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New Case Studies
The team has been hard at work putting some of our stories (Case Studies) to paper (pshaw… I mean digital/PDF). Check ’em out! Effective Advocacy with Agency-wide Access to Accurate Information See more at: itgroove.net/effective-advocacy-with-agency-wide-access-to-accurate-information Transforming Technology for Business Growth See more at: itgroove.net/transforming-technology-for-business-growth
Read onCopy Shortcut – Gonzo in SharePoint Online!
Grrr. I get it Microsoft, you like “Agile” (always be changing, improving, iterative changes and get feedback). Well, here’s my feedback. In SharePoint Online, if you are going to take over the Browsers Context Menu (right click in IE, Chrome, etc.), at least give me an alternative to do the things I used to be …
Read onSite Collections for the Win
I did a presentation for the Victoria SharePoint User Group recently and presented on the importance of Site Collections over webs (sub-sites). I also played with “Prezi” for this presentation instead of going the traditional PowerPoint route. Have a view if you want… If the embed above doesn’t work, use this link: http://prezi.com/z3ja1vebo1v4/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share
Read onGettin’ my lazy on with Outlook Quick Parts and Quick Access Toolbar
Do you hate email as much as I do? If you follow what I write or present at all here in Victoria, you should be well aware I’m a fan of the “Inbox Zero” movement (i.e. at the end of each day, I strive to have zero items in my inbox – everything is either …
Read onSuperSauce LIVE at the Tally-Ho – Friday May 1st!
Be There or Be Square. SuperSauce is BACK and ready to bring you Live Music at the Tally-Ho Sports Bar & Grill. Come on out! We’re bringing our 80’s to Modern Rock Dance Party!
Read onOneDrive for Business (OD4B) and Document Promotion Changes
Heads up that Microsoft is disabling (as a default) Property Promotion within the SharePoint Sites used for OneDrive for Business in Office 365/SharePoint Online. I can definitely see why they are doing this as a default with OD4B considering it is being used much more like a DropBox (and synching) than as a typical SharePoint …
Read onIncoming Email in SharePoint 2013 Stuck in Maildrop Folder
A colleague and I came across this issue last week while troubleshooting an incoming email issue on a client’s farm. The Issue Email is properly routed to the SharePoint server but then sits in the Maildrop folder. The timer job “Microsoft SharePoint Incoming E-Mail” appears to succeed but an examination of the ULS logs reveals …
Read onSorting by Last Name using Excel
Consider the following scenario. You have a list of names in a Word file (or other text based document). You need to sort them into a logical order. Your business requirement dictates that they be sorted by last name. Microsoft Excel to the rescue. 1. Select the list of names in Microsoft Word and copy …
Read on@ Notify Somebody when Emailing to a Yammer Group
Yammer has the powerful ability to “email to a Yammer group” whereby you can send an email from your email client to a specific address and have it post to a Yammer group. For more information on how to accomplish this you can check out my post and video here: http://brainlitter.com/2014/11/08/how-to-move-an-existing-email-conversation-to-yammer/ This functionality bridges the …
Read onHow to Vote for Panorama–Kraft Hockeyville
Hey there, You want Panorama to get to the second round of voting right? Let’s get North Saanich on the map and support our community. PRO TIP #1 – Use Firefox as your browser as you should be able to vote about 20 times before getting prompted to enter unique CAPTCHA text PRO TIP #2 …
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