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SharePoint Search – No Results after really long crawls–currently blaming and shaming SP1 and CRL checks
What I had a customer this week that had: SharePoint 2013 Enterprise Windows Server 2012 SQL Server 2012 Prior to applying Service Pack 1, Search was working without a hitch for the most part. However, shortly after applying service pack 1 (SP1), the customer started reporting that SharePoint Crawls, whether they were full with incremental, …
Read onI want the blues – Die Event ID 1111 Die!
What I’ve written about this before, in regards to having clear (anal retentive much?) event logs and the technique was different in Windows Server 2008 R2 and earlier. I just can’t stand having to ignore a bunch of red critical errors, especially when they aren’t critical – and more importantly, I don’t think people should …
Read onIISReset for the Sneaky SharePoint Admin
What First off a disclaimer. In a production SharePoint environment, of course you shouldn’t perform an IISRESET/system reset when users are connected. Buuuuutttttt, in those instances where you are in a jam, or the system is in testing or you’re feeling brazen, I’m just saying you “coullldddd” consider the following… I was working with a …
Read onMy Yammer Presentation from the Victoria Office 365 Users Group
While the session was mostly casual and collaborative (much like Yammer), the following slide deck might still be interesting for those of you having trouble sleeping at night.
Read onHelp me Mr. Yuck. IE11 mutates my Office 365 Admin Portal
What Recently I had to switch to using Firefox (you know, the browser that is tied up in an anti-Gay Marriage scandal and is now trying to look like Chrome as part of its witness protection program) and/or Chrome (you know, the company that created Glassholes…) to manage my Office 365 components (login.microsoftonline.com and/or portal.microsoftonline.com). This …
Read onEgad. Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-022 – Critical for SharePoint
Hey folks We’ve come across a SharePoint security concern that, if you are not already aware of, requires your attention. To be clear – we’re not fans of fear mongering. SharePoint patches pop up frequently. We’ve identified this one as particularly critical. We are currently applying this patch internally to protect ourselves and to develop …
Read onOffice 365 – The Basics, Canadian Edition, eh?
I presented the following today at the first (of many monthly) Office 365 User Group meeting in Victoria. It seemed natural that after talking about Office 365 and Office Online, it made sense to share the slide deck embedded via PowerPoint Online.
Read onThose Office 365 Recent Documents just ain’t what they used to be…
What A friend (let’s call him “Barney”) recently discovered something that might freak others out, much like it did to him, briefly. And I thought I should do a quick public service here as I have no doubt it will come to a surprise to others. He was on his Office 365 (well, rather, SharePoint …
Read onGot Office 365 Enterprise? Have you enabled Yammer Enterprise or are you on the outside looking in?
What So you have your Office 365 “E” plan and you are looking to integrate and leverage the full Yammer meal plan (Yammer Enterprise). Maybe like me, you had a Yammer account *before* Microsoft rolled it into the Enterprise plans for the value add win? Maybe like me, you were wondering, what is all the …
Read onHad a play with VideoScribe the other day…
I had a play with Sparkol Videoscribe the other day. Neat tool and a unique way to get short messages across – i.e. a picture is worth a thousand words. I put the following together. Using the tool was pretty straightforward after watching the demo’s. That said, don’t sit down to noodle until you have …
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