http://www.sharepointpromag.com/authors/author/author/5680206/rsscomment/5680206en-USThu, 17 May 2012 23:11:38 GMTThu, 17 May 2012 23:11:38 GMThttp://www.sharepointpromag.com/blog/sharepoint-pro-by-admins-devs--industry-observers-23/sharepoint/sharepoint-designer-2010-should-you-use-it-136997#commentsAnchorThu, 17 Feb 2011 01:18:49 GMT
Previous versions of SPD supported the maintenance of simple web sites (SP Designer was replacing MS FrontPage).
The version 2010 of SPD does no longer support this. You have to change to MS Expression (which is no longer a free product). So don’t migrate to 2010 if you use SPD only for FrontPage - type of activities.]]>gitanoThu, 17 Feb 2011 01:18:49 GMThttp://www.sharepointpromag.com/blog/sharepoint-pro-by-admins-devs--industry-observers-23/sharepoint/sharepoint-designer-2010-should-you-use-it-136997#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sharepointpromag.com/blog/sharepoint-pro-by-admins-devs--industry-observers-23/sharepoint/sharepoint-shoptalk-one-it-pros-sharepoint-adventure-lesson-1-136992#commentsAnchorTue, 06 Jul 2010 10:51:47 GMT
@John: Ron Charity, one of our SharePoint experts, replies to your questions:

The questions asked are huge in scope but here’s my best try at
answering.

I have installed the Beta version of Sharepoint Foundation 2010 and I
find it a great improvement over TS3, but it still lacks a comprehensive
control center. I hate that you have to browse to everything to access
their properties. A user forum posting suggested getting the free
version of Sharepoint Designer, but that was not any answer to the basic
question: What is the most flexible means of implementing the product so
that the users are not restricted from any of the features?

Answer:
Each feature has a cost to implement - money and people to maintain -
you must decide what you can afford. Just implementing for the sake of
it is bad practice. Work with users to understand how the work, data the
create and consume and activate features you need to support. The MS
site has lost of info and there are books being released that will help
you. I suggest hiring a consultant to help you through this.


In TS3 that was the basic Meeting Site Workspace, but will that still be
true with Foundation 2010? By the way, we are a bus agency, we have many
groups who will benefit from a good collaboration tool.

Answer:
I believe it is still included.
Is that statement or question?

I guess that for many of us, we will need to know what installation and
configuration pitfalls to avoid. Are the Microsoft Defaults the best for
a general site?

Answer:
For a test environment yes, production no.
Each environment is different, platform, features, mods to be performed.
Many companies have just installed and run and paid the prices for it. I
suggest hiring a consultant to help you through this. Model your
environment and test it thoroughly.]]>Caroline MarwitzTue, 06 Jul 2010 10:51:47 GMThttp://www.sharepointpromag.com/blog/sharepoint-pro-by-admins-devs--industry-observers-23/sharepoint/sharepoint-shoptalk-one-it-pros-sharepoint-adventure-lesson-1-136992#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sharepointpromag.com/blog/sharepoint-pro-by-admins-devs--industry-observers-23/sharepoint/sharepoint-shoptalk-one-it-pros-sharepoint-adventure-lesson-1-136992#commentsAnchorThu, 01 Jul 2010 15:08:32 GMT
"What is the most flexible means of implementing the product so that the users are not restricted from any of the features? In TS3 that was the basic Meeting Site Workspace, but will that still be true with Foundation 2010?"
"I guess that for many of us, we will need to know what installation and configuration pitfalls to avoid. Are the Microsoft Defaults the best for a general site?"

