like a charm. Technorati Tags: XMind,JRE,Java
Some quotes from actual performance appraisals

jopx

23 May 2013 | 8:59 am

"Since my last report, this employee has reached rock bottom and has started to dig." "His men would follow him anywhere, but only out of morbid curiosity" "I would not allow this employee to breed" "This employee is really not so much of a has-been, but more of a definite won't be" "Works well when under constant supervision and cornered like a rat in a trap" "When she opens her mouth, it seems that it is only to change feet" "He would be out of his depth in a parking lot puddle" "This employee is depriving a village…
Belgian Windows 8 contest : App race

jopx

20 May 2013 | 12:36 pm

Only 31 days left for the Belgian Windows 8 contest: App race. For more info check out http://aka.ms/race

Chris O'Brien
SP2013 host web apps: provisioning files (e.g. master pages) to the host web

Chris O'Brien

29 May 2013 | 2:19 pm

Here in early summer 2013, it’s a slightly strange time in SharePoint development land. The message is that sandbox solutions are “deprecated” in SharePoint 2013 (however you choose to interpret that) and that we should build apps where possible – however, apps currently cannot do many of the things that sandboxed solutions can. One key difference between apps and sandboxed solutions, of course, is that when you provision fields/content types/files etc. in your app they are created in the app web – not the “host web”. For many requirements, this “isolated space” idea works…

CleverWorkarounds
High school students showing us SharePoint consultants how it’s done

admin

14 Jun 2013 | 7:02 pm

Hi all Once in a while, you can come across a case study that not only showcases innovative and brilliant solutions, but tells a much deeper story that both inspires and teaches. I am writing this post to tell you such a story – a story about genuine collaboration and what it can enable when [...]No Tags
Introduction to Dialogue Mapping class in Melbourne June 13-14

admin

21 May 2013 | 5:49 pm

Hi all We have all felt the pain of a meeting or workshop where no-one is engaged, the conversation is being dominated by the loudest or everyone is mired in a tangle of complexity and there is no sense of progress. Not only is it incredibly frustrating for participants, but it is really inefficient in [...]No Tags
An Organisational Psychologist is keynoting a SharePoint conference? What the…

admin

14 May 2013 | 12:06 am

Yup you heard right. I am particularly excited for the Melbourne SharePoint conference in June because I get to unleash “Dr Neil” onto the SharePoint world. Neil (who’s full name is Neil Preston) is an Organisational Psychologist who I have been working with for several years now in all sorts of novel and innovative projects. [...]No Tags
Powerful questions part 2: The key focus area question

admin

10 May 2013 | 4:54 pm

Hiya I just recorded the second video on the topic of powerful questions. These powerful questions are the result of the years I’ve spent dialogue mapping many different groups of people on many different problems. As time has gone on, I’ve learnt a lot about collaborative problem solving, and concluded that some questions tend to [...]No Tags
Powerful questions part 1: The platitude buster question

admin

4 May 2013 | 3:29 am

Hi all I’ve been a little busy lately so haven’t had sufficient time to write many articles. This will likely continue for a while as I’m also planning the next heretical book with Kailash. But the other day on a whim, I decided to record a short video on the topic of powerful questions. As [...]No Tags

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Product Analysis: OnePlaceMail 6.4 by Scinaptic

18 Jun 2013 | 9:08 am

Product analysis by Joel Oleson for SharePointJoel.com requested by Scinaptic Overview Users love their email. Despite the inefficiencies of mailing documents back and forth, the center of employee productivity is in one of two places, in email or in the browser. For those where Outlook is the center of the universe, the world of the user revolves around email. Given this, it makes sense to bring the document management system to email rather than drag the user into the browser (and vice versa). Ideally, rather than force users to move out of their comfort zones, provide baby steps of…
THE Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2014 in Las Vegas March 3-6 #SPC14

13 Jun 2013 | 10:13 am

It’s back in Vegas! Very exciting. Block your calendars. More info to come. Click Keep Me Posted at http://www.sharepointconference.com/ SPC14 Linkedin Discussion Group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Microsoft-SharePoint-Conference-5055109 Facebook SPC Page: https://www.facebook.com/wwspc Follow @spconf on twitter If you’re smart you’ll book your hotel in THE VENETIAN or close to it before supply and demand takes hold. Share this image on all of your social networks and link to the http://www.SharePointConference.com page.
Yammer Integration with SharePoint Online begins with a link in Office 365

13 Jun 2013 | 10:01 am

Body: Yesterday, Microsoft announced the availability of swapping out the link from SharePoint newsfeed to Yammer. Some people are saying “What’s the big deal?” Well for Office 365 this is the first step in a number of steps toward deep integration between these two platforms. There are some misconceptions out there. Some people think that swapping out this link will prevent you from seeing the activity feeds on sites. They also are afraid it will link to the wrong network, and other fears. Let me dispell some of the myths. Once you choose to use the Yammer.com service for…
SPTechcon Boston 2013 – What are you waiting for?

12 Jun 2013 | 5:14 pm

Body: Getting excited about the upcoming summer events. I go the flier in the mail the other day. Great set of speakers. A lot of names of the top speakers in the SharePoint Community. There really are more speakers at this event than any other non Microsoft event. Great line up. First I do want to tell you there are ways to save money. Register early, and use the code. My last name OLESON will $200 discount on Three-Day Conference passports and on Three-Day Conference PLUS Pre-Conference Tutorials passports. That code works the entire time. Discount pricing: Register by June…
Announcement: 11 Keys to Optimizing SharePoint for Field Personnel and Traveling Executives

11 Jun 2013 | 10:21 am

Sponsored community blast by Mobolize. DOWNLOAD this FREE white paper now. Field personnel and traveling executives face several challenges when using SharePoint that prohibit them from getting their jobs done: They often can't access content they need because they don't have an internet connection. If they do have an internet connection, it is so unreliable that they can't get any work done. Completing work tasks and service items can require multiple trips to a client or take significantly longer due to poor/non-existent internet connections, hurting customer satisfaction and productivity.

Paul Andrew
TechEd 2013 Office 365 Identity and Security talks

Paul Andrew

7 Jun 2013 | 3:14 pm

I'm just back from TechEd in New Orleans. You can view my talk on Office 365 Identity here. http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2013/ouc-b211 And here's my talk on Office 365 Security that I presented with Andy O'Donald. http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/NorthAmerica/2013/ouc-b205
TechEd North America 2013

Paul Andrew

16 May 2013 | 5:06 pm

Hey, I'm presenting at TechEd North America 2013 for Office 365 on Security and Identity Management. Here's the talks that I'm involved in. 1. Overview of Office 365 Identity Management 2. Security in Microsoft Office 365 3. Microsoft Office 365 Directory and Access Management with Windows Azure Active Directory
My SharePoint Conference Talk on SharePoint Scalability

Paul Andrew

25 Nov 2011 | 8:18 am

It's posted here: http://www.youtube.com/user/sharepointconference#p/search/0/w3bxy5UbCro
Platformer Move Left Glitch Fix

Paul Andrew

25 Oct 2011 | 5:49 pm

I have been trying out code samples on Windows Phone. The platformer game sample moves a player left and right by tilting the phone in the direction to travel. The sample code as published on 10/4/2011 has a problem where the player gets stuck when you tilt to move left until you tilt a lot and he flys over left. This happens because the collision code detects a collision with the ground tile at low speeds. Here is my update for the HandleCollisions() method which avoids the problem. /// <summary> /// Detects and resolves all collisions between the player and his neighboring /// tiles.
System Reset, Hello World Windows Phone Development

Paul Andrew

19 Oct 2011 | 3:02 pm

On Monday this week I just started a new job on the planning and strategy team in the Windows Phone division at Microsoft. I’ll be working on the developer platform for the team and the work will likely be a lot of research, analysis and coding. Right now, I’m brand new to phone development so I’m trying to learn as much about writing phone apps ASAP. I am also very much looking forward to all the new stuff I have to learn. I have really enjoyed my time working in the SharePoint team. It’s a great team with really good people and a fantastic product. I hope a lot more people will get…

Bill Baer
Deploying Remote BLOB Storage with SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn Availability Groups

Bill Baer (Microsoft)

23 May 2013 | 11:24 am

AlwaysOn Availability Groups can provide a high-availability and disaster recovery solution for SQL Server Remote Blob Store (RBS) BLOB objects (blobs). AlwaysOn Availability Groups protects any RBS metadata and schemas stored in an availability...(read more)
SharePoint Server 2013 March 2013 Public Update

Bill Baer (Microsoft)

9 May 2013 | 12:18 pm

The March 2013 Public Update for SharePoint Server 2013 was released on March 12, 2013 and in addition to resolving several issues, features new and added capabilities such as the ability to configure multiple app domains in when using AAM or Host Header...(read more)
SharePoint Server 2013 Extranet and Office 365 External Sharing Considerations

Bill Baer (Microsoft)

8 May 2013 | 3:08 pm

Introduction What is an Extranet? A common definition for the term Extranet is a network that enables controlled access to external users or an extension of an organization’s intranet extended to external users to include customers, partners, suppliers...(read more)
Introduction to System Status Notifications in SharePoint 2013

Bill Baer (Microsoft)

28 Apr 2013 | 6:00 pm

SharePoint 2013 implements new System Status Notifications designed to provide site users information about lifecycle events to include availability of upgrade, maintenance, and read-only states. System Status Notifications present important information...(read more)
Get Started with SharePoint Server 2013 Quickly on Windows Azure

Bill Baer (Microsoft)

16 Apr 2013 | 7:46 am

In order to remain competitive in today’s business climate you need to be able to respond to change and challenges quickly. Sometimes that means adjusting your SharePoint infrastructure on a moment’s notice to maintain a competitive advantage. Infrastructure...(read more)

Stefan Goßner
June 2013 CU for SharePoint 2013 is delayed

Stefan Goßner

12 Jun 2013 | 1:23 am

June 2013 CU for SharePoint Server 2013 is planned to be released in a couple of days. In case you are only interested in June CU for SharePoint Foundation 2013 or Office Web Apps Server 2013 you can already download it from here: KB 2817346...(read more)
June 2013 CU for SharePoint 2010 has been released

Stefan Goßner

12 Jun 2013 | 1:17 am

The product group released the June 2013 Cumulative Update for the SharePoint 2010 product family. Be aware that the June Cumulative Update for SharePoint 2010 is a Post-SP1 hotfix. That means that you should ensure that SP1 is installed before the...(read more)
June 2013 CU for SharePoint 2007 has been released

Stefan Goßner

12 Jun 2013 | 1:07 am

The product group released the June 2013 Cumulative Update for the SharePoint 2007 product family. The KB articles will be available in a couple of days at the following locations: KB 2817329 - WSS 3.0 KB 2817328 - MOSS 2007 The Full...(read more)
April 2013 CU for SharePoint 2013 has been released

