You probably know by now that I'm presenting at the Best Practices™ SharePoint Conference next month. But there are plenty of reasons to attend this conference beyond my own presentations. The speaker roster is just filled with people who are expe ...[Read More]

"When it Absolutely, Positively, has to be Found." One of the key features of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS), and Microsoft Search Server 2008 (MSS) - including Express (MSSX), is Enterprise Search. What you may not ...[Read More]

I am pleased and honored to announce that I have been selected to present at the Best Practices™ SharePoint Conference in San Diego, California next February! Unlike most seminars, which focus on how-to of a technology, speakers at this conferen ...[Read More]

In my summary post on TechEd EMEA 2008, IT Pro Week, I mentioned that I felt one of the most significant announcements is the addition of a SharePoint discipline to the Microsoft Certified Master and Certified Architect programs. That is now being ...[Read More]

Here's something worth celebrating: Microsoft Search Server 2008 (MSS) and Microsoft Search Server Express 2008 (MSSX) were announced almost exactly 1 year ago - November 7th, 2007 - and the release candidate of MSSX made available for download. ...[Read More]

Every service which runs on a Windows server requires an account. While there are built-in accounts designed to facilitate these services ("Local Service" and "Network Service"), many times you will find it is better to use a d ...[Read More]

If you have a web site, you need usage reports. You need to know how often people are visiting, what they're looking at, and where they're coming from. While this information is a kind of buried treasure in and of itself, I'll also show you how to ...[Read More]

Last month, I talked about my SharePoint Hippocratic Oath, and using the right tool for the level of customization you are looking for. One of my key suggestions was using CSS (e.g. a SharePoint Theme) for the bulk of the work, and only moving int ...[Read More]