Hi Folks, As promised in last weeks' article, a quick warn that I will be drawing attention to a number of third party...
Embarking on Third Party Tool Articles – oh Gosh…
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Random Muslings Articles
Road Map Perspectives for SharePoint Service Delivery
Lets take a look at developing Road Maps for SharePoint. Now, before you start yawning and thinking 'Like I need to...
Microsoft produces a Governance Guide for SharePoint 2013
On the good ole trek through TechNet, I noticed that Microsoft have published a set of Governance Guides for SharePoint 2013 - yaaaaaay! Taking a look through the pack, I noticed some great nuggets of information, which backs up the Governance topic I've pushed in...
Analysing Site Activity in SharePoint 2013
Tracking site usage is a very important method of identifying and helping sustain user adoption of a SharePoint 2013 site. Using site usage statistics can help prove the take up of a new SharePoint site, identify shortfalls in the design, and indicates how searches...
Opening Mind Manager Files in SharePoint
Summary Ok, time for a quick article as I am such a Mind Manager fan (you've probably have guessed because of the amount of Mind Manager outputs on my site)! The challenge for those using Mind Manager in SharePoint is that whenever they attempt to open a file in...
SharePoint 2013 Helpdesk Site Available
I have created a basic SharePoint 2013 helpdesk template which you can try out, modify and apply as a helper to their SharePoint support desks. The reason for supplying this is to (a) give an understanding of the ability of SharePoint to provide basic helpdesk...
Tackling the ‘T’ Word
I put together an article concerning SharePoint Training and Resources for IMIS (Institute of Management Information Systems), this is now available on line http://content.yudu.com/Library/A2088g/IMISDecember2012/resources/9.htm This is a guide on the resources,...
Some key SharePoint 2013 features
User Adoption of SharePoint is based on meeting the goals and requirements of the business sponsor. To do that, there is an importance in ensuring that the correct features are applied to the relevant solutions to meet their goals. Platform Governance is key; since...
Microsoft Word Research – Providing SharePoint Search features to SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint 2013
I've published to TechNET UK an article concerning the use of some great Microsoft Word functionality called Research. This provides individuals with the ability to customize options to suit their research needs. This feature can be used to expose SharePoint search,...
Making sure SQL is the right version for 2013
Am in the land of setting up quite a few 2013 environments to demo and test. Some using VMware, HyperV, Cloudshare to name a few. Ran into a 'gotcha' starring SQL which I thought I would share. In this scenario I'm setting up a Dev / POC environment which is a single...
SharePoint 2013 preview now available
Yaaaay, SharePoint 2013 is now available on preview - there's a whole pile of blogs coming your way concerning Office integration and SharePoint 2013 from me. Also, watch out for my new book which I will announce shortly - for now, get the download and start trying it...