Bamboo Guru Blogs

SharePoint: Taming the Elusive "Calculated Column"

2008-11-25T22:04:00Z

Another great article on End User SharePoint site; written by Dessie Lunsford. In this article Dessie provides some great information on the calculated column in SharePoint; definately a good read... http://www.endusersharepoint.com/?p=955 Read More......(read more)

SharePoint Libraries, Folders and Content Types, Oh My!

2008-11-24T19:20:00Z

There was a long discussion on End User SharePoint that I started replying to nd the reply just because too long. So I wrote an article about the differences of using SharePoint Content Types and Metadata versus Folders in Document Libraries. Mark Miller Read More......(read more)

SharePoint Designer - notes from the field

2008-11-22T18:31:34Z

Body: I just got back from a week training some good folks on using SharePoint Designer (SPD) to customize their sites. It was an interesting experience, and here are a few quick observations: Create in browser -> customize in SPD is the correct model Read More......(read more)

NJSPUG November meeting with David Mann

2008-11-18T05:13:29Z

Body: On November 19th at the NJ Microsoft Offices we will be holding our monthly user group meeting. I am pleased to announce that my buddy Dave Mann will be presenting on, what else? Workflows. Dave as many of you will remember many years back (ok maybe Read More......(read more)

How I Use Social Networking Tools

2008-11-14T18:32:44Z

Body: Had a quick conversation with Owen Allen yesterday after the SharePoint Connection festivities. We got off on how do I use twitter vs. facebook, friendfeed, etc... We decided there is no one right way... There are many right ways (and a few wrong Read More......(read more)

Select Training opportunities to fit in before the end of the year

2008-11-14T17:00:47Z

Some of you may be looking to bone up on some skills for more than one reason... whether it's budget that will be surrendered at the end of the year, holiday slow downs that provide opportunity (I know some companies that actually suspend any change Read More......(read more)

Office SharePoint Server 2007 Technical Library Released

2008-11-14T03:06:16Z

Body: Microsoft today released a new tech library for us ITPros you can download it here See i bet all you guys and gals were thinking they only cared about those pesky developers.... They like us... They really really like us :) Enjoy.. and yes this Read More......(read more)

SharePoint's CCIE - The SharePoint Master Certification Announced

2008-11-11T08:12:59Z

Today in a post under the fold, the SharePoint team announced that the SharePoint certification was going to the next level. A new Master Certification program which helps prove your *real* skills and depth. (You may have heard about this for SQL, Exchange Read More......(read more)

Taking Things to the Next Level with Quest Software

2008-11-10T02:35:34Z

Body: It's with mixed emotions that I announce the end of my purely independent consulting, training, and evangelism and move to an Architects, Design and Product Management sponsored evangelism model with Quest Software. (This doesn't keep me Read More......(read more)

Developers: Watch Out for Stray .NET 3.5 References

2008-11-07T14:02:24Z

Body: I'm pretty sure this does not reflect well on me, but I'll share it in case someone else can benefit from my own shortcomings: I developed a workflow that tested fine in development, deployed to staging fine and worked there, then completed Read More......(read more)

Sessions and Speaking Topics for Joel Oleson for 2009

2008-11-04T15:26:11Z

I heard that one of Steve's best practices was to come up with four or so new sessions at the new year, and fully develop them out, so when anyone asked for him to submit sessions he would send them his four. He'd also essentially make sure those Read More......(read more)

Dispelling Myths of Email Archiving and Email Management with SharePoint

2008-11-03T19:24:07Z

Body: In the past couple of years since SharePoint has really solidified its position in the enterprise, and more and more assets look like they could be consolidated to the platform... E-mail archiving to SharePoint sounds attractive as a solid business Read More......(read more)

Recession Proofing your IT Skills

2008-11-03T18:25:24Z

What are the most desirable skills in a recession or depression, or essentially any economic downturn? Remember the Jack of All Trades, the guy who I say can be dangerous? Don't worry I'm not telling all developers to abandon their cutting edge Read More......(read more)

Upcoming NYC SharePoint User Group Meeting

2008-11-02T15:00:31Z

Body: On Wednesday November 5th we will be holding our monthly User Group meeting at the Microsoft Office in NYC. Below is a summary of this months meeting. This is a session format that I introduced at the NJ SPUG earlier this year and since has been Read More......(read more)

Best Practices for Enterprise User Scalability in SharePoint

2008-10-31T18:27:04Z

Best Practices for Overcoming the 64K ACL, Security Principal Limits, and Future of Identity Management One of the oldest, but more hidden and illusive capacity boundaries is the 64K ACL limit. It's gotten some attention lately, and is bound to scare Read More......(read more)