The Tech Blog of Dan Usher

Category: Community

  • We’re getting the band back together…

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    It’s been a long time coming, but with the normal of “COVID” and how we operate tech communities, we’re re-launching the Reston SharePoint Users Group as the Northern Virginia 365 and Azure Cloud Group. In July I reached out to the greater Twitter community to see who was interested in participating as a speaker and…

  • Reviving a User Group…

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    The year was 2019. We had just wrapped up Cloud Saturday DC in Reston, VA at the Microsoft offices. We were pumped. The community had shown up in a fairly large capacity. Finally it was go time to restart the Reston SharePoint User Group… then the fall hit and school started, and priorities shifted. January…

  • Microsoft 365…

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    Recently I was speaking with a few individuals in the community and it was oddly interesting to hear that there seemed to be some misconceptions about Microsoft 365 and what exactly it is comprised of… is it the Operating System, or is it Office 365, or is it something else. Literally. Eye opening. So eye…

  • Favorite Podcasts… 2017 List

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    It’s interesting to look back at the past year and realize that I haven’t really been listening to all that many podcasts – whether professionally or personally. There are a few that are epic that should be on everyone’s queues to include: RadioLab – http://www.radiolab.org Direct Current – https://energy.gov/podcasts/direct-current-energygov-podcast Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History – http://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/…

  • Reston SharePoint User Group – August 2017

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    Every so often, I take a few nanoseconds and reflect on the activities within the community. Like everything in life, things ebb and flow. In the case of the SharePoint and Office Server and Services community though, it continues to thrive. This past weekend the Women in SharePoint Group within the DC area hosted a…

  • PowerApps Case Study

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    Microsoft’s underlying integration between Office 365 and Azure continues to allow Microsoft to develop experiences that tie in with services that we’re highly accustomed to within the SharePoint realm. One of the new capabilities recently added to the gamut of colors to paint your SharePoint environment’s feature set with is PowerApps. If you’re interested in…

  • Reston SharePoint User Group – Danny Jessee

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    Next week Monday at the Reston SharePoint Users Group Danny Jessee will be presenting on “Updating Legacy SharePoint Customizations to the Add-in Model”. If you’re not familiar with Danny, he’s a seasoned SharePoint Developer with deep experience and knowledge in Azure Active Directory as well as the Microsoft SharePoint / Office 365 Add-in / App…

  • Microsoft Tech Summit Materials

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    Just in case you’re envious of those you see posting about being at a Microsoft Tech Summit, fear not, you still have the opportunity to be able to see the materials that were presented over at the Microsoft Technical Community Website. More details are available and content from the events here: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-Tech-Summit/ct-p/MicrosoftTechSummit If you’re interested…

  • SharePoint Users Group of DC

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    This past week I had the pleasure of presenting at the SharePoint Users Group of DC. They’re a terrific group that meets in the McLean / Tyson’s Corner area of Northern Virginia. The focus of the group meeting was to discuss the benefits and gotchas of utilizing Office 365, primarily around SharePoint Online capabilities but…

  • SharePoint Saturday New York 2016 – Getting Started with Office 365

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    It’s been nearly a year since I’ve been up to the Big Apple for a conference or technology show and once more the SPSNYC team without fail has pulled off a terrific show with a solid group of speakers and sponsors. This go round I had the privilege of presenting on a topic near and…