SharePoint – Page 2 – John Stover

SharePoint Document Libraries: 2 authors but no exclusive check out

I think that anyone that has even seen a SharePoint demo knows that SharePoint offers robust document collaboration features with the ability for exclusive Check-In and Check-out. Exclusive Check-In and Check-Out is optional and configurable individually within each library. Some of the organizations that I work with have ‘less than savvy’ end users who are… Continue reading SharePoint Document Libraries: 2 authors but no exclusive check out

Great new post about Microsoft Software Assurance (SA)

Those who do know about Software Assurance associate the program with getting the next version of software at no additional cost, however there are other benefits that can save you money from your budget on training, support and services. If you know your organization has an Enterprise Agreement, then you also have Software Assurance. If… Continue reading Great new post about Microsoft Software Assurance (SA)

Invalid Characters in SharePoint

There are certain character restrictions in SharePoint. This applies to SharePoint 2010, SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2003. This applies to WSS and SharePoint Foundation. You cannot use certain characters because SharePoint is a web application and must follow a certain framework and structure as defined by being accessed via a ‘web site’. According to KB article… Continue reading Invalid Characters in SharePoint

SharePoint 2010 scheduled for release May 12, 2010

The following is pulled directly from the Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Save The Date notice at: http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/businessproductivity/proof/pages/2010-launch-events.aspx#fbid=PBcSZItuoNn Watch Stephen Elop, President of the Microsoft Business Division, announce the launch of Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 on May 12, 2010 at 11 a.m. EST. The live keynote focuses on the next wave of productivity that delivers: End… Continue reading SharePoint 2010 scheduled for release May 12, 2010

SharePoint 2010 Release Candidate

Got my email this morning: Microsoft Office 2010 is pleased to announce the release of the Release Candidate build for Microsoft Office 2010 client (build 4734.1000) and server products (build 4730.1010) are now available! That’s right, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 is now in Release Candidate. And now for my 2 favorite snippets from the Office… Continue reading SharePoint 2010 Release Candidate

SharePoint SP2 updates Office Integration with FBA

Technorati Tags: Office,SharePoint According to a new blog post from SharePoint Ranger Steve Peschka (I assume) at http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2009/05/13/update-on-sharepoint-forms-based-authentication-fba-and-office-client.aspx, there are just a few things that have to properly align. You need to have Service Packs installed on both the SharePoint Farm and the client that Office is installed on (both Office and OS). This may… Continue reading SharePoint SP2 updates Office Integration with FBA

Microsoft releases Search Engine Optimization Toolkit (SEO)

First, I think that this idea is brilliant. It’s about time that Microsoft released a tool to help admins improve Web Site relevance. Unfortunately, this SEO Toolkit is for IIS 7 only. Unfortunately again, the SEO Toolkit is an IIS 7 add in – which means that it is only useful for folks that actually… Continue reading Microsoft releases Search Engine Optimization Toolkit (SEO)

Account Creation Mode not in SharePoint Foundation – deprecated with WSS 3.0

According to Microsoft’s doc Creating Shared Hosting Solutions on Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 available at office.microsoft.com/download/afile.aspx?AssetID=AM102157711033 "Also note that account creation mode is a deprecated feature of Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. Although this feature is supported through version 3.0, the product team recommends that customers plan to move off of it at their earliest convenience."… Continue reading Account Creation Mode not in SharePoint Foundation – deprecated with WSS 3.0

Adding processors to Windows Server 2008 SharePoint environment on Hyper-V

Dave Bowman: Hello, HAL do you read me, HAL? HAL: Affirmative, Dave, I read you. I had a couple of Windows 2008 Server Virtual Machines that we were running as SharePoint development on Virtual Server that I decided to migrate to the Windows 2008 Hyper-V. The migration went very smoothly and the servers were back… Continue reading Adding processors to Windows Server 2008 SharePoint environment on Hyper-V