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Looking for the Recycle Bin in SharePoint 2013? You won’t find it in its previous location (quick launch with All Site Content). Never fear, its not gone.  It just seems pretty clear that Microsoft is just as eager as most of our customers to remove some of the clutter from a SharePoint page and as …

It looks like Microsoft is really putting the pedal down to get folks to stop using IE7 and upgrade. This is a good thing of course.  And now with Office 365 they have some leverage as they can observe and inform the user base (well, the site admins) to get their act together. The email …

Woot!  It is now confirmed that Windows 8 and Server 2012 have gone gold/RTM (released to manufacturing).  We’ll have our hands on it August 15th by the sounds of it. Learn More: Microsoft RTMs final Windows 8 and Server 2012 code Of course for our customers, we don’t recommend jumping in until you have properly …

Maybe I knew this and forgot but either way I discovered (or rediscovered) it today… OneNote 2010 (over 2007) introduced Versioning and Recycle Bin (see here for the complete list and notes about what does/doesn’t work with OneNote 2007 folks – http://www.onenote-tips.com/tips/fileformat.html) Versioning Requirements OneNote 2010 OneNote File in 2010 mode (note, converting will mean …

Hey folks, A whole pile of great eBooks on topics like SharePoint, Office, Exchange, Lync, Azure, CRM, Duet and more are available at the links below.  All free, all legit. Enjoy. Part 1:  http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mssmallbiz/archive/2012/07/27/large-collection-of-free-microsoft-ebooks-for-you-including-sharepoint-visual-studio-windows-phone-windows-8-office-365-office-2010-sql-server-2012-azure-and-more.aspx Part 2:  http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mssmallbiz/archive/2012/07/30/another-large-collection-of-free-microsoft-ebooks-and-resource-kits-for-you-including-sharepoint-2013-office-2013-office-365-duet-2-0-azure-cloud-windows-phone-lync-dynamics-crm-and-more.aspx

I found a simple, 8 word Social Media Policy today that fit like a glove. Don’t lie, don’t cheat, don’t steal, don’t reveal. If you need more than that, you can see the original reference here. If you are looking for something more “wordy”, our actual Social Media Policy is based on this document.

While the SharePoint setup wizard will happily and randomly select a port number for you, for SharePoint Central Administration, we at itgroove prefer something a little more managed, obvious and easy to remember. We put Central Administration on port 23646 Why 23646? Because it spells out Admin on your mobile phone. This was something I …

When providing guidance to customers about SharePoint Service accounts (lots of posts out there already, so I’m keeping this short), we end up submitting a recommend service account list (they don’t always go for them, but we do our best at trying to do the right thing). Anyways, SharePoint Service accounts ideally will have several …

Looks like SharePoint Workspace is going the way of the Do Do (and all things Groove). Of course, SharePoint 2013/Office 2013 are in Preview and things could change … But not likely. Reference: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc178954(v=office.15).aspx Looks like SkyDrive and Foldersync will be replacing its functionality. http://www.zdnet.com/microsofts-next-sharepoint-gets-new-features-including-skydrive-pro-7000001080/

I wanted to synchronize my iPhone with my Outlook Tasks (that exist within our Exchange Server at the office).  I noticed a number of APPS in the App Store that had some really poor ratings (crap, abandoned, etc.). Then looking in the Apple Forums, I noticed a bunch of folks whining about how it didn’t …