The Sanity PointMaking Sense of the SharePoint World.http://www.sharepointblogs.com/woodyw/atom.aspxCommunity Server2008-10-15T08:10:00ZBest Practices™ SharePoint Conference - My Sessions and Morehttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/woodyw/archive/2009/01/03/best-practices-sharepoint-conference-my-sessions-and-more.aspx2009-01-03T16:49:00Z2009-01-03T16:49:00Z<p><a href="http://null/Lists/Posts/Attachments/47/MCj029572100001_2F388AC6.png"></a><a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2009/01/03/best-practices-sharepoint-conference-my-sessions-and-more.aspx"><img title="MCj02957210000[1]" style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH:0px;DISPLAY:inline;BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH:0px;MARGIN:0px 10px 10px 0px;BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH:0px;" height="127" alt="MCj02957210000[1]" src="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/47/MCj029572100001_thumb_2F388AC6.png" width="124" align="left" border="0" /></a>You probably know by now that I'm presenting at the <a href="http://www.sharepointbestpractices.com/" target="_blank">Best Practices™ SharePoint Conference</a> next month. But there are plenty of reasons to attend this conference beyond my own presentations.</p>
<p>Check out my session abstracts and some thoughts on ROI on <a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2009/01/03/best-practices-sharepoint-conference-my-sessions-and-more.aspx">my new site</a>!</p>
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<img src="http://www.sharepointblogs.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=24358" width="1" height="1">WoodyWhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/members/WoodyW.aspxThe Book is Here!http://www.sharepointblogs.com/woodyw/archive/2008/12/30/the-book-is-here.aspx2008-12-30T13:57:00Z2008-12-30T13:57:00Z<p><a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/12/30/the-book-is-here.aspx"><img title="j0217698" style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH:0px;DISPLAY:inline;BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH:0px;MARGIN:0px 10px 10px 0px;BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH:0px;" height="121" alt="j0217698" src="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/46/j0217698_thumb_45345F6D.png" width="124" align="left" border="0" /></a>The title says it all! Well Most of it.</p>
<p>I got home from lunch yesterday and found two big boxes on my doorstep. You guessed it - my author copies of the book I spent so many months working on - <em>Professional Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007</em>, from Wrox. </p>
<p>Check out <a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/12/30/the-book-is-here.aspx">my new site</a> for the details...</p>
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<img src="http://www.sharepointblogs.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=24291" width="1" height="1">WoodyWhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/members/WoodyW.aspxA Fresh Coat of Painthttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/woodyw/archive/2008/12/27/a-fresh-coat-of-paint.aspx2008-12-27T12:39:00Z2008-12-27T12:39:00Z<p><a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/default.aspx"><img title="MCj04241760000[1]" style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH:0px;DISPLAY:inline;BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH:0px;MARGIN:0px 10px 10px 0px;BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH:0px;" height="194" alt="MCj04241760000[1]" src="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/44/MCj042417600001_thumb_6C4422E0.png" width="122" align="left" border="0" /></a>I've freshened the look of <a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/default.aspx">my new blog site</a>! Why not check it out?</p>
<p>And while you're there, don't forget to update your links and feeds...</p>
<p>Thanks for your continuing support!</p>
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<img src="http://www.sharepointblogs.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=24252" width="1" height="1">WoodyWhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/members/WoodyW.aspxSharePoint in 2008 – An Interesting Roadhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/woodyw/archive/2008/12/26/sharepoint-in-2008-an-interesting-road.aspx2008-12-26T15:26:00Z2008-12-26T15:26:00Z<h3><em>
<p><a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/12/26/sharepoint-in-2008-an-interesting-road.aspx"><img title="MCBD19892_0000[1]" style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH:0px;DISPLAY:inline;BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH:0px;MARGIN:0px 10px 10px 0px;BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH:0px;" height="142" alt="MCBD19892_0000[1]" src="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/43/MCBD19892_00001_thumb_7FAE0AA1.png" width="160" align="left" border="0" /></a><em></em></p>Driving Through Flyover Country</em></h3>
