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Steve Ballmer: How SharePoint is Like the PC (CMS Wire)
Probably one of the most interesting interviews you could have is with Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, on the topic of SharePoint (news, site). Oh to be a fly on the wall in that interview room — a fly that could also ask questions, mind you. Forrester analyst Matthew Brown had that opportunity after Ballmer’s keynote at SharePoint Conference 2009. Here are a few of the things that Ballmer said that caught our attention.

Overview: SharePoint 2010 Metadata and Taxonomy Management (CMS Wire)
I finally got around to reading the preliminary SharePoint 2010 taxonomy and metadata info on MSDN. As most of you know, MOSS 2007 had some serious challenges in this regard (e.g., no hierarchical metadata, no sharing controlled vocabularies across site collections, etc.) — and they caused information architects like me much consternation.

Office Starter 2010 Beta Invitations Sent to Testers (Softpedia)
Microsoft is wasting little time with the development process of Windows 7. The Redmond-based company is on the verge of giving green light to the first Beta development milestone of Office 2010, and in fact has already started sending out invitations to test-drive the Starter edition of the next iteration of the Office System. In the first half of October 2009, Microsoft revamped its Stock Keeping Unit strategy for Office 2010, adding a free edition to the lineup of product SKUs. A select pool of testers is already receiving invitations to test Office 2010 Starter Beta, according to IThinkDiff.

For the Enterprise, Google Apps Fights Uphill Battle with Microsoft (ComputerWorld)
While companies are starting to seriously look at the hosted applications from Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. — and Google Apps is winning converts among schools and small firms — Microsoft’s incumbent status gives it a leg up, according to CIOs interviewed at the Society for Information Management (SIM) conference in Seattle this week.

Microsoft Developer Technologies Take Center Stage at PDC (InfoWorld)
With a full schedule on tap, the 2009 Microsoft PDC (Professional Developers Conference) next week will tout efforts ranging from the company’s Windows Azure cloud platform to plans for programming languages. Session descriptions for the Los Angeles event reveal topics such as “Architecting and Developing for Windows Azure,” “Future Directions for C# and Visual Basic” and “Software + Services Identity Roadmap Update.”

Does Microsoft Want You to Hate Netbooks? (CIO)
A survey published this week by consumer shopping site Retrevo puts Windows 7 Starter on trial for disappointing netbook users who were expecting more features and fewer restrictions. With Windows 7 now available to all, Microsoft is between a rock and hard place as it tries to replace the aging Windows XP without overemphasizing Windows 7 on netbooks.

Microsoft Launches Bing in the UK (V3)
Microsoft has officially launched Bing in the UK, but the release does not appear to have the same features seen in the US version. Microsoft said today that Bing would help users to not only search, but also make more informed choices. Although the US version was launched some five months ago, leaving other nations waiting, Microsoft said that the time had been well spent as it carried out user research and behavioural analysis to provide a search and information site that was truly useful, locally.

Google Chrome OS to Launch Within a Week (The Washington Post)
Google’s Chrome OS project, first announced in July, will become available for download within a week, we’ve heard from a reliable source. Google previously said to expect an early version of the OS in the fall.

Around the Blogosphere
Types of Solutions (Microsoft Business Connectivity Services Team Blog)
Solutions that leverage Business Connectivity Services (BCS) typically fall into one of three high level categories:
Simple solutions in SharePoint 2010, Microsoft Outlook 2010 or Microsoft SharePoint Workspace 2010
Intermediate XML-based declarative solutions in Outlook 2010
Advanced code-based solutions that use the public Business Connectivity Services object model (these can target any Office application via a VSTO add-in, or any custom application)

Hiding the New Toolbar Button in SharePoint with jQuery (Fear and Loathing)
Another quick little fun thing today. Many times you might want (need) to hide the “New” button on a list toolbar. You know the one I mean? Why would you want to do such a thing? For example on a project I’m building I actually call the NewForm.aspx page with a querystring because I want to pre-populate my form with some vales. As such, I don’t want users to create new items in a list without these references and since they have to come from another list I’m left with the problem of trying to restrict them from creating new items but still offer them the ability to use the features of the list like alerts, exporting to spreadsheets, etc. Yes, the “New” button isn’t available for readers of a list but for contributors it is and for admins you can’t just turn some of this stuff off easily.

Planning for SharePoint 2010 – Upgrade Planning Part 4 – Using Preupgradecheck (Chandima.Net Blog for SharePoint solutions)
Please refer to my previous three posts on Upgrade Planning for SharePoint 2010 – These previous posts outline some important scenarios for your upgrade planning process. SharePoint 2010 Upgrade Planning Part 1, SharePoint 2010 Upgrade Planning Part 2, SharePoint 2010 Upgrade Planning Part 3. In this post I’ll outline the supported scenarios for your SharePoint 2010 upgrade from SharePoint 2007 and how to determine a best approach for your upgrade. I have been working with a few clients who are currently on SharePoint 2007 and are looking to upgrade to SharePoint 2010. So I will try and provide some real world data as part of this post.

How to Live Without the CQWP (Content Query Web Part) in Windows SharePoint Services (Hosted or Not) (Brain Litter)
As someone who often helps small businesses get rolling with SharePoint solutions based on Windows SharePoint Services (WSS 3.0), hosted or not, there are some limitations that customers don’t always realize at first. First off, I try to provide a reasonably balanced overview of the differences between in house and hosted, here.

