Pro SharePoint 2013 Branding and Responsive Web Development

I would like to congratulate Eric Overfield, Rita Zhang, Oscar Medina and Kanwal Khipple on the release of their new book; Pro SharePoint 2013 Branding and Responsive Web Development.  I have already started reading it and it contains a lot of great information. Order your copy today! Tweet

Speaking at SharePoint Summit 2012 – Toronto

I am speaking at the SharePoint Summit 2012 (Toronto) Conference this year!  I am delivering 2, 3 hour tutorials on Monday, May 14th. Tutorial 1.3 – Architecting Information for SharePoint 2010 Regardless of the industry your organization is aligned with, if your goal is to use Microsoft SharePoint 2010 as an Intranet and/or Document Management …

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Offline SharePoint – Enterprise Adoption of SharePoint – Part 1

I was asked by Colligo to be a guest blogger and write a series on the topic of Enterprise Adoption of SharePoint.  The first article in this series, Enterprise Adoption of SharePoint – Part 1, is now available on their site. I would like to thank Colligo for giving me the opportunity to do this …

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Using sub-sites to manage files instead of library folders – a contract management solution

Recently I wrote an article about why I don’t like the use of folders in SharePoint Document Libraries.  Some comments left on that article prompted me to describe one approach to using sub-sites instead of folders for managing documents.  The specific comment I am referring to indicated they were managing thousands of clients documents, categorized …

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Using Folders in SharePoint Document Libraries

06-13-2011 – Updated based on post comments. I am asked on a regular basis how I feel about the use of Document Library folders.  To be honest, I always tell people “avoid them”.  This response always stirs up controversy so I though I would write this article to help you better understand my thinking. Before …

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SharePoint 2010 Lists – Simple Form Validation

I was going to provide a post about this topic; however, I noticed Mattias Karlsson has already done so on Secrets of SharePoint.  Take a look at his post Validate the form data when items are created. Tweet

SharePoint 2010 Calendar – Resources

SharePoint 2010 calendar resources.  If you have any suggestions, please leave me a comment! Updated on 6/3/2011 Articles (How-to’s) Path to SharePoint Blog – Tutorial: add color coding to your SharePoint 2007 calendar in 15 minutes SharePoint 2007 specific 3rd-Party Products Bamboo Solutions – Calendar Plus Web Part Visually communicate date-based list data through several …

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SharePoint Intranet Implementation – CSF – Simplify the Contribution and Management of Content

CSF – Simplify the Contribution and Management of Content Many Intranets I have seen over the years have been implemented with the focus being on a single consumer audience.  This model may work well for an Internet (public facing) site; however, I contest it is a model that doesn’t work well for Intranet implementations.  First …

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SharePoint Intranet Implementation – CSF – Focus on Solving Business Problems/Needs

CSF – Focus on Solving Business Problems/Needs It is critical that you focus on solving business problems, not rolling-out technology widgets.  As I have indicated in other articles, you must detach the non-technical user from the technical details.  Simply rolling-out a site, blog or wiki doesn’t necessarily solve a specific business problem.  And, if we …

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