SharePoint Portal Server – The M365 Toolman

Office 2007 Delay? Actually, No.

By Owen Allen on March 27, 2006 • ( 1 )

There has been a lot of confusion over the announcement that Office 2007 would also reschedule its consumer launch date to January 2007 to match that of Vista. This marketing launch is a different animal than the development and availability… Read More ›

MS Office 2007 Beta 1 Technical Refresh

By Owen Allen on March 15, 2006

As usual, I’ve been too busy rfeading other blog posts about the recent announcements, sleeping, or traveling to visit customers to be one of the first to talk to you about the new “Refresh”-ed version of Beta 1. PC Magazine… Read More ›

January Webcasts of Interest

By Owen Allen on December 27, 2005

The blog has been quiet for a while. I hope that everyone had a very Merry Christmas, and best wishes for a most excellent 2006. To start the year off the right way, here’s a list of SharePoint and collaboration webcasts… Read More ›

NW SharePoint users group

By Owen Allen on December 7, 2005

Jason Mauer and I presented the debut session of a Office Server Workshop this afternoon in Bellevue. We played to a packed house (well, there were a few empty seats) of 45 and had a good time exploring some pieces… Read More ›

WSS and SPS Admin Guides Updated for SP2

By Owen Allen on December 7, 2005

I know this isn’t the most current post, but I need to record it here for those that use this page as their home page. Windows SharePoint Services Administrator’s Guide – updated for SP2 SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Administrator’s Guide… Read More ›

SharePoint (and CMS) User Group in Pacific Northwest

By Owen Allen on November 18, 2005

We’d like to announce the resumption of SharePoint User Group meetings in the great Pacific Northwest. December Topic: Preview and Demo of the Next Version of SharePoint Preview and Demo of the Next Version of Content Management Server Preview and Demo of the… Read More ›

CorasWorks Workshop in Seattle

By Owen Allen on October 20, 2005

CorasWorks is presenting a SharePoint “Workspace Workshop” in Seattle on November 14th. This is a hands-on workshop focusing on using their products with SharePoint. It is a free workshop, but registration is limited. Attendees will have a workstation provided for. … Read More ›

SPS 2003 SP2

By Owen Allen on October 18, 2005

SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 2 was released today. Download here. SP2 introduces support for the following: · Support for running on 64-bit machines in 32-bit emulation mode · Support for Reverse Proxy and Alternate URL support · Support… Read More ›

Sharepoint Discovery Kit (Hands-On Labs)

By Owen Allen on August 25, 2005

Hey look! – More hands-on lab goodness from the SharePoint folks! Download here, and go get all “hands-on” and stuff. Scenarios included are: (Yes, I know you can see the list by following the link) building a divisional portal site deploying… Read More ›

CorasWorks workshop for Sharepoint Development

By Owen Allen on August 23, 2005

CorasWorks is coming to the Seattle area to deliver a workshop about SharePoint development using their webparts. This is a full day workshop covering design patterns and bext practices for SharePoint development. Check the web site for more details.