Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-070 / Advisory 2416728 and SharePoint

October 10, 2010

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Less than two weeks ago Microsoft released an out of band security update to address a publicly disclosed vulnerability in ASP.NET that affects all versions of the .NET Framework when used on Windows Server operating systems.  Microsoft has issued an Important severity rating to this update which also impacts SharePoint products:  SharePoint 2010,  SharePoint Foundation 2010, Microsoft […]

Microsoft Outlook Social Connector for Facebook – Corporate Friend or Foe

July 14, 2010

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Last month at Realcomm 2010 implications of deploying social networking in the office place was debated with the two sides diametrically opposed.  It was surprising to hear how many senior level conversations are underway to determine social networking’s fate in our industry without fully vetting its role and potential benefits. To that point, over the […]

SharePoint 2010, PowerPivot and Visio – Providing Insight into Real Estate Data

July 2, 2010

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Recently I was asked to put pen to paper, albeit electronically, and provide my thoughts on how the combination of SharePoint 2010, PowerPivot and Visio could potentially provide some much needed relief to the data overload rampant in the Real Estate industry.    Given the broad audience of Realcomm‘s Advisory, from C Level to techies, this piece was intentionally kept at a high level.  Consider this […]

Building a SharePoint 2010 / PowerPivot Single Server Full Farm Virtual Sandbox

June 25, 2010

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With being up in the air and on the road more than not, having a portable SharePoint 2010 sandbox environment is a must for me.   The so called disconnected time on the other side of midnight is perfect for exploring SharePoint 2010’s integration with PowerPivot, Visio and Office 2010.  Over the past two days I […]

Quick Links using a Data View – Horizontal Links with Style and Flair

June 22, 2010

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All too often in life we find people will choose form over substance, looks over depth.  Yet every now and then we have the opportunity to have both form and substance combine for a more pleasurable experience.  Unfortunately SharePoint’s out of the box look and feel has always detracted from its depth and ability to be a […]

SharePoint Data Views and Real Estate System

June 16, 2010

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After the recent MRI International User Group and Realcomm 2010 Conferences I was surprised to learn how many people are still not using many of the standard SharePoint web parts and expanding their functionality with SharePoint Designer.  In tandem they provide a low-cost and effective way of leveraging data in your underlying source systems while using SharePoint as a unified presentation […]

PowerPivot and Real Estate

June 10, 2010

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During these challenging economic times our ability to understand operational trends can quickly translate into improved performance through proactive vs. reactive management. Yet our property systems are too often buried under layers of transaction level details to provide useful information. Despite our enormous investment in enterprise level solutions Excel is still the predominant business analytical […]

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