Archive for the ‘Microsoft SharePoint’ Category

I haven't really done much with SharePoint since I started working with CRM.  Basically, my brain can only hold so much information and I decided to fill it with CRM instead of SharePoint.
Anyway, I still read up on SharePoint and have people that I know that are neck-deep into it.  I was having a conversation […]

You receive a "Cannot connect to the configuration database" error message when you connect to your Windows SharePoint Services Web site
I found something interesting this morning while working with STSADM.EXE to verify the installation of a web part package on Sharepoint Portal using the -enumwppacks command.
Every time I ran stsadm, I received the following error […]

Bil Simser has an excellent post comparing Sharepoint and DotNetNuke (DNN) for hosting web sites. He also references another article by Richard Dudleys which you should check out as well.
As I mentioned in Web Site solutions that run on .Net, I decided to go the DNN route for at least two of my public Internet projects ( more on […]

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I was just notified by Microsoft that I have received my SharePoint Portal Server MVP Award. This pleases me to no end and I would like to thank those that nominated me. It has been a great ride so far and I am looking forward to more!
Congratulations Bob! Well-deserved and I also […]

I have invested quite a number of hours in the past few months in finding a solution that will allow me to quickly create a web site/portal using .NET technology.  It turns out, I'm not the only one who has had this requirement. Ian Morrish has documented his findings in the following article:
Web Site solutions […]

Todd Bleeker has written an excellent article to help clarify the various Sharepoint terminologies: Would a SharePoint "Site" by any Other Name Smell as Sweet - Absolutely!
This is a must-read for anyone who delves into the innards of Sharepoint.

Bob Mixon is working on a new Quick Launch web part that looks pretty slick. It's currently in the beta test stage so keep an eye out for the final release.