I was told not to worry. Wearing the Panda suit is not the only reason I am going to the Microsoft SharePoint Conference. They also want someone to carry boxes of t-shirts…   – Dooley

Top News Stories
Office 365 vs. Google Docs: End-User Perspective (WindowsITPro)
A lot of the benefits of moving to the cloud are on the back end—such as reduced support costs, simplified storage architecture, and trading up-front costs for long-term expenditures. However, there are numerous benefits to end users, and there’s less of a tradeoff in features than I’d thought. For starters, files are stored in simple web interfaces instead of in obscure shared network drives, and collaboration is easier. Working from multiple machines no longer involves emailing files to yourself. Microsoft and Google are both giving their online office suites a lot of effort—and because these services are in the cloud, there’s no reason the companies can’t update their offerings constantly.

20 Mobile Apps that Belong in Your SPC11 Survival Kit (The SharePoint Muse)
These apps are going to make you a wildly popular and efficient SPC11 party-goer er.. attendee. I tested so many mobile apps and then imagined myself and my tweeps using them. I asked for advice and testing from a select few (@theKicker @Drisgill, thank you for being my willing or unaware participants). The following apps made it into my SPC11 Survival Kit. Lots of tough decisions and some of these are still very new to me so there were a few tough decisions.

Has Steve Ballmer Lost the Support of Microsoft Employees? (Seattle PIT)
At Microsoft’s company meeting on Friday, CEO Steve Ballmer didn’t do his famous monkey dance, he didn’t shout “I love this company” and, when he did speak, many of his employees started emptying out of their Safeco Field seats. At least that’s the image you get by reading employee comments on the latest Mini-Microsoft blog post.

How to Think About Windows on ARM (PC Magazine)
The first time I went to see Microsoft, it was still up in Bellevue, Washington and it employed about 70 people. This is a company that I have followed even closer than Apple over the years and I’ve interacted with almost all of its leaders since 1982. I have even worked on various Microsoft projects from time to time. And as a PC analyst, I was expected to follow all of the company’s moves closely, as they had a major impact on the industry and all of my customers. Consequently, I came to understand clearly every version of Windows, including a few detours like OS2 and the first Pen Computing version of Windows.

How Microsoft’s Windows 8 will Sync Users’ Settings and Apps (ZDNet)
Microsoft officials shared more specifics around the coming ability of Windows 8 to sync user settings and app purchases in a September 26 post on the Building Windows 8 blog. Microsoft revealed at the Build conference that users will be allowed to sign into their Windows 8 PCs using an existing or newly created Windows Live ID. (Signing in this way is not required; it is an option.)

Windows Phone Web Marketplace Goes Live (WinRumors)
Microsoft’s Windows Phone Web Marketplace went live on Tuesday. The web Marketplace is now available to Windows Phone 7 users to discover and purchase applications from within a browser. Windows Phone users will be able to purchase applications and have them charged against the credit card already linked to their Windows Live ID. The Web Marketplace will send an over-the-air SMS or email to Windows Phone devices with a link to the purchased application to make it easy for end users to retrieve their purchases.

 

Around the Blogosphere
Running SharePoint 2010 SP1? – Think Twice Before Removing Database Orphans…For Now (From The Field)
Recently I was troubleshooting an issue with orphans for a customer and whilst attempting to repro the issue in my VM, I noticed a number of SPWeb orphans such as these when running the stsadm –o databaserepair operation. What seemed odd was that the orphans were only SPWeb orphans, and they were on my test rig which was fairly new and had only been used to test a few new features such as those in Service Pack 1. I then noticed that all the SPWeb objects listed were ones that had been deleted during my testing of the new Site Recycle Bin feature.