Stefan Goßner

27 Apr 2013 | 2:08 am

The product group released the April 2013 Cumulative Update for the SharePoint 2013 product family. Be aware that all Update for SharePoint 2013 require March 2013 PU for SharePoint 2013 to be installed first. The KB articles for April CU will be...(read more)
April 2013 CU for SharePoint 2013 is delayed

Stefan Goßner

10 Apr 2013 | 12:04 am

April 2013 CU for SharePoint Server 2013 is planned to be released in a couple of days. In case you are only interested in April CU for SharePoint Foundation 2013 or Office Web Apps Server 2013 you can already download it from here: KB 2751999...(read more)

Not Fit For Print - Robert Bogue [MVP]
Book Review-Changes that Heal: How to Understand Your Past to Ensure a Healthier Future

Robert L. Bogue

17 Jun 2013 | 3:54 pm

Sometimes clarity comes in the most unlikely places. It's often hard to realize how much impact having a clear understanding of who we are and what we believe in can have on our professional lives. As many of the book reviews lately have been about personal growth, , I'm including a review of another book that I read for personal development that can be applied to business as well. Many of these book reviews are building to a post that is in my backlog that needs some foundational underpinning which is found in the references I'm now reviewing. As the Train song Bruises says, "We've all…
Book Review: How to Be an Adult in Relationships

Robert L. Bogue

1 Jun 2013 | 3:14 am

It seems like nary a week goes by that I don't think "When will that person grow up?" This happens to me both in my personal – and my professional life. It's hard to see how the book How to Be an Adult in a Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving could possibly have professional value, but it does. No matter how much we might try to keep our personal lives and personal health outside the office, it leaks in and changes our ability to get things done. At the core, How to Be an Adult in Relationships speaks of five A's which David Richo believes we all need. They are:…
Book Review: Beyond Boundaries – Learning to Trust Again in Relationships

Robert L. Bogue

25 May 2013 | 5:31 am

As with my review of Boundaries, I had read Beyond Boundaries: Learning to Trust Again in Relationships some time ago. I had held back posting a book review of it because I didn't think that I was reading it for professional growth. However I realized that we have relationships in business that are sometimes more complex, confusing, and more difficult than other non-professional relationships. So I decided that you might like to know more about how relationships work and what you can do to improve them all. Trust I believe firmly that trust lies at the very heart of all relationships. I…
Book Review - Boundaries

Robert L. Bogue

18 May 2013 | 2:48 am

I read the book Boundaries: When to say YES, and How to Say NO to Take Control of Your Life some time ago. However, it fell on the other side of the line between personal and business. While much of the stuff I read, as you might expect, applies to both my personal life as well as my professional life, I generally share my thoughts on the books if I think there's a reasonable amount of business value. Somehow Boundaries just seemed more like personal maturity than professional maturity. That being said, I've been putting a bunch of other pieces together including things I read in Emotional…
Book Review: The E-Myth Revisited

Robert L. Bogue

13 May 2013 | 12:36 am

There aren't many books that I read under protest. I don't mean protest in the sense that someone else is forcing me to read a book, as much as I mean that I'm forcing myself to read it. The E-Myth Revisited is one of those books that I didn't want to read. I had been exposed to The E-Myth years ago. I knew the fundamental premise behind the book: Make a system for everything. Once you've made a system, any lemming can run the system and you can franchise it. Yea, that's a massive over-simplification but it's mostly on target. It's an old book. Published in 1995, it's definitely long in the…

SharePoint Automation
Parallel SharePoint Tasks with PowerShell

Gary Lapointe

4 Jun 2013 | 3:20 pm

Today I was working on a deployment for a client which entailed activating a custom SharePoint Feature on about 1000 Site Collections. This Feature did a fair number of things and on average it takes about 10-15 minutes to complete in their test environment (which is pretty slow compared to their production environment which I've [...] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Parallel SharePoint Tasks with PowerShell

Gary Lapointe

4 Jun 2013 | 3:08 pm

Today I was working on a deployment for a client which entailed activating a custom SharePoint Feature on about 1000 Site Collections. This Feature did a fair number of things and on average it takes about 10-15 minutes to complete in their test environment (which is pretty slow compared to their production environment which I've [...] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Provisioning Search on SharePoint 2013 Foundation Using PowerShell

Gary Lapointe

27 Feb 2013 | 6:56 pm

There was recently a twitter conversation between @cacallahan, @toddklindt, and @brianlala discussing provisioning Search on SharePoint Foundation and whether it was possible or not and somewhere during the conversation it was suggested that I might know how to do this (sorry guys for not responding immediately) – unfortunately I hadn’t actually done any work with [...] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
SharePoint Evolution Conference 2013

Gary Lapointe

24 Feb 2013 | 2:36 pm

Today I finally got around to booking my travel for my favorite SharePoint conference – the SharePoint Evolution Conference in London England. For the third year in a row I have the honor of being able to present, and once again I’ll be covering the PowerShell side of things at the conference. Normally I tend [...] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Fix: The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed

Gary Lapointe

18 Feb 2013 | 2:00 pm

This short post is really just for my own memory as I keep bumping into this with my virtual machines but I figured others might also find it useful. Typically when I do SharePoint development I do everything on an all-up server but with SharePoint 2013 I’ve moved my Domain Controller to a separate server [...] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Shane Perran
SharePoint 2013: “Context has expired”

Shane Perran

13 Jun 2013 | 8:04 am

I was getting a random error now and then which would render my site inaccessible. Turns out it is related to the servers “time zone”. If you are faced with a context has expired, go to Central Admin, Web Application, General Settings. Make sure your time-zone is set. Once you set it you will need to reset IIS . Start > Run > Type, CMD and then /iisreset.
SharePoint 2013: Using Design Manager? You should also read this..

Shane Perran

13 Jun 2013 | 8:02 am

Old habits die hard and one of my habits is labeling .html files, .htm? This isn’t an issue in most cases as it’s perfectly recgonized. However, in the case of SharePoint 2013 if you convert a .HTM file, you will encounter an issue with accessing the “Master Pages and Page Layouts” gallery from Site Settings. In a nutshell, if your custom page is based on a .HTM file, you won’t be redirected to the gallery, instead you will be stuck in preview mode. Simple rename your .HTM to .HTML and it will act normally.
SharePoint 2013: Using the Design Manager? You should read this.

Shane Perran

12 Jun 2013 | 5:28 pm

If you use the design manager to create a design package, it seems there is a problem during the export / import that corrupts page layouts. The result will be missing/corrupt content types. For example, if you create a publishing site you can create pages within that site just fine, but if you create a sub-site also using the publishing site and try to create pages in that site, you will be faced with an error regarding “Invalid Field Type”. This is because the page layout somehow ‘forgot’ a handful of the required fields. It would appear to be a Design…
Trying to make SharePoint 2010 Responsive? You need to read this…

Shane Perran

28 Mar 2013 | 8:09 am

When it comes to making SharePoint 2010 “Responsive”, there are a number of hurdles to overcome, but it is possible to make both Intranet, and Public facing sites ‘mostly’ responsive. I say mostly because inevitably there are instances where code is generated by SharePoint which is not mobile friendly. An example of this would be “columns” on lists/libraries. If you have a lot of columns in your view, it’s going to give you horizontal scroll. The cost/time to work around every instance of this would not likely be feasible for most and hence I say “mostly” responsive.
SharePoint 2013, Windows Server 2012, VM Black Screen

Shane Perran

4 Dec 2012 | 6:49 pm

If you are running VM’s for SharePoint 2013 and Windows Server 8 (beta), there’s a good chance you have installed the VMware Tools. There is also a good chance that after you did that your VM went black. Amanda just noted this fix to the issue: http://mytricks.in/2012/03/solved-windows-server-2012-black-screen-after-installing-vmware-tools.html - long story short, enable graphics accelleration in the VM and reboot. Should solve the issue. Hope it helps

Matthew McDermott's Blog
Add Presence to SharePoint Search Results

Matthew McDermott

5 Jun 2013 | 2:59 am

This is one of my favorite tips to show during my Conference Sessions. I think it makes the Search UI so much more fun and easy to use when working with people. Oh, and you don’t have to reserve your self to only Search results. This tip ought to work anywhere in SharePoint that you have an email address (actually, a properly formatted SIP address). Presentation The presence awareness of SharePoint depends on a couple different pieces of technology all working together, namely: SharePoint Exchange Lync Active Directory Once you have them all wired up and images are showing correctly, you…
Introduction to SharePoint 2013 Display Templates

Matthew McDermott

5 Jun 2013 | 2:20 am

SharePoint 2013 introduces a new technique for presenting search results: Display Templates. If you have worked in previous versions of SharePoint and had to modify the look and feel of Search Results you know how cumbersome it is. In 2013 the new rendering techniques have several distinct advantages. Display templates are HTML and JavaScript rather than XSL Display templates are configured for the Site and Site Collection rather than for a Web part Display templates are applied with rules and logic Display templates are applied to individual result items, not the entire result set Display…
Resolving Certificate Errors in Exchange 2013 Demos

Matthew McDermott

8 May 2013 | 12:52 pm

NOTE: This post is NOT for production use. I am NOT an Exchange 2013 expert. I do, however, rely on Exchange 2013 in my demonstration environment for SharePoint 2013 features like Site Mailboxes, eDiscovery and Task Management. I use self-signed certificates for this environment, which you should NOT do in production. So don’t use this post for resolving production issues. Find an Exchange expert that knows Exchange 2013 (and how it has changed from 2010) to help you for your production implementations. My Exchange 2013 Demo Issues I started noticing Certificate errors in my demo when I…
SPTechCon Boston 2013

Matthew McDermott

7 May 2013 | 3:49 pm

Looking ahead at my calendar and I am pleased to say that I’ll be speaking at SPTechCon Boston August 11-14th. This is a great conference in a wonderful location. You know I love to eat, this is a Food City! (They pour a bit of beer and wine too, or so I have heard!) Anyway, I am excited to be part of the great cast of characters who will be presenting this year. But that’s not all! This time I’ll be presenting a half day SharePoint 2013 Search Workshop on Sunday! I am so excited to be given a half day to talk about setting up SharePoint 2013 Search. Here are my sessions. How to…
SharePoint Evolution Conference 2013

Matthew McDermott

15 Apr 2013 | 11:24 pm

First, what a GREAT conference. I teased my audiences about their lack of enthusiasm, but truth be told, the attendees were wonderful, worm, courteous, and very eager to learn all that we had to share. Even when a demo of mine went a bit south a gent in the audience spotted my error and resolved it on the spot. (I awarded him a drink ticket for his efforts.) The twitterverse was too kind for my sessions #SPEvo13 #DEV207, #DEV209 and #IW416. DEV207 Developing Social Applications in SharePoint 2013 I had a blast in this session. We covered the SharePoint Social API through REST, JSOM and the…

