July 2008 - Bob Mixon - Mastering SharePoint

Free SharePoint Webinar: Findability - Tools and Technology Alone is not the Answer

I wanted to personally thank everyone who joined the free webinar this morning. The turn-out was great and by the response we received these topics are "real" problems. We have made the presentation and associate article available in the Media...

Published Thu, Jul 07 2008 1:46 PM by Bob Mixon

Filed under: MOSS, SharePoint, WSS, Search, Findability

Free SharePoint Webinar - Findability and Your Intranet

<Updated> 07-29-2008 - Added Full Webinar Series Lineup. In addition, all those who attend will receive a $25 discount to our upcomming Mastering SharePoint Virtually Live: Planning, Architecture and Design Online Workshop. Click here for registration...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2008 1:39 AM by Bob Mixon

Filed under: MOSS, SharePoint, WSS, Search, Events, Findability

Findability: Tools and Technology Alone is not the Answer - Part 1

Findability as it Relates to Microsoft SharePoint and Enterprise Content Management If you work in the area of technology, you might find the title of this article offensive. I also started my career, many years ago, in the area of technology; and learning...

Published Sat, Jul 07 2008 2:54 PM by Bob Mixon

Filed under: MOSS, SharePoint, Search, Findability

Free Windows Vista SP1 Support

Having difficulties with Windows Vista SP1? Microsoft is offering free support to all customers until March 18, 2009. Telephone support is available worldwide; chat and e-mail support is available in the US and Canada. For more information, visit the...

Published Thu, Jul 07 2008 2:56 PM by Bob Mixon

Filed under: Vista, Support, Windows Vista SP1, Windows Vista

SharePoint Designer (SPD) Workflow Resources

I will be accumulating SharePoint Designer Workflow related resources here. In the future, this post can be found by clicking SharePoint Designer (SPD) Workflow in the tag cloud. Creating Re-usable Email Templates for SharePoint Designer 2007 Workflows...

Published Thu, Jul 07 2008 4:41 AM by Bob Mixon

Filed under: MOSS, SharePoint, WSS, SharePoint Designer (SPD) Workflow

Orange County SharePoint User Group

I had the opportinity to attend the Orange County SharePoint User Group this evening and it was a refreshing change in the way it has been handled in the past. There is a completely different location, time, format and much less sales. The group is now...

Published Thu, Jul 07 2008 1:50 AM by Bob Mixon

Filed under: K2, SharePoint, SharePoint User Group, Events, Orange County

SharePoint (WSS v3.0 & MOSS 2007) Branding Resources

I will be accumulating SharePoint (WSS v3.0 & MOSS 2007) Branding Resources Here. In the future, you will be able to simply click Branding in the tag-cloud to get directly to this reference. Mastering SharePoint Live Online: Branding Mixon Consulting...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2008 5:31 PM by Bob Mixon

Filed under: MOSS, SharePoint, WSS, Branding

Congrats to Dan Larson on His New Book

I wanted to congratulate Dan Larson, a friend and SharePoint MVP, on the release of his new book: Developing Service-Oriented AJAX Applications on the Microsoft® Platform. I haven't had a chance to read his book yet, but I will. I know Dan and...

Published Mon, Jul 07 2008 4:22 AM by Bob Mixon

Filed under: Books, AJAX

FarPoint Has Released Their Spread Control for SharePoint

Years ago, and I mean years ago... I used the FarPoint Spread control in a financial application I developed. The control worked fantastic back then and it has only become better over time. I wish I could say that about the company I owned at the time;...

Published Mon, Jul 07 2008 4:09 AM by Bob Mixon

Filed under: farpoint, MOSS, SharePoint, WSS, Data Sheet View Replacement, Web Parts

Microsoft Press: Books 24x7 E-Reference Library Subscription Discount

I received an e-mail from my SharePoint MVP lead today with an interesting tidbit of information. Because I am a Microsoft SharePoint MVP, I get to offer you a 40% discount off the regular subscription price at the Microsoft Press Books 24x7 E-Reference...

Published Mon, Jul 07 2008 3:29 AM by Bob Mixon

Filed under: MOSS, SharePoint, WSS, Books

Jefferson City Missouri Week of July 21st

So... I will be in Jefferson City Missouri the week of July 21st. This is somewhere I have never been so I am hoping I can find something to do! Do you live near or around this area? If so, want to get together for coffee or dinner? One might be asking...

Published Mon, Jul 07 2008 3:20 AM by Bob Mixon

Filed under: training, Travel, SharePoint, SharePoint Training

Take SharePoint Content Offline

I wanted to make you aware that Colligo has released v3.1 of their Contributor product. I know, you may be asking "why would I need Colligo when I can take my content offline with Outlook 2007?". Well that's a good question. Let me fil you...

Published Mon, Jul 07 2008 2:56 AM by Bob Mixon

Filed under: MOSS, SharePoint, WSS, Colligo, Offline Content, Microsoft Outlook

SharePoint Lookups with Lists in Different Sites (Cross-Site Lookup)

The Challenge In SharePoint, you have the ability to create a column using the Lookup field data type which will allow you to build a relationship in to another List. This gives you one-to-many and many-to-many relationships. The challenge most people...

Published Fri, Jul 07 2008 3:07 PM by Bob Mixon

Filed under: MOSS, SharePoint, WSS, Document Library, List, Lookup

Adding SharePoint Document Libraries to the Save As Dialog

Original Post on my Old Blog; 3/25/2008 I am currently in New York delivering my SharePoint Information Architecture class and am honored to have Mark Miller attending. Mark owns and operates No Geekspeak on SharePoint which is geared towards end user...

Published Fri, Jul 07 2008 2:11 PM by Bob Mixon

Filed under: MOSS, SharePoint, WSS, Tip, Document Library

SharePoint 2007 - Site Collections and When to Use Them

Quite often I am asked “what are the best practices around the use of Site Collections”. Though I find there are “best practices”, the best way I have found to determine their use is all based on requirements, governance and the...

Published Fri, Jul 07 2008 2:04 PM by Bob Mixon

Filed under: MOSS, SharePoint, WSS, Content Database, Site Collection, Site Collections

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