<p>2008 should theoretically have been a boring year for SharePoint. The current version (WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007) was released in 2006. The next version wouldn’t be out until 2009, if not later. The software equivalent of flyover country.</p>
<p>Take this trip with me <a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/12/26/sharepoint-in-2008-an-interesting-road.aspx">on my new site</a>!</p>
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<img src="http://www.sharepointblogs.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=24242" width="1" height="1">WoodyWhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/members/WoodyW.aspxA Page in a Box - The Easiest SharePoint Integrationhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/woodyw/archive/2008/12/23/a-page-in-a-box-the-easiest-sharepoint-integration.aspx2008-12-23T21:41:00Z2008-12-23T21:41:00Z<p><a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/12/23/a-page-in-a-box-the-easiest-sharepoint-integration.aspx"><img title="MCj03970360000[1]" style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH:0px;DISPLAY:inline;BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH:0px;MARGIN:0px 10px 10px 0px;BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH:0px;" height="90" alt="MCj03970360000[1]" src="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/42/MCj039703600001_thumb_68A0AE56.png" width="93" align="left" border="0" /></a></p>
<h3><em>Gift-wrapping Web Applications with the Page Viewer Web Part</em></h3>
<p>With the Holidays upon us, everyone is putting things in boxes. Boxes are very convenient – they let you just drop something into them without having to change anything about the item being packaged.</p>
<p>Read all about SharePoint's neat little box for other pages <a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/12/23/a-page-in-a-box-the-easiest-sharepoint-integration.aspx">on my new site</a>!</p>
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<img src="http://www.sharepointblogs.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=24199" width="1" height="1">WoodyWhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/members/WoodyW.aspxThe Myth of the Windows Vista Downgrade Feehttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/woodyw/archive/2008/12/19/the-myth-of-the-windows-vista-downgrade-fee.aspx2008-12-19T12:30:00Z2008-12-19T12:30:00Z<p><a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/12/19/the-myth-of-the-windows-vista-downgrade-fee.aspx"><img title="Is it true?" style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH:0px;DISPLAY:inline;BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH:0px;MARGIN:0px 10px 10px 0px;BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH:0px;" height="139" alt="Is it true?" src="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/41/MCj043441100001_thumb_46371747.png" width="124" align="left" border="0" /></a>Dell has caused a big stir recently by publicizing a “cost” to have Windows XP installed when purchasing systems that might otherwise include Windows Vista. The media has picked this up and spun it as <em>Microsoft</em> charging a fee (they typically say $150) to downgrade from Vista to Windows XP.</p>
<p>For the full analysis of this myth, see <a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/12/19/the-myth-of-the-windows-vista-downgrade-fee.aspx">my new site</a>....</p>
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<img src="http://www.sharepointblogs.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=24088" width="1" height="1">WoodyWhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/members/WoodyW.aspxBest Bets and Keywords in SharePoint and Search Serverhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/woodyw/archive/2008/12/15/best-bets-and-keywords-in-sharepoint-and-search-server.aspx2008-12-15T19:45:00Z2008-12-15T19:45:00Z<a href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/12/15/best-bets-and-keywords-in-sharepoint-and-search-server.aspx"><img alt="" src="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Photos/121508_1936_BestBetsand1.gif" align="left" border="0" /></a>
<h3>"When it Absolutely, Positively, <em>has to be</em> Found." </h3>
<p>One of the key features of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS), and Microsoft Search Server 2008 (MSS) - including Express (MSSX), is Enterprise Search. What you may not realize is that SharePoint actually includes two fundamentally different mechanisms for providing search results to your users. I'm not talking about WSS versus MOSS/MSS search. Rather, I'm talking about a second, parallel, system that returns results to user queries - often on the same page as the "regular" search engine.</p>
<p>So, what is this "shadow" search mechanism? </span>Read all about it at <a href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/12/15/best-bets-and-keywords-in-sharepoint-and-search-server.aspx">my new site</a>...</p>
