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For May, 2012

May 31

You Don’t Want SharePoint; Office 365 for US Government Released; Windows 8 Preview Ships Today

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SharePoint Daily LogoInstalling Windows 8 means no class action suits against Microsoft.  -  Dooley

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The Art of SharePoint Success: Transition – Why You Don’t Want Users to Adopt SharePoint (CMSWire)
Let’s not beat around the bush. Why don’t you want users to adopt SharePoint? For the same reason you don’t want them to adopt the .NET framework or the Windows Server system. It’s a base technology platform and people shouldn’t even notice that it’s there. It’s the solutions that you build on top of the platform that you want them to adopt and this week I am going to explain how to make sure they do, and why a number of popular approaches fail. Continue reading this entry »
May 30

SharePoint Online’s Dirty Secrets; Avoid Enterprise Collaboration Mistakes; Windows Azure Active Directory Details

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SharePoint Daily LogoMad Men meets SharePoint. It had to happen eventually.  -  Dooley

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5 Dirty SharePoint Online Secrets You Didn’t Know About (Web 2.0 Journal)
When you go through vendor feature datasheets, you get a view of features at a very high level. It’s only once you dive deep and actually start using the software do you get a sense of how it works. The experience might sometimes yield unexpected surprises.… So while you might have absorbed some of SharePoint Online’s marketing hype, here are some things they failed to mention. Continue reading this entry »

May 29

SharePoint 2010: ECM for All; Mile-High View of Office15; XP to Cause Revolution

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SharePoint Daily LogoIs it wrong that I want a Windows Phone just because it has a Batman logo?  -  Dooley

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SharePoint 2010: Enterprise Content Management for the Masses (CMSWire)
This is the fourth article in this series “What Is This SharePoint Thing All About Anyway?” In this article we are going to be looking at the concept of SharePoint Enterprise Content Management (ECM). I want to highlight for you some of the most common ECM features and work through some different ways that you can use them. My hope is that by reading this article you are able to identify some features that you aren’t currently using that could potentially help you work more efficiently within SharePoint. Continue reading this entry »
May 24

Considering Migrating to SharePoint Online?; Flash Lives in IE10; MS Office Headed to iPad?

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SharePoint Daily LogoAwwww, the cutest little penguin. Oh, and Joel Oleson too…  -  Dooley

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4 Considerations for Migrating to Office 365 and SharePoint Online (CMSWire)
The move to Office 365 — and SharePoint online — is getting more attractive every day. The functionality is there, the price is just about right, so why not? If you are considering a move to the cloud-based version of SharePoint, there are a few things you should consider in your migration planning. Continue reading this entry »

May 23

Whose SharePoint is It?; Microsoft vs. Google: Social; Windows 8 Boots ‘Too Quickly’

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SharePoint Daily LogoYAY, the sun is out.  -  Dooley

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Whose SharePoint is It Anyway (AIIM)
Lately, I’ve been reading a series of articles and blog entries aimed at promoting techniques for building solutions faster by using “standard” parts and reusable components – good thoughts, but it makes me worry. Continue reading this entry »

May 22

SharePoint 2010: An Integrated Community Platform; Chrome Overtakes IE; Windows Phone Sells Well in China

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SharePoint Daily LogoAre people really grumpy from eating organic food? Guess I’ll stick with Oreo cookies.  -  Dooley

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SharePoint Deployment: The Final Chapter (ZDNet)
Microsoft likes to imply that you can have SharePoint up and running in an afternoon. You can’t. If you try, you’ll probably manage it, but you’ll be starting down a path from which it will become ever more difficult to return to the beginning and get it right. To get where we are now, we have been on a huge learning curve. It has taken around eight months of hard work, but I’m convinced it was the right thing to do, and the work will stand us in good stead as the project progresses. Continue reading this entry »
May 18

SharePoint for Innovation; Office 365 Web App Benefits; Steve Ballmer Worst CEO

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SharePoint Daily LogoCan we retire early now that we are all Facebook millionaires?  -  Dooley

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Choosing SharePoint: An Innovative Approach to Just About Anything (CMSWire)
I recently spoke with a client of mine on a new prospective project using SharePoint to deliver a records management solution. The solution was to replace an existing, outdated product that was in major need of a facelift. “Great!” I said. I prepared my finest consulting slides and brushed up on a few records management topics that I had become rusty on, and I was on my way to winning a new project. Continue reading this entry »

May 17

SharePoint Content Organization; Windows RT Browser Restrictions; When Databases Rebel

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SharePoint Daily LogoWTF? When I left yesterday I had 2-3 unread emails in my inbox. When I got to the office this morning I had over 550. And another 150 more in the last hour. I’m going home now…  -  Dooley

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Organize SharePoint Content: Don’t Upgrade Your Mess (CMSWire)
It’s a common story. An employee reads about how SharePoint is a great tool for document sharing and collaboration, a great place for teams to work on projects, a great tool for the company intranet. They go out, get approval for the software, get IT to install it on a server(s) and then they start moving documents and content over from file shares, from desktop folders, from old databases. Everyone starts to use it. Oddly though, no one is happy. Continue reading this entry »

May 16

Migrating to SharePoint 2010; Is Social Revolutionary?; Microsoft Cloud Privacy

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SharePoint Daily LogoSummer is almost here (in Virginia at least). Time to pick up new sunscreen.  -  Dooley

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The Art of SharePoint Success: Transition – The Seeds of Change (CMSWire)
Transition is the umbrella term that I use to refer to the combination of change management and user adoption which are vital ingredients in the success of SharePoint. This week we’ll be taking a look at what 1940’s North American farmers can teach us about SharePoint adoption. Continue reading this entry »

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