Cincinnati PowerShell Events
Cincinnati PowerShell User Group The next meeting of the Cincinnati PowerShell User Group is Thursday October 18th at MAX Technical Training. I'll be speaking on "How to use PowerShell to use, filter...
View ArticleSharePoint 2013 released on MSDN?
I'm downloading some files today from MSDN and see that there are a number of "2013" items just added today for MSDN subscribers! SharePoint 2013 Office Web Apps 2013 Office 2013 Exchange 2013 and...
View ArticleFinding your way around SharePoint 2013
Microsoft giveth and Microsoft taketh away. SharePoint 2013 is full of new and cool features. But if you are a SharePoint 2010 user you may have a hard time finding even the basics in the new 2013...
View ArticleSharePoint: Web Part Page Caption and Description
There's always one more thing to discover about SharePoint… Web Part Pages have optional Caption, Description and Image properties that are not available on normal home pages (default.aspx) or Wiki...
View ArticleMoving SharePoint 2013 Web Parts
In SharePoint 2007 and 2010 we moved web parts by dragging them. That's still true for SharePoint 2013 web part pages, but for the wiki-style home pages you now cut and paste them! That's an...
View ArticleSharePoint 2013 Education Templates
Does SharePoint 2013 have built-in education related sites, quizzes and tools for schools? I'm starting my prep for the future SharePoint 2013 exams. In looking at the new PowerShell commands (there...
View ArticleFinding the Missing SharePoint 2013 Slide Library
The Slide Library is not listed as an "App" or displayed in the old Create.aspx page (_layouts/create.aspx). But… you can still get it with a direct URL. I would not depend on the being there forever...
View ArticleSharePoint 2013 Requirement: "The SharePoint parsing process crashes"
Yah, I know, it's just the title of a KB patch. But it sure looks like it's a requirement that SharePoint must crash Windows Server! Minimum software requirements:The SharePoint parsing process crashes...
View ArticleSearching the MSDN and TechNet forums for SharePoint 2013
I'm doing a lot of 2013 work right now. Learning it, preparing for the exams, writing courseware, getting ready to deliver training sessions… all of which send me to the MSDN and TechNet forums to find...
View ArticleSharePoint Admins… are you Windows Server 2012 MCSA certified?
The public certification exams for SharePoint 2013 will not be available until the first of the year. But… new for the SharePoint Server Administrator is the requirement to be “MCSA: Windows Server...
View ArticleSharePoint 2013 Exams
The SharePoint 2013 exams are starting to show up! As I prepare for these exams I will collect and share my notes. Of course all of these notes will only be from my prep and will not be updated after I...
View ArticleSharePoint 2013 First Looks for ITPros and Developers
I will be presenting two FREE First Look clinics this Friday at MAX Technical Training. You can attend these sessions in person at MAX's Mason, Ohio training center or remotely using your PC. MS-40027...
View ArticleSharePoint 2007 PowerShell cmdlets
This article is a placeholder for content to be added within the week to provide a collection of PowerShell cmdlets for SharePoint 2007. (I need the URL for it today!) While this little project will in...
View ArticleSharePoint 2010–Hiding "Sign in as Different User"
The "Sign in as Different User" is a bad idea for a lot of reasons, but the two biggest are: Security on the computer where "User B" wants to access SharePoint. While at this computer they could...
View ArticleCincyPowershell with Microsoft IT Pro Technical Evangelist Keith Mayer
Reminder for Cincinnati area PowerShell nuts! Thursday, December 20, 2012, 6:00 PM at MAX On December 20th, we will be joined by special guest speaker Microsoft IT Pro Technical Evangelist Keith Mayer....
View ArticleWeird problem with SharePoint Designer workflows and Office 365
I wanted to add a quick little workflow to a SharePoint Online / Office 365 (2010) site using SharePoint Designer 2010. When adding the workflow all I got was a blank screen. My steps: Open SPD 2010...
View ArticleSharePoint: Use my local drafts folder
When checking out a document SharePoint 2007 and later offers an option to automatically download a copy of the file to your local machine. Selecting this option will download the file to your computer...
View ArticleFun and Games with Site Collection Administrators
SharePoint has three kinds of Site Collection Administrators: Primary, Secondary and "other". When you edit the list of admins in Site Actions, Site Settings there is just a list of admins with no...
View ArticleJanuary SharePoint Events in the Cincinnati Area
Cincinnati SharePoint User Group Meeting – Thursday 1/3/2013 Dayton SharePoint User Group Meeting – Tuesday 1/8/13 SharePoint Saturday Indy – Saturday 1/12/2013 Cincinnati SharePoint User Group Meeting...
View ArticleCincinnati PowerShell User Group Meeting with Keith Mayer (Round 2)
Thursday 1/24/2013 6:00 at MAX Technical Training Before our December meeting came to a close, Keith mentioned a follow-up presentation. I am pleased to announce he will be joining us again on Thursday...
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