SharePoint
How to Activate the Publishing Feature in SharePoint 2010
The publishing feature adds a bunch of things to a SharePoint site. It is one of the features that has a site (spweb) scope but a site collection (spsite) dependency. In other words, it has to be activated at the … Continue Reading
How to tell if you have 32 Bit or 64 Bit Office installed
When installing SharePoint Designer 2010 on a computer it is important to match the bit version of SharePoint Designer with the Bit Version of the Office Installation. Most of the time, Microsoft Office will already be installed. In this blog … Continue Reading
Business Intelligence (BI) solution: SQL Server, Office, and SharePoint
Do you really need to buy a business intelligence solution in order to get business intelligence? Maybe not. If you’ve got more or less all of your data in the latest version of SQL Server, and you’re using the latest … Continue Reading
How To Correctly Configure and Use Document Workspaces in SharePoint 2010
Document Workspaces were very popular in SharePoint 2007. In SharePoint 2010 they are often overlooked. I have found that some of the functionality is a bit weird but with a little tweaking, they can be made very very useful. They … Continue Reading
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Using PowerShell to create wildcard Managed Paths in SharePoint 2010
Managed Paths allow us to extend Web Applications to hundreds of thousands of site collections without having to bother the I.T. Administration staff with a bunch of DNS entry requests. It's easy enough to go into Central Administration as a … Continue Reading
3 Tips for Tweaking SQL Server’s SharePoint Performance
If you’re a “reluctant DBA” supporting SQL Server, in an environment that uses SharePoint Server, you may sometimes find yourself wondering how you can get better performance out of the combination. SQL Server is the back-end for SharePoint, so better … Continue Reading
Change List or Library Title and Url at Same Time SharePoint 2010
Every once in a while you might want to change not just the title of a list or library of a collaboration (non publishing featured) but it's url path as well. This can be done via SharePoint Designer 2010 if … Continue Reading
Create a Team Site in SharePoint 2010 with PowerShell including Default Security Groups
Many times when testing, or teaching SharePoint 2010 I need to spin up a quick site collection. Of course the fastest way to do this is through PowerShell using the New-SPSite commandlet and passing in a couple of parameters. Recently … Continue Reading
XML Data Source Weirdness in SharePoint Designer 2010
Using the XML File Data source is SharePoint Designer 2010 is a very handy thing indeed. In my experience it can be a bit buggy to get it to work. Sometimes it just works and many times I find myself … Continue Reading
How to Create a New Content Page in SharePoint Designer 2010
In this blog I'll go through the process of adding a new .aspx page to the site pages library of a SharePoint 2010 Team Site. I created a new site collection with a team site as the top level site … Continue Reading
WMF 3.0 and Exchange Server – Careful what you update
IT pros around the world know to that before updating a server OS, take the time and test the update before applying to production. If you’re running an enterprise server such as Exchange or SharePoint, this “lab” testing is even … Continue Reading
How to use Best Bets SharePoint 2010 Search
In this blog, I will set up a Best Bet and keyword in SharePoint 2010. Best Bets are a great way for Site Collection Administrators to help guide users to the content they are looking for as well as promoting some … Continue Reading
Configuring Content Deployment for a Team Site in SharePoint 2010
I am often asked about deploying content from a testing or development environment into production in SharePoint 2010. There are several ways to do this and depending on the situation one might be a better choice than another. For example … Continue Reading
PowerShell Cmdlets with FeatureDependencyId are not registered in SharePoint 2010
I’ve been doing a lot of development on one of my SharePoint 2010 Windows 7 machines lately and I deleted a bunch of site collections and generally cleaned things up to get ready for a new round of projects. I … Continue Reading
Some Awesome SharePoint 2010 Books
I love computer books. I’ve always thought it amazing that I can sit down with a great computer book and a machine and learn.There are so many options for learning about technology today. Most universities offer at least a portion of their … Continue Reading
