Brainlitter - Inside the mind of Sean Wallbridge

Don’t mind me, I’m always seeking out these knowledge base articles in order to ensure my SharePoint environments run smoothly and to best practice. Part of that is making sure your Antivirus Software (whether it be Trend, Symantec, McAfee, etc.) plays nice. SharePoint Exclusions http://support.microsoft.com/kb/952167 Take note of (BOTH) of the following sections: Folders that …

Hey there, A colleague asked a good question today about SQL and SharePoint, so I thought I’d share the answer.   The question was… Why are there so many accounts under SQL Logins related to SharePoint and are these correct? (to paraphrase)     The answer is… SharePoint manages these permissions, so long as we …

I don’t think I’ve written a blog post about a printer purchase before and it is unlikely that I’ll do it again. But I’m pretty pleased with my purchase this week (HP Wireless All-In-One Inkjet Printer (C310A) for several reasons:   I’m now able to print, using AirPrint from my iPhone (and Wendy’s) and my …

There may come a time when you want to move a SharePoint content database from one disk on your SQL Server to another. Perhaps you installed SharePoint in standalone mode and don’t like the location it chose or you just need to move some stuff around. The following assumes you are moving the database from …

  If you happen to be in the Yukon on January 19th, 2011… I’ve been invited to speak at the Yitis (Yukon Information Technology and Industry Society) for their Boost! New Ideas in Business and Technology conference.   Learn More Here: http://boost.yitis.ca/  

In case this serves you in the future… A customer asked the following today…     Sean, I am looking to create a new hire IT form on our Moss SharePoint site.  Currently, we have a library on our SharePoint 2003 site for the US. We are trying to push out our new hire computer setup …

Ran into this the other day. The fix was easy but the cause was curious.   Error An error occurred during the processing of /corporate/CorporateDocuments/Forms/AllItems.aspx. The server block is not well formed.     The Reason While I’m sure a number of scenarios can create this situation, in my case it was a matter of …

Anyone that has worked with SharePoint for a while knows that the recycle bin in SharePoint is awesome and users will depend on it. That said, these same people also know that “sites” do not qualify as part of the recycle bin scenario. So, for a DR plan, this can be a little frightening, particularly …

Somebody asked in the Microsoft forums today and I figured I would share my answer here in case it helped someone along the way. The Question Anyone have any thoughts on what kind of content is good for a corporate SharePoint portal home page? The following are some things I can things of: Company News …

Come out and join an all-star cast of SharePoint MVP’s as they answer a firing line of questions.   Go to: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/events/aa497438.aspx   September 29, 20109:00 – 10:00 A.M. Pacific Time Q&A with the SharePoint MVP ExpertsDo you have tough technical questions regarding SharePoint for which you’re seeking answers? Do you want to tap into …