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<img src="http://www.sharepointblogs.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=23961" width="1" height="1">WoodyWhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/members/WoodyW.aspxCross-browser Rich Text Editing and More in SharePointhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/woodyw/archive/2008/12/08/cross-browser-rich-text-editing-and-more-in-sharepoint.aspx2008-12-08T17:59:00Z2008-12-08T17:59:00Z<h3><a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/12/08/cross-browser-rich-text-editing-and-more-in-sharepoint.aspx"><img style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH:0px;MARGIN:0px 10px 10px 0px;BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH:0px;" height="134" alt="MCj04136380000[1]" src="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/36/MCj041363800001_thumb.png" width="104" align="left" border="0" /></a><em>"It's not just for Firefox anymore"</em></h3>
<p>Today I'm going to talk about one of the earliest enhancements that was available for the current release of SharePoint. It has been around for so long, that it has either fallen off folks' radar, or has never made it onto the screen for newer users. That's a little sad, because it has always been a very useful component, and in its latest release is even more so. What is this magic add-on?</p>
<p>Click through to my new site and get <a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/12/08/cross-browser-rich-text-editing-and-more-in-sharepoint.aspx">the whole story</a>...</p>
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<img src="http://www.sharepointblogs.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=23761" width="1" height="1">WoodyWhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/members/WoodyW.aspxBackseat Driving with Michael Gannottihttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/woodyw/archive/2008/12/07/backseat-driving-with-michael-gannotti.aspx2008-12-07T20:34:00Z2008-12-07T20:34:00Z<div class="ExternalClass01D98E7BDCED47D3A4FC9171DA1CEC97">
<p><a href="http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/blogs/mikeg/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=1414"><img style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH:0px;MARGIN:0px 10px 10px 0px;BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH:0px;" height="135" alt="MCj04218680000[1]" src="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/35/MCj042186800001_thumb.png" width="179" align="left" border="0" /></a>I would like to thank Mike Gannotti for allowing me to be the first guest on his "Backseat Driving with Michael" video blog series.</p>
<p>In this episode, I demonstrate one of the samples from my new book - <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470287616?ie=UTF8&tag=woowinthesanp-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0470287616" target="_blank">Professional Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007</a></em> - which should be hitting the shelves any day now. The example uses the Data View Web Part to create a "mash-up" between SharePoint and the Zune Social music service.</p>
<p><a href="http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/blogs/mikeg/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=1414" target="_blank">Click here to check it out!</a></p>
<p>And while this is the whole post, you can have the obligatory <a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/12/07/backseat-driving-with-michael-gannotti.aspx">link to my new site</a>...</p></div>
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<img src="http://www.sharepointblogs.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=23731" width="1" height="1">WoodyWhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/members/WoodyW.aspxPresenting at the Best Practices™ SharePoint Conferencehttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/woodyw/archive/2008/12/05/presenting-at-the-best-practices-sharepoint-conference.aspx2008-12-05T14:30:00Z2008-12-05T14:30:00Z<p><img title="Best Conferences Banner" style="WIDTH:180px;HEIGHT:150px;" height="150" alt="Best Conferences Banner" src="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Themes/Intensive/images/BP_Banner_180x150.jpg" width="180" align="left" />I am pleased and honored to announce that I have been selected to present at the <a href="http://www.sharepointbestpractices.com/" target="_blank">Best Practices™ SharePoint Conference</a> in San Diego, California next February!</p>
<p>Here's the obligatory link back to <a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/12/05/best-practices-sharepoint-conference.aspx">my new site</a> for the details...</p>
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<img src="http://www.sharepointblogs.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=23683" width="1" height="1">WoodyWhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/members/WoodyW.aspxProfessional SharePoint Designer - A Few Steps Closer to the Shelfhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/woodyw/archive/2008/12/01/professional-sharepoint-designer-a-few-steps-closer-to-the-shelf.aspx2008-12-01T14:47:00Z2008-12-01T14:47:00Z<p><a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/12/01/a-few-steps-closer-to-the-shelf.aspx"><img style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH:0px;MARGIN:0px 10px 5px 0px;BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH:0px;" height="116" alt="MCj02804140000[1]" src="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/32/MCj028041400001_thumb.png" width="124" align="left" border="0" /></a>Happy December! I hope all of you had as great of a November as possible, and everyone in the US had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday weekend!</p>