SharePoint IT Pro Blog
Stage 13: Plan to use refiners for faceted navigation - Part II

Bella_Engen

4 Jun 2013 | 1:43 am

This is a blog post in the series “How to set up a product-centric website in SharePoint Server 2013.” In this series, I'll use data from a fictitious company called "Contoso" to show you how to use search features to set up a website based...(read more)
Stage 12: Plan to use refiners for faceted navigation - Part I

Bella_Engen

30 May 2013 | 12:38 am

This is a blog post in the series “How to set up a product-centric website in SharePoint Server 2013.” In this series, I'll use data from a fictitious company called "Contoso" to show you how to use search features to set up a website based...(read more)
Stage 11: Upload and apply display templates to the Content Search Web Part

Bella_Engen

28 May 2013 | 1:53 am

This is a blog post in the series “How to set up a product-centric website in SharePoint Server 2013.” In this series, I'll use data from a fictitious company called "Contoso" to show you how to use search features to set up a website based...(read more)
Stage 10: Configure the query in a Content Search Web Part on a catalog item page

Bella_Engen

23 May 2013 | 12:50 am

This is a blog post in the series “How to set up a product-centric website in SharePoint Server 2013”. In this series, I'll use data from a fictitious company called "Contoso" to show you how to use search features to set up a website based...(read more)
Introducing the Microsoft Office Interactive Content Pivot

Samantha Robertson

21 May 2013 | 9:53 am

The Microsoft Office Interactive Content Pivot helps you find the SharePoint Server 2013, Project Server 2013, and Office 365 technical content that you’re looking for. The content pivot brings together content from TechNet and Office.com and allows...(read more)

Waldek Mastykarz
Inconvenient URL rewriting for Catalog Items in SharePoint 2013

Waldek Mastykarz

1 Jun 2013 | 5:11 am

The ability of defining user- and search engines-friendly URLs for content published from Catalogs in SharePoint 2013 is a great advantage from the web content publishing perspective. There is however one thing that you have to take into account for the URL rewriting for Catalog Items to work. Catalog Items and Cross-site content publishing in SharePoint 2013 One of the new capabilities of SharePoint 2013 is the search-driven publishing model where the published content is served from the SharePoint 2013 Search index. A particular scenario of search-driven publishing is cross-site publishing,…
Using the Anonymous search results cache on SharePoint 2013 public-facing websites

Waldek Mastykarz

25 May 2013 | 6:43 am

Enabling the Anonymous search results cache can help you improve the performance of your SharePoint 2013 public-facing website using the search-driven publishing model. So how do you ensure that your website is using the Anonymous search results cache? Search-driven publishing model in SharePoint 2013 One of the new capabilities of SharePoint 2013 is the search-driven publishing model. By leveraging the capabilities of SharePoint 2013 Search you can publish content from one or more sources to your public-facing website. The great benefit of using the new search-driven publishing model above…
SharePoint 2013 WCM Bootcamp in the Netherlands

Waldek Mastykarz

17 May 2013 | 6:42 am

SharePoint 2013 offers new and improved capabilities for building public-facing websites. Find out how to leverage those capabilities to build modern public-facing websites. On June 11 in Utrecht, The Netherlands Microsoft Netherlands organizes a day-long event focused on the new and improved capabilities that SharePoint 2013 offers for building public-facing websites. During this SharePoint 2013 WCM Bootcamp you will learn how to build websites using responsive web design and bring your website to live using the SharePoint 2013 content publishing capabilities. Additionally you will learn how…
Inconvenient Catalog Item Page and ‘Page not found’ (404) experience

Waldek Mastykarz

17 May 2013 | 5:56 am

Using one Catalog Item Page you can publish the contents of hundreds of items on your website. But what will you see if you type the wrong URL? SharePoint 2013 Search-driven publishing One of the great improvements in SharePoint 2013 is the search-driven publishing model, where the content is published using SharePoint 2013 Search. A particularly interesting scenario of leveraging the search-driven publishing model is cross-site publishing, where content is stored in one or more catalogs and published on your public website. When working with cross-site publishing, the content is retrieved…
Optimizing SharePoint 2013 websites for mobile devices

Waldek Mastykarz

7 May 2013 | 7:56 am

The mobile market is growing continuously, and in the near future, more mobile devices than desktop computers will be used to surf the web. To ensure a user-friendly experience, we must optimize Internet websites for presenting content across the different devices. SharePoint 2013 offers a number of options for optimizing public-facing websites for mobile devices. Depending on your requirements, you can choose one or a combination of several options. Read more about optimizing SharePoint 2013 websites for mobile devices in my article published on the SharePoint Dev Blog.

Bamboo Nation
New Faces of Bamboo: Introducing Jared Hall

Jared Hall

18 Jun 2013 | 12:00 pm

Editor's note: Longtime readers may recall our "New Faces" series, in which we would introduce our new hires to Bamboo Nation. Shamefully, by my count, there are nearly 20 "new" faces at Bamboo since the series last appeared (in the spring of 2011!). In other words, we're long overdue to make some introductions, so let's not delay any longer, and continue making up for lost time... When did you join the Bamboo Solutions team, and what is your role? I joined Bamboo Solutions one year ago this month; I believe it was around May 10, 2012 that I started my first…
Announcing the Release of Column Level Security and Validator Column for SharePoint 2013

Jeff Tubb

18 Jun 2013 | 6:30 am

Bamboo's Column Level Security and Validator Column are now available for SharePoint 2013. With Bamboo Custom Columns, you can expand the capabilities of SharePoint as easily as adding a new column to a list or library. With Column Level Security, you can control access to sensitive data by limiting which users can see and/or edit certain field values. Unauthorized users will simply see masked values, while authorized users can see or edit the data. Store and encrypt text, numbers, or currency values: With the Bamboo Validator Column, you can…
New Faces of Bamboo: Introducing Michelle Newton

Michelle Newton

17 Jun 2013 | 12:00 pm

Editor's note: Longtime readers may recall our "New Faces" series, in which we would introduce our new hires to Bamboo Nation. Shamefully, by my count, there are nearly 20 "new" faces at Bamboo since the series last appeared (in the spring of 2011!). In other words, we're long overdue to make some introductions, so let's not delay any longer, and continue making up for lost time... When did you join the Bamboo Solutions team, and what is your role? I joined the Bamboo team on January 16, 2012, and my role is Customer Support & Renewals. What are your…
How to Use the 'Open with Explorer' Feature in SharePoint 2013

dungtran

17 Jun 2013 | 10:00 am

Prefer to view the contents of your SharePoint document libraries in a browser window? With the Open with Explorer option for SharePoint, you can do just that. In the Document Library List, Microsoft has added the feature which allows you to browse the content of a document library and manage folders and files in Windows Explorer. In this article, I will introduce you to the Open with Explorer feature. Open a Document Library in Windows Explorer: In the Document Library, select the DOCUMENT tab on the Ribbon, and click Open with Explorer: This will…
Announcing the Release of Bamboo Lookup Selector and Rich Text Columns for SharePoint 2013

Jeff Tubb

17 Jun 2013 | 6:30 am

Bamboo Lookup Selector Column and Rich Text Column are now available for use on SharePoint 2013. With Bamboo Custom Columns, you can expand the capabilities of SharePoint as easily as adding a new column to a list or library. With Bamboo's Lookup Selector Column, you can create easy lookups to lists across sites, and even create dependencies between columns. Automatic duplicate removal and auto-suggests while typing let users get past the clutter to get to the information they need. There is even the ability to select multiple values while still…

Jeremy Thake's musings
I’m presenting on Social & SharePoint Online at FREE IT Connections Online training

Jeremy Thake

13 Jun 2013 | 2:06 pm

I’ll be speaking on the Virtual IT Event hosted by Penton, SHarePointProMag.com and SharePointProConnections conferences next week. Great to see the likes of Paul Swider, Randy Williams, Paul Fox all presenting too! Check out and register here: http://itconnections.com/index.html#&panel1-1 Will Office 365 Work in a Leap Year? Jeremy Thake, SharePoint MVP, will lead a candid and holistic discussion about Office 365 and the cloud. He’ll examine the principles, benefits, and limitations of the cloud, and of Microsoft’s Office 365 offering, making sense of the realities, the…
Migrating Solution Packages to SharePoint 2013 Apps…really?

Jeremy Thake

12 Jun 2013 | 1:57 pm

I have been working A LOT with SharePoint 2013 apps since around November 2011 and AvePoint (where I work) released our first app Task & Calendar Sync to the store in June 2012 and our second called Meetings in April 2013. As the Architect and Product Manager on these apps I’ve learnt a lot about apps. Andrew Connell has recently posted a great blog post on his thoughts on the App Model and Store and it’s definitely worth a read! Totally agree with Microsoft disclosing how big the marketplace reach is…make online/on-premises for auto-hosted and provider hosted transparent the top of…
TechEd 2013 North America: Creating Windows Phone 8 Apps for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013

Jeremy Thake

10 Jun 2013 | 6:50 am

I had a great week in New Orleans catching up with the Microsoft SharePoint Product Group and community friends like Fabian Williams, Chris Givens, Shannon Brice, Ivan Sanders and a bunch of my AvePoint colleagues. I had one session at this event discussing how you can leverage Windows Phone 8 apps with SharePoint. It really highlights the ease of use of the development platform at Microsoft and the interoperability of them both. At TechEd Europe I will be presenting this along with another session on 10 tips for building SharePoint Apps based on my experiences of releasing 3 apps to the…
SharePoint Saturday Atlanta: Application Lifecycle Management in SharePoint slides

Jeremy Thake

10 Jun 2013 | 6:35 am

Thanks to everyone involved in SharePoint Saturday Atlanta, it was great to catch up with the local SharePoint expertise there such as Doug Ware, Dan Attis, Matt Ranlett, Stephen D Vick, I presented my Application Lifecycle Management slides there. http://www.slideshare.net/jthake/application-lifecycle-management-in-sharepoint The big three takeaways were: 1. At a minimum you should be automating the creation of your Solution Packages and App Packages using a build server (and therefore source control) 2. Mandate the use of SPDisposeCheck if you are using managed code to catch memory leaks in…
On-demand webinar: The App-Building Playbook for the SharePoint 2013 Marketplace

Jeremy Thake

24 May 2013 | 8:40 am

Thank you to everyone who joined my session on building Apps for SharePoint 2013 Store. I have published this webinar so people can watch it on demand over at our webinar homepage. The App-Building Playbook for the SharePoint 2013 Marketplace This webinar gives a first-hand look into AvePoint’s journey to build an app for the SharePoint 2013 Marketplace. It discusses the details of the technical decisions made throughout the entire process – from idea inception to delivery into the Microsoft Office store. The webinar also gives demonstrations on how to get started, and tells what…

