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Jul
02
Published: July 02, 2009 21:07 PM by
Paul Papanek Stork
Many people know that I've avoided joining Twitter for a long time. But I finally got an offer I couldn't refuse. I'm here at the New Zealand Community SharePoint conference and was on an expert's panel earlier today with Paul Culmsee, Chandima Kulathilake, Joel Oleson, and Steve Smith. Before the questioning started Joel was giving me a hard time because I was the only panelist not on Twitter. Then he gave me a choice. Either join Twitter or join him in eating some Kina (Sea Urchin - a local New Zealand delicacy). I've decided to choose TWITTER! Here's a picture of Joel eating Kina.
You can read about his response on Joel's Blog here, and I quote, "It smelled foul, very fishy..." All in all, I would rather Twitter.
Jul
01
Published: July 01, 2009 14:07 PM by
Paul Papanek Stork
 I'm in New Zealand this week speaking at the first New Zealand SharePoint Community Conference. Since they are on the other side of the international date line it means that yesterday was July 1st here, but I had to wait until July 2nd (July 1st in North America) to find out whether I was re-awarded or not. I was on pins and needles all day long waiting for my renewal email. I had to keep telling myself it wasn't really July 1st yet.
Anyway, the good news is that I have received an MVP award again this year for SharePoint server. I am even more EXCITED this year than I was my first year because I now know just how great this program is. Thanks to all those who have asked me questions this past year and those who came to listen to me at conferences. Without you I wouldn't have this opportunity. I hope to continue to live up to the honor that has been bestowed on me again this year.
Jun
26
Published: June 26, 2009 07:06 AM by
Paul Papanek Stork
Occasionally when you install Service Pack 2 on a MOSS installation it will reset the license code so that SharePoint thinks it is an evaluation copy that will expire in 180 days. It doesn't actually break any functionality, at least not until the 180 days is up. But it can be a bit disconcerting if you look at the licensing. You can read more about the problem in the following KnowledgeBase article:
The SharePoint product team issued a Hot Fix last night that corrects the problem. The Hot Fix can be applied either before or after installing SP2. They are also working on getting the Hot Fix built right into the download of SP2, but that will take about 4 weeks before the download site is updated. In the meantime you can download the hot fixes in the following locations:
Jun
23
Published: June 23, 2009 13:06 PM by
Paul Papanek Stork
I'll be traveling halfway around the world next week to speak at the New Zealand Community SharePoint Conference in Wellington, New Zealand. I'm really looking forward to the trip, even if it is the middle of winter in New Zealand right now. My wife and I plan to stay in New Zealand for a week after the conference ends to do some sightseeing. I just got a new Digital SLR camera that I'm hoping to try out so you may even see some pictures if you stay tuned.
Abstracts for my talks are listed below. If you happen to be anywhere near Wellington next week stop in and join us. There's going to be a lot of good content. I hope to see you there and hope you'll find my talks useful. You can register using the following link:
Anonymous Access: Everything you always wanted to know, but didn't know to ask
Enabling Anonymous Access in SharePoint isn’t just a matter of flipping a switch in IIS manager. Anonymous Access must be enabled in IIS and then configured in SharePoint. But there are also situations where this basic configuration isn't sufficient. In this talk we’ll review how to enable and configure anonymous access for SharePoint web sites, lists, and libraries. Then we'll turn our attention to strategies that can be used overcome specific problems with SharePoint anonymous access. We'll demonstrate solutions and workarounds for questions like:
- How do you require authentication for some items while maintaining anonymous access for the rest?
- What content from a personal MySite can be accessed via anonymous access?
- How do you enable anonymous responses to a discussion list?
- Can BLOGS and Wiki sites be used in an anonymous access site collection?
Migrating ASP.NET Apps: Four ways to convert them to SharePoint
The establishment of a new SharePoint Portal frequently involves the temporary or permanent migration of an existing ASP.NET application to the new SharePoint environment. There are at least four different ways that this can be accomplished. Choosing the correct method is a matter of balancing the amount of effort involved against the resulting functionality and performance. In this talk we'll demonstrate the following four approaches and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each approach.
- Using a Page Viewer web part to display the existing website from inside SharePoint.
- Configuring the ASP.NET website to run from a Virtual Directory inside the SharePoint Web Application
- Converting the existing ASP.NET web pages and code beside files to run inside a SharePoint web site.
- Refactoring the ASP.NET web site as a set of Web Parts in the SharePoint site.
Apr
16
Published: April 16, 2009 06:04 AM by
Paul Papanek Stork
In all the excitement about the establishment of a name and broad dates for release of the next version of SharePoint it would be easy to overlook the upcoming release of a mere service pack. But don’t miss out on the release of this one. Each time Microsoft has released a service pack or update for SharePoint there has been a marked improvement in functionality and stability. SP2 will be no exception and the Office Service Pack team just announced that the it will be available on April 28th. A short list of anticipated improvements for your SharePoint server is quoted from the release announcement below. You’ll want to read the release announcement to look at all the changes in store for the whole office platform. You can read the whole announcement here. In two weeks I’ll add a link pointing to where you can download the Service Packs for WSS and MOSS.
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP2 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server SP2 include fixes and enhancements designed to improve performance, availability, and stability in your server farms. SP2 provides the groundwork for future major releases of SharePoint Products and Technologies.
- An STSADM command line that scans your server farm to establish whether it is ready for upgrade to the next version of SharePoint and provides feedback and best practice recommendations on your current environment.
- SP2 offers support for a broader range of Web browsers.
- Substantial improvements to Forms-based authentication.
Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Server R2 will be supported on their release.
Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
- The performance and stability of content deployment and variations feature has been improved.