User Profile Synchronization – Could Not Load File or Assembly ‘Microsoft.ResourceManagement (Liam Cleary [SharePoint MVP])
I have started to see a few issues with SharePoint 2010 environments when trying to access the User Profile Synchronization Service settings in Central Administration. The issue being presented is to do with a mismatch of DLL versions caused by an Update being automatically applied to the SharePoint server. To see if the server has the error, check the version of SharePoint 2010; if it is less than Service Pack and has update KB2560890 applied you will see various errors with Publishing Sites and the User Profile Sync Service. To make sure it is the right error, you will need to make sure that the web.config for the web application has the CallStack=”true” and CustomErrors=”Off”, as well as modifying the web.config in the “_layouts” directory to also be set CustomErrors=”Off”. You should then see the following:

Taking Control of Governance (SharePoint Magazine)
If your engineering team is building your governance plan, you’re doing it wrong. The first mistake you made was ignoring the advice you received from Microsoft, from your consultants, and from the expert community, to build out a governance strategy as part of your overall SharePoint planning. Like flood insurance, most people don’t think about governance until they’re waist-deep in SharePoint sprawl and waking up at night in a cold sweat with change management nightmares. Don’t get me wrong—you probably have really smart administrators and developers who know the technology inside and out. And yet here you are, wondering how you’re going ever to clean up, get things organized, and get your SharePoint environment back on track.

Hitting the Post (AIIM)
Our poor corporate colleagues. Let’s be honest: in this bipolar economy, we’re either furiously implementing an electronic records management system under stressfully high expectations that the company will solicit immediate return on investment or we’re not implementing any system at all. It’s too bad for those of us without resources, because there is so much need.  Our colleagues still can’t find their records.  You know they’re calling the Help Desk for assistance to locate information on the SharePoint intranet, right? That’s AFTER they’ve spent at least half an hour looking for that file from 2006 that someone is pretty sure they saw posted on the old Accounts Payable team site (there’s a statistic that will help you justify a reorganization of corporate information architecture!). I can hear it now: “it was there three months ago, but since IT changed it, I have no idea where it is now…”

Countdown to the Microsoft SharePoint Conference: A Preview of Bamboo Nation’s Coverage, and More (The Bamboo Team Blog)
As of today, we’re just a week away from the biggest SharePoint event of the year, the Microsoft SharePoint Conference (SPC) in Anaheim, CA.  Bamboo is once again a proud sponsor of the SPC, and over a dozen of us will be heading to Anaheim to represent the company.  If you’re going to be attending the SPC, be sure to stop by the Bamboo booth (#339), as we’ll be making a major new product announcement at the show (and demos of that new product, as well as other products, will be available upon request), and while you’re there, you’ll certainly want to help yourself to our exclusive SPC 2011 t-shirt.

 

SharePoint Job Listings*
SharePoint Administrator – Jacksonville, Florida
The SharePoint Administrator is responsible for the day to day operations for all matters associated with the SharePoint platform.​ This includes insurance of system health through daily monitoring and planned growth and recommendations, coordination and migration of all custom development with adherence to guidelines and working closely with business stakeholders and insuring adherence to governance model.​

SharePoint Architect & Technical Consultant – Mooresville, NC
Lowe’s is expanding the use of collaboration and portal technologies to enhance and broaden communication across the corporation. In support of this exciting initiative, this position will be focused on providing the highest levels of technical leadership and functional expertise around Microsoft SharePoint and its related technologies. This role will be a lead resource for Managers and Directors in determining ways to evolve the collaboration platforms to meet the future needs of the Lowe’s business. This position should have a complete view of the current and future landscape of all corporate collaboration solutions and have a vision for integrating deployed technologies into a cohesive user experience. This person will be expected to fully understand the total cost of ownership and business impact of the collaboration solutions he or she supports as well as the costs and potential business benefits of alternative technology products in the marketplace.

 

Microsoft Updates
Customizing SharePoint Online with SharePoint Designer 2010 (MSDN)
By using Microsoft SharePoint Online, a component of Microsoft Office 365, you can build collaborative sites and applications. SharePoint Online lets your employees manage and share important documents and insights with colleagues, customers, and partners; keep teams in sync; and manage important projects—all without the need to manage your own hardware and software.

