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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 …
Read onHoly 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/
Read onOh crap, I nuked the Notebook Link in my new SharePoint 2013 Team Site
I got a query from a friend today, let’s call him Scott to protect the innocent. He said… I did something stupid and deleted the “Notebook” link off my main site in Office 365. How do I create a new one? I think I’m over thinking this somehow… What? Scott is referring to this bad …
Read onQuick 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 …
Read onAnd 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 …
Read onCanada 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 …
Read onSkyDrive 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 …
Read onVictoria SharePoint User Group–July Edition Announced
Giddyup, the July Victoria SharePoint User Group date and location have been confirmed. Learn more here: http://www.meetup.com/vSharePoint/events/126913482/
Read onOffice Mobile for Office 365 is now available in the Canadian App Store
Hooray, it’s here and I don’t have to do that goofy US, er, hack… Office Mobile for Office 365 (and you can use it on premise as well, you just need an Office 365 Account to activate it and sign in) is now available in the Canadian App Store. Go get it on your iOS …
Read onYear 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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