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October 2007 - Posts

Thursday, October 25, 2007 3:19 AM

Querying Active Directory from SQL Server

Had a request a few weeks ago to get a list of AD users by writing some custom code. While I love to write code, I thought there had to be an easier (faster) way to get my data. There is... t-sql! Here's what I did: 1. Add a linked server to Active Directory.
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Friday, October 19, 2007 2:52 AM

Browser Support for SharePoint

I am often asked about browser support with SharePoint... "What about our Mac users?" or "If we are building an extranet, what will this look like in a non-IE browser". The best source for clarity on this subject is found in a downloadable book from Microsoft
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Sunday, October 14, 2007 3:47 AM

World Clock and Weather Web Part from Bamboo Solutions

"Back in the day"... I wrote a blog entry on how to use some fancy javascript to build a world clock web part for SharePoint 2003. It was not the most elegant solution but it did allow global companies (or companies with global customers) to present times
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Friday, October 12, 2007 3:04 AM

Migrating a Project Server Environment

Here are some details on a migration project I led that went very smoothly... We needed to move an existing production implementation of Project Server 2003 from one server to a newly built and configured server. The goal was to move to a faster machine
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Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:14 AM

Excellent SharePoint Backup Strategy Whitepaper

My friends at AvePoint have put together an outstanding whitepaper entitled " Can Your SharePoint Backup Harm Your Business ?". This is must-read material for all folks, technical and business, planning a MOSS deployment. It offers fantastic insight into
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