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Dad. Husband. Drummer. Learner of Things.

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SharePoint is Amazing – Nobody is Happy

I’m a SharePoint fan (and presumably one of the reasons M$ expressed interest in awarding me the MVP, of which I’m very proud of the consideration).  Maybe I’m even a bit of a homer about it (a homer, for all you non-hockey fans is someone that backs up your team and only sees the positive, …

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Miscellaneous Third Party Techie Tools I can’t live without

Here’s a listing of (no, I’m not ranting about how much I love SharePoint in this post, though I might reference it here and there) 3rd party tools that I use constantly and a brief summary of how I use it (I’m not listing the complete listing of features of each, that is what their …

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My Buddy Barf

One of my (and my wife’s) dearest friends, Bret (aka  Barf, Bart, etc.) has finally published some of his fantastic works on his newly revamped website.  Not only is he showing off his terrific sense of humour (desert dry, the way I like it), he’s showing off his technical abilities (with the quality of the …

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I’m now an SharePoint MVP – How cool is that?

Well, what do ya know?  Apparently, Microsoft loves, my love for SharePoint (and all those other related things I do – SharePoint, Windows Server, Exchange, SQL, IIS, ASP.NET – you know, all those things that SharePoint works with – I think I was ‘built’ to be a SharePoint Guy).     I was awarded with …

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BrainLitter – Now you can give Beers of Thanks

  Beer Me! Ok, I’ve been told I’ve helped a number of people, over the years, with my postings (in newsgroups and such) and my blog (blog.brainlitter.com). And people always tell me oh, I owe you a beer”, or “if you were nearby, I’d drop you a six pack” or “if you are ever in …

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Thirteen (13) reasons why SharePoint kicks your file servers ass!

SharePoint vs. the File Server SharePoint offers… 1. Web based access to your files from anywhere (work, home, the airport and from anything (PC, MAC, mobile devices) – in a Web browser or familiar Explorer view   2. SharePoint offers a Two Stage” recycle bin – if you delete a file in SharePoint, you can …

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Default Printer Cannot Be Set

Ran into this tonight and after hours of scouring (and Microsoft’s own KB not helping me find the answer via their search … yeesh!) Google, etc., finally found the solution to the issue I had at a client site. Default printer cannot be set Microsoft KB : 933996– A user who is logged on to …

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Napster.ca – All the music you want. Any way you want it.

Well, these jerks have pissed me off. I signed up for Napster a while back looking for a particular song. I couldn’t find it (great catalog you fools!) and so cancelled immediately. Napster went and charged me for two months of service claiming I never cancelled my account. When I insist I did they say …

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