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How my company uses Windows Azure in development process

Gunnar

12 Jun 2013 | 12:31 am

I have used MSDN Ultimate Windows Azure benefit from the day it was made available and from this day I have more and more used Windows Azure on my everyday’s development work. I’m building mostly web-based applications and services and Windows Azure fits well for this scenario. In this posting I will introduce you how Windows Azure supports development work in practice of one small software company.Why Windows Azure? This is the first question that developers from other companies ask me when they hear about my heavy use of Windows Azure. I have experiences from past – based on server…
Aloha Editor–simple and easy to use WYSIWYG editor

Gunnar

9 Jun 2013 | 3:06 pm

Some sites need simple WYSIWYG editor just to provide some simple formatting options for some texts. I needed editor like this on one of my ASP.NET MVC projects. Although there are lot of editors and it is not hard to build your own simple editor I took Aloha Editor. Let’s see why. If you go to Aloha Editor homepage you will find working example of editor and example HTML page with JavaScript that works as simple getting started guide. It took me couple of minutes to add Aloha Editor to my page and get it working. Configure on page, use from CDN You can include Aloha Editor files from their…
Better solution for ASP.NET MVC checkbox list

Gunnar

7 Jun 2013 | 1:48 am

Couple of years ago I worked out my first solution for checkbox list in ASP.NET MVC. Today I got some markable simplifications done and my solution is close to state where some nice-to-have tweaks can be done to add more automatics to controller side but solution is also good enough how it is like now. Let’s see how to get checkbox list functionality done with couple of simple steps.References This is not required topic. It’s here just to track previous steps of story so I can later remember where this solution came from. ASP.NET MVC: Implementing CheckBoxList ASP.NET MVC: Getting…
Using client certificates on Windows Azure

Gunnar

5 Jun 2013 | 4:30 pm

In one of current projects we needed to deploy one Windows Azure site that supports SSL and requires client certificates. Until it’s just about deploying SSL site wo Windows Azure there’s nothing complex but when modifying IIS settings is required then some coding is needed. Here is the example.Overview With cloud project it is possible to set up everything needed to deploy SSL site to compute instance (certificates, end points, host headers etc). Changing of IIS settings during or after deployment is not so easy. Start-up script that you can specify in cloud service definition file is…
Windows Azure updates, new services and MSDN benefits

Gunnar

5 Jun 2013 | 2:00 am

As Microsoft is on the wave of launching new stuff then next load of updates is for Windows Azure. New services, updates, new features and some nice surprises for those who have Windows Azure as MSDN subscription benefit. Also there is something for enterprises interested in private Windows Azure. For those who want to learn more about Windows Azure there is Windows Azure Training Kit May 2013 update available. General Windows Azure updates Develop/test in the cloud No Charge for Stopped VMs Pay by the Minute Billing MSDN Use Rights now supported on Windows Azure Heavily Discounted…

SharePoint Reviews Articles
Review of the Pluralsight's Course "Advanced SharePoint 2010 Branding for Web Designers"

7 Jun 2013 | 9:39 am

I almost overlooked this gem of a course in the pack of 57 SharePoint Courses on Pluralsight.com. The title sounded similar to at least four other courses in the SharePoint Curriculum on Pluralsight.com. I’m glad I didn’t and chose instead to review it in depth. It is hard in the midst of so many good courses to keep them all differentiated. At this time, Pluralsight lacks a personal history navigation interface: one where you can tell at a glance the courses taken and the current state of your progress in a given course (Hint! Hint! Pluralsight!). Yes, there is a “Your history and…
SharePoint Summit Toronto Review: Great Presenters, Well-Run Event

7 Jun 2013 | 8:37 am

SharePoint Summit (mid-may 2013) is the second technology conference I’ve attended in my native town of Toronto. Most, if not all, conferences I’ve attended have been in the US in places such as Los Angeles, Anaheim, Seattle, Orlando, Boston and, most recently, Vegas in 2012. Toronto is a great venue for a conference, especially if your able to rent a car and explore the area outside the city such as Muskoka for its rugged beauty and Niagara for its wineries and the falls.
Product Review: Mobilizing the Enterprise with harmon.ie mobile

14 May 2013 | 11:51 am

The corporate workplace has become a diverse mobile device environment mainly driven by the growing number of mobile professionals and demand for newer devices with improved user interface, applications, speed and cool factor. Core to this demand is employee mobility and the expectation for anywhere and anytime access to information, people, applications and communications to support increased demand for productivity and customer responsiveness.
SharePoint Column/View Permission Gives Great Value for Your Money

10 May 2013 | 2:33 pm

SharePoint Column/View Permission, an add-on from BoostSolutions (formerly SharePointBoost), provides functionality that many SharePoint Admins sorely miss: hidden/read-only columns in lists, hidden/read-only views, setting default views per user or group, etc. The installation installs a "SharePointBoost Software" section in Central Administration which contains a "License Management Center" and a Site Collection level feature that adds two items to the list and document library settings pages:
7 Considerations for Mobilizing Your Workforce: Building a Technology Program for Success

23 Apr 2013 | 4:51 pm

Companies are mobilizing their workforce to better serve clients. As a result, the corporate office space is being adjusted for touchdown type work activities, which include quick meetings, planning the day and doing paperwork such as expenses. While on the road, airports, hotels and the local coffee shops have become regular work and meeting locations. To be successful in this new work style, mobile professionals must have access to key applications, information and contacts. In this article, Ron Charity explains key considerations and options, and how to build a roadmap for mobilizing your…

Michael Greth [SharePoint MVP]
SharePointPodcast 270 Expert Panel Diskussion von der ShareConf 2013

Michael Greth

17 Jun 2013 | 6:25 am

In der heutigen Ausgabe gibt es einen Mitschnitt des Expert Panel von der ShareConf 2013 in Düsseldorf am 12.6.2013. Ich hatte das Vergnügen, das Panel zu moderieren und mit dabei waren: Martina Grom Samuel Zürcher Christian Glessner Andrej Doms Hans Brender Die Schwerpunkte der Diskussion waren Social Business, Yammer, Cloud und SharePoint 2013. Freut euch auf interessante 75 Minuten – ja eine Marathon-Ausgabe – aber es lohnt sich! Hier geht es zur Ausgabe 270.
Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2014

Michael Greth

13 Jun 2013 | 11:41 pm

Microsoft hat den Termin für die nächste SharePoint Konferenz angekündigt: vom 3.-6. März 2014 geht es wieder nach Las Vegas zum größten SharePoint Event weltweit. http://www.sharepointconference.com/
Videotraining SharePoint 2013 für Anwender mit der MindBusiness

Michael Greth

7 Jun 2013 | 2:08 am

Dagmar Herzog, Sara Unverhau und Nadja Schäfer von der MindBusiness sind in das Studio der Video2Brain gegangen und haben ein Video-Training „SharePoint 2013 für Anwender. Der praktische Einsatz von Microsofts Team-Plattform" erstellt. Hier schon mal eine kleine Vorschau, das vollständige Training (rund 9 1/2 Stunden) gibt es bei Video2Brain für € 39,95. (Please visit the site to view this media)
SharePoint Kaffeetasse 300

Michael Greth

7 Jun 2013 | 1:40 am

SharePoint SharePoint auf Touren bringen Es gibt aber verschiedene Möglichkeiten, SharePoint richtig schnell zu machen. Dieser Artikel von Michael Haussmann-Moser beschreibt einige Stellen, an denen es sich lohnt zu „schrauben“ und immer wieder nachzudenken (Zusammenfassung der Performance Tipps vom #ShareCamp 2013) Insert yourself here: How to find your (SharePoint) niche Designing Your Taxonomic Hierarchy Tipps Quick-Tipp: SharePoint 2010-Bibliotheken mit SkyDrive Pro synchronisieren Webinale 2013 – kurzer Rückblick und mein Präsentation (Einführung in die SharePoint-Welt)…
SharePoint Kaffeetasse 299

Michael Greth

17 May 2013 | 3:51 am

Cloud Microsoft Report: Trends in Cloud Computing Cloud Security Readiness Tool This report is the result of information collected in the Cloud Security Readiness Tool (CSRT). The CSRT is a brief survey that seeks information about the maturity level of an organization’s current on-premises IT infrastructure. Organizations can use the CSRT to better understand their systems, processes, policies, and practices. They can also improve their current IT state, learn about relevant industry regulations, and receive guidance on how to evaluate different cloud options. This report analyzes data…

The blog of Wictor Wilén
Announcing new Visual Studio 2012 tool for JavaScript Localization in SharePoint 2013

25 May 2013 | 5:44 am

In SharePoint 2013 JavaScript is the new default language and all our (at least mine) solutions and projects are using JavaScript more and more, even though everything is not built as SharePoint Apps. Farm or Full-trust solutions built using JavaScript will in many situations create a better user interface and an improved perceived performance. The more we build user interfaces using JavaScript we cannot just forget about some of the basic UX rules, such as using localization. End-users really hate when they see mixed content in different languages. We’ve known for quite some time how to do…
SharePoint 2013: Enabling PDF Previews in Document Libraries with Office Web Apps 2013

29 Apr 2013 | 12:42 am

Introduction A couple of weeks back I blogged about the March Update for Office Web Apps 2013 and also how you could use that update to show PDF previews in a SharePoint 2013 Search Center. Since then I’ve received a lot of requests on how to enable PDF Previews in a Document Library, which isn’t there by default. Of course it is not a WAC thing, it’s a SharePoint 2013 thing – but the SharePoint 2013 updates (up until now at least) does not provide this capability either. In this post I will show you that it can be done. It’s a JavaScript thing and can be done…
Recertified as Microsoft Certified Solutions Master (MCSM) for SharePoint

17 Apr 2013 | 2:28 am

Yesterday I got the really cool news that I completed all recertification requirements for the Microsoft Certified Solutions Master: SharePoint certification. Couldn’t be a happier SharePoint professional right now! What is the MCSM and what about MCM? The Microsoft Certified Master (MCM) program has during the latest year transitioned into the Microsoft Certified Solutions Master (MCSM) program. It is not only a change in name but also a change made to adapt to the new world order. The program is not longer focusing on one specific version of the product but instead focus on what’s in…
Introducing Open WOPI - an open WOPI Client for SharePoint, Exchange and Lync

15 Apr 2013 | 10:50 am

Today at the SharePoint Evolutions 2013 Conference I announced my latest pet project called Open WOPI. Open WOPI is an open WOPI client that allows you to extend SharePoint 2013, Exchange 2013 and Lync 2013 with file previews and editors for any type of file formats. The project is now (at least very, very soon) available to download from openwopi.codeplex.com and is published under the Ms-PL license. This is currently an early beta (or what you would like to call it) but will be improved over time. Standards Open WOPI is based on the [MS-WOP] protocol, published by Microsoft, and used by…
SharePoint 2013: Enabling cross domain profile pictures

9 Apr 2013 | 2:07 am

Just discovered a really interesting and just awesome nugget in SharePoint 2013 that solves a problem that have been annoying me for a long time. The problem manifests itself when you’re having multiple URL’s for your SharePoint farm or when using SAML or Forms based login (like in Office 365 and SharePoint Online) and you’re using the profile pictures on sites not residing on the My Site Host Web Application (or host named site collection). Then the user profile picture is not shown, you get the default image not found image or you’re prompted to authenticate with the My Site Host.

