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

Top News Stories
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.

SharePoint 2010 Communities: An Integrated Collaboration Platform (CMSWire)
This is the third article in the series “What is This SharePoint Thing All About Anyway?” and in this article we are going to be looking at the concept of SharePoint Communities and how you could use them to improve your current working environment. Communities are a concept within SharePoint that provides a way for users to come together based on experience, needs and general working relationships. We will look at several key elements of communities in SharePoint before exploring how to utilize them to your best advantage in your work environment.

Google Chrome Overtakes Internet Explorer (PCWorld)
Google’s Chrome is now the most popular Web browser worldwide, surpassing Microsoft’s Internet Explorer for the first time, according to the latest figures from StatCounter. After years of slowly chipping away Internet Explorer’s market share, Chrome took the lead with 32.76 percent share, while IE dipped to 31.94 percent.

Microsoft Sees ‘Rebirth’ with New Windows 8 System (Yahoo!)
Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 series — featuring an upgraded cloud computing service — marks a “rebirth” of its operating systems, chief executive Steve Ballmer said on Tuesday. Ballmer described Windows 8 as the “deepest, broadest and most impactful” Windows software ever created by the US tech giant, after the current Windows 7 sold at unprecedented rates to businesses.

Will Today’s Coders Embrace Microsoft’s Cloud? (Wired)
With word that Microsoft is going after Amazon with a big cloud move the first week of June, the question on this cloud watcher’s mind is: Even if Microsoft’s Windows Azure cloud goes, as it has recently teased to analysts, big on infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), supports Linux (as is expected to be the big deal about the expected news on June 7), Java and everything else — and even if it is cost competitive with Amazon’s cloud, which is also wooing Windows developers — will the Ruby on Rails kids get on board the 800-pound gorilla of software’s train? Why would they (given Amazon)? Is it really more of a perception problem, as Wired Enterprise’s Cade Metz wrote recently?

Windows Phone Outsells Apple: In China (Forbes)
This is perhaps slightly less interesting news than it seems: Windows based phones are outselling Apple‘s iOS based phones in China only two months after their release. The reason this is less interesting than it might at first seem is because there are technical issues around Apple’s ability to work with one of the major networks.

 

Around the Blogosphere
Hack SharePoint Master Pages: Part 2 (EndUserSharePoint)
In the two first articles, we learned what a master page is and how they are used inside SharePoint. There is one more step to be ready to start editing the master page and improving the look and feel of your site. In this article, we are going to see how to include custom CSS and JavaScript files in the master page.

Understanding the Application Addresses Refresh Job in SharePoint 2010 (Wictor Wilén)
In this article I would like to give you some information about a very important timer job in SharePoint 2010 – the Application Addresses Refresh Job. If you do not understand what it is used for you might see some strange (to you) error messages when configuring SharePoint. Even if you’re familiar with it it might be a good idea to continue reading.

SharePoint and Serious Games (Symon Garfield)
I am a management consultant, an MBA with a background  in software engineering, business analysis, and project management.  All very serious, left brained stuff.  But over the past 12 months I’ve become increasingly interested in developing right-brained skills and knowledge such as  visual meetings, user centered-design, and serious games.  Last week as part of my quest to explore the right side of my brain I attended the Innovation Games ® training course in London and a whole new world opened before me.

 

SharePoint Job Listings*
Facilities SharePoint Administrator – Bolingbrook, IL
The SharePoint Administrator is expected to maintain the companies’ intranet site.  They will be responsible for updating new clinic information on the page and attending weekly department meetings to inform Department Heads of these updates.  The qualified candidate will have knowledge of SharePoint and extensive experience working within the customer service field.

SharePoint / .Net Developer – Washington, DC
We are seeking a SharePoint developer who is responsible for supporting the functional and technical design, development, testing and implementation of SharePoint intranet portals. The Candidate must have proven experience in successfully designing and implementing comprehensive systems and Knowledge Management applications using SharePoint.

 

Microsoft Updates
National Careers Service Website on Track to Meet the Needs of 20 Million Citizens (Microsoft Case Studies)
The National Careers Service for England is a United Kingdom (U.K.) government initiative. The Skills Funding Agency is responsible for developing the service, built around an interactive learning and careers website. Working with Microsoft Services and using Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 communications and collaboration software, the agency is confident that its site meets government expectations and the needs of 20 million users.

 

