From rob at The Aquaman Shrine – http://www.aquamanshrine.com/2010/05/sg.html
iPad better than Kindle
I finally broke down and purchased an iPad. I know, I know. How did I possibly hold out for an entire month before I purchased one. Well, it was very difficult. I love gadgets. I have 4 laptops, 2 desktops, 1 netbook, a Kindle, an iPad, and an iPhone in the house right now. To… Continue reading iPad better than Kindle
Watching your child faint makes you want to faint… but reminds you not to
It’s worse than everyone says. Watching your child get hurt hurts you. My wife, Kathleen, was brushing our 7 year old daughter’s hair this morning when Emma just fainted. She fell slowly to the floor as my wife held her head and sort of helped her fall. At first Kathleen thought she was messing around… Continue reading Watching your child faint makes you want to faint… but reminds you not to
Rekindling college relationships
My wife, Kathleen, was on Facebook last night looking at everyone’s photos and status updates when she saw someone that she was good friends with in college show up in the Chat utility. She said hello, and they chatted for a few seconds when her friend invited her up to Pittsburgh to get together, have… Continue reading Rekindling college relationships
Presenting SharePoint 2010 in Washington, DC, on Friday, June 11
I will be presenting a SharePoint 2010 overview this Friday in Washington, DC. Now that SharePoint 2010 has arrived, there are three big questions on everyone’s mind: What are the key functional improvements in SharePoint 2010? What are the practical benefits of upgrading to 2010 What are the costs and risks of upgrading? Many industry analysts… Continue reading Presenting SharePoint 2010 in Washington, DC, on Friday, June 11
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
SharePointConference.org Follow Up
Thanks to Bamboo Solutions for sponsoring SharePointConference.org. Also appreciate the kind review by Wes Bryan at Bamboo. See http://community.bamboosolutions.com/blogs/bambooteamblog/archive/2010/04/20/doesn-t-anyone-talk-about-anything-other-than-sharepoint-2010-anymore-more-notes-from-the-sharepoint-conference-org-in-baltimore-md.aspx
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