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How to: programmatically set default search center site URL for the SharePoint 2013 publishing site

Yaroslav Pentsarskyy

11 Jun 2013 | 1:48 pm

Tweet SharePoint 2013 publishing site template allows you to chose the search center URL, so that you can have a custom search center and not out-of-the-box simple search result page. From SharePoint UI, this can be achieved by going to Site Settings -> Site Collection Administration -> Search Settings The above is pretty self explanatory. Now let’s see how to do this programmatically. In this example I’ll be using a feature receiver scoped to a site. Once you activate this feature, the configuration will be applied automatically to the site. using…
Provisioning SharePoint site templates, resolving: The template you have chosen is invalid or cannot be found error

Yaroslav Pentsarskyy

7 Jun 2013 | 5:23 pm

Tweet When working on a custom site definitions for SharePoint 2010 or 2013 you may get the following error: The template you have chosen is invalid or cannot be found In my case I got this error even when I literally copied and pasted the out-of-the-box site definition in hopes to make it my own slowly and gradually. It doesn’t matter what template you use (Publishing, STS, SrchCen etc), the error you get here is related to something completely different. This will happen regardless if you’re creating the site with PowerShell or SharePoint UI, and yes, since the template shows up…
How to: avoid duplicate load of jQuery, or else!

Yaroslav Pentsarskyy

18 May 2013 | 8:45 pm

Tweet When you’re developing web parts and on demand solutions, in other words: you’re working on an individual component rather than a whole portal, you’re bound to run into this issue. Scenario: you’re creating a web part for a client who runs existing SharePoint 2010 or 2007, or even 2013; also, let’s assume your web part uses jQuery to do something fancy – it’s hard not to use jQuery these days. If you client’s portal already calls jQuery in a master page and you’re registering jQuery in your web part again – those two will…
How to: automatically package your SharePoint 2013 branding solutions with design manager

Yaroslav Pentsarskyy

10 May 2013 | 4:47 pm

Tweet There has been some buzz about SharePoint 2013 design manager and what is possible and what isn’t. In this 7 minute video I’d like to demonstrate some of the basics of what you can do with the design manager. P.S. More on packaging and solution deployment in my new SharePoint 2013 dev book. Enjoy!
How To: improve SharePoint/Office 365 site SEO with page keywords and meta description

Yaroslav Pentsarskyy

4 May 2013 | 6:00 pm

Tweet Search engines, although less these days, still rely on page keywords and meta description to rank your web site. In SharePoint 2013, the mechanism to output your meta keywords and description is way simplified. In fact, it’s out of the box. Now when content authors create or edit and existing page, they can specify meta keywords for that page right there and then. Assuming you have a site of a publishing site template here is how you enable keywords and meta description on pages: 1. As a site collection administrator, navigate to the Site settings -> Site collection features 2.

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SharePoint needs Knowledge

SharePoint Tutorial

10 Jun 2013 | 11:00 am

How to use SharePoint isn't the problem itself... there are a lot of tutorials out there how to achieve a certain task. Actually you have different ways to use SharePoint and to achieve a goal. The problem itself can either be the result which can be different using different solutions or the background behind a solution. Let's explain this with an example... Solutions and backgrounds If you want to create a site with SharePoint it's as easy as opening a browser: Just click new site, add a title and an URL and click create. This way you can even create hundreds of thousands of site. The…
SharePoint needs Communication

SharePoint Tutorial

7 Jun 2013 | 11:00 am

It doesn't matter if you take a look at companies, governmental organizations or educational organizations: SharePoint is almost everywhere. Although it's common that technologies and tools you use to work are changed, SharePoint itself is a little bit different. Depending on what you do and where you work you have usually no influence on the decision of your working tools and you are confronted with facts how you should work in the future. But work was OK with the old tools and you completed your tasks... so why change it? SharePoint advantages A lot of people are confronted with the…
SharePoint Prototyping

SharePoint Tutorial

4 Jun 2013 | 2:05 pm

There are a lot of things I don’t know even after working with SharePoint for years. So if someone comes up with a requirement (usually during a meeting with customers) where I have assumptions instead of answers I need a save spot. What do you do if you don't know if something works? Do a prototype... So if I don't know if a customers requirement works, if I don't find someone else who knows... I create a prototype. There are 2 kinds I had to deal with: 1. Small prototypes you can implement within only 2 hours. Usually I create small console applications to implement requirements, see how…
SharePoint 2010 Development - Customizations and Deployment

SharePoint Tutorial

21 Jan 2013 | 10:48 am

This video will give you insights how customizations are put into solutions and features and how they are deployed to SharePoint Video Transcription This presentation will give you insights how customizations are put into solutions and features and how they are deployed to SharePoint. Please make sure you have seen the video ‘Development Overview’ explaining things like SharePoint applications, APIs, tools and why we need things like ‘Solutions’ and ‘Deployment’. Because of the differences between ASP.NET and SharePoint the concept of ‘Solutions’ and ‘Deployment’ are part…
SharePoint 2010 Development - Overview

SharePoint Tutorial

21 Jan 2013 | 10:35 am

This video describes SharePoint applications, APIs, tools and platforms. You will see that there is a big difference between ASP.NET and SharePoint which leads us to SharePoint solutions and deployment. Video Transcription Most of you have seen the videos about the reason for SharePoint, the concepts of storing and working with data. Now it’s time to start talking about SharePoint and how development works. After describing development concepts within this and the next video you are ready to implement SharePoint applications. The concepts are split in 2 videos where this video describes…

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HTML5 and SharePoint 2010 - Part 2: An Overview (Continued)

17 Jun 2013 | 10:00 pm

So you want to get started and would like to start using HTML5 tags now? What to do? Don’t fret, it’s easy.
SharePoint and the Perils of InfoPath

16 Jun 2013 | 10:00 pm

Our Business Solutions team has not used InfoPath very often. It is really a very cool tool, and I love its transparency, but people often experienced an access denied or other annoying error message that prevented them from working with it.
Top 5 UX (User Experience) Articles of the week - Week 1

13 Jun 2013 | 10:00 pm

Here are the top 5 UX articles on branding
How to Add a Favicon to a SharePoint Site

12 Jun 2013 | 10:00 pm

Adding a favicon to a SharePoint site is not such a difficult operation.
SQL 2012 Reporting Services Gotchas with SharePoint 2010

11 Jun 2013 | 10:00 pm

I now have a perfectly deployed SQL 2012 Reporting Services instance running in Integrated mode in my 2 year old SharePoint 2010 development farm.

T3chnicalLead
Francois says goodbye

Francois H. Pienaar

28 May 2013 | 8:06 pm

Lawrence Cawood originally started T3chnicalLead and as a result of my love for writing I joined him to use the platform to share my thoughts on predominantly technology. As time has gone on I found myself more and more wanting to write and blog about other topics, but feel that the T3chnicalLead channel is limited with its strong focus on technology. For this reason, I’ve decided to started http://fhpienaar.wordpress.com a blog about me, my interests, opinions and experiences. The blog will cover technology, travel, food, cycling (mountain biking junky) and perhaps a bit of sport…
Are you a Microsoft rockstar?

Lawrence Cawood

29 Jan 2013 | 3:02 am

You’ve got the ‘mettle’, now it’s time to find out how you stack up against the best Microsoft professionals on the planet. Sign Up Here for your backstage pass. Follow Rockstar 365 to stay informed.
SharePoint User Profile Service not working after Windows 8 upgrade

Lawrence Cawood

7 Nov 2012 | 3:13 am

So I upgraded to Windows 8 the other day (which I’m really loving so far) but the upgrade broke SharePoint’s user profile service application. I have SharePoint 2010 installed locally on my Windows-7-now-Windows-8-PC for development purposes. The Problem There were a variety of symptoms that I won’t list in detail here but basically I couldn’t get into my user profile service application in central admin. ‘An unexpected error occurred’ it told me. The ULS logs were full of the typical generic user profile service errors (e.g. ‘No User Profile…
List of Companies That Sell SharePoint Web Parts

Lawrence Cawood

19 Jun 2012 | 1:11 am

I recently updated my list of SharePoint web part providers on Quora and thought I’d repost that list here in case you’re looking for some new web parts or add-ons: www.amrein.com www.avepoint.com www.axceler.com www.bamboosolutions.com www.contentandcode.com www.firearrowsoft.com www.idera.com www.infowisesolutions.com www.intranetfactory.com www.kaldeera.com www.kwizcom.com www.layer2.de www.lightningtools.com www.nintex.com www.pentalogic.net www.roxority.com www.sharepointboost.com www.teamimprover.com www.virtosoftware.com www.vinewave.com Or you can find numerous web parts…
Solved: SharePoint Returning a Blank Page

Lawrence Cawood

4 Jan 2012 | 1:26 am

After installing SharePoint Server 2010 on my fresh copy of Windows 7 I was seeing a completely blank page when hitting the site. Central admin was showing an empty page too. The blank page showed up almost immediately after navigating to the url, so it appeared to not even be trying to load. After much digging and prodding I stumbled across the answer: I had forgotten to tick the Windows Authentication box when installing the IIS7 features. So I enabled it like this: Control Panel > Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on or off >Internet Information Services > World…

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Why I have been so quiet, and what I am going to do about it.

Christopher Pettigrew

2 Jun 2013 | 12:29 pm

Summary As many of my readers may have noticed, I have not posted for a couple of months and this is something that I would really like to change soon. The reason for my lack of posts is due to working on my first Responsive SharePoint 2013 public facing website which I have been working ...
Quick Tip – SharePoint 2013: Get Managed Navigation Term for Current Page in Code

Christopher Pettigrew

2 Apr 2013 | 6:16 am

I have recently been building alot of new functionality in SharePoint 2013 and wanted to extend my Promoted Links WebPart to enable me to place the WebPart on a publishing website page layout and then have each page display a different set of links depending on which links in the list were tagged. I was ...
SharePoint 2013 Developer Tips Series – Episode #1 Where is my /_layouts/?

