While I wrote a very generic overview of search technology as a favor in a blog post today, it appears that I’m not alone in thinking about the history of search today. Xeni pointed out two other History of Search items today as well. It appears that my text heavy approach to the topic has… Continue reading The History of Search is a Popular Topic Today
What is in your Website Search?
Original Photo by JohnStover There are literally hundreds and thousands of ‘search engines’ out there. Some of these search engines are for finding stuff on the Internet, like Google, Bing and Yahoo. Some search engines are more specialized, like the search box you see on a single web site that searches only that single website.… Continue reading What is in your Website Search?
RENDOM Thoughts on Renaming your AD or ADDS domain name
Accordion Street Musician Originally uploaded by JohnStover Renaming an Active Directory Domain Services domain name can be a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be. I went through the steps of renaming an existing AD domain today. I did quite a bit of research beforehand but found the thought of rebuilding an entire new… Continue reading RENDOM Thoughts on Renaming your AD or ADDS domain name
Amazon announces new $139 Kindle available August 27, 2010
The most-wished-for, most-gifted, and has the most 5-star reviews of any product on Amazon: Kindle! Thinner, lighter, easier-to-read, and CHEAPER. New wi-fi only Kindle is only $139 new! You don’t need to purchase a Kindle device to utilize Amazon to purchase eBooks. You can download (for free) Kindle applications for PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Blackberry,… Continue reading Amazon announces new $139 Kindle available August 27, 2010
Share your Video with SharePoint
Nearly every association, charity, and nonprofit that I’ve ever worked with uses videos in some capacity. Videos for member certification training, videos for volunteer training, videos for free, videos for sale, Learning Management System(LMS) integration, Webinars, Conferences, grass roots mobilization, advertising, member created videos, news and much more. Videos have been in use longer than… Continue reading Share your Video with SharePoint
SharePoint Workflow Configuration or Development
As with any consulting engagement, it is extremely important to understand what is considered “in scope”. What is even more important to the paying client is being clear on what is “out of scope”. Microsoft does a good job of clarifying this question when working with Advisory Services related designing and implementing workflows in SharePoint… Continue reading SharePoint Workflow Configuration or Development
Street Photography: Chicago in Black and White
I recently spent another night in Chicago visiting a couple of associations. Rather than spending the evening at the hotel bar, I decided to walk around in the Theater District in Chicago and work on my street photography. I went with my Canon T1i and my Canon 100mm 2.8 macro. I know that a lot… Continue reading Street Photography: Chicago in Black and White
SharePoint Folders vs Metadata… the ultimate battle!
SharePoint has extremely robust content storage capabilities. Being such a robust framework, there are no “wrong ways” to use SharePoint. Sure, I’ve seen SharePoint poorly implemented, but that actually speaks to the capabilities of the platform. Due to the feature rich toolset, there are literally hundreds of ways to configure and use SharePoint. Some are… Continue reading SharePoint Folders vs Metadata… the ultimate battle!
Some Things Cannot be Unseen
An OFNG is as an Old Fat Naked Guy. I think the acronym is appropriate. Say the letters out loud quickly, and you’ll hear why it’s appropriate. Oh F’n Gee. There was another OFNG sighting at the gym this morning. That brings me to today’s topic. There are some things that cannot be ‘unseen’. Most… Continue reading Some Things Cannot be Unseen
Virtual Hard Drive Conversions: VHD, VMDK, VMWTF
Working with SharePoint, virtual machines are a way of life. At SusQtech, I end up working with a variety of different virtualization formats while supporting our customers and partners. The virtualization platforms that I see most frequently are Microsoft Hyper-V, VMware, VirtualBox, and recently, Xen. I really don’t have the time, desire, resources, or money… Continue reading Virtual Hard Drive Conversions: VHD, VMDK, VMWTF