Brainlitter - Inside the mind of Sean Wallbridge

Dad. Husband. Drummer. Learner of Things.

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I aspire to be the Bob Ross of SharePoint

I can hear Darren’s eyes rolling from here… Egad, what now Sean? I always liked how Apollo Creed of the Rocky Movie franchise had a bunch of cool nicknames, like The King of Sting, the Master of Disaster, the Count of Monte Cristo.  I’ve been searching for my own (I needed/wanted something to make what …

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Holy Cow! Non-profits get donations of Office 365

Good on ya Microsoft! Depending on the size, a non-profit can get the services for free (typically suited for smaller size), or get a discounted upgrade (typically suited for larger size).  This is big news, for sure! http://betanews.com/2013/09/10/microsoft-donates-office-365-to-nonprofits-surface-team-celebrates/ https://www.microsoft.com/about/corporatecitizenship/en-us/office365-for-nonprofits/

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Quick How To Video–Inserting Space in a OneNote Page

I’ve demonstrated this a few times this week to folks.  It seems we all need a little extra/new space in our OneNote pages so I thought I’d brush off the Camtasia project and zap this quick video out in case it helps enlighten others.  Enjoy. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjI–O8ad3s&hl=en&hd=1] If the YouTube preview image/video won’t render on …

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And with that, there was 3

It was like Christmas today at itgroove and we weren’t even open (Canada Day, eh?). First the new and improved OneNote and then immediately followed by news that Colin Phillips and Keith Tuomi on our fantastic SharePoint Team were both nominated and awarded the coveted SharePoint MVP from Microsoft. This is no small accomplishment and …

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Canada Day Present–New OneNote 2.0 for iPad released

Kick Ass and Happy Canada Day, eh? I woke up, the sun was shining, birds were tweeting (can we use that term about birds still?) and low and behold, my iPad and iPhone App stores were telling me I had a new present waiting for me. Yep, OneNote for iPad/iPhone (and Android) has received a …

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SkyDrive Pro now available for Windows 8 and iOS

Man, Microsoft has been adding new stuff lately like a summbitch.  Today they announced the availability (as usual, there seems to be a 4 day or so Canadian time delay in the Apple App Store… must be all the beer) of SkyDrive Pro Apps for Windows 8 and the Apple Stuff.  This is not to …

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Year 5 – Renewed as SharePoint MVP

Got my email re: 5th year as a Microsoft MVP for SharePoint Server today. Always strange to get it on April Fools but real all the same. Thanks to all for your support. “Congratulations! We are pleased to present you with the 2013 Microsoft® MVP Award! This award is given to exceptional technical community leaders …

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