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Great Visio Stencils for SharePoint
Just so I don’t forget, here is a link to some great MOSS Stencils for use in Visio.  This comes in great handy since most of what I do nowadays is to provide architectural diagrams for customers and to sketch out information architecture for SharePoint. Read More...
SharePoint Implementation Guidance
Here is a great post on how to conduct a large scale service-based SharePoint implementation. QUESTION - I am Program Manager Charged with Implementing SharePoint - Now What- The great thing about this post is that it goes over different stages of the Read More...
WSS and MOSS Service Pack Locations
So I don't forget where the links to the Service Packs are: Here are the links to the WSSS & MOSS hotfixes, and the rollups.  Thanks, Phil! http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941422 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948945 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941274 Read More...
RELEASED: Microsoft SharePoint Administration Toolkit
The new SharePoint Administration Toolkit was recently released as reported here: http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2008/04/30/announcing-the-first-release-of-the-microsoft-sharepoint-administration-toolkit.aspx Two great areas of additional functionality Read More...
HOWTO: Change Content Types After Deployment
There are two methods to updating content types following deployment.  Everyone familiar with content types may know that after they are originally created and deployed and are being used, that changes to those content types can be challenging.  Read More...
HOWTO: Setup a MOSS Development Environment
Great MSDN article on how to setup a MOSS development environment that includes a fully capable development experience including Office, VS 2005 and VS 2008. http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb330848.aspx Read More...
SharePoint Load Tests
  Here is a great new resource on MOSS load testing tools and VSTS Web and Load Test projects SharePoint Load Tests Read More...
Link to SharePoint Deck
Here is a great SPC 2008 MOSS overview slide deck to intro the technology platform and discuss all of the multi-faceted features of the product. Link to SharePoint Deck Read More...
Enabling Enterprise Library 3.1 in Visual Studio 2008
Great post on how to enable Ent Lib 3.1 with full IDE integration with VS2008 How to get Enterprise Library 3.1 working in VS 2008 Short story, is head to codeplex for .reg file to get the bits working. Read More...
Filtering the Content By Query Web Part on a Yes/No Field
Here is a great post on something that I know I'll forget and that isn't that intuitive.  When filtering on a Yes/No column, I kept trying to input the value of "True" or "Yes" for the filter value.  The technique is as described Read More...
SharePoint 2007 Subsites with Different Templates Than Their Parent
Sometimes things are really simple but take some time to figure out.  I was just going to write this up, but looks like someone beat me to it.  Here is how you create a subsite with a different site template from its parent.  http://techblog.udayakumar.net/2007/12/how-to-create-subsites-with-different.htm Read More...
Upgrading WSS 3.0 to Windows Server 2008
Since this is probably the most common scenario that enterprises will face, here is a link on how to upgrade WSS/MOSS (SP1 only) on Windows Server 2003 to run on Windows Server 2008. http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/WSS/en/library/d55003f9-79e1-47c2-a2b8-f84b70dd72df1033.mspx?mfr=true Read More...
How to move My Sites to a new Content Database and Web Application
A great article below on how to move My Sites from an existing content database to a new web application in SharePoint 2007.  Many customers will find this link valuable because having done a database upgrade and not taken the painstaking steps to Read More...
Installing Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP1
Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP1 is a much anticipated release in that it contains several key fixes and patches that affected many implementations. However, installing SP1 requires careful planning, testing (regression and functional) as well as considerations Read More...
How to Manage SharePoint 2007 Objects in Code
Here is a great article on how to manage and dispose of SharePoint objects when using the Object model in C# or VB.NET. This article discusses different coding practices and communicates the best way to ensure that the pesky "excessive requests" message Read More...
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