 

SharePoint Events*

• September 27, Bellevue, Washington – SharePoint Intelligence Conference
• September 27, Online – Office 365: Customizations and Development for SharePoint 2010 Online
• September 28, Online – Bamboo SharePoint Workflow Conductor Webinar
• September 28, Online – SharePoint Energy Solutions: No Programming Required Webinar
• September 28, Online – Streamline Your Everyday SharePoint Storage Management Tasks
• September 28, Online – Create and import workflow from Visio 2010 to Designer 2010. Is it worth it? Webinar
• September 28, Online – Workflow in SharePoint 2010: How It Works, What It Entails, and How To Get Started With It Webinar
• September 28, Online - Streamline Your Everyday SharePoint Storage Management Tasks Webinar
• September 28, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania – PhillySharePoint User Group Meeting
• September 29, Online – Bamboo SharePoint Project Management Central Webinar
• September 29, Online – Bamboo SharePoint Lists Workshop
• September 29, Online – FAST for SharePoint: Search and find information with efficiency Webinar
• September 29, Online – SharePoint In The Cloud – Uncovering Business Value Webinar
• October 1, Bend, Oregon – SharePoint Saturday
• October 3-6, Anaheim, California – Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2011
• October 5, Online – Bamboo SharePoint Project Management Central Webinar
• October 5, Online – Bamboo SharePoint Workflow Conductor Webinar
• October 6, Online – SharePoint and the Cloud: How to Best Utilize the New Possibilities Offered by Office 365 Webinar
• October 10, Online – Connect Nintex Workflow to Office 365 and a World of Cloud Services Webinar
• October 11, Online – Bamboo SharePoint Calendar and Scheduling Workshop
• October 12, Online – Bamboo Knowledge Management Webinar
• October 12, Online – Bamboo SharePoint Foundation Library Webinar
• October 12, Online – Simplify Your Everyday SharePoint Recovery Tasks
• October 12, Online – How to Build a Project Management Information System (PMIS)
• October 12, Online – Designing SharePoint 2010 for Business Webinar
• October 13, Online – Bamboo SharePoint Project Management Central Webinar
• October 13, Online – Bamboo SharePoint Administration Webinar
• October 13, Online – Community Management 101 for the Social Enterprise Webinar
• October 13, Melville, New York – From Document Management to Knowledge Management
• October 17-20, Berlin, Germany – SharePoint Europe
• October 18, Online – Bamboo SharePoint Foundation Library Webinar
• October 18, Online – Executive Briefing – Empower Your Organization with SharePoint
• October 19, Online – Bamboo SharePoint Project Management Central Webinar
• October 20, Online – Bamboo SharePoint Project Management Central Webinar
• October 26, Online – Bamboo SharePoint Workflow Conductor Webinar
• October 26, Online – Bamboo Knowledge Management Webinar
• October 26, Online – How to Build a Project Management Information System (PMIS)
• October 27, Online – Bamboo SharePoint Lists Workshop
• October 29, Twin Cities, Minnesota – SharePoint Saturday
• October 29, Cincinnati, Ohio – SharePoint Saturday
• November 2-3, Washington, D.C. – SharePoint Symposium
• November 3, Mountain View, California – SharePoint Intelligence Conference
• November 5, Richmond, Virginia – SharePoint Saturday
• November 9, Online – Fast and Focused Migrations to SharePoint On-Premises and Online
• November 9, Online – How to Build a Project Management Information System (PMIS)
• November 9-10, Moscow, Russia – Tech·Ed
• November 11, Washington, D.C. – SharePoint Symposium 2011
• November 12, Nottingham, UK – SharePoint Saturday
• November 12, Denver, Colorado – SharePoint Saturday
• November 14-15,  Stockholm – SharePoint & Exchange Forum 2011
• November 15, Online – Executive Briefing – Empower Your Organization with SharePoint
• November 17, Melville, New York – JPoint (jQuery + SharePoint): Hottest Buzz Ever!
• November 30, Online – How to Build a Project Management Information System (PMIS)
• December 2, Honolulu, Hawaii – SharePoint Saturday
• December 7, Online – How to Build a Project Management Information System (PMIS)
• December 8, Melville, New York – Business Process Transformation: Taking SharePoint Beyond the Intranet
• December 13, Online – Executive Briefing – Empower Your Organization with SharePoint
• December 19, Online – How to Build a Project Management Information System (PMIS)
• January 7, Virginia Beach, Virginia – SharePoint Saturday
• January 10, Online – Executive Briefing – Empower Your Organization with SharePoint
• January 11, Online – How to Build a Project Management Information System (PMIS)
• January 21, Austin, Texas – SharePoint Saturday
• January 25, Online – How to Build a Project Management Information System (PMIS)

