I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been working in a virtual environment and simply need to test some MOSS features, like alerts, but I don’t have the ability, or simply don’t want to go through the hassle of installing Exchange Server. So I figured out how to setup a POP3 service that I [...]

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There are many issues and considerations involved in developing a SharePoint site. You could probably spend an entire week reviewing all the design topics and checklists provided by Microsoft so I’m not going to try to write a simple blog on how to design your SharePoint taxonomy. What I did think was important was deciding [...]

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A Shared Service Provider (SSP) represents a set of services that can be configured a single time and shared across many different MOSS sites and WSS sites. Configuring an SSP is one of the first steps you must do after your MOSS installation in order to take advantage of Excel Services, the Business Data Catalog, [...]

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I have been working on various integrations of MOSS lately and have constantly referred my clients to several locations for planning resources. Unfortunately one of my favorite resources moved and I was unable to find the link. So in an effort to streamline my efforts for planning your SharePoint installation and configuration I am providing [...]

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When I introduce myself to new clients or am asked to present a topic in which I provide a brief introduction to myself I always provide the disclaimer that I am a developer by DNA and not by choice. I truly believe it is something wired into my genetic makeup that I have no control [...]

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One of the biggest challenges I have seen in both working with SharePoint and teaching SharePoint is that most organizations do not architect their site collections properly before they have their users accessing the site. There are many issues with this approach, such as permissions, inheritance, document libraries, content types, lists, etc.. Much to my [...]

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When SharePoint is installed it comes with a small set of site templates depending on which version of SharePoint you are using, WSS or MOSS. There are a variety of additional templates you can download and install if you need additional features that are not a part of the installation. There are about 40 WSS [...]

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