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  • SharePint DC – 11 August 2009

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    It’s been a couple of weeks since our last SharePint DC event held in Old Towne Alexandria and it’s time to switch things up a bit as we invade Washington DC.  Come kick back and catch up with your colleagues over a cold pint of your favorite ale or lager as we meet up just…

  • It's all in the brand…

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    Most of the time, I try to keep posts related to either a SharePoint topic or an event or something that I’ve been pondering with regard to architecture, infrastructure or administration. This weekend however was a real treat to have Heather Waterman, one of the SharePoint Branding subject matter experts, pay a visit to the…

  • SharePoint Saturday Baltimore – 25 July 2009

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    Yet another SharePoint Saturday Event has come and gone, this time in Baltimore, MD at the University of Maryland Baltimore County’s Technology Incubator on 25 July 2009. The event was sponsored by a plethora of different groups which if mentioned could entail an entire blog post, with a team led up by a core group…

  • MidAtlantic SharePoint Regional Users Conference 2009

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    Wrapping up a fantastic week of SharePoint goodness, I returned to Northern Virginia from Boston’s SharePoint Technology Conference and returned to the regular song and dance of being home. Friday afternoon however, I had the pleasure of presenting more Architectural Considerations goodness to the 2009 MidAtlantic SharePoint Regional Users Conference. The conference sported several SharePoint…

  • Next stop, Boston – SPTechCon Summer 2009

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    Working backwards a little bit before pressing forward, next trip on presentation lane… After spending a few days back in the office attending to pending client tasks, it was off to Boston, hoping on Amtrak’s Acela Express to Boston’s South Station with my laptop in tow, reviewing slides and working through a few different new…

  • SharePoint Saturday Charlotte – Recap

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    So I figure that a month has passed and I owe a bit of a recapitulation of yet another speaking event that I had an opportunity to be a part of. First off, I must give credit to the team that put on the event, led up by Dan Lewis – well done! For me,…

  • SharePint DC – 14 July 2009

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    It’s been two weeks, it’s time to get back together and catch up with your colleagues over a cold pint with your SharePoint colleagues of the greater DC area. What: SharePint, an opportunity to get together with other SharePoint professional, enthusiasts and folks in the community to chat about what’s going on – no pressure,…

  • SharePoint SharePint DC – 30 June

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    It’s Summer time, which means it’s time to kick back and relax with your colleagues in the SharePoint community, share a pint of your favourite beverage and network a little.  Besides, it’s warm outside, you’ve been inside developing solutions and working on configuration settings – relax and breath, get out of the office and enjoy…

  • Outlook 2007 Search Disabled by Google Sync App for Outlook Plugin

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    So it would seem that when installing the “Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook” plugin there’s a minor issue with the Outlook 2007 client’s Instant Search Capability.  After installing the plugin the drop down for Instant Search within the Outlook client is disabled.  I suppose this is to be expected since the Google Search engine…

  • SharePoint Saturday Baltimore

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    I’ve been accepted to speak at SharePoint Saturday Baltimore on 25 July 2009.  I’ll be giving a talk on the basics of authentication in the context of SharePoint Services platform, with the title of the topic aptly, “Why can’t I access the portal? SharePoint Authentication 101”. More often than not recently at least I’ve found…