Jason Medero SharePoint MVP: SharePoint Space for all things SharePoint, OCS, RMS, InfoPath, and Office

Moving/Migrating SharePoint databases to a new Database Server article!

Jason Medero — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:48:00 PDT

Just found a couple brand new articles for download which explains the procedures that need to take place in order to properly move a SharePoint (MOSS 2007/WSS V3) database server. There are two downloads for this one that describers moving all SharePoint...(read more)

Can't use IP address when exporting linked SharePoint list from Access 2007 into SharePoint..... use server name instead

Jason Medero — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:40:00 PDT

I ran into this little issue and wanted to record it on my blog in case others experience the same error that I had run into today. So today I was using Access 2007 with a MOSS 2007 site to export a decent size list (1500+ items). The normal process that...(read more)

GroupBoard Workspace template failed to run SharePoint Configuration Wizard "Failed to upgrade SharePoint Products and Technologies"

Jason Medero — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:44:00 PST

I ran into the issue that will be descirbed below about 8 months ago with a client that was having trouble upgrading their development environment with the IU Update. For some reason whatever I tried (even rebuilding the entire farm) I kept receiving...(read more)

SharePoint Best Practices and SPTechCon Slide decks

Jason Medero — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:21:00 PST

Well I have finally made it back home after a long few weeks on the road. I had a great time and met a lot of great people at the SPTechCon in San Francisco (my favorite city by far) and at the SharePoint Best Practices conference in San Diego (great...(read more)

2009 SharePoint Conference Speaking Engagements

Jason Medero — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:36:00 PST

I thought today would be a nice easy day to update everyone on the 2009 SharePoint conferences that I will be speaking at next year. Jan-March are going to be very busy months for me between 3 conferences and the MVP summit it should be a great start...(read more)

Getting 403 forbidden error when accessing SharePoint usage reports??

Jason Medero — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:57:00 PST

Hey guys/gals, Just wanted to pass on a solution to a problem that I ran into today in case anyone else runs into it. So today I had a customer who was simply trying to access their SharePoint Usage reports . Unfortunately when they were going into site...(read more)

Dan Attis The SharePoint Dev Ninja is blogging again!

Jason Medero — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:03:00 PDT

Just wanted to point everyone out to a great SharePoint MVP developer oriented blogger that is finally back to blogging! This blog will certainly have some awesome content which you can directly relate to some of the development questions/issues that...(read more)

Renewed SharePoint MVP 2009!!

Jason Medero — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:36:00 PDT

I received a great email this morning which said that I have been renewed as a SharePoint MVP! It is a great honor to be an MVP and also be doing work with a technology that you enjoy and truly believe in. The SharePoint community is so tight and its...(read more)

October NYCSPUG Bill English "Findability and Taxonomies"

Jason Medero — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:26:00 PDT

You are invited to the upcoming meeting of the NYC SharePoint User Group at the Microsoft office in NYC. The meeting will start at 5:30pm on October 1, 2008 . The meetings are held at the Microsoft office in Manhattan (1290 Avenue of the Americas at 51st...(read more)

MOSS 2007 error when moving indexing role: The search service is currently offline. Visit the Services on Server page....

Jason Medero — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:57:00 PDT

Today I ran into this problem at a client when I simply moved the indexing role over to a new server in the MOSS 2007 farm. I first noticed the problem when I wanted to manually execute a full crawl in the farm because I had to rebuild the index when...(read more)

NYCSPUG this Wed September 3 "Using Social Sites to Extend MOSS with Social Feedback"

Jason Medero — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:34:00 PDT

For those of you who are into the social computing era will certainly be interested in the topic for this months NYCSPUG. We have NewsGator's Director of Product Management Ashley Roach coming to present about how MOSS 2007 can be extended and enhanced...(read more)

Having problems uninstalling MOSS 2007...Uninstall box dissapears after you accept and hit the OK button??

Jason Medero — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:13:00 PDT

After applying MOSS SP1 I was having some database issues when running the sharepoint config wizard to complete the upgrade. I decided that I was going to completely blow away the server and start from scratch. Ok that’s easy enough unless when you attempt...(read more)

Interested in presenting at the NYCSPUG or NJSPUG??