Christopher Pettigrew

31 Jan 2013 | 7:25 am

The Problem One of the biggest issues I faced when migrating code from my SharePoint 2010 solutions to SharePoint 2013 was the references that were made to images, css etc stored in the /_layouts/ directory. In SharePoint 2010 when you added an item into this via visual studio (or even manually) the url for this ...
SharePoint 2013 Developer Tips Series – Overview

Christopher Pettigrew

31 Jan 2013 | 7:24 am

Overview It has been a couple of months now using SharePoint 2013 with serious commitment, and during this time I have come across many gotchas, quirks, issues, and new ways of doing things from a developer experience compared to previous versions. It is my intention of this series to give you information around what experiences ...
LifeInSharePoint – Metro Weather WebPart

Christopher Pettigrew

28 Jan 2013 | 12:45 pm

UPDATE : Due to an update to the World Weather Online API to a new one, the WebPart is currently having issues raised in the comments. I am working on bringing you an update with the new API and also trying to include time information as well. If you are able to be patient I ...

SharePoint (and Project Server) Shenanigans
#ProjectServer 2010 field calculation in PWA #PS2010 #MSProject #SP2010

Giles Hamson

18 Jun 2013 | 9:09 am

I am a Project Server and SharePoint consultant but my main focus currently is around Project Server. I have been working with Project Server for nearly five years since 2007 for a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner in the UK, I have also been awared with the Microsoft Community Contributor Award 2011. I am also a certified Prince2 Practitioner. This article has been cross posted from pwmather.wordpress.com (original article) A quick blog post to highlight an issue and workaround for editing plans in PWA when using custom fields that use the inbuilt fields. This post uses Finish Variance as an…
SP2010 Docs opening as Read-Only.

Neil King

17 Jun 2013 | 4:39 am

When you have been working with SharePoint for a while, you get a feeling for when an issue is with SharePoint and when its not, and you can generally tell which it is within a few minutes. So when we started getting reports of users unable to edit documents or save edits back to SharePoint, I immediately though it’s just a single user or a faulty workstation, but when we started getting more and more reports I did begin to wonder it it was a SharePoint issue after all. The symptoms seemed to be, a user could open a document from SharePoint, edit it and save the edits, but the all…
#ProjectServer and #SharePoint 2010 / 2013 June 2013 Cumulative Update #PS2010 #SP2010 #PS2013 #SP2013 #MSProject

Giles Hamson

15 Jun 2013 | 2:41 am

I am a Project Server and SharePoint consultant but my main focus currently is around Project Server. I have been working with Project Server for nearly five years since 2007 for a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner in the UK, I have also been awared with the Microsoft Community Contributor Award 2011. I am also a certified Prince2 Practitioner. This article has been cross posted from pwmather.wordpress.com (original article) The Office 2013 June 2013 Cumulative Updates are now available, please see the links below: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2855356 Project Server 2013 Server Roll…
SharePoint 2010 AD update failing.

Neil King

13 Jun 2013 | 8:07 am

Getting the AD update feature working in SharePoint 2010 / 2013 can be a challenge as you need to ensure the the permissions you set on the synchronization account are exactly correct as per the following TechNet article. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh296982#RDCchild Even following these to the letter you can still come across problems as I recently discovered. I was asked to take a look at client system where the AD update for the telephone number was failing, checking in SharePoint I could see that attribute was set to ‘Export’ but the Telephone number for a…
Useful List based InfoPath form information

Giles Hamson

6 Jun 2013 | 9:57 am

So as I continue my research, I have found a couple more interesting facts. You can use InfoPath 2013 against SharePoint 2010 to create, edit and update List based InfoPath forms. You can also save that List with the InfoPath form as a template and the XSN file comes along with it, whether you check the “with content” box or not. This also works across site collections Have fun! Till the next time…

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SharePoint 2013 Upgrade and Migration Best Practices

Nikander & Margriet Bruggeman

17 Jun 2013 | 12:54 am

Interesting document http://www.google.nl/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=download%20proven%20practices%20for%20upgrading%20or%20migrating%20to%20sharepoint%202013&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CEgQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Feu.avepoint.com%2Fassets%2Fpdf%2Fwhite-papers%2Femea%2FSharePoint-2013-Migration-White-Paper.pdf&ei=L2FRUdPHJoqX1AWy44CgBw&usg=AFQjCNHA6Iuoigex0xyHb-EuPdBDIiLrhw&bvm=bv.44158598,d.d2k about Proven Practices for Upgrading or Migrating to SharePoint 2013. Of course, we’ve added this one to the Upgrade and Migration section of the SharePoint 2013 Best Practices page…
Where are the SharePoint 2013 Search Suggestions?

Nikander & Margriet Bruggeman

14 Jun 2013 | 12:40 am

What to do when search suggestions don’t show up? Run the “prepare query suggestions” timer job! If you set up search suggestions (as described in http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj721441.aspx ) you may notice that no suggestions drop down from the search bar. That makes sense, because they only appear after the “prepare query suggestion” timer job has run. You can force this via PowerShell like this: Start-SPTimerJob -Identity “prepare query suggestions” We’ve added the following TechNet Wiki page that describes how to do that:…
Add a multivalued taxonomy field to the default view in a custom list thru PowerShell

Nikander & Margriet Bruggeman

12 Jun 2013 | 5:46 am

The title says it all, really. There was one particularly tricky part, where the view needed to be stored in a separate variable, like so: $view = $myCustomList.DefaultView Because $myCustomList.DefaultView resulted in the creation of a new View object every time, causing any changes you made to a previous object instance to be lost. The code is here, and it requires you to set up a managed metadata service instance (ours is called Managed Metadata Service), the following blog post can help you with that:…
SharePoint 2010 Best Practices

Nikander & Margriet Bruggeman

10 Jun 2013 | 1:30 am

It’s all about 2013 these days, nevertheless, whenever we see a reason, we’re updating the SharePoint 2010 Best Practices page as well. The Upgrade and Migration section has been updated at http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/8666.sharepoint-2010-best-practices.aspx
Setting default content type column values for a library via PowerShell

Nikander & Margriet Bruggeman

7 Jun 2013 | 1:11 am

Setting default column values for content type columns, the equivalent of [Document Library] > Document Library Settings > Column Default value settings, was surprisingly hard to build in PowerShell. The main gotcha has to do with the fact that you can’t do this via the SPContentType type, instead, you have to do it via the more obscure MetadataDefaults type, located in the Microsoft.Office.DocumentManagement.dll. Here’s the script: ClsWrite-Host “Initializing SharePoint PowerShell Environment” $SnapIn = “Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell”if (…

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Free SharePoint 2013 Webinar

Mike Smith

3 Jun 2013 | 10:32 am

Tomorrow I will be giving a one hour webinar with MAX Technical Training on what's new in SharePoint 2013. This will include both the what's new bullet points, and a lot of little things I've found over the last year or so. Grab a sandwich and join me for a SharePoint lunch and learn! Tuesday, June 4th from 12-1 pm Reserve Your Webinar Seat Now What's New in SharePoint 2013 - Features and
SharePoint Versioning Trivia, or maybe a start on a versioning FAQ

Mike Smith

1 Jun 2013 | 9:29 pm

The number of versions retained is one more than the limit you set. Entering 10 as the version limit will keep up to 11 versions of the item. I guess the current "version" is not counted as a "version". Then maximum number of versions per item is 5000. (at least in SP 2010) We you exceed the version limit the oldest item is immediately discarded. It is not moved to the recycle bin. Only
Adding a scrolling list of messages to SharePoint

Mike Smith

14 May 2013 | 10:39 pm

Tested in SP2010, SP2013, Office 365 2013 and should work in SP2007. I have not offered up a cool SharePoint trick for a while… so here's one that takes a list and turns it into a scrolling "marquee" list like this one: Release B.2 of the CRM system has been released!Bugs have been found in B.2, please revert to B.1! The "Dealing with procrastination" meeting has been rescheduled Get Started
So you want to be a SharePoint Developer…

Mike Smith

6 May 2013 | 7:11 pm

In a recent class we started putting together a list of what you need to know to be a well rounded SharePoint developer. The list very quickly got out of hand… but everything in it is required to for some aspect of SharePoint development. You don't need to know all of this if you are focusing on just a part of SharePoint, but not knowing these technologies may result in reinventing the wheel or
SharePoint Cincy 2013 is this week!

Mike Smith

14 Apr 2013 | 2:14 pm

Don't forget… SharePoint Cincy 2013 is coming soon! April 19th (That's this Friday!) Third Annual SharePoint Cincy Event! Register NOW! http://www.sharepointcincy.com/ I've been asked to bring back my SharePoint Governance presentation, "SharePoint Governance… It May Not Be What You Think It Is…". I've updated it to include SharePoint 2013 and Office 365. Governance was a big topic, its

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Portfolio Showcase – Perficient

Luis Kerr

13 Jun 2013 | 3:19 pm

We continue our portfolio showcase series by highlighting another successful SharePoint consulting agency. 2013 Microsoft US Partner of the Year and ranked #82 on the annual list of the top 500 solution providers in North America, Perficient was also awarded 2013 Vault Top Ten “Best to Work For” IT Consulting Companies. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri – Perficient offers a variety of technology solutions, including custom web applications, mobile technology, portals and collaboration solutions based on SharePoint technology. In 2012 Perficient acquired Northridge Systems, a…
Missing Publish Tab on Custom Publishing Pages

Max Berghoff

4 Jun 2013 | 9:39 am

For some unknown reasons the Publish tab disappeared on some custom page layouts. I did get all the options under the “Page” tab including the “Check Out/Check In” buttons. The interesting part is that the Publish tab showed on other custom page layouts and there were no issues a day before. I could still approve the pages by navigating to the “All Site Content” >> Pages, by selecting Publish from the drop-down menu when hovering over the pages. That told me the Publishing feature worked just fine. By-the-way, for this instance, I was using SharePoint 2010…
How You Built It?

Luis Kerr

30 May 2013 | 9:21 am

Have you or your company recently revamped a SharePoint website? Spend a few minutes writing about the process of implementing the new SharePoint branding and user experience. Let us know what is changed and why. Write about yourself or your consulting company, behind the scenes challenges, revelations, techniques and tactics you think the new SharePoint website redesign is a success. Share your insights and experience with us by answering few or some of the following questions. Feel free to deviate from the questions if you see fit. - What version of SharePoint the website was built on? -…
SharePoint Sites of the Month #8

Luis Kerr

15 Apr 2013 | 2:16 pm

Here is another selection of the best submitted SharePoint websites over the last few weeks for your SharePoint branding inspiration. Two built with SharePoint 2013 and five with SharePoint 2010. Sites of the Month is a monthly compilation of the most exceptional SharePoint-based website designs submitted to our showcase and picked by our staff based on their usability, design, creativity, improved user experience, custom functionality and ability to incorporate modern techniques. If you’re involved in the design, implementation or management of a SharePoint public-facing website or you…
SharePoint 2013 Websites

Luis Kerr

11 Apr 2013 | 12:44 pm

At this point, after almost one year since its preview release, we have to acknowledge that SharePoint 2013 has a multitude of upgrades and new features. But the area that received the most significant facelift is the branding part. HTML5 and CSS3 compatibility in combination with the use of Design Manager empower web developers and designers by offering a wide variety of design choices in their SharePoint projects. If you’re a web designer who has some HTML, CSS, and JavaScript knowledge, you already have the skills necessary to brand a SharePoint 2013 website. The latest Publishing…

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Running A Blog Advice That Will Increase Your Presence

Jenny Coleman

16 Jun 2013 | 2:03 pm

Running A Blog is interesting to people because almost everyone has things they want to express to the world. The tips that follow will show you find success in your running a blog endeavors. TIP! Don’t overuse things like plug-ins, ads, images, or keywords. Doing this will raise a red flag on search engines and cancel out your hard work. A common mistake some bloggers make is that they don’t update their blog but post infrequent updates. Readers become bored waiting for new posts. A good rule of thumb is to create new blogs weekly and email updates. Let your readers post comments…
What Is Microsoft Sharepoint?

