Thinking about attending the Office Developer's Conference 2008 or the SharePoint Conference 2008 ? Well, you could go to both....If not then you should check out both sites and also this brief blog post . But the trouble is, if you aspire to be a great...

Business Objects Offers Free Integration Kit for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 </steve>

If the very in-depth and detailed error messages from SharePoint are leaving you wanting for more, make sure you enable debugging so you can get the full ASP.NET error. I continue to get questions on what changes to make so I’m including them here for...

I've gotten this question from several folks, so for those that have deployed SPS2003 and not yet upgraded, the lifecycle support is shown on this page . You might want to bookmark it to ensure that you have the most up to date information since it is...

Excellent article. Required reading for all SharePointies. Dealing with Memory Pressure problems in MOSS/WSS </steve>

Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express VHD This download comes as a pre-configured VHD. This download enables you evaluate Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express. </steve>

Have you ever wanted to move a site collection from one content database to different content database? Or if you're not a merger you might be a splitter. Well, neatly tucked away inside the recent security hotfix is the new STSADM command mergecontentdbs...

Here is a project you might want to check out up on CodePlex. Good example of how an incorporate custom code into SPD. SharePoint Designer Workflow Extensions (string manipulation functions) Some blog info can be found here . </steve>

Data protection and recovery for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 in small to medium-sized deployments </steve>

Here is some recent information for those preparing to upgrade to MOSS from Portal Server 2003. Determine upgrade approach (Office SharePoint Server) For those that have made FrontPage 2003 customizations to their portal content check out the following...

2007 Microsoft Office Security Guide ...The 2007 Microsoft Office Security Guide provides IT professionals with best practices and automated tools to help strengthen the security of computers that run either Windows Vista™ or Windows® XP SP2 and Office...

A white paper that may be of interest to those administrators just getting started with SharePoint written by Bamboo Solutions. </steve>

Check out the new Enterprise Search Web site including some new announcements. </steve>

WSS v3 will be a separate download for Win2008 just like it is for Win2003 (preR2). This is a change to how it has been handled during the betas so check out the details here . </steve>

A good compilation of workflow-related content can be found here . A portion of the intro is given below… … Businesses depend on business processes, and the most important business processes often depend on people. By using software to automate...

SharePointPedia.com is now live. Many kudos to Lawrence and all those involved. If you haven’t heard of this, SharePoint Pedia .com is a MOSS social computing web site. Users can use their Windows Live ID to become a registered user and then can...

The SharePoint v3 application templates provide several very useful scenarios. If you haven’t taken a look at each of them, Dustin Miller has provided us the opportunity to try before you buy, or in this case download and install. Go check them out here...

A new white paper has recently been published so if you’re interested in the topic you might want to check it out. </steve>

A few blog posts worth reading: Will Microsoft Become Facebook for the Enterprise? Microsoft Partners Its Way Into Social Computing </steve>

Office 2007 Definitely Has Value ! "A Look at the Improvements and Shortcomings of Microsoft Office 2007 Desktop Applications" written by Forrester tells a pretty good story. Go Download the PDF and see for yourself. </steve>

As you forward thinkers get ready, this would be a good cast to check out. TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Is Providing an Improved Web and Applications Platform with Internet Information Services 7.0 in Windows Server 2008 (Level 300) </steve>

For those interested in a good topline assessment of the new OS, you might want to check this out: Windows Server 2008: A Pivot Point During a Period of Substantial Technology Change An IDC Technology Assessment This IDC study...

Recall, Microsoft acquired Sysinternals in July, 2006. I was a big fan of Sysinternal's toolset and the good news it is still getting better. If you're an admin or developer, these tools will help you manage, troubleshoot and diagnose problems. I currently...