SharePoint Events*

• May 22, Online – Bamboo SharePoint Workflow Conductor Webinar
• May 23, Online – 5 Risky SharePoint Human Resource Temptations
• May 23, Online – How to Slash SharePoint Development Costs and Get More from Your Investment
• May 24, Online – Bamboo SharePoint Project Management Central Webinar
• May 24, Online – Bamboo SharePoint Time Tracking & Management Webinar
• May 26, Brisbane, Australia – SharePoint Saturday
• May 29, Online – The Missing Link in SharePoint Projects
• May 31, Birmingham, U.K. – Effective SharePoint Requirements with Serious Games
• June 2, St. Louis, Missouri – SharePoint Saturday
• June 2, Silicon Valley – SharePoint Saturday
• June 2, Atlanta, Georgia - SharePoint Saturday
• June 5, Online – Bamboo SharePoint Project Management Central Webinar
• June 6, Online (APAC Region) – Why Social at Stockland, Why Right Now?
• June 6, Online – The Essentials of SharePoint Disaster Recovery Planning
• June 7, Online – Bamboo SharePoint Knowledge Management Webinar
• June 7, Online, Bamboo SharePoint Project Management Central Webinar
• June 9, Orlando13, Florida – SharePoint Saturday
• June 13, Online – Bamboo SharePoint Project Management Central Webinar
• June 14, Online – Bamboo SharePoint Workflow Conductor Webinar
• June 19, Online – Bamboo SharePoint Community Central Webinar
• June 20, Online – Bamboo SharePoint Project Management Central Webinar
• June 20, Online – Selecting and Protecting the Right SharePoint Backup Targets
• June 21, Online – Executives Beware: 5 Risky SharePoint Temptations for Executives
• June 25-27, Denver, Colorado – SharePoint Fest
• June 26, Online – Bamboo SharePoint Project Management Central Webinar
• June 28, Online – Bamboo SharePoint Time Tracking & Management Webinar
• June 30, Dayton, Ohio – SharePoint Saturday
• June 30, Adelaide, Australia - SharePoint Saturday
• September 25-27, Chicago, Illinois – SharePoint Fest

 

SharePoint Training*

• May 22-25, Chicago, Illinois – InfoPath 2010/SharePoint 2010 Workflow Deep Dive – SharePoint Solutions
• May 25, Online – Project Management Central End User Training – Bamboo Solutions
• May 30-31, Online – InfoPath 2010 Power End User – Mindsharp
• May 30-31, Nashville, Tennessee – Exploring SharePoint 2010 – New Features – SharePoint Solutions
• June 4-8, Calgary, Alberta, Canada – SharePoint 2010 Core Technologies – Mindsharp
• June 4-8, Washington, D.C. – SharePoint 2010 Foundation Developer – Mindsharp
• June 5, Online – Workflow Conductor Designer Training – Bamboo Solutions
• June 5-6, Nashville, Tennessee – Introduction to SharePoint Foundation 2010 – SharePoint Solutions
• June 5-7, Arlington, Virginia – Introduction to SharePoint 2010 for Server Administrators – SharePoint Solutions
• June 5-8, Nashville, Tennessee – Introduction to SharePoint Server 2010 – SharePoint Solutions
• June 7, Huntsville, Alabama – SharePoint Re-Design And User Adoption Seminar – Mindsharp
• June 8, Online – Bamboo Select – Bamboo Solutions
• June 11-15, Minneapolis, Minnesota – SharePoint 2010 Advanced Administrator – Mindsharp
• June 11-15, Calgary, Alberta, Canada – SharePoint 2010 Foundation Developer – Mindsharp
• June 12-15, Dallas, Texas – InfoPath 2010/SharePoint 2010 Workflow Deep Dive – SharePoint Solutions
• June 18-21, Minneapolis, Minnesota – SharePoint 2010 Power End User – Mindsharp
• June 18-22, Minneapolis, Minnesota – SharePoint 2010 Foundation Developer – Mindsharp
• June 20, Online – Project Management Central (3.0) Application Administrative Training – Session 1 – Bamboo Solutions
• June 21, Online – Project Management Central (3.0) Application Administrative Training – Session 2 – Bamboo Solutions
• June 25-29, Minneapolis, Minnesota – SharePoint 2010 Core Technologies – Mindsharp
• June 26-27, Arlington, Virginia – Introduction to SharePoint Foundation 2010 – SharePoint Solutions
• June 26-29, Arlington, Virginia – Introduction to SharePoint Server 2010 – SharePoint Solutions
• July 3, Online – Workflow Conductor Designer Training – Bamboo Solutions
• July 9-13, Online – SharePoint 2010 Foundation Developer – Mindsharp
• July 10-13, Nashville, Tennessee – InfoPath 2010/SharePoint 2010 Workflow Deep Dive – SharePoint Solutions
• July 10-13, Online – SharePoint 2010 Power End User – Mindsharp
• July 13, Online – Bamboo Select – Bamboo Solutions
• July 16-20, Minneapolis, Minnesota – SharePoint 2010 Advanced Developer – Mindsharp
• July 16-20, Minneapolis, Minnesota – SharePoint 2010 Designer – Mindsharp
• July 17-18, Chicago, Illinois – Introduction to SharePoint Foundation 2010 – SharePoint Solutions
• July 17-20, Chicago, Illinois – Introduction to SharePoint Server 2010 – SharePoint Solutions
• July, Online – Project Management Central (3.0) Application Administrative Training – Session 2 – Bamboo Solutions
• July 19, Online – SharePoint Re-Design And User Adoption Seminar – Mindsharp
• July 23-27, Online – SharePoint 2010 Core Technologies – Mindsharp
• July 24-26, Dallas, Texas – Introduction to SharePoint 2010 for Server Administrators – SharePoint Solutions
• July 30-Aug 3, Online – SharePoint 2010 Power End User – Mindsharp
• July 30-Aug 3, Online – SharePoint 2010 Foundation Developer – Mindsharp

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

 

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