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Notes to SharePoint Migration

The company I work for purchased the Quest Notes Migrator for SharePoint. Overall, it has saved me lots of time migrating from Lotus Notes. The main reason is that I have absolutely zero experience with Notes. Now, the Quest tool allows me to migrate all of the rows into SharePoint pretty painlessly. I was having…

January 15, 2010
SharePoint Saturday – Indianapolis / New Orleans

I have been confirmed to present at SharePoint Saturday – Indianapolis on January 30, 2010 and SharePoint Saturday – New Orleans on Febuary 27, 2010. I’ve never been to Indianapolis or New Orleans, so I’m looking forward to it. I will presenting the same presentation I did at SharePoint Saturday – Kansas City – What…

January 11, 2010
Determining SQL Requirements for SharePoint

Joel Oleson has a good post about determining your SQL server requirements in your SharePoint implementation. A good resource for planning. 10 Key Questions Determining SharePoint SQL Server Count

January 11, 2010
Great SharePoint 2010 Planning Reference

Here is a list of SharePoint 2010 Architecture and Planning links. I am mainly capturing this link for future reference! http://rdacollab.blogspot.com/2010/01/sharepoint-2010-planning-and.html

January 11, 2010
Omaha SharePoint User Group

I presented at the Omaha SharePoint User Group last night (12/16/2009). Good meeting and a great discussion. I did the same presentation that I did at SharePoint Saturday – Kansas City. One thing I did find out was that my tag that has my contact information was password protected. Talk about a downer. Here’s a…

December 17, 2009
SharePoint Saturday – Kansas City

I presented “What I Wish I Knew Before I Implemented SharePoint” at SharePoint Saturday in Kansas City on 12/12/2009. This is a 100-level presentation that is meant to be a general overview of the process of implementing SharePoint. I enjoyed my time there and for those in my session, you can download the slide-deck here.…

December 13, 2009
Will You Relocate?

I receive calls daily about my availability as a SharePoint developer. Are you seeking employment? Are you presently available? Can you talk? All of these questions I am sure are a result of my continually updated resume on Dice.com. As a SharePoint Consultant, I am always interested in talking to people about new opportunities. It’s…

November 17, 2009
Exporting List Data

If you have list data that you want to use in another application, what are some ways to get to that data? That was the question posed by a recent requirement from a client. Fortunately, SharePoint presents us with some creative ways to get to the list data. Export to Excel. This is a good,…

November 13, 2009
Veterans Day 2009 (Here’s To Brothers)

Yesterday was the Marine Corps 234th Birthday. As our custom, I called my bro’ Paul and wished him a Happy Birthday. We hadn’t talked for about a year but it was as if we were still onboard the USS Raleigh in the middle of the Persian Gulf talking about our dreams, goals and our…

November 11, 2009
Dealing with the [Today] problem in SharePoint Calculated Fields

Today I was presented with a problem that I thought should have been easy. Create a calculated field that displayed the number of days that had passed from an [EndDate] field. My first thought was to use a calculated field with a function =[Today]-[EndDate]. When I got that, I was informed that calculated fields could…

November 3, 2009