April, 2010

I usually respond to that question with one of my own. Do you want the two hour answer or then ten hour answer? I’m not entirely joking when I say that. SharePoint is huge. It can do a wide range of different things and be used in an enormous number of...

This video shows one of the new content management features in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010: multi-stage content management policies.

Want to learn more about SharePoint Server 2010 but can’t manage to make the classroom training sessions? This may be the answer. SharePoint Ignite Online training is now available on the Partner Learning Center. Partners can upgrade their skills...

When I upgraded from Office 2003 to Office 2007, I adapted quickly. There were a few days of confusion but within a week, I was more efficient using the new Ribbon UI. The problem came several weeks later when I wanted to use a macro in Excel. I found...

This short demo video shows the time-saving capabilities of the Quick Publish button in InfoPath 2010.

In the approach to the official launch of SharePoint 2010 and Office 2010, more and more documentation is being released. Articles and white papers are being published on TechNet, MSDN and Microsoft Downloads. If you want to see what’s new, you can go...

I will be presenting at the Edinburgh SharePoint User Group next month at the Microsoft offices at Waverley Gate, Edinburgh. I'll be diving into the workflow capabilities of SharePoint 2010 including the forms integration and the visual design capabilities...

One of my colleagues is putting on a couple of LiveMeetings on SQL Server 2008 R2. These are probably relevant to any SharePoint partners who provide or are interested in building a SharePoint BI offering. While SharePoint provides the front-end of a...

The first electric generators were used in industries over 150 years ago. The model was quite straightforward. If a company wanted to use electricity in their business, they went and bought a physical electric motor which they would install in their building...