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WSS SP3 and Datasheet View
We just applied WSS and SPS SP3 to a production SharePoint installation and it turns out that following the application of WSS SP3 you MAY be unable to open lists and libraries in Data Sheet View!...
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A better way to evaluate PreUpgrade scan results
Every time I review Preupgrade reports I wish that I had a better way to review the results. I finally wrote a stylesheet to help. The intent for this tool is to apply it to your upgrade reports after...
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SharePoint SP2: “The B2B upgrader timer job failed.”
So I have done several SP2 upgrades. Depending on the size of the farm and number of databases it can take anywhere from 15 minutes to about an hour. Then I decide to upgrade our internal corporate...
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Using IIS URL Rewrite after Moving to SharePoint
Many of my clients are concerned about the loss of "link juice" when moving their public facing site to SharePoint. The issue is easy to understand. Even if you keep the structure of your site exactly...
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A Good Week for My Nokia Lumia 920
I love my Lumia 920. It has been the best phone I have ever owned. This has been a good week for my Lumia 920. I gave it a good cleaning to fix a fogged lens and this morning AT&T released the Cyan...
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Fix Excel Previews in Outlook 2016
I was excited to get the RTM of Office 2016 but dismayed that the Excel preview function did not work in Outlook 2016. Other previews were fine, like PDF and Word. I figured there must be a problem...
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I have a BHAG!
Years ago I worked for a captivating and motivational man that believed in the BHAG. The Big Hairy Audacious Goal. He did not approach these goals timidly, the way our competitors played safe, waiting...
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Three Approaches to Auditing a SharePoint Farm
Now that my new Pluralsight course Upgrading Your Farm to SharePoint 2016 is nearly complete, I thought it would be a good time to get back into blogging about what I have learned along the way. First...
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New Course: Upgrading Your Farm to SharePoint 2016
I am very proud to announce that my new course, Upgrading Your Farm to SharePoint 2016, is now available on Pluralsight.com! The class was built based on my experience and that of others with whom I...
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The Worst Possible InfoPath Editor
While performing several upgrades for my clients I have encountered all sorts of issues that hinder and even prohibit a content database upgrade. Most of these issues can be traced to a single source,...
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