Important SharePoint updates on the web in time for the holidays

Scott Fellman — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 03:55:00 GMT

Just a quick hitter post today. I know that folks can get content links from any number of blogs, but I am way behind on my reading so here you go:

The newest version of the MOSS SDK has been published! The new WSS SDK was published earlier in December as well, so grab them both.

Additionally, WSS2007 SP1 and MOSS2007 SP1 updates are covered in our new SP1 Center. This site rules, including deployment instructions for SP1 of each product, new whitepapers and links to other resources that you can use for your SharePoint deployment and development needs. One thing is lacking at the moment; the slipstream setup information for MOSS. We expect to see that VERY soon. And if you have applied any SPLock hot fixes, you don't want to apply SP1. Wait for the SP1 Rollup that should also be out soon. Take and test backups as always before applying any patch... And, finally always remember what a great resource our SharePoint TechNet and Search TechNet sites are!

Quote for today is from Bill Gates: We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Don't let yourself be lulled into inaction.

All work and no play makes Scott a dull something something...

Scott Fellman — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 07:37:00 GMT

Props to The Shining and The Shinning for the title of this blog...

It has been a busy time in Microsoft SharePoint CPR this summer! I would apologize for not blogging in the last four months, but I just can't do that since I have been working harder than a one-legged man in a butt kicking contest on SharePoint issues since I last put electrons to the web. My dad used to say "if you do what you love, you wll never work a day in your life". With SharePoint support at Microsoft, you can literally do what you love 24 hours a day for as many days in a row as you wish (or stay awake :)). And I do what I love...

I do have a couple of techncal blogs in the works, including Part Two of my "Why do you always ask for an SPS report..." series and another Outlook/SharePoint interop blog as well. But I wanted to blog this time about something non-technical - my role as a first time home-buyer. My wife and I are building our first home from the ground up and I am journaling this at none other than an anonymously accessible WSS2007 site provided by the fine folks in Office!

As to our new home, groundbreaking was October 12, and we expect to close on January 18, 2008. I will be in charge of decorating two rooms - the media center and my "man cave". Thanks to my teammate Dan Winter for telling me about the concept of the man cave, and for drilling down in the sacred nature of the man cave as well. If anyone ever thought we, as SharePoint engneers at Microsoft, had no outside life, or weren't just regular folks working hard for a living like the rest of the world, or is interested in watching a first time home buyer document their experiences in that process, then I invite you to point your browser here and check it out!

Finally, my quote for this blog. From Luke 12:34 - "For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also"

Outlook without religion is lame : Quotes

Important SharePoint updates on the web in time for the holidays

All work and no play makes Scott a dull something something...