SPDevWiki and SPAdmWiki moving to SharePoint 2010 Beta 2! (Made 4 the .NET)
With the “very close” release of SharePoint 2010 Beta 2 with a go-live license I’m pleased to announce that the SharePointDevWiki.com and SharePointAdminWiki.com will be migrating to the new platform! Why is this good for you…well when you are contributing to the new site you’ll be using the new SharePoint 2010 platform for starters!

Microsoft SVP Kurt DelBene Shares His ‘Top 12′ for Office 2010 (SharePoint 2010)
The keynote on the third and final day of the Airlift event was delivered by Kurt DelBene, SVP of the Office Business Platform Group, and Kurt took the opportunity to explain “what really pops” for him in 2010.  Kurt discussed his the first four of his top twelve before breaking for a series of demos, then returned to complete the list of twelve in his remaining time before inviting others to join him for a roundtable Q&A.

 

SharePoint Job Listings**
Sr. SharePoint/MOSS Developer/Architect – Houston, TX
Neudesic’s Houston, Texas location, is seeking SharePoint developers with 5+ years of SharePoint Portal development experience, with the ability to map the following collaborative theories to the Microsoft platform; information architecture, records management, policy & retention, file plan development, document assembly, collaboration and routing, business process management and actionable business intelligence. The selected candidates will work in small groups on multiple software development projects, and will work closely with the assigned Project Managers to deliver quality solutions to our client companies.

Sr. SharePoint Technical Analyst/Developer – Charlotte, NC
We are seeking candidates to fill a Senior SharePoint Technical Analyst/Developer position that requires both SharePoint development and business analysis skills. This position is in support of the Real Estate Roadmap’s deliverable to automate the Lease Authorization Process via SharePoint. This position will be responsible for:

Microsoft Updates
The SharePoint search results in a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 site displays the size of the Welcome page as zero (0) bytes and displays an incomplete URL for the Welcome page (Microsoft)
When you search for the Welcome page in a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 site by using Out Of Box searching, the size of the Welcome page is displayed as zero (0) bytes in the Search Results page. Additionally, the search results display only the site Unique Resource Location (URL) of the Welcome page instead of the full URL.

Bamboo Partner Events*
November 16, Long Island, NY, InterLab 2009 – Innovative-e
November 18, Online, Advanced Topics in SharePoint – Business Process Automation and Workflow Design – DataLan
November 19, Online, Breakthroughs in SharePoint for Financial Services Firms – DataLan
November 19, Sacramento, California, SharePoint – Key Features – Kiefer Consulting Inc.

December 3, New York, New York, SharePoint Winter Expo 2009 – DataLan
December 9, Online, SharePoint for Enterprise Content Management – DataLan
December 10, Iselin, New Jersey, SharePoint for Intranets, Extranets, and Public Websites – DataLan

January 14, Online, Boost Business Results with SharePoint – StreamLogic

SharePoint Events**
November 14, Cleveland, Ohio, SharePoint Saturday
November 14, Melbourne, Australia, SharePoint Saturday
November 14, San Antonio, Texas, SharePoint Saturday
November 14, Tampa, Florida, SharePoint Saturday
November 16, Long Island, NY, InterLab 2009
November 16-17, Stockholm, Sweden, SharePoint & Exchange Forum 2009
November 17, Online, Bamboo SharePoint Project Management Central Webinar
November 18, Online, Bamboo SharePoint Project Management Central Webinar
November 18, Online, Bamboo SharePoint Project Management Central Webinar
November 18, Online, Bamboo SharePoint Project Management Central Webinar
November 18, Online, Project Management Using SharePoint Webinar
November 18, Online, Advanced Topics in SharePoint – Business Process Automation and Workflow Design
November 19, Online, Project Management Using SharePoint Webinar
November 19, Online, What’s New from Bamboo? Webinar
November 19, Online, Bamboo 101 – List Rollup Web Part Webinar
November 19, Online, Breakthroughs in SharePoint for Financial Services Firms
November 19, Sacramento, California, SharePoint – Key Features
November 21, Birmingham, Alabama, SharePoint Saturday
November 21, Phoenix, Arizona, SharePoint Saturday
November 21, Richmond, Virginia, SharePoint Saturday
November 24, Online, Bamboo SharePoint Project Management Central Webinar (Sprache des Webinar: deutsch) (German Language)

December 3, Online, Bamboo 101 – Calendar Plus Web Part Webinar
December 3, New York, New York, SharePoint Winter Expo 2009
December 5, Washington, DC, SharePoint Saturday
December 9, Online, SharePoint for Enterprise Content Management
December 10, Online, Bamboo 101 – Chart Plus Web Part Webinar
December 10, Iselin, New Jersey, SharePoint for Intranets, Extranets, and Public Websites
December 12, Kansas City, Kansas, SharePoint Saturday
December 17, Online, Bamboo SharePoint Project Management Central Webinar (Sprache des Webinar: deutsch) (German Language)

January 9, Virginia Beach, Virginia, SharePoint Saturday
January 14, Online, Boost Business Results with SharePoint

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