<p>As I've noted before, the process of writing and publishing a book is a lot more complicated, and takes much longer, than I ever imagined. Although "my part" in the preparation has largely been done for a while now, the machinery of publication continues on behind the scenes. Every now and then, something noteworthy emerges.</p>
<p>Check out the latest announcements regarding my book <a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/12/01/a-few-steps-closer-to-the-shelf.aspx">on my new site</a>!</p>
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<img src="http://www.sharepointblogs.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=23516" width="1" height="1">WoodyWhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/members/WoodyW.aspxTwitter SharePoint Federated Location Definitions - Ready to Servehttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/woodyw/archive/2008/11/25/twitter-sharepoint-federated-location-definitions-ready-to-serve.aspx2008-11-25T20:32:00Z2008-11-25T20:32:00Z<h3><a href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/31/MMj022378000001_2.gif"><img style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH:0px;MARGIN:0px 10px 10px 0px;BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH:0px;" height="103" alt="MMj02237800000[1]" src="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/31/MMj022378000001_thumb.gif" width="134" align="left" border="0" /></a>"Is it Soup Yet?"</h3>
<p>My last two blog posts on SharePoint and Search Server Federated Locations (<a href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/11/18/search-federation-with-sharepoint-part-1.aspx">Part 1</a> and <a href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/11/22/search-federation-part-2-customizing-results-with-sharepoint-designer.aspx">Part 2</a>) have been very popular, but some of you have just wanted to download the location definitions without having to read through all of the gory details of their preparation. </p>
<p>So, for those who crave instant gratification, you can now find <a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/11/24/twitter-sharepoint-federated-location-definitions-ready-to-serve.aspx">direct download links on my new site</a>!</p>
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<img src="http://www.sharepointblogs.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=23384" width="1" height="1">WoodyWhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/members/WoodyW.aspxSearch Federation Part 2 - Customizing Results with SharePoint Designerhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/woodyw/archive/2008/11/22/search-federation-part-2-customizing-results-with-sharepoint-designer.aspx2008-11-22T22:58:00Z2008-11-22T22:58:00Z<p><a href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/30/MCj043488100001_2.png"><img style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH:0px;MARGIN:0px 10px 5px 0px;BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH:0px;" height="124" alt="MCj04348810000[1]" src="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/30/MCj043488100001_thumb.png" width="124" align="left" border="0" /></a>Welcome back! This post will be the conclusion of my Search Federation article. In Part 1, I talked about Federation in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) and Microsoft Search Server (MSS/X), and showed you how to create a basic Federated Location to query an external resource - in this case, Twitter.</p>
<p>While that Location definition is functional, it doesn't really bring the "feeling" of Twitter into your SharePoint search. Sometimes, that may be exactly what you need. However, today, I'm going show you how to take it to the next level by using SharePoint Designer.</p>
<p>Read the <a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/11/22/search-federation-part-2-customizing-results-with-sharepoint-designer.aspx">conclusion of this article</a> on my new site...</p>
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<img src="http://www.sharepointblogs.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=23301" width="1" height="1">WoodyWhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/members/WoodyW.aspxSearch Federation with SharePoint - Part 1http://www.sharepointblogs.com/woodyw/archive/2008/11/18/search-federation-with-sharepoint-part-1.aspx2008-11-18T22:30:00Z2008-11-18T22:30:00Z<p><a href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/29/MCj038324200001.png"><img style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH:0px;MARGIN:0px 10px 10px 0px;BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH:0px;" height="114" alt="MCj03832420000[1]" src="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/29/MCj038324200001_thumb.png" width="111" align="left" border="0" /></a></p>