- A new tool has been added to the STSADM command-line utility that enables a SharePoint administrator to scan sites that use the variations feature for errors.
WSS SP2 Download - Get It Here!
MOSS SP2 Download - Get It Here!
Apr
15
Published: April 15, 2009 13:04 PM by
Paul Papanek Stork
SharePoint Server 2010!
The first official comment on a prospective ship date for the next version of SharePoint was released by Microsoft today. In an interview with Chris Capossela, senior vice president of Microsoft’s Information Worker Product Management Group, it was announced that the next wave of Office products currently known as Office 14 by most people will be released starting in the second half of 2009. The first product to be released will be Exchange 2010 which enters public beta today. You can get the Exchange 2010 beta here. According to Chris the SharePoint Server 2010 beta will be available for tech review in the third quarter of 2009 and will release to manufacturing during the first half of 2010. you can read the article in its entirety here.
Apr
09
Published: April 09, 2009 06:04 AM by
Paul Papanek Stork
FREE is GOOD Right?
I just noticed that my last several posts have all been about FREE offers. First it was the announcement that SharePoint Designer could be downloaded for free starting April 2. Then it was an offer to try out a free online seminar to see if you wanted to attend an online conference. In these tough economic times free is always good right?
This time its a FREE online training class to provide you with an Intro to SharePoint development. The class also gives you a chance to try out Mindsharp's virtual lab environment. Our online classes provide each student with an online VMware session running SharePoint where they can do configuration and development just like we do in our live classes. Why not give it a try? After all, what have you got to lose, its FREE?
Apr
07
Published: April 07, 2009 09:04 AM by
Paul Papanek Stork
Recently I Bloged about the upcoming SSWUG SharePoint Virtual Conference where I will be presenting 3 talks. I even provided a VIP discount code that will save you $10 off the cost of the conference. VIP code: SPVPSTSP09
But maybe you're not sold on the idea of attending a virtual conference. Maybe you don't want to pay even a discounted price just to find out you don't like the virtual format. Well here's your chance. The SSWUG is sponsoring a Free, yes I said FREE, virtual community event using the same conferencing features that they will use for the spring SharePoint conference. The event will be held on Friday, April 17, 2009 from 9AM to noon Eastern time. So here's your chance to try out Online Virtual Conferencing and see if it fits your needs. Register for the Spring Community event at this address: https://www.vconferenceonline.com/shows/spring09/sql/s09event.asp 
Apr
02
Published: April 02, 2009 06:04 AM by
Paul Papanek Stork
No, this is not an April Fool's Joke that is just a day late. The image above comes from the SharePoint Designer Online Office Site and as the download link shows SharePoint Designer is now a FREE download. You can find an open letter from Microsoft here that explains the change. The key points as explained by the letter are these:
- Starting on April 1, 2009, Microsoft is making SharePoint Designer 2007 available as a free download.
- Customers with SharePoint Designer 2007 Software Assurance (SA) current as of April 1, 2009 will receive upgrade rights to Expression Web for the lifetime of their SA agreement.
Mar
13
Published: March 13, 2009 08:03 AM by
Paul Papanek Stork
I spent last Friday in Tucson, AZ recording three sessions for the upcoming online SharePoint conference being hosted by the SSWUG. In these times of tight budgets and restricted travel this is just the conference you need to learn more about SharePoint. Even better I can provide you with the following VIP code, SPVPSTSP09, which will get you a $10 discount when you register for the conference. Even better the VIP code can be used in combination with other codes like early bird or alumni.
Abstracts for my talks are listed below. I hope you'll attend the conference and will find my talks useful. You can register using the following link:
Configuring SharePoint Anonymous Access: Tips and Tricks
Enabling Anonymous Access in SharePoint isn’t just a matter of flipping a switch in IIS manager. Anonymous Access must be enabled in IIS and then configured in SharePoint. But there are also situations where this basic configuration isn't sufficient. In this talk we’ll review how to enable and configure anonymous access for SharePoint web sites, lists, and libraries. Then we'll enumerate some "Tips and Tricks" for overcoming specific issues with SharePoint anonymous access. We'll demonstrate solutions and workarounds for questions like:
1) How do you require authentication for certain files and list items while maintaining anonymous access for the rest of a list?
2) How do you enable anonymous responses to a discussion list?
3) Can BLOGS and Wiki sites be used in an anonymous access site collection?
Migrating ASP.NET Applications: Four ways to convert them to SharePoint
The establishment of a new SharePoint Portal frequently involves the temporary or permanent migration of an existing ASP.NET application to the new SharePoint environment. There are at least four different ways that this can be accomplished. Choosing the correct method is a matter of balancing the amount of effort involved against the resulting functionality and performance. In this talk we'll review the following four approaches and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each approach.
1) Using a Page Viewer web part to display the existing website from inside SharePoint.
2) Configuring the ASP.NET website to run from a Virtual Directory inside the SharePoint Web Application
3) Converting the existing ASP.NET web pages and code beside files to run inside a SharePoint web site.
4) Refactoring the ASP.NET web site as a set of Web Parts in the SharePoint site.
Microsoft Single Sign-On Service: Configuring SSO for SharePoint Designer Data Sources
DataFormWebParts are a very flexible and powerful way to display and format data, including data from external databases like SQL Server. One of the biggest issues involved in creating and using SQL data sources in SharePoint Designer is the lack of support for Windows Authentication to the database. The best solution to this is configuring and using the Microsoft Single Signon Service to authenticate in the data source. In this talk we'll demonstrate how to configure and use the Microsoft SSO service when creating a SQL data source in SharePoint Designer.
UPDATED 4/1/2009
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