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Category: SharePoint

  • The Folder-Less SharePoint Paradigm

    Folders in SharePoint are a sign you’re doing it wrong. Views, metadata, and content types are the paradigm shift most users never get trained on.

  • A Beautiful Union: SharePoint and VMware Fusion

    VMware Fusion on a MacBook Pro runs full SharePoint faster than most dedicated servers. Virtualization changed everything about how I work.

  • Brand SharePoint, and Let Me Help You Do It!

    I built a SharePoint branding curriculum that bridges interface design and the platform’s painful realities. Registration is open.

  • The Pains of Altering the SharePoint UI

    SharePoint’s default UI is built on table layouts, uncommented CSS, and obtrusive JavaScript. Branding it is an exercise in pain management.

  • The SharePoint Grade Card

    A candid report card on SharePoint’s major features. WSS earns an A, but Designer and the default interface barely pass.

  • Upcoming SharePoint Implementation Workshop

    A SharePoint implementation workshop covering real-world solutions, taxonomy, search, security, and workflow. Next class starts September 16th.

  • IE 8 Compatibility Mode and SharePoint

    IE 8’s compatibility mode defaults intranet sites to legacy rendering, likely under pressure from the SharePoint team. That’s a bad sign for what comes next.

  • SharePoint Wireframes

    A free MOSS 2007 wireframe template for Visio and PDF, built on the out-of-the-box master page to jumpstart your SharePoint design work.

  • The Four C’s to Sell MOSS

    Selling SharePoint to management comes down to four words: communication, collaboration, consolidation, and consistency.

  • SharePoint Implementation Training Online

    Bob Mixon’s SharePoint enterprise deployment class is now available online. Next session starts July 7th.