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<p>Today I'm going to walk you through setting up a Federated Location in Search Server and post-Infrastructure Update SharePoint. (Twitter fans, pay attention, as that's the service I'm using in these examples...) While that certainly qualifies as "Back to Basics", that's just "Part 1". I'm not stopping there. The second part of this article will to show you how to take it to the next level by using SharePoint Designer's XSLT Data View editing capability.</p>
<p>Check out all of <a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/11/18/search-federation-with-sharepoint-part-1.aspx">Part 1 of this article</a> on my new site!</p></div></div>
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<img src="http://www.sharepointblogs.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=23140" width="1" height="1">WoodyWhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/members/WoodyW.aspxIt's in There - Automatically Maintained System Columns in SharePoint Listshttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/woodyw/archive/2008/11/15/it-s-in-there-automatically-maintained-system-columns-in-sharepoint-lists.aspx2008-11-15T20:43:00Z2008-11-15T20:43:00Z<p><a href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/28/MMj023470000001_2.gif"><img style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH:0px;MARGIN:0px 10px 10px 0px;BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH:0px;" height="124" alt="MMj02347000000[1]" src="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/28/MMj023470000001_thumb.gif" width="134" align="left" border="0" /></a>Over the last few weeks, I have veered a bit "off topic". But now that TechEd is over, it is about time to bring things back on track. So today, I'm getting back down to the business of helping you to understand SharePoint with another "Back to Basics" article on the subject of Lists and Libraries. </p>
<p>Read all about it on <a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/11/15/system-columns-in-sharepoint-lists.aspx">my new site</a>!</p>
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<img src="http://www.sharepointblogs.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=23061" width="1" height="1">WoodyWhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/members/WoodyW.aspxOn Being a SharePoint Masterhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/woodyw/archive/2008/11/11/on-being-a-sharepoint-master.aspx2008-11-11T13:07:00Z2008-11-11T13:07:00Z<p><a href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/27/MCj023378500001.png"><img style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH:0px;MARGIN:0px 10px 10px 0px;BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH:0px;" height="176" alt="MCj02337850000[1]" src="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/27/MCj023378500001_thumb.png" width="151" align="left" border="0" /></a>In my summary post on TechEd EMEA 2008, IT Pro Week, I mentioned that I felt one of the most significant announcements is the addition of a SharePoint discipline to the Microsoft Certified Master and Certified Architect programs. That is now being borne out as the SharePoint blogoshpere and Twitterverse erupt with a debate on the nature of SharePoint "Masterhood". </p>
<p>Read <a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/11/11/on-being-a-sharepoint-master.aspx">my take on this debate </a>on my new site...</p>
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<img src="http://www.sharepointblogs.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=22913" width="1" height="1">WoodyWhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/members/WoodyW.aspxHappy Birthday, Search Server!http://www.sharepointblogs.com/woodyw/archive/2008/11/10/happy-birthday-search-server.aspx2008-11-10T22:29:00Z2008-11-10T22:29:00Z<p><a href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/26/MCj043639300001_2.png"><img style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH:0px;MARGIN:0px 10px 10px 0px;BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH:0px;" height="148" alt="MCj04363930000[1]" src="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/26/MCj043639300001_thumb.png" width="117" align="left" border="0" /></a>Here's something worth celebrating: Microsoft Search Server 2008 (MSS) and Microsoft Search Server Express 2008 (MSSX) were announced almost exactly 1 year ago - November 7th, 2007 - and the release candidate of MSSX made available for download...</p>
<p>Read the <a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/11/10/happy-birthday-search-server.aspx">whole article </a>on my new site!</p>
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<img src="http://www.sharepointblogs.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=22892" width="1" height="1">WoodyWhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/members/WoodyW.aspxTechEd EMEA 2008: IT Pro Week Wrap-uphttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/woodyw/archive/2008/11/07/teched-emea-2008-it-pro-week-wrap-up.aspx2008-11-07T17:53:00Z2008-11-07T17:53:00Z<div class="ExternalClass802D171FEDF14824979202363E8E1327">