Jenny Coleman

15 Jun 2013 | 7:15 pm

Numerous organizations are attempting to find technologies to assist them in managing enormous databases that are utilized to retain vital company data. They can organize an enormous amount of data with the use of a server like the Microsoft SharePoint Server. People who become certified in the use of SharePoint may become a valuable asset to these companies. With a solid understanding of SharePoint an individual will be in a position to create and operate web portals, update information, manage the server, and manage collaborative company solutions. Microsoft SharePoint has garnered a large…
How to Use Microsoft Sharepoint 2010

Jenny Coleman

13 Jun 2013 | 9:45 am

Microsoft Sharepoint can help businesses in all sorts of different ways. It is essentially an ECMS or an “Enterprise Content Management System” which enables businesses to quickly and easily set up multiple internet and intranet websites and share the necessary information easily and quickly. Users can create documents, manage their documents and easily publish reports and documents and share them among colleagues and members of their work team. Some of the benefits of Microsoft Sharepoint include; ” It enables workers to share ideas ” It enables team leaders and…
Helpful Website Design Advice Everyone Should Know About

Jenny Coleman

13 Jun 2013 | 6:46 am

Many people have the desire to become a website creation pro. TIP! If you want your website to cater to the needs of visitors, it must be user-friendly and simple to navigate. Links should be highly visible and easy to locate. Speed is king on the Internet, so be sure that your images are loading quickly. If a visitor needs to wait while the page loads, they will probably leave your site before it loads and vow never to return. Links should be easy to find them easily. Menus are another way to make it easier on your site. Make sure each page in your site so people can find their way no matter…
How Sharepoint 2010 Can Help You Improve Your Business

Jenny Coleman

10 Jun 2013 | 5:45 am

Are you a business owner? If yes, you need to learn more about Sharepoint 2010 and the many benefits of this tool. Sharepoint 2010 can help you work more efficiently, improve the way you communicate and even boost your productivity. Keep reading to learn more about this useful tool. Sharepoint 2010 includes Sharepoint Foundation and Sharepoint Server. The Foundation software is used to create documents, edit them and organize them. The Sharepoint Server can be used to upload the documents. Once a document is on the Sharepoint Server, anyone authorized user can download it, review it and edit…

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Don’t Be the Roadblock

Dan Antion

17 Jun 2013 | 2:01 am

Earlier this week, I dropped my car off for service because the Check-Engine lamp had come on. The dealer determined that the cause of the problem was related to a mistake made during an earlier service appointment. They fixed the car for free, but I had other service performed during the visit and the dealer wanted to discount those services too. I arrived after the car was done, but before the paperwork had been prepared. I sat and watched as the Service Manager grew more and more frustrated trying to apply the discounts. At one point, he looked over at me and said: “They have made so…
Are YOU a SharePoint Rockstar 365?

Veronique Palmer

12 Jun 2013 | 12:50 am

Introducing a proudly South African platform – Rockstar 365. Built by Paul Slade, Lawrence Cawood and Sven Laurencik originally for the CRM guys, they have extended it to include SharePoint. Rockstar 365 is about scoring and ranking the best Microsoft professionals on the planet. Find out more. Healthy competition is good for everyone, but finding platforms that represent everyone fairly and not just by how many followers you have, has proven tricky. Let’s hope this platform will be able to provide a better picture of everyone. Of course that’s easy for me to say when I am…
Responsive Design for SharePoint 2013

Erik Swenson

10 Jun 2013 | 1:43 am

I have been wanting to write about this topic for quite some time. In this post I will review what all this buzz is about around Responsive design and relate it back to SharePoint 2013. In this post I will not be focusing on any of the Twitter bootstrap or HTML5 boilerplate stuff. I will simply be focusing on CSS3 Media Queries and how it relates to SharePoint 2013. In the video below I have put together some discussion points around min-width vs. max-width and also different ways that you can make SharePoint 2013 responsive with just CSS. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn1x7lGJtIg Per the…
Designing Your Taxonomic Hierarchy

Reza Alirezaei

6 Jun 2013 | 1:14 am

When using taxonomic hierarchies to classify information, managed metadata is definitely your best friend. In SharePoint, taxonomic hierarchies can be defined using two methods: Method A: Single Column Managed Metadata Method B: Multi-Column Managed Metadata In this blog post, We will use NBA teams classified by Conference, Division, and Team names and will examine the pros and cons of each method. We compare each method from the following perspectives: Tagging Experience Making Changes to the Hierarchy Metadata Navigation Search Experience Method A – Create the entire hierarchy…
The #Office365 Upgrade Experience

Giles Hamson

3 Jun 2013 | 2:37 am

So the magic email finally arrived recently. Microsoft have finished upgrading my Office 365 (2010 version) to the new 2013 (Wave 15) version (both the E1 and P1 plans that I have). Now as some of you know already, I have created a new Office 365 tenant for my partner who has recently entered the world of HR consulting. It is just a small endeavour at the moment whilst we sort out other personal to do’s like weddings etc… Anyway, we needed a good email system, Lync is useful and a site for document collaboration. Office 365 fits the bill perfectly. I also created a very basic public…

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Effective Sharepoint Governance : A must for Sustaining the Success.

Amit Kumawat

17 Jun 2013 | 3:30 am

Like any IT project, Sharepoint projects can have successful launch if you deliver a solution that meets all the Stakeholder Requirements – on time, with Quality and within Budget. However, to maintain the success of your Sharepoint project in long run, you need an important tool in your hand- An Effective Governance Plan. If you find that your project is suffering from any of the below problems, it is largley due to the lack of an effective Governance in place : Inappropriate usage of the Sharepoint Solution. Information mess & End-user confusion. Degrading User experience and…
Programmatically create Web Application in a Sharepoint farm

ES Admin

19 Apr 2013 | 5:07 am

Pre-Conditions The user account who executes this code should have rights of a Farm administrator Snippet private static void CreateNewWebApplication(int port,string webAppName, string ContentDBName,string ContentDBServerName,string AccountName) { SPWebApplicationBuilder builder = new SPWebApplicationBuilder(SPFarm.Local); SPWebApplication newApplication; builder.Port = port; builder.ApplicationPoolId = "webAppName - " + port.ToString(); builder.IdentityType = Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.IdentityType.SpecificUser; //Use Managed account already created SPFarmManagedAccountCollection…
Introducing OAUTH

Amit Kumawat

15 Apr 2013 | 4:21 am

OAUTH is a…. please wait! Before I go straight to the definition of OAUTH and its elaboration, let’s talk about few things we already know to set the context. Also, my discussion on OAuth below is very generic and is not specific to SharePoint now. Once we are clear of OAuth concepts, we will see on SharePoint OAuth implementation in another upcoming post. Apps: We all know what Apps are by now. The word App is so common now a days that I hope to see the nursery books replacing A for Apple with A for Apps Well, at least for me A is for Apps. Service: We all understand the idea of…
Remote Event Receivers in SharePoint 2013

Amit Kumawat

22 Mar 2013 | 6:13 am

Remote Event receiver is one of the two way notification options provided by the new Remote Event Infrastructure in SharePoint 2013. In SharePoint 2013, remote event receivers are built as web services and can be one-way or two-way. The remote event receivers can be registered with SharePoint 2013 just like the way local event receivers are registered in SharePoint 2010. The only difference is now we need to provide a web service URL in place of an assembly and class name. Whenever an event is raised by a SP component ( like a list or site), SharePoint calls the web service and…
Remote Event Infrastructure in SharePoint 2013 : An Extreme Overview

Amit Kumawat

20 Mar 2013 | 10:13 pm

SharePoint is now increasingly becoming the main collaboration and data hub in the growing enterprise world. So far, SharePoint was able to address the need of two way collaboration with External Systems : Business Connectivity Services and Search proved to be really impressive solutions to surface data from external LOB systems to SharePoint Portals. Vice-versa, External Systems were also able to surface data from SharePoint via its web services and CSOM (although in limited ways). So we see, SharePoint not only helped Organization employees to collaborate but also the Organization…

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7 features Microsoft Outlook needs today

Ty Anderson

13 Jun 2013 | 4:24 am

Microsoft Outlook is more than an email application running on the desktop or the browser. It's an application for managing the details of living (work, home, social, and anti-social, what-have-you). It's time for Outlook to accept its maturity and reinvent itself
Working with Outlook tasks: how to create, get and delete Task and To-Do items

Pieter van der Westhuizen

12 Jun 2013 | 5:39 am

Outlook tasks are a great way to keep track of things you need to do. I use it every single day! A task item is a standard Outlook type and by default all tasks are flagged for follow-up when created. When any items such as an e-mail, task or contact are flagged for follow-up it automatically becomes a to-do item and is visible in your To-do bar
Working with Outlook calendar (appointment and meeting items)

Ty Anderson

10 Jun 2013 | 7:41 am

Yeah sure, email is front and center with Outlook. But right behind it and ready to steal the show is the Outlook calendar. If you aren't looking at email, I bet you are looking at your calendar to see if you can meet at such-and-such time on such-and-such date
Working with Outlook mail items: how to create, delete, access & enumerate

Ty Anderson

3 Jun 2013 | 6:03 am

Mail items are the featured player of Outlook… email! Sure, contacts and appointments are regulars but email receives the most attention. We are addicted to the stuff. And as an Outlook plug-in developer, you need to know the basics.
Working with Outlook Accounts, Stores, Folders and Items

Pieter van der Westhuizen

31 May 2013 | 2:58 am

Any user of Microsoft Outlook will tell you that you cannot use Outlook without first setting up an account. This account can either be an Exchange server, POP or IMAP account, although Outlook can support any MAPI style account too.