 

SharePoint Training*

• September 27, Online – Bamboo Component Training – List Extenders – Bamboo Solutions
• September 29, Online – How to Build a Project Management Information System (PMIS) – Innovative-e
• October 3-7, Winchester, Virginia – SharePoint 2010 Developer – SusQtech
• October 5, Online – Knowledge Base Accelerator Application Administration – Bamboo Solutions
• October 10, Online – Business Intelligence & Reporting – SusQtech
• October 10-13, Huntsville, Alabama – SharePoint 2010 for Business Users – Mindsharp
• October 10-13, Online – SharePoint 2010 for Business Users – Mindsharp
• October 10-14, Minneapolis, Minnesota – SharePoint 2010 Advanced Administrator – Mindsharp
• October 11, Online – Bamboo Component Training – Collaboration Enablers I – Bamboo Solutions
• October 13, Online – Bamboo Component Training – Collaboration Enablers II – Bamboo Solutions
• October 17-18, Online – SharePoint 2010 Web Content Management – Mindsharp
• October 17-18, Cleveland, Queensland Australia – SharePoint 2010 for End Users – Intelligent Decisioning
• October 17-20, Chicago, Illinois – SharePoint Power User 2010 – SusQtech
• October 17-20, Cleveland, Queensland Australia – SharePoint 2010 for Power End Users – Intelligent Decisioning
• October 17-21, Minneapolis, Minnesota – SharePoint Foundation 2010 Developer Course – Mindsharp
• October 17-21, Online – SharePoint Foundation 2010 Developer Course – Mindsharp
• October 18, Online – Bamboo Component Training – List Extenders – Bamboo Solutions
• October 19-20, Cleveland, Queensland, Australia – SharePoint 2010 for Site Collection Administrators – Intelligent Decisioning
• October 20-21, Chicago, Illinois – Styling & Branding in SharePoint 2010 – SusQtech
• October 25, Online – Introduction to SharePoint 2010 Online – SusQtech
• October 27, Online – Bamboo Component Training – Administration Enhancers – Bamboo Solutions
• October 27, Online – Business Connectivity Services for SharePoint 2010 – SusQtech
• October 31-November 4, Online – SharePoint 2010 Core Technologies – Mindsharp
• October 31-November 4, Minneapolis, Minnesota – SharePoint 2010 Advanced Administrator – Mindsharp
• October 31-November 4, Winchester, Virginia – SharePoint 2010 Administration & Architecture – SusQtech
• October 31-November 11, Winchester, Virginia – SharePoint 2010 Immersion – SusQtech
• November 2, Online – Knowledge Base Accelerator Application Administration – Bamboo Solutions
• November 7-10, Cleveland, Queensland, Australia – Creating No-code SharePoint Designer Solutions for SharePoint 2010 – Intelligent Decisioning
• November 8, Online – Bamboo Component Training – Collaboration Enablers I – Bamboo Solutions
• November 10, Online – Bamboo Component Training – Collaboration Enablers II – Bamboo Solutions
• November 14-18, Calgary, AB, Canada - SharePoint 2010 Core Technologies – Mindsharp
• November 14-18, Online – SharePoint 2010 Core Technologies – Mindsharp
• November 14-18, Minneapolis, Minnesota – SharePoint Designer 2010 – Mindsharp
• November 14-18, Online – SharePoint Designer 2010 – Mindsharp
• November 18, Online – Using Claim Based Authentication in SharePoint 2010 – SusQtech
• November 22, Online – Bamboo Component Training – List Extenders – Bamboo Solutions
• November 24, Online – Bamboo Component Training – Administration Enhancers – Bamboo Solutions
• November 28-December 2, Online – SharePoint 2010 Web Content Management – Mindsharp
• November 28-29, Minneapolis, Minnesota – Introduction to InfoPath 2010 for Business Users – Mindsharp
