October 24, 2012

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SharePoint 2013, Office 2013, Lync Server 2013, Visio 2013, Exchange 2013 and Office Web Apps 2013 hit MSDN!

A few weeks early, so this was a very nice surprise. We’ll get some precious time before SharePoint Conference 2012 in Las Vegas to learn what’s changed, and if things are more stable now than with the betas. After a few hours of running with Office 2013, I have to say that Outlook 2013 and [...]

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October 5, 2012

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This morning I had a cup of coffee and MCSM: SharePoint

Not a bad way to start the day. We’re using the Paulig Cupsolo –coffee maker at our training facilities in Helsinki, and even though I don’t normally like super industrial coffee, I’d say this little machine outputs pretty decent java. While sipping my first (huge) cup of coffee I also learned that all existing Microsoft [...]

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September 19, 2012

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Targeting multiple browsers and devices in SharePoint 2013 using Device Channels

One of the truly great and new features in SharePoint 2013 (Preview) is Device Channels. In a nutshell, Device Channels provide a model for content editors, site admins and developers to provide content manipulation for different browsers and devices based on their capabilities. The old way of doing things In SharePoint 2010 the official browser [...]

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September 14, 2012

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The definitive guide to SharePoint 2013 certifications

[Update: This article was updated on 4th of February, 2013 to reflect the latest changes to the SharePoint 2013 certification program] SharePoint Server 2013 Preview RTM bits have been out and available for testing and kicking tires for a few months now. While there’s a lot to learn with regards to all the new and [...]

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August 3, 2012

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I’m now a Microsoft Certified Master on SharePoint Server 2010

I’ve just received the official confirmation from Microsoft that I’ve passed all the requirements and I’m now a Microsoft Certified Master: SharePoint Server 2010! I started preparations (and saving money) for MCM (R11) in November 2011, so it took a little over 8 months to complete from reading the pre-reading content to passing both the [...]

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August 1, 2012

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SharePoint User Group Finland meeting in August

Just in case you happen to be in Helsinki on 30th of August, be sure to join our local User Group meeting at the Scandic Marski hotel at the heart of Helsinki. See details + registration here: http://event.spug.fi/ (Sessions will be conducted mostly in Finnish, so apologies to my foreign colleagues)

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July 17, 2012

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Outlook 2013 has a nifty weather widget

Outlook 2013 in the newly released Preview of Office 2013 has a nice and non-interruptive weather widget in the Calendar view: It seems to default to Imperial (as opposed to Metric) units, and I’ve always sucked with conversions like this. Luckily this is trivial to change to Celsius: Hit Ctrl-F (File) in Outlook. This gives [...]

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July 17, 2012

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Office 2013: Side-by-side or upgrade?

In Office 2013 (Preview) there’s an option to either do a side-by-side installation, or an upgrade. The side-by-side allows you to run both Office 2010 and Office 2013 on the same machine, thus allowing you to preview the new version while retaining the (presumably) working Office 2010 version. The upgrade option allows you to do [...]

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July 17, 2012

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SharePoint 2013 and Office 2013 Consumer Preview resources

Yesterday Microsoft unveiled Office 2013 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Visio and Project client), SharePoint Foundation 2013 and SharePoint Server 2013 consumer previews. Internally these are called Beta 2-level releases, so consider before installing them in production machines. There seems to be so much to choose from so I’ve decided to compile a list of [...]

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April 27, 2012

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Microsoft Technet TV on Office 365

I attended a Microsoft Technet TV session last week, topic was mostly Office 365, Lync Online and hybrid installations. The talk is fully in Finnish, so apologies to my foreign readers. The links are: Productivity and new Office 365 features Hybrid solutions with Office 365

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