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March 2009 - Posts

Monday, March 30, 2009 1:37 AM

What is an Executive Dashboard?

This just in… A recent research report states Business Intelligence is in the top 10 initiatives for CIO’s this year. How many times have you seen the above statement? The answer probably gives some indication of just how old you are! Think about it,
Posted by Mauro | 29 Comments
Monday, March 23, 2009 1:59 AM

Talking Through the 10 New SharePoint Themes

Have you seen the 10 new themes for SharePoint? If not, check out the image below. I must say they are very nice and offer some decent options for branding your team sites. But... before we post an announcement on the portal and advertise them let's talk
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Friday, March 20, 2009 1:23 AM

SharePoint/Office Integration with Firefox

A while back I wrote a post on browser compatibility with SharePoint ( see here for details). Obvioulsy, there are functional shotcomings with non-Internet Explorer browsers. Recently, I got an email from a reader pointing me to a new project on Codeplex
Posted by Mauro | 11 Comments
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 2:40 AM

Staying Current in Today’s Technology World

Last week, I took (and passed) two SQL Server 2008 certification exams ( Business Intelligence Development and Implementation and Maintenance ). It was almost 12 years to day from my first Microsoft certification exam. I mentioned this to a friend and
Posted by Mauro | 1 Comments
Saturday, March 07, 2009 7:33 AM

The Accuracy of the SharePoint Search Results Counter

I had the following issue reported to me last week and, since it wasn't the first (and won't be the last!), I thought I would share my recommendation. Problem : You do a search in MOSS and receive the first page of results plus a count on total matches.
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Wednesday, March 04, 2009 1:23 AM

Version History on List Attachments

"If SharePoint provides document version history and I include a document as an attachment on my (non-document library) list, will that attachment also be under version management?"... Answer: No From the Microsoft KB article 943136 ( http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943136
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Monday, March 02, 2009 5:15 AM

SharePoint Saturday, March 14th - Boston

Join SharePoint architects, developers, and other professionals that work with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 for ‘SharePoint Saturday’, on Saturday, March 14th, 2009 at the Microsoft Office on Jones Road in Waltham, MA. SharePoint Saturday will
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