• November 28-29, Online - Introduction to InfoPath 2010 for Business Users – Mindsharp
• November 28-December 2, Washington, DC – SharePoint Foundation 2010 Developer Course – Mindsharp
• November 28-December 2, Online – SharePoint Foundation 2010 Developer Course – Mindsharp
• November 29-December 1, Minneapolis, Minnesota – Introduction to InfoPath 2010 for Business Users – Mindsharp
• November 29-December 1, Online – Introduction to InfoPath 2010 for Business Users – Mindsharp
• November 29-December 1, Winchester, Virginia – Power User 2010 – SusQtech
• December 5-8, Minneapolis, Minnesota – SharePoint 2010 for Business Users – Mindsharp
• December 5-8, Online – SharePoint 2010 for Business Users – Mindsharp
• December 5-9, Huntsville, Alabama - SharePoint 2010 Core Technologies – Mindsharp
• December 5-9, Online – SharePoint 2010 Core Technologies – Mindsharp
• December 5-9, Washington, DC - SharePoint 2010 Advanced Administrator – Mindsharp
• December 5-9, Minneapolis, Minnesota – SharePoint Foundation 2010 Developer Course – Mindsharp
• December 5-9, Online – SharePoint Foundation 2010 Developer Course – Mindsharp
• December 5-9, Chicago, Illinois – SharePoint 2010 Administration & Architecture – SusQtech
• December 5-16, Chicago, Illinois – SharePoint 2010 Immersion – SusQtech
• December 7, Online – Knowledge Base Accelerator Application Administration – Bamboo Solutions
• December 8, Online – Bamboo Component Training – Collaboration Enablers II – Bamboo Solutions
• December 8-9, Reston, Virginia – Delivering SharePoint Success Mentoring Workshop – Innovative-e
• December 12, Online – Business Intelligence & Reporting – SusQtech
• December 12-16, Minneapolis, Minnesota – SharePoint 2010 Core Technologies – Mindsharp
• December 12-16, Online – SharePoint 2010 Core Technologies – Mindsharp
• December 12-16, Minneapolis, Minnesota – SharePoint Designer 2010 – Mindsharp
• December 12-16, Online – SharePoint Designer 2010 – Mindsharp
• December 13, Online – Bamboo Component Training – Collaboration Enablers I – Bamboo Solutions
• December 13-16, Washington, DC – SharePoint 2010 for Business Users – Mindsharp
• December 13-16, Online – SharePoint 2010 for Business Users – Mindsharp
• December 16, Online – Business Connectivity Services for SharePoint 2010 – SusQtech
• December 19-20, Online – Introduction to InfoPath 2010 for Business Users – Mindsharp
• December 19-21, Minneapolis, Minnesota – Introduction to InfoPath 2010 for Business Users – Mindsharp
• December 19-21, Online – Introduction to InfoPath 2010 for Business Users – Mindsharp
• December 27, Online – Bamboo Component Training – List Extenders – Bamboo Solutions
• December 29, Online – Bamboo Component Training – Administration Enhancers – Bamboo Solutions
• January 4, Online – Knowledge Base Accelerator Application Administration – Bamboo Solutions
• January 10, Online – Bamboo Component Training – Collaboration Enablers I – Bamboo Solutions
• January 12, Online – Bamboo Component Training – Collaboration Enablers II – Bamboo Solutions
• January 16-20, Cleveland, Queensland, Australia – Developing Solutions with SharePoint Server 2010 – Intelligent Decisioning
• February 1, Online – Knowledge Base Accelerator Application Administration – Bamboo Solutions
• February 13-17, Cleveland, Queensland, Australia – Professional SharePoint Server 2010 Administration – Intelligent Decisioning

* Please contact Chris Dooley (chris.dooley@bamboosolutions.com) to be included in SharePoint Daily™.

 

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