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SharePoint is Awesome – Whether it be Hosted or In House.   The following Pro/Con list has been created to give our customers what we believe to be the essential details to make an informed choice about whether to implement SharePoint In House” on new or existing server equipment, or to implement SharePoint with a …

We get asked just what is SharePoint?” a lot.  While it is difficult to encapsulate the vast framework that SharePoint is (and can be, if done properly), the folks at Microsoft have done a great job of giving a quick, visual primer, in 3 short minutes.   Check it out.  And then contact us, to …

This seemed worthy of sharing. Someone on Experts-Exchange asked about modifying/extending one of the SharePoint 40 Fantastic templates, to add their own column (Business Units) and then modify the ‘New Request’ form. So, here was my response to him/her including the related YouTube/Screencast video, showing how it is done. This should prove useful/valuable to anyone …

This question came up on Experts-Exchange.com today and after a few minutes of consideration, here’s my suggestion to the problem – simple, effective and customizable … and better yet, no code! More importantly, I hope this helps inspire ideas and creativity, by demonstrating how simple this really was, to implement.   The Business Requirement   …

Well, I’m not allowed to say much, being under NDA. But, it is important to write *something* right? So, here it is, nice and short.     A Sneak Peak of SharePoint 2010 has been released at http://sharepoint.microsoft.com, including an overview and brief demonstration of what to expect for the IT Support and Development Professional. …

Whew, long title… but I couldn’t think of a shorter way of succinctly saying what needed to be said… 🙂   Business Requirement A client wanted to create an InfoPath form, for vacation approval and other purposes and have it run within SharePoint. But a key requirement was that when the electronic form was launched, …

I’ve been asked this enough lately that I thought I’d take a moment to spell it out with some visuals. When the time comes to add some visual appeal to your SharePoint Dashboards (sometimes this goes a long way to adding interest in the site and/or helping folks find their ‘stuff’.   First, before starting, …

Microsoft quietly unveiled a new, slicked up SharePoint information site. Pretty slick looking, not a lot of new content on there (yet I imagine) but I like it.   http://sharepoint.microsoft.com    

Update: May 21, 2009 – Note, if you have MOSS (this won’t affect WSS only installs as there is no license to input), there is a glitch in SP2 (regardless of cumulative fixes) that reverts SharePoint back to a Trial license (gulp/guffaw!). Here’s the full court press release from the SharePoint team – http://blogs.msdn.com/wp-content/uploads/brainlitter/brainlitterarchive/sharepoint/archive/2009/05/21/attention-important-information-on-service-pack-2.aspx It …

I had a challenge tonight. We’ve created somewhat of a ‘Kiosk’ in a SharePoint site that serves as a kiosk for kids. So, we’ve gone through great efforts to restrict where people can click, etc. So, instead of allowing them to view knowledge base content (the list I happen to be working on) directly, I …