Brainlitter - Inside the mind of Sean Wallbridge

Some time ago, I had Luke (Thanks Luke) put together a web part page with 3 content editor web parts. Then I had him create a header for every base/included SharePoint 2010 Wiki html style so that we could then work on styling each of the elements and seeing them all on one palette.  I …

Blogging on an iPhone or iPad (iOS) to a SharePoint Blog I’ve been meaning to write this post for about 8 months but for one reason or another, I keep forgetting to do it (and once you see how short this post is, you’ll wonder why it took so long, too). Anyways, 8+ months ago …

I’m often left more than a little surprised when I meet with a company implementing SharePoint 2010 Standard and the folks there will be under the impression that they don’t need or want the Enterprise CAL (Client Access License).  Not only that, but they seem hung up on an apparent ‘huge cost’ to it. I …

As per this article by Eric Phillips, the WSS_Logging database holds a bunch of legacy logging data.  As the timer jobs for creating diagnostic reports are disabled by default (to prevent extra load on the system) and considering most folks aren’t asking for that data, 14 days of it just equals big databases. The default …

You can’t ignore it. The iPad has been a game changer in business. And that game is Angry Birds… In Small Business Land in particular, companies that can (sometimes) change directions on a dime, also have similar expectations of their technology. And that handsomely tactile tablet device, complete with its $0.99 cent apps (Angry Birds …

I have been asked by some friends at Microsoft Canada to post this article (and a few others). – Sean Figuring out which software licensing options best suit your needs while being cost-effective can be confusing. Some businesses end up making their purchases through retail stores which means they miss out on volume licensing opportunities …

I posted this information on the Get The Point Blog some time ago but I’ve had several folks say they didn’t quite succeed at getting it going (they forgot to check in published pages, etc.).  It was here: http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/Blogs/GetThePoint/brainlitterarchive/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=381 Well, I’ve done one better and posted it on my own blog complete with a video …

This one has come up enough that I figured I’d try and help folks get to the quick resolution of it. It presents itself in a number of scenarios but it also seems clear that folks aren’t sure what certs they should be trusting so I’m going to try to simplify the fix… The Issue …

Ok, this one will be short. I’m tired and I’m about ready to throw my laptop out of the window as the Internet access at this hotel is BRUTAL tonight. So apologies if this is a little disjointed, but the gist is here. The Challenge If you have a whole bunch of documents in a …

It happens often enough in the SMB space that this quick video how to was warranted.  SharePoint uses SQL Server. SQL Server has databases.  Those databases have log files.  Those log files can get quite big if not properly maintained or if backup software doesn’t do its job to inform SQL that the log files …