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I came across an issue a few days ago where we had a publishing site in SharePoint 2010 that would not allow pages to be published [kinda makes it hard to be productive! :) ].  The Publish button was disabled and the Submit button threw a ''The form cannot be rendered. This may be due to a misconfiguration of the Microsoft SharePoint Server ...

One of my favorite roles is that of storyteller.  I like to talk about real-life experiences and, when appropriate, use an analogy to drive home a message.  With the upcoming release of SharePoint 2010, I have heard lots of questions about the new features as well as the potential challenges of upgrading.  I’ve been struggling with ...

Recently, Sahil Malik wrote an interesting blog post entitled “The new content editor WebPart in SharePoint 2010” where he highlights the exciting new updates to the CEWP.  Read the full post here. I wrote years ago that I felt the most powerful web part in SharePoint’s gallery was the Content Editor.  It gives the user full freedom to ...

In the early days of SharePoint 2007, I spoke of my excitement about the concept that SharePoint enables all users to be “consumers” AND “producers” of corporate knowledge.  That excitement still holds true today.  As I now look to SharePoint 2010, my focus has shifted toward a new role offered by this next release, “influencer”. Here’s ...

Let the excitement begin!  Check out http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/2010/Sneak_Peek/Pages/default.aspx.  It's (probably) your first look into some of the new features in SharePoint 2010.  There are some short video clips with firsthand presentation into some of the functionality and presentation in the next version.  A ...

Did you hear the news?  Groove is being rebranded... read the full details here. Heads up – Groove is getting a new name as of the coming release of Office 2010.  Please welcome SharePoint Workspace 2010!  The name makeover is in concert with the direction the product is going.  SharePoint Workspace will provide easy ...

By now, you have probably heard that SP2 for SharePoint 2007 is available (read the details here).  The changes in SP2 cover three main areas: Performance and Availability Improvements Improved Interoperability Getting Ready for SharePoint Server 2010 The release of a new service pack is always a good time to assess your Disaster ...