Jason Medero — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:13:00 PDT

Hey everyone, Over the past 2-3 years I have been extensively working with the NJSPUG (New Jersey SharePoint User Group) and NYCSPUG (you get the idea!). It is amazing to see just how much the NYCSPUG has grown! I rememeber our first NYCSPUC had about...(read more)

Unable to upgrade SharePoint Products and Technologies because an upgrade is already in progress....MOSS 2007 SP1 Woes...

Jason Medero — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:49:00 PDT

So recently I was tasked with applying MOSS 2007 SP1 to a medium farm. All was well after I installed the binaries on each of the servers and ran the SharePoint configuration wizard on te sever running central administration first. I then moved to one...(read more)

NJSPUG Tonight featured speaker Josh Carlisle hard core SharePoint developer!

Jason Medero — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:41:00 PDT

For all of you .NET developers that are seriously considering getting into the SharePoint world or for SharePoint developers that have some nagging questions tonights New Jersey User Group will be developer focused. Josh Carlisle is a colleague of mine...(read more)

Great custom SharePoint 404 error feature on CodePlex!

Jason Medero — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 06:53:00 PDT

My fellow colleague and SharePoint developer extraordinaire Josh Carlisle has developed this great feature that is fully available for free on CodePlex . This feature can be used in your SharePoint environment to handle those nasty 404 errors when users...(read more)

Speakings at TechEd IT Pro 2008!

Jason Medero — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:57:00 PDT

This week I am going to be speaking at the MOSS 2007 upgrade TechEd Pre-conference seminar with the man the myth the legen Shane Young . Word on the street is that he has his own fan club these days... Todd Klint will also be there presenting and man...(read more)

I am now using Technorati!

Jason Medero — Wed, 28 May 2008 09:42:00 PDT

Well I think that I am a little behind the Technorati curve but I recently have decided to give it a shot! Below is a link to my new Technorati profile go check it out. I am mostly going to be using Technorati to really tailor my blog posts to what my...(read more)

Microsoft offering FREE SharePoint Developer webcasts delivered by Andrew Connell and Robert Bogue Go check them out!

Jason Medero — Tue, 20 May 2008 07:18:00 PDT

Just thought I would pass this on as Microsoft is providing free SharePoint developer webcasts for the .NET developer and will be covering a lot of different SharePoint development topics. Free is always good so take advantage and go check these webcasts...(read more)

NJSPUG May 21st, 2008 meeting SharePoint Open Disccussion!

Jason Medero — Fri, 16 May 2008 09:42:00 PDT

This months NJSPUG is featuring a unique format in which there will be an open SharePoint discussion panel. There will be a great group of panelists answering all types of questions ranging from architecture, governance, and development! The members on...(read more)

NYSPUG MAY 2008 Meeting agenda sign up now!

Jason Medero — Thu, 01 May 2008 12:02:00 PDT

NYC SharePoint User Group 5/7/2008 5:30 PM – Microsoft Office – 1290 6 th Ave. (51 st /52 nd ) NEXT NYC SHAREPOINT USER GROUP: Wednesday, May 7 Paul Gavin & Natalya Voskresenskaya will present on "Using Content Query Web Part to Solve Business...(read more)

Receiving 401 Unathorized when accessing Mysites?

Jason Medero — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:22:00 PDT

So the other day I encountered this error when I simply tried to delete a personal site from a specific user. Once I deleted this personal site then tried to recreate the MySite by clicking on the link I was receiving a credential prompt. Even though...(read more)

How do your MOSS/WSS content databases fill up?

Jason Medero — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:34:00 PDT

td { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; } Have you ever wondered how you should plan on setting up your content database for your MOSS/WSS farm? Questions such as: Should I pre-create my content databases before bringing up my...(read more)

Lets go Frankie Edgar and Kurt Pellegrino

Jason Medero — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:18:00 PDT

Now to completely change my regularly scheduled program, check out what keeps me busy besides SharePoint. I have not really posted anything other than SharePoint related topics on this blog but I do have other hobbies that I take part in besides SharePoint...(read more)

Andrew Connell WCM guru speaking and training in NYC March 31- April 3!!

Jason Medero — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:53:00 PDT

Andrew Connell friend and fellow SharePoint MVP is coming to NYC and is bringing all that WCM knowledge with him! He is going to be teaching one of his famous WCM classes from March 31 - April 3 . This is a really great opportunity for individuals that...(read more)