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SharePoint: Simple Event Logger

Admin

3 Jun 2013 | 8:31 pm

Errors, warnings and info messages in all my SharePoint applications are being logged to the Application Event Log. For that I use a simple class tritely named EventLogger and listed later in this post. As for the moment, a couple of words about the EventLogger are stated below. If necessary, the EventLogger registers a source in the Application Event Log once any its method is called for the first time (see the static constructor). The event logging uses the information stored in the Eventlog registry key. So, when dealing with the Application Event Log, we have to be…
SharePoint: What is a People Picker? Part 1 – PeopleEditor

Admin

30 Apr 2013 | 8:51 am

In fact, there is no control with the name PeoplePicker in SharePoint, it’s a common name of the group of elements: a few controls, one aspx-page and a couple of JavaScript files. These elements are closely connected with each other, use each other and all together allow searching and picking out users and groups available in SharePoint and/or Active Directory. Let’s take a closer look at each element of the People Picker. PeopleEditor PeopleEditor is a visual control providing an entry point to deal with People Picker. So, to leverage the People Picker functionality we need just…
Knockout.js: HtmlNoScript binding

Admin

14 Feb 2013 | 8:19 am

The Knockout.js is one of the most popular and fast-developing libraries that bring the MVVM pattern into the world of JavaScript development. Knockout.js allows to declaratively bind UI (Document Object Model elements) to an underlying data model. One of the built-in bindings is the html-binding allowing to display an arbitrary Html provided by an associated property/field of the data model. The typical use of this binding may look like this: <div data-bind="html: comment" /> where the comment property may be specified as shown in the following data…
JavaScript: How to prevent execution of JavaScript within a html being added to the DOM

Admin

5 Feb 2013 | 7:37 pm

Getting pieces of html from an external web service, I display them “as is” on a page. To insert the htmls into the document I use handy jQuery methods: append() and html(). The only problem is the htmls contain inclusions of JavaScript that is executed whenever I add the htmls to the DOM (Document Object Model). Having looked for an acceptable solution to prevent untrusted scripts from running I found out that almost all solutions come to removing script-tags from html using the Regular Expressions. I tried a couple of regexes, and they really worked.
C#: How to set or get value of a private or internal property through the Reflection

Admin

16 Dec 2012 | 10:17 pm

Quite often in my practice I need to interact with hidden (internal and private) properties of an object. It easily can be done through the Reflection API. The only complication may arise here it’s when a private property is defined in one of the base classes. In this case we have to iterate through the object’s class hierarchy, looking for the property. So, trying to simplify getting and setting values of object’s private and internal properties, I’ve implemented a couple of the methods-extensions listed below. The GetPropertyValue method…

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Configure ULS log and Usage and Health log location

Thomas Balkeståhl

4 Jun 2013 | 11:42 pm

SharePoint jokers! If you left the settings in SharePoint 2013 as default when installing and configuring, then you will probably have a log path that looks like this for both the ULS log and the Usage and Health log. C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Web Server Extensions\15\LOGS If you want to change this to a new path, maybe on a different disk like D: (recommended) or on a simpler path easier to remember, use the following commands: You will need to run the commands in a PowerShell running as administrator and you will also need to load the SharePoint snapin first,…
6398 – The Execute method of job definition…SPUsageImportJobDefinition

Thomas Balkeståhl

27 May 2013 | 6:23 am

SharePointees! Have this critical error in your Eventlog? The Execute method of job definition Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPUsageImportJobDefinition (ID ef497ec2-0cbf-4458-91ea-db75422fd9da) threw an exception. More information is included below. Access to the path ‘C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\15\LOGS’ is denied. This is a really annoying error in the eventlog, there are many references to this out there but most or even all take the easy way out and that is not for me Two suggestions I have seen(that I do not recommend): 1. Add…
SharePoint 2013 page loads takes a very long time

Thomas Balkeståhl

15 May 2013 | 2:54 pm

Short version: Stopping the Distributed cache service gave me great performance! From 6.10 s to 79 ms Something is just a liiitle bit off…? Long story: This is a bit of reality right here… I was about to give up on one of my labb SharePoint 2013 Environments because it was so extremely slow all the time. Warmup scripts, reloads, more memory, more CPU, stopping services, stopping search…nothing helped. I had a constant loadtime of all aspx pages of 6+ seconds, 6.10-6.20 something. Even when the page was just loaded and I pressed F5 to reload, it still took 6.10 seconds. This…
Configure automatic password change in SharePoint 2013 using PowerShell

Thomas Balkeståhl

14 May 2013 | 10:57 am

SharePoint fellas! I have a new tip for you. My very best SharePoint buddy asked me today how to configure the Automatic password change using PowerShell, he could not find an answer anywhere…it was a good question…seems like the answer was missing and that was when I started to do some research. I found nothing! Could be that I missed something, but Technet, Blogs, Forums, none had the answer… The impressive Engine of a Boeing 787 – Dreamliner After a lot of testing and failing, I managed to produce this working script: *Must be executed in a PowerShell prompt running…
A quick guide to configuring the Loopback check

Thomas Balkeståhl

7 May 2013 | 1:16 am

Hi dear friends! 401.1 Access denied… If you try to access your newly created web application with a real nice FQDN or NetBIOS name and you end up getting a 401.1 Access denied… Even after adding the site to the local intranet zone in IE… Even after beeing prompted 3 times and filling in the correct credentials… After setting up your Search to crawl you sites in a small farm whith crawl and web services on the same server… You check and doublecheck your credentials, you add yourself as the farm admin, you try logging on with the farm account, but…

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SharePoint as an Architecture Repository

Stephen Lahanas

10 Jun 2013 | 5:37 am

Over the past decade, enterprise architecture as a practice has gained quite a bit of traction. Where EA hasn’t taken root yet, solution architecture is often practiced. One of the biggest challenges to the adoption of any type of IT architecture practice or department is the ability to integrate it into the larger solutions lifecycle of any given organization. This is typically a challenge because: The culture of the organization isn’t sure about the value proposition for architecture. The working model between architects and the rest of the solutions team isn’t always clear at the…
The Environments Needed for Smart SharePoint Development

Samuel Sabel

21 May 2013 | 7:00 am

What environments SharePoint developers utilize as a part of their solution delivery life-cycle is crucial. The model outlined below is meant to empower the developer to the greatest extent possible, while also safeguarding SharePoint. Every month, more enterprises begin using this approach. The Development Environment The Development environment should have only one server, even if your production SharePoint farm has multiple servers. The reason for this is simple: Visual Studio does not play nice when debugging a multiple-server farm. If you want to attach to the ASP worker process, or any…
Interview Questions for SharePoint Architects

Susan Hall

2 May 2013 | 7:00 am

Though many job postings refer to “SharePoint Developer/Architects,” the two roles require different skills and responsibilities. When you’re interviewing, you have to be able to address the differences. Sam Sabel, guide of the Dice SharePoint Talent Community, previously contributed interview questions for SharePoint developers. Here, he poses questions for architects, based on SharePoint 2010. How would you a set up SharePoint farm for our 800 active users? What would the network topography look like? What most people say: “We can stand up a server for SharePoint itself…
An Intro to SharePoint Community Events

Samuel Sabel

11 Apr 2013 | 7:00 am

SharePoint is all about online engagement and collaboration. And yet, some of the most dynamic and engaging experiences related to the platform happen offline — and for free. Possibly best of all is that some are probably happening not too far from where you are. In other words, you can take advantage of meeting colleagues and sharing information, without it costing you an arm and a leg to travel and participate. It’s nice to see these growing alternatives. SharePoint User Groups and SharePoint Saturday events are hitting their stride as active participation now involves thousands…
Interview Questions for SharePoint Developers

Susan Hall

4 Apr 2013 | 7:00 am

Microsoft SharePoint’s value isn’t about ease of development, but empowering users to manage their content effectively. And because it’s so widely used, the skills needed to implement and maintain the platform come at a premium. (SharePoint skills rank No. 7 on Dice’s list of the most difficult tech positions to fill.) One complicating factor is that many job postings seek a “SharePoint Developer/Architect,” even though those are roles with different functions and responsibilities. It’s a common situation that SharePoint professionals face and one you need to…

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SharePoint Site Security – A Best Practice Guide

Geoff Evelyn

18 Jun 2013 | 9:21 am

Access to information can be controlled at many different levels within Sharepoint. The question of where best to implement control of user access is answered only with an understanding of available options and requirements. As part of training those who need to manage security on the sites, even if they themselves do not set the security permissions, it is a requirement for you to communicate a policy concerning when and where to apply site security. The best practices are as follows: As a general rule, grant access at the lowest possible level without breaking permission inheritance.
SharePoint 2013 – Building a Project Management solution in six steps

Geoff Evelyn

22 May 2013 | 3:51 pm

Hi there, am back from a great holiday and time to jump back into things. I had the great pleasure of presenting at the forthcoming SharePoint User Group UK (London) meet at Microsoft UK on Thursday, 23rd May, which was awesome fun! The session was concerned with the the topic “SharePoint 2013 – Building a Project Management solution using OOTB tools (in 6 steps)”. The synopsis of the session was in taking a SharePoint look at Project Management tools at Information Worker level. By doing this, a Project Management solution could be created whereby solving collaboration and…
Software Development Journal – A Call for Articles

Geoff Evelyn

10 May 2013 | 1:47 pm

I’d like to bring to your attention to a great journal called the ‘Software Development Practice’ of which I am an Editorial Board member. This journals readership is worldwide and run by the Institute of Analysts and Programmers (IAP). Am making a call to for article submission to the Software Development Journal. For more information: The Institute of Analysts and Programmers is located here: http://www.iap.org.uk/main/ Software Development Practice Journal, is located here: http://software-development-practice.iap.org.uk/welcome Information concerning article submission…
SharePoint 2013 – Discontinued SharePoint 2010 features

Geoff Evelyn

30 Apr 2013 | 5:43 am

I’ve been getting quite a few calls from customers who are in the process of taking SharePoint 2013, who are currently SharePoint 2010 users and quite rightly concerned about what functionality is not available in SharePoint 2013. After a huge amount of hunting for this information I managed to find this page: http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/office365-sharepoint-online-enterprise-help/discontinued-features-and-modified-functionality-in-microsoft-sharepoint-2013-HA102892827.aspx I would strongly suggest anyone considering moving from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013 carry out a full…
SharePoint 2010 Productivity Hub and User Adoption Kit

Geoff Evelyn

17 Apr 2013 | 3:45 am

The SharePoint 2010 Productivity Hub and the User Adoption Kit is a great method of centralizing knowledge in the organization, and providing materials to enable the communication of SharePoint to information workers. The Productivity hub is essentially a site collection which allows the collection of documents, videos, blogs, articles and links. It can be structured so that contributors across the oganization can participate in providing training materials on various categories, and the categories can be customized. The User Adoption Kit includes videos, communication materials, flyers and…

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