In order to support my SharePoint 2010 demo environment I have become quite a fan on Microsoft Hyper-V. I admit that I did not enjoy the learning curve and that there are a few “features” missing that would make it significantly easier to use as a portable demo environment, features that I have grown quite attached to in both Virtual PC and VMware. Now before you get all protective of Hyper-V I do understand that it is not intended for the use to which I am putting it. Read More →

I am upgrading my Silverlight demo code from the old beta to beta 2 and see that there are a few new considerations for the deployment of ClientAccessPolicy.xml files. In a previous post I demonstrated how to do this for SharePoint 2007. The heartburn that I get with that approach is any site collection owner or designer can drag the file into the site collection and open the site up to unwanted client access issues. Read More →

I want to thank the folks who attended my session in San Antonio. I had a great time and think the session is getting better every time I do it. I plan to release all the code after I update it for SharePoint 2010 Beta 2. In the mean time here is the PDF version of the presentation for the folks who were asking about it. I plan to create a post for each step in the process too. Read More →

I have been SLAMMED lately (mostly traveling and speaking, but also taking time with my family) and not blogging enough, I get it, I hear you all loud and clear. I am going to try (starting this week) to publish little bites of new features and enhancements that I have not seen posted elsewhere. Since I am in the process of building my post about yesterday’s SharePoint Saturday, it seems like a good time to show off what Office 2010 adds to the SharePoint 2007 upload experience. Read More →

Well, we’re half way through our 5 city tour with Catapult Systems “Best of SharePoint 2010”. My colleagues and I have delivered this great day long SharePoint 2010 overview in Austin, TX and Tampa, FL. Today is Dallas then Houston on Thursday and Denver next Thursday. There is still time to register if you are in Houston and Denver. Just hit our Events page and get all of the details. Read More →

Matthew McDermott, Microsoft MVP, and Brad Freels, Microsoft Senior Technology Specialist, will provide a 2 hour overview of the great new features of SharePoint 2010. Including: Sites: UI Changes, Mobility Support, Office Client Support Communities: Social Improvements, My Sites, Activity Feeds Content: Enterprise Content Types, Metadata, Video Content Types Search: Phonetic Search, Navigation, Relevance Insights: Visio Services, Web Analytics, PerformancePoint Services Composites: BCS, External Lists, SharePoint Designer We won’t be able to cover EVERYTHING in two hours- there is just too much! Read More →

Wow, anyone in attendance at the 2009 SharePoint Conference will tell you, there was a LOT going on. I don’t want to rub your nose in it, it is a simple fact, being at the conference, experiencing the nerdy goodness of ITF collaboration and sharing, seeing the SharePoint Fairy (#SPFairy) granting geeky wishes and stealing the attention from the conference floor, or rubbing elbows with the folks who write (or manage the folks who write) one of Steve Balmer’s “favorite products”, cannot be duplicated on-line. Read More →

By now the planet knows that the 2009 Microsoft SharePoint Conference is sold out. Does that mean that you are going to miss all the good stuff? Not at all. You can attend the keynote address by Steve Balmer and Jeff Teper virtually. The keynote address will be streamed live at 9:00 Vegas time and available for viewing later from the Conference Web site. Go to www.mssharepointconference.com for more info. Read More →

Join us for this technical webcast as we discuss the new features and improvements in Windows Server R2 and how it brings virtualization enhancements within Hyper-V including Live Migration. We will also explore the management improvements such as: Better Together with Windows 7 (Branch Cache & Direct Access) Platform Scalability Power Management Built-in File Classification Engine This session is geared towards IT Management and Windows Server Administration, with a focus on the updates and changes in 2008 R2. Read More →

Building Successful Solutions on SharePoint October 14th Program Description SharePoint is a great platform on which to build and deliver solutions. The question, however, quickly becomes what to build, how to build it, and most importantly, how to ensure that what I build is successful. In this presentation, we discuss the SharePoint “Solution Quadrant,” which addresses the many types of solutions you can build on SharePoint. We explore how to build your solution, keeping in mind the concepts of modularity and reusability. Read More →