April 2009 - Posts

Free SharePoint Hands on Lab Day in Johannesburg – Community Led
24 April 09 09:26 AM | modonovan | 1 Comments   

Hi All, On the 23rd of May (yes, it is a Saturday), the IW Community will be hosting a SharePoint Lab Day (SLAB). This means you can come and choose from over 30 SharePoint Hands On Labs to brush up on your SharePoint skills. You choose the lab, you work Read More...

Filed under: SharePoint, Community, labs

ToolFest Community Meeting – Thank You
24 April 09 09:20 AM | modonovan | 2 Comments   

Last week we had one of the most exciting IW community meetings. We had 7 presenters show off a codeplex tool or 3rd party component which they feel adds value to them in their SharePoint world. Each presenter had 15 minutes to strut their stuff. By the Read More...

Filed under: Community

SharePoint “How To” Videos on TechNet – Done by “Our” very own Hilton Giesenow
20 April 09 08:40 PM | modonovan | 1 Comments   

Proudly South African Hilton Giesenow has been putting together some really great “How To” SharePoint videos for TechNet . These are short videos (generally around 10mins each) which show you how to do some of the important configuration tasks required Read More...

Filed under: SharePoint, SharePoint Designer, Training

MOSS 2007, WSS 3.0 and Office 2007 SP2 – Release Date and Features Announced
20 April 09 01:15 PM | modonovan | 1 Comments   

Service Pack 2 for MOSS 2007, WSS 3.0 and Office 2007 will release on the 28th of April 2009. This announcements was made on the Office team blog , along with an introduction to some of the fixes / features added. My top 6 improvements are: Support ODF Read More...

Filed under: SharePoint, Office 2007, service pack, ODF

Reminder: IW Community Meeting on Wednesday, it will be the best yet!
14 April 09 09:52 AM | modonovan | 1 Comments   

Hi Folks, Tomorrow (Wednesday the 15th April) will see the best South Africa Information Worker community meeting EVER! We have a large number of people registered for the ToolFest and expect it to be an absolute hoot. It is not too late to register, Read More...

Filed under: SharePoint, Community

SharePoint Designer is now FREE!!
02 April 09 08:21 PM | modonovan | 2 Comments   

Yes folks, Microsoft have announced that Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 is now available as a FREE download . For more information about the announcement, and also what it means for existing customers, please read the following FAQ . Read More...

Filed under: SharePoint Designer