@John: these are important questions. I hope you get your answers, though I don’t suppose they’ll be simple. I’ll make the rounds with your questions and see what answers I come up with and meet back here.]]>Caroline MarwitzThu, 01 Jul 2010 15:08:32 GMThttp://www.sharepointpromag.com/blog/sharepoint-pro-by-admins-devs--industry-observers-23/sharepoint/sharepoint-shoptalk-one-it-pros-sharepoint-adventure-lesson-1-136992#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sharepointpromag.com/blog/sharepoint-pro-by-admins-devs--industry-observers-23/sharepoint/sharepoint-shoptalk-one-it-pros-sharepoint-adventure-lesson-1-136992#commentsAnchorWed, 30 Jun 2010 17:06:00 GMT
Thank you. For information which has been made, I have more knowledge. ]]>Theeranai NitsunkitWed, 30 Jun 2010 17:06:00 GMThttp://www.sharepointpromag.com/blog/sharepoint-pro-by-admins-devs--industry-observers-23/sharepoint/sharepoint-shoptalk-one-it-pros-sharepoint-adventure-lesson-1-136992#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sharepointpromag.com/blog/sharepoint-pro-by-admins-devs--industry-observers-23/sharepoint/sharepoint-shoptalk-one-it-pros-sharepoint-adventure-lesson-1-136992#commentsAnchorMon, 28 Jun 2010 09:57:13 GMT
I too have been tossed the Sharepoint hot potato on top of my full-time job, we set up a trial based on the free TeamServices 3.0 a few years back, no budget, a 2001-vintage server and no SQL license. The users just were getting confident when we ran out of database space, and then a Windows Update killed it, and its been down for over a year.

Last month my boss announces, just as I am getting caught up with our public web sites’ ADA issues, we are going to build a Sharepoint Foundation 2010 site. I held out for a dedicated SQL server, and amazingly enough, they approved it.

I have installed the Beta version of Sharepoint Foundation 2010 and I find it a great improvement over TS3, but it still lacks a comprehensive control center. I hate that you have to browse to everything to access their properties. A user forum posting suggested getting the free version of Sharepoint Designer, but that was not any answer to the basic question: What is the most flexible means of implementing the product so that the users are not restricted from any of the features?

In TS3 that was the basic Meeting Site Workspace, but will that still be true with Foundation 2010? By the way, we are a bus agency, we have many groups who will benefit from a good collaboration tool.

I guess that for many of us, we will need to know what installation and configuration pitfalls to avoid. Are the Microsoft Defaults the best for a general site?

]]>John RosengartenMon, 28 Jun 2010 09:57:13 GMThttp://www.sharepointpromag.com/blog/sharepoint-pro-by-admins-devs--industry-observers-23/sharepoint/sharepoint-shoptalk-one-it-pros-sharepoint-adventure-lesson-1-136992#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sharepointpromag.com/blog/sharepoint-pro-by-admins-devs--industry-observers-23/sharepoint/sharepoint-2010-a-first-class-developer-platform-136984#commentsAnchorFri, 30 Oct 2009 00:09:19 GMT
SharePoint 2010 external list (BCS) for MOSS 2007 / WSS 3.0? If you like the new SharePoint 2010 external list feature and the new Business Connectivity Services (BCS) and want to make use of something similar in SharePoint 2007 / WSS 3.0 to connect SharePoint lists (no web parts) directly to external data sourcees (with change workflow), please take a look at: http://www.layer2.de/en/products/Pages/SharePoint-Business-Data-List-Connector.aspx]]>fdaskeFri, 30 Oct 2009 00:09:19 GMThttp://www.sharepointpromag.com/blog/sharepoint-pro-by-admins-devs--industry-observers-23/sharepoint/sharepoint-2010-a-first-class-developer-platform-136984#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sharepointpromag.com/blog/sharepoint-pro-by-admins-devs--industry-observers-23/sharepoint/sharepoint-2010-a-first-class-developer-platform-136984#commentsAnchorSat, 24 Oct 2009 16:20:33 GMT
PingBack from http://officedeveloper.net/sharepoint-2010-a-first-class-developer-platform/]]>AnonymousSat, 24 Oct 2009 16:20:33 GMThttp://www.sharepointpromag.com/blog/sharepoint-pro-by-admins-devs--industry-observers-23/sharepoint/sharepoint-2010-a-first-class-developer-platform-136984#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sharepointpromag.com/blog/sharepoint-