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Reasons NOT to Attend any National Achievers Congress Ever #NACZA

Mon, 22 Jul 2013 11:49:12 +0200

This event took place in Sandton this weekend. Everything that’s wrong with the world was bundled neatly into this conference. It was an exercise in marathon infomercial brainwashing with a cult-like approach that turned people into stampeding zombies that sickened … Continue reading →

SharePoint Date Format for South Africa and Other Regions Outside the USA

Thu, 18 Jul 2013 09:06:01 +0200

The date format defaults to the American format and as I explained in the previous post, this is not always the most efficient way to sort documents. The date format can be changed on site level, site collection level or … Continue reading →

Why Using the Date Format YYYY-MM-DD Works #SharePoint

Thu, 18 Jul 2013 08:49:09 +0200

Files are stored in alphabetical and numerical order from the left hand side in Microsoft products. Look at the order of the files and documents in this example. If you had to find the newest minutes, you would have to … Continue reading →

Lets Collaborate is 4 Years Old Today!

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 00:01:12 +0200

Can you believe how time flies! Four years today it is. How do we begin to even say thank you to our amazing clients for their undying support and care of us? By saying it as often as we can … Continue reading →

Blogging Tip of the Day

Sat, 13 Jul 2013 14:29:57 +0200

Always include a picture when you write a blog. Pinterest only lets you tag something if it can pick up a picture. What it looks like when you do have pics. And when it’s got usage stats like this, it … Continue reading →

Book Review : The Book of Mirdad

Thu, 11 Jul 2013 15:58:22 +0200

Do you feel like you are wondering around this planet completely alone? Are you crushed by the incredible cruelty that people hurl at you? Is your heart broken into pieces? Do you despair at the state of the world? Do … Continue reading →

Episode 77 – A Quick Chat with Jeff Willinger on Yammer

Wed, 10 Jul 2013 21:10:15 +0200

In between sessions at the Share conference, Jeff Willinger gives us a quick overview on Yammer, why it’s important, where it fits in versus SharePoint’s in-the-box Social features, and how to go about approaching enterprise social. Show Links: Jeff’s Profile at RightPoint Jeff’s on LinkedIn Jeff on Twitter Jeff on Facebook

Empowering stuff for great people #2 – 10 Things you didn’t know about @tracyvds

Wed, 10 Jul 2013 02:18:09 +0200

Inspired by Veronique Palmer and then followed by Seb Matthews I just had to do this. What you might ask? Well…. put my reputation at risk by telling you 10 things about me you’d (most probably) NEVER learn. 1: Opened a Light Motor Vehicle Driving School at age of 18 (+3weeks) which I had for […]

Episode 76 – Philippe Morin Discusses the Consumerization of IT

Fri, 05 Jul 2013 10:24:34 +0200

While at the Share conference, I sat down with Philippe Morin to discuss the consumerization of IT – where it comes from, what it means, and what influence it has on the SharePoint world, both from a devices and an apps perspective. Show Links: Philippe on Slideshare Philippe on Twitter

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Me

Thu, 04 Jul 2013 10:29:25 +0200

Ok so while I ponder on my next SharePoint subject, I thought I’d share this with you. 1. I leave a trail of toilet paper in the bath so that the ants and spiders can climb out when they fall … Continue reading →

Bloggers Block…

Thu, 04 Jul 2013 08:48:55 +0200

I know, I know … I haven’t been writing properly for a while. I’m suffering from bloggers block! Hmmfffph! I’m working on it… Sorry readers. Filed under: General

The lighter side of Microsoft #4: Folders vs Metadata in SharePoint

Fri, 28 Jun 2013 11:07:21 +0200

So In a galaxy far, far away in the distant past, there fought some brave Jedi, representing good, structured data, in conflict with “The Folders”, their evil counterpart. Their weapon of choice: Metadata – the power thereof commonly recognized in the SharePoint culture. “Don’t be too proud of this technological terror you’ve constructed.” ― Darth […]

Episode 75 – SharePoint at Shoprite with Willem Burger

Wed, 26 Jun 2013 16:09:16 +0200

In the lead-up to the Share conference, Willem Burger, Technical Lead for SharePoint at Shoprite, took us through Shoprite and Checkers’ journeys with the product, both internally and on the public internet over the last few years. Show Links: Willem’s Blog Willem on Slideshare Willem on Twitter

Community Night “Did You Know”

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 18:10:46 +0200

How the technical community in Johannesburg has grown! Thank you to Microsoft South Africa for supporting the various communities by supplying the venue, food and drinks every month for us. SBW appreciates it very much! We hear there’s space for just … Continue reading →

SBW July LineUp #SBWJHB #SBWCPT

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 17:25:06 +0200

SharePoint Business Workshops (SBW) registration has opened for the 9 July 2013 Community Night event : Johannesburg - Intranets Showcase – come and see Internet Solutions, AEL, the Aveng Group, BCX and Afgri’s intranets and hear about their pains and successes. This … Continue reading →