Tuesday, January 14, 2014

DaySPUG Announcements

SharePoint Conference
Las Vegas - March 3-6 2014 - Venetian Hotel and Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada

SharePoint Conference
Cincy/NKY - April 25, 2014 - Mets Center- located close to CVG

Online SP24 - SP24 will start in New Zealand on the 16th April at 10pm GMT and will finish 24 hours later.
https://www.sp24conf.com/SitePages/Home.aspx

Tips and Tricks – Presenter’s Notes

Infrastructure Track
Get the latest on MCSE track
www.microsoft.com/learning
http://randelhall.blogspot.com/2013/06/sharepoint-mcse.html

Power User Track
Charting Web Part
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/sharepoint/en-US/b011e137-70eb-4092-b8e2-e5ed9a5ead7e/sharepoint-2013-how-do-i-chart-a-list?forum=sharepointgeneral
Sign in as different User
http://blog.credera.com/technology-insights/microsoft-solutions/how-to-sign-in-as-a-different-user-in-sharepoint-2013/

Friday, January 3, 2014

Adobe Connect

Add Pod
http://www.adobe.com/products/adobeconnect/extend.html

Open downloaded pod file (swf or zip) by creating new share

Monday, November 25, 2013

Site Closure and Deletion

Site Closure and Deletion has been update from SharePoint 2010. Using Site Polices you can apply governance rules.

Reference: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219569.aspx

For testing, I created a Fast Policy and applied to my demo site so we can see the results.

Note the options for Site Closure and Deletion

Notice you get after closing site – Note you can reopen if needed or postpone deletion for 1 month.

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Help Typhoon Haiyan Victims and SharePoint MVPs & Experts Will Help You

http://meetdux.com/2013/11/12/operation-sharelove-help-typhoon-haiyan-victims-sharepoint-experts-will-help-you-rescueph/

On Nov 8, 2013 , the deadliest typhoon ever recorded in history devastated the Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan was stronger than hurricanes Katrina and Sandy combined. Countless lives have been lost and a lot of help is needed. It is estimated at least 10,000 people have perished.

Help Typhoon #Haiyan Victims and We’ll Help You!

Between now and December 31, 2013. Anyone who donates $99 USD or more to a charity of your choice that will benefit victims of Typhoon Haiyan and emails me a proof of your donation, can secure a FREE one hour remote SharePoint consulting session ($99 = 1 hour session, $198 = two 1 hour sessions, etc) with any of these global SharePoint MVPs & leading experts:

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Anonymous

2013/2010

Anonymous access should not be turned on without testing first, but if needed due to your project requirements:

First turn on anonymous for the web application zone.

Central Admin > Application Management > Authentication Providers > zone > enable anonymous

Second turn on anonymous for the site collection.

Lock down permissions

Other Issues
“Limited-access user permission lockdown mode” Site Collection Feature that you might need to disable as well.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/office365-sharepoint-online-enterprise-help/enable-or-disable-site-collection-features-HA102772720.aspx

Old References but still apply
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263468(v=office.12).aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ecm/archive/2007/05/12/anonymous-users-forms-pages-and-the-lockdown-feature.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc850698(v=office.14).aspx

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

SharePoint 2013 Lab Fixes

Issue in SharePoint 2013 Labs?

20331

Hey Randel, I'm having a problem with 20331B – Labs 5,6,and 9 or 20331B

Fix – Database Server need to rejoin AD or reset computer machine password (PowerShell below)
Switch to DB1

Right Click Computer > Properties

Change Settings

Type Contoso and Click OK > OK > Close > Restart Now

Success – Back to Central Admin on SP1 > F5 or refresh Central Admin

Thanks Dee Dee
Here is a PowerShell fix

Reset-ComputerMachinePassword –server nyc-dc1 –Credential (get-credential)

55033

Hey Randel I'm having a problem with 55033 > Mod 7 > Lab 2 > Exercise 1 > Step 2 > #21
Setting up the sales record and I get this error

Fix – Default Time Zone needs set in Central Admin
Using Machine Command > select Windows Key to bring up the start screen
Type Central in WFE Start Screen and click SharePoint 2013 Central Admin

Select - Application Management > Manage Web Applications and highlight SharePoint – internet.learninglake.com80

Select from the ribbon – Manage > General Settings > Default Time Zone > UTC-8:00 Pacific Time (US and Canada) – ok
Making sure to match the time zone on your server.