Bob Mixon

SharePoint IA: Store Information Close to the Point of Ownership

When its all said and done, users of a document management system typically have many places they can contribute content. In many implementations, these points of contribution can be so scattered it promotes confusion and future administration/maintenance...

Published Sat, Jun 06 2009 9:09 AM by Bob Mixon

Filed under: MOSS, SharePoint, Findability, Best Practices, Information Architecture

SUGDC: Kick Off

The Washington DC Regional SharePoint Conference started off this morning by yours-truely delivering the keynote. How cool is that! I delivered a session on Enterprise Information Architecture and the SharePoint platform. Seems it went well, lots of great...

Published Fri, Jun 06 2009 10:21 AM by Bob Mixon

Filed under: MOSS, SharePoint, Search, SharePoint User Group, Events, Findability, Faceted Search, Best Practices, Information First, Information Architecture, Conference, Search Scopes

Colligo is Releasing Contributor v4.0 - Attend the Product Launch Webinar and Learn More!

My friends at Colligo are releasing Contributor v4.0; lots of great new features! If you are a Colligo fan as I am, attend this webinar and learn more about this exiciting product release... Click the link to learn more and register! https://www2.gotomeeting...

Published Thu, Jun 06 2009 3:59 AM by Bob Mixon

Filed under: MOSS, SharePoint, WSS, Colligo, Microsoft Outlook, Events, News, Webinar, E-Mail Integration with SharePoint, E-Mail Archiving, E-Mail

/nsoftware - Bringing PowerShell to the Web, SharePoint, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, and more!

I received this e-mail and really think this is cool stuff. Introducing PowerShellToys ( www.powershelltoys.com ), a new, independent product division of /n software specializing in providing extensions and enhancements to Windows PowerShell technologies...

Published Mon, Jun 06 2009 6:00 PM by Bob Mixon

Filed under: MOSS, SharePoint, WSS, Administration, PowerShell

Myths about 2000-item Limits in Lists and Libraries

I have had many discussions and written about this topic in the past and still receive questions about it. Microsoft does recommend you not have any more than 2000 items in any single list or library; however, this can be overcome by using simple techniques...

Published Mon, Jun 06 2009 5:36 PM by Bob Mixon

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

Quest Virtual Expo for SharePoint 2009

Wednesday June 10 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT http://www.quest.com/SPVirtualExpo09_MichaelNoel During this free online event, you can interact with our SharePoint experts and partners to learn how best to migrate to -- and manage -- this essential collaboration...

Published Mon, Jun 06 2009 5:16 PM by Bob Mixon

Filed under: MOSS, SharePoint, WSS, Events, News, Conference, Webinar

SharePoint Conference Washington DC

I have been asked to deliver the keynote at the Washington DC Regional SharePoint Conference in June 26-27; what an honor this is. If you live in the DC area, or near, this looks like it is winding-up to be a great regional conference. Hosted by the SharePoint...

Published Mon, Jun 06 2009 4:54 PM by Bob Mixon

Filed under: Travel, MOSS, SharePoint, WSS, Events, News, Conference

Modifying Built-in Content Types in SharePoint

I received an interesting e-mail today; an individual asking me to site documentation indicating whether or not it was okay to change the built-in SharePoint Content Types. There was a second part to their question, I will get to that in a moment. As...

Published Sat, May 05 2009 11:48 AM by Bob Mixon

Filed under: SharePoint, WSS, Document Library, Search, Findability, Site Columns, Best Practices, Information Architecture

Speaking at the SharePoint Technology Conference 2009 - Boston (June 22-24)

I have been asked by BZ Media to, once again, speak at the next SharePoint Technology Conference; being held at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge (Boston) hotel this June 22 through 24. Before I dive in to the topics I will be covering, I would like to thank...

Published Thu, May 05 2009 1:14 AM by Bob Mixon

Filed under: MOSS, SharePoint, WSS, SharePoint Training, Search, Events, Conference

Mixon Consulting Seeking a Sr. Information Analyst

Job Duties This is one of the more critical roles on the implementation project team. They assist in the development and maintenance of document management strategies and implementation programs for multiple customers. Collaborate with business units...

Published Thu, May 05 2009 5:06 PM by Bob Mixon

Filed under: SharePoint, News, Information Architecture, Recruiting

SharePoint E-Mail Integration and E-Mail Archival Webinar: Q&A

As promised, following are my answers to the questions I received during the webinar today. Colligo SharePoint E-Mail Integration and E-Mail Archiving Webinar Questions and Answers If you have a hierarchy of folders with email in each folder, can the...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2009 1:19 AM by Bob Mixon

Filed under: MOSS, SharePoint, WSS, Colligo, Microsoft Outlook, Events, Webinar, E-Mail Integration with SharePoint, Exchange Server, E-Mail Archiving, E-Mail

SharePoint E-Mail Integration: How Do I Support From, Sender, Subject as Metadata

This was a question posted as a result of the SharePoint E-Mail Integration and E-Mail Archiving (presented by Colligo) webinar I delivered today. The attendee's question was: "How do I create a document library in Sharepoint with metadata columns...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2009 12:15 AM by Bob Mixon

Filed under: MOSS, SharePoint, WSS, Colligo, Microsoft Outlook, Information Architecture, E-Mail Integration with SharePoint, E-Mail Archiving, E-Mail

Tips and Tricks: SharePoint E-Mail Integration and E-Mail Archival Webinar (presented by Colligo)

I wanted to thank everyone who attended the webinar today; it was amazing. We had over 1,600 attendees online which has to be one of my all-time highest attendee count. I was only able to answer a couple of the questions online, but have been sent the...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2009 12:08 AM by Bob Mixon

Filed under: MOSS, WSS, Colligo, Microsoft Outlook, Events, E-Mail Integration with SharePoint, E-Mail Archiving, E-Mail

Mixon Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Senior SharePoint Information and Solution Architect

Responsibilities Include Candidates should have more than five years experience with the Microsoft Development platform as well as experience with Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) and Office SharePoint Server (MOSS). In addition to possessing a strong...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2009 12:54 AM by Bob Mixon

Filed under: News, Information Architecture, Recruiting

Tips and Tricks for E-Mail Archiving with SharePoint

I have been asked to deliver a free webinar with Colligo and Symantec to help you better understand ways of integrating e-mail with SharePoint and archiving techniques. The webinar will be delivered on Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 at 11am (EDT). Register...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2009 12:42 AM by Bob Mixon

Filed under: MOSS, SharePoint, WSS, Colligo, Microsoft Outlook, Events, News, Webinar, E-Mail Integration with SharePoint, Exchange Server, E-Mail Archiving, E-Mail

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