<p><a href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/25/MCj041219800001.png"><img style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH:0px;MARGIN:0px 10px 10px 0px;BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH:0px;" height="122" alt="MCj04121980000[1]" src="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/25/MCj041219800001_thumb.png" width="144" align="left" border="0" /></a>As I prepare to head home from TechEd EMEA 2008, my impression is that this has been a good week. </p>
<p>Read the <a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/11/07/teched-emea-2008-it-pro-week-wrap-up.aspx">whole summary</a> at my new site...</p></div>
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<img src="http://www.sharepointblogs.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=22836" width="1" height="1">WoodyWhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/members/WoodyW.aspxTechEd EMEA: Barcelona gets Down to Businesshttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/woodyw/archive/2008/11/04/teched-emea-barcelona-gets-down-to-business.aspx2008-11-05T05:27:00Z2008-11-05T05:27:00Z<p><a href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/24/image_2.png"><img style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH:0px;MARGIN:0px 10px 10px 0px;BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH:0px;" height="148" alt="image" src="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/24/image_thumb.png" width="146" align="left" border="0" /></a> After my walk on Monday, I got cleaned up and headed to the Centre Convencions Internacional (CCIB). Other than registration (which I had already done on Sunday), there were two main events for the day. </p>
<p>Read about the Keynote and more on <a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/11/04/teched-emea-barcelona-gets-down-to-business.aspx">my new site</a>...</p>
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<img src="http://www.sharepointblogs.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=22722" width="1" height="1">WoodyWhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/members/WoodyW.aspxTechEd EMEA IT Pro Week Day 1 - Exploring Barcelona Before the Show http://www.sharepointblogs.com/woodyw/archive/2008/11/03/teched-emea-it-pro-week-day-1-exploring-barcelona-before-the-show.aspx2008-11-03T16:19:00Z2008-11-03T16:19:00Z<p><a href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/20/image_14.png"><img style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH:0px;MARGIN:0px 10px 10px 0px;BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH:0px;" height="126" alt="image" src="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/20/image_thumb_6.png" width="144" align="left" border="0" /></a> TechEd 2008 is being held in Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona is on the beautiful Mediterranean coast, and is a city of many changing faces.</p>
<p>To see my take on some of these faces, check out <a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/11/03/teched-emea-it-pro-week-day-1-exploring-barcelona-before-the-show.aspx">this post </a>on my new site!</p>
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<img src="http://www.sharepointblogs.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=22676" width="1" height="1">WoodyWhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/members/WoodyW.aspxGetting Twittered at TechEd in Barcelonahttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/woodyw/archive/2008/11/01/getting-twittered-at-teched-in-barcelona.aspx2008-11-01T23:01:00Z2008-11-01T23:01:00Z<p><a href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/19/MPj043900100001_2.jpg"><img style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH:0px;MARGIN:0px 10px 10px 0px;BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH:0px;" height="143" alt="MPj04390010000[1]" src="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/19/MPj043900100001_thumb.jpg" width="144" align="left" border="0" /></a>As noted in an earlier post, I'm going to the IT Pro week of TechEd EMEA in Barcelona. Last week was Microsoft's Professional Developer's Conference (PDC), and even if you didn't go, you could keep up with the goings on vicariously using Twitter. </p>
<p>"<em>Whatter</em>?" you ask... find out on <a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/11/01/getting-twittered-at-teched-in-barcelona.aspx">my new site</a>!</p>
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<img src="http://www.sharepointblogs.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=22628" width="1" height="1">WoodyWhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/members/WoodyW.aspxTaking Accounts into Accounthttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/woodyw/archive/2008/10/27/taking-accounts-into-account.aspx2008-10-27T12:50:00Z2008-10-27T12:50:00Z<p><a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/10/27/taking-accounts-into-account.aspx"><img title="MCj02314460000[1]" style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH:0px;MARGIN:0px 10px 10px 0px;WIDTH:124px;HEIGHT:116px;BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH:0px;" height="116" alt="MCj02314460000[1]" src="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/18/MCj023144600001_thumb.png" width="124" align="left" border="0" /></a>Every service which runs on a Windows server requires an account. While there are built-in accounts designed to facilitate these services ("Local Service" and "Network Service"), many times you will find it is better to use a domain user account when setting up services. This is especially true with Microsoft SharePoint products and technologies. </p>
<p>Get the details on <a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/10/27/taking-accounts-into-account.aspx">my new site</a>...</p>
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<img src="http://www.sharepointblogs.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=22387" width="1" height="1">WoodyWhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/members/WoodyW.aspxWelcome to the Hotel...http://www.sharepointblogs.com/woodyw/archive/2008/10/23/welcome-to-the-hotel.aspx2008-10-23T22:43:00Z2008-10-23T22:43:00Z<p><strike>California</strike> Site Definition<a href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/17/MCj029728900001.png"><img style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH:0px;BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH:0px;MARGIN:0px 10px 10px 0px;BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH:0px;" height="94" alt="MCj02972890000[1]" src="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/17/MCj029728900001_thumb.png" width="99" align="left" border="0" /></a> - Your Last Resort</p>
<blockquote>
<p>"You can check out any time you like...<br />...but you can never leave."</p></blockquote>
<p>(Apologies to the Eagles.)</p>
<p>Joel Oleson has picked up on the site definition as a last resort theme. See <a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/10/23/welcome-to-the-hotel-.aspx">my response</a> on my <a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/">new site</a>!</p>
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<img src="http://www.sharepointblogs.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=22293" width="1" height="1">WoodyWhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/members/WoodyW.aspxA List, a View, a Part, in SharePointhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/woodyw/archive/2008/10/20/a-list-a-view-a-part-in-sharepoint.aspx2008-10-21T04:07:00Z2008-10-21T04:07:00Z<p><a href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/16/MCj023050900001.png"></a></p>
<p><img title="Pondering the Parts" style="WIDTH:124px;HEIGHT:124px;" height="124" alt="Pondering the Parts" hspace="10" src="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/Lists/Posts/Attachments/16/MCj023050900001.png" width="124" align="left" />Today's subject is something of a "back to basics" article. I talk about some very fundamental SharePoint concepts, but I'm adding a little bit of a twist. Lists and libraries, Views, and Web Parts are interrelated components. Sometimes it is hard to tell where one of them stops, and the next one begins. In this article, I'll try to make those boundaries a little easier to find.</p>
<p>As always, you can find <a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/10/20/a-list-a-view-a-part-in-sharepoint.aspx">the full article </a>on my <a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/">new blog site</a>...</p>
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<img src="http://www.sharepointblogs.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=22148" width="1" height="1">WoodyWhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/members/WoodyW.aspxBarcelona Bound - Tech-Ed EMEAhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/woodyw/archive/2008/10/15/barcelona-bound-tech-ed-emea.aspx2008-10-15T13:10:00Z2008-10-15T13:10:00Z<p><a href="http://techedemeaconnect.leveragesoftware.com/profile_view.aspx?customerid=woodrow3" target="_blank"><img style="MARGIN:0px 10px 10px 0px;" alt="Join Me at Tech·Ed EMEA Connect for IT Professionals!" src="http://techedemeaconnect.leveragesoftware.com/businesscard.aspx?customerid=woodrow3" align="left" /></a> I'm going to be heading to Barcelona, Spain, for Tech-Ed EMEA IT Pro week, November 3-7. When I'm not attending sessions, you'll probably find me at the Microsoft "Ask the Experts" booth, along with an array of other Microsoft and Community experts, ready to answer your questions. If you're going, feel free to stop by the booth and say "Hi!".</p>
<p> (That's the whole post, but here's the <a class="" href="http://www.thesanitypoint.com/archive/2008/10/15/barcelona-bound-tech-ed-emea.aspx">obligatory link</a> to my new site...)</p>
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<img src="http://www.sharepointblogs.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=21946" width="1" height="1">WoodyWhttp://www.sharepointblogs.com/members/WoodyW.aspx