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More Windows 7 RC1 Changes Coming, RC Release Dates Leaked (Daily Tech)
Windows 7 RC1, according to descriptions by Microsoft, is shaping up to be very impressive. Microsoft has fixed close to 2,000 bugs based on user feedback in preparation for what may be the best Windows release to date. In our first special, we took a peek at the Windows 7 RC1 interface changes. In the second, we took a look at hardware changes and more. Now we revisit RC1 one more time to look at a few more changes Microsoft has announced, and we also follow with the release dates for the RC versions.
Microsoft Announces Free Accelerators and Online Service Updates (Destination CRM)
In his keynote speech at Microsoft Convergence here last week, Kirill Tatarinov consoled the company's enterprise resource planning and CRM customers with motivating words: Thanks to technology, he said -- and, specifically, thanks to the technology made available in Microsoft Dynamics -- "you're much better-positioned to endure and prevail during trying economic times." With that, he reiterated Microsoft's commitment to its customers and dedication to ensuring that they have an understanding of the tools available to them -- and unveiled two major product announcements: the March 2009 Service Update for CRM Online along with eight CRM Accelerators.
Windows 7 Release Candidate Available Online (PC Advisor)
A new Windows 7 build that may be the first release candidate has leaked to the internet, according to several file-sharing sites. Searches on Mininova.org, for example, found multiple copies of Windows 7 Build 7057 that were added to BitTorrent late last week. Pirated versions of both 32- and 64-bit editions are available.
Microsoft to Highlight Silverlight 3 Technology (InfoWorld)
Microsoft will tout at the Mix09 conference in Las Vegas this week its planned Silverlight 3 rich Internet application technology along with a host of other developer-related offerings, according to the conference Web site. Other efforts to be pondered at the conference include the planned Visual Studio 2010 IDE, the Azure Services Platform for cloud computing and Expression Web, for building Web sites.
Microsoft Mix '09: Fewer Sheep to be Thrown, More Business Apps Shown (ZDNet)
If you’re tired of Web 2.0 conferences where “Throw a Sheep” apps reign supreme, Microsoft’s Mix ‘09 might be a breath of fresh air. At previous Mix events — Microsoft’s showcase for designer/developer tools — Microsoft has played up the same kind of consumer-focused social-networking scenarios as its Web rivals. But this year’s Mix looks a bit more business-focused (at least based on the Mix ‘09 session list).
Microsoft Hopes To Win Back Browser Market Share With Internet Explorer 8 (Physorg)
Microsoft has a lot at stake with the success of Internet Explore 8 since they lost 7 percent of their browser market to Firefox, Safari, and Chrome browsers. IE8 has been in release candidate since January of 2009 and will mostly likely be a target for criticism for similar features already existing in Firefox, Safari, and Chrome browsers.
The Future Beneath Your Fingertips (BBC News)
The success of the iPhone has given rise to a new grammar of touch control while the advent of multi-touch in Windows 7 will further accelerate the evolution of human computer interfaces, the South by SouthWest festival has been told.
Around the Blogosphere
The One Best Practice to Rule Them All – Part 5 (Clever Workarounds)
If you have read through the first 4 posts, you should have a pretty good appreciation now for the sort of “lens” that I view the world of problems and the projects undertaken to try and solve those problems. You should also have a pretty solid appreciation of the concept of wicked problems, their characteristics, and the ways and means that those characteristics can turn a happy project into a toxic wasteland, destroying all of the initial enthusiasm and commitment among the participants. Microsoft’s Jason Guthridge recently nailed SharePoint’s place in it all when he wrote the immutable law of SharePoint that “By itself, SharePoint can neither create nor destroy organizational chaos, but does an excellent job of reflecting the level of organizational chaos that existed at the time of deployment” – hehe love that!
Create a SharePoint Site Plan in Less than 5 Minutes (End User SharePoint)
At SharePoint Saturday in Boston this weekend, there was a lot of interest when I demo’ed a new idea in the presenter room. Just about everyone who saw it wanted the templates I created for generating a quick site plan in Mind Manager.
Forms Based Authentication (FBA) for SharePoint (Sharing The Point (SharePoint))
I typically always hit a snag when implementing FBA for a SharePoint site. *shrugs* I just accept it… it will not always go smoothly for me. However, there are several resources that I typically lean on as a reference if I get stuck or something isn’t working the way it’s ‘suppose’ to. Although most people can find these resources doing a little of searching on the internet, I thought I would post up my 2 go-to articles for my 7 readers (yes… that’s you).
Audio: Mikeys Tech Talk – Access, Excel, And SharePoint (Michael Gannotti)
In today’s audio podcast postings I have two new pieces. They can be found at Mikeys Tech Talk. Episode 26: Access Databases and SharePoint and Episode 27: Excel 2003/2007 and SharePoint.
Social Networking Not a Replacement for In Person Networking (Brendon Schwartz)
As much as I love the social tools that have been built over the last few years they do not replace the need to actually do in person networking. I have found that some of my friends over the last 9 months have had to look for jobs. Many of these people I never thought would be in that position, but it turns out they were.
Around Bamboo Nation
SharePoint Workspaces Applied at the List Item Level (SharePoint Blank)
In response to an earlier post of mine on how to Create a SharePoint Meeting Workspace, I received a question asking whether it was possible to automatically associate workspace functionality at the item-level in a list. Specifically, the question I received from RobertPaw asked was: Is there a way to add the "Workspace" checkbox item ("Use a Meeting Workspace to organize attendees, agendas, documents, minutes, and other details for this event.") to a list? I'd like to be able to have my user create an item, and have this calendar functionality of creating an associated workspace?
This Week in Bamboo (March 8th - March 14, 2009) (The Bamboo Team Blog)
Again, at Bamboo we were busy releasing many patches this week. The highlights for this week are all the Web Parts listed below that are now supporting both Windows Server 2003 and 64-bit Windows Server 2008 also. And List Bulk Import now works on 64-bit Vista and 64-bit Windows Server 2008. Updates were also made to the following products: List Bulk Import (HW18 R1.7.88), Virtual Map View Web Part (HW31 R1.6.10), Bamboo Visual Indicator (HW41D R1.0.44), Group Email Web Part (HW14 R1.4.20), Chart Plus Web Part (HW27 R2.2.27), Tree View Web Part (HW03 R1.4.15), World Clock and Weather Web Part (HW17 R2.0.9) and User Redirect Web Part (HW13 R1.2.10).
Microsoft Updates
The Check Names function does not honor the Peoplepicker-onlysearchwithinsitecollection setting in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (KBAlertz - Microsoft Knowledge Base Article)
You use the following command to set the Peoplepicker-onlysearchwithinsitecollection setting in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. "stsadm -o setproperty –url http://webapp –pn peoplepicker-onlysearchwithinsitecollection –pv yes" However, the Check Names function does not honor the Peoplepicker-onlysearchwithinsitecollection setting. For example, if you enter a user name in the People Picker text box and then click Check Names, the entered user name will be looked up in Active Directory by the ActiveDirectorySid resolver.
The Wssadmin service may leak memory when you have Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 installed (KBAlertz - Microsoft Knowledge Base Article)
The Wssadmin service may leak memory when you have Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 installed.
SharePoint Events*
March 17, Online, The Fundamentals of SharePoint Lists and Libraries
March 17, Franklin, Tennessee, Nashville SharePoint Users Group
March 17, Sydney, Australia, Sydney SharePoint User Group
March 18, Online, SharePoint Project Management Webinar
March 18, Online, SharePoint Administration Webinar
March 18, Brisbane, Australia, Brisbane SharePoint User Group
March 18, Evansville, Indiana, Evansville Indiana's SharePoint Group
March 18, Florida, South Florida SharePoint Users Group
March 18, Iselin, New Jersey, New Jersey SharePoint User Group
March 18, San Diego, California, Southern California SharePoint User Group Meeting
March 19, Bellevue, Washington, Puget Sound SharePoint Users Group
March 19, Columbus, Ohio, Central Ohio SharePoint User Group
March 19, Louisville, Kentucky, Kentucky SharePoint Group
March 19, Wellington, New Zealand, Wellington SharePoint User Group
March 20, Online, SharePoint Site Planning with Mind Manager
March 22-24, Baltimore, Maryland, SharePoint.Org Conference
March 23, Irving, Texas, DFW SharePoint Community
March 23, Tampa, Florida, Tampa Office Geeks Association User Group
March 24, Online, Excel and SharePoint: I Didn't Know You Could Do That!
March 24, Christchurch, New Zealand, Christchurch SharePoint User Group
March 25, Online, SharePoint Project Management Webinar
March 25, Online, SharePoint Administration Webinar
March 25, Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland SharePoint User Group
March 25, Melbourne, Australia, Melbourne Microsoft Office System Special Interest Group
March 26, Online, 'What's New from Bamboo?' Webinar Series
March 26, Atlanta, Georgia, Turbo Charge Your SharePoint Environment with Seamless Teamwork: Master Class with Michael Sampson
March 26, Phoenix, Arizona, Arizona SharePoint Professionals Group
March 26, Glen Allen, Virginia, Richmond SharePoint User Group
March 27, Online, The Basics of Content Types in SharePoint 2007
March 28, Tulsa, Oklahoma, SharePoint Saturday
March 30, Adelaide, Australia, Adelaide SharePoint User Group Joint Meeting
March 31, Online, The Fundamentals of Blogs and Wikis in SharePoint 2007
April 1, Online, SharePoint Project Management Webinar
April 1, Online, SharePoint Administration Webinar
April 1, Asheville, North Carolina, Western North Carolina SharePoint User Group
April 2, Online, Building Bullet-Proof Security for SharePoint Portals
April 2, Leawood, Kansas, Office Developer User Group of Kansas City
April 3, Online, Random Solutions with the Content Editor Web Part
April 6-7, St. Louis, Missouri, Midwest SharePoint Conference
April 6-8, London, England, SharePoint Best Practices Conference
April 6-8, Montreal, Quebec, SharePoint Summit 2009
April 7, Online, Word and SharePoint: I Didn't Know You Could Do That!
April 7, Chicago, Illinois, The Chicago Microsoft SharePoint Business Strategies Group April Meetup
April 7, Grand Rapids, Michigan, West Michigan SharePoint User Group
April 8, Online, SharePoint Project Management Webinar
April 8, Online, SharePoint Administration Webinar
April 9, Online, 'What's New from Bamboo?' Webinar Series
April 10, Online, EUSP Solutions: Color Code a SharePoint Calendar
April 14, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, Bay of Plenty User Group
April 15, Online, SharePoint Project Management Webinar
April 15, Online, SharePoint Administration Webinar
April 15, Indiana, SharePoint Users of Indiana
April 18, Atlanta, Georgia, SharePoint Saturday
April 18, St. Louis, Missouri, MOSS Camp
April 22, Online, SharePoint Project Management Webinar
April 22, Online, SharePoint Administration Webinar
April 23, Online, 'What's New from Bamboo?' Webinar Series
April 29, Online, SharePoint Project Management Webinar
April 29, Online, SharePoint Administration Webinar
April 30, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Hampton Roads SQL Server and SharePoint User Group
May 2, Reston, Virginia, SharePoint Saturday
May 6, Dallas, Texas, SharePoint TechFest 2009
June 22-24, Boston, Massachusetts, SPTechCon
June 26-27, Dulles, Virginia, Regional SharePoint Users Conference 2009
October 19-22, Las Vegas, Nevada, SharePoint Conference 2009
* Please contact Chris Dooley (chris.dooley@bamboosolutions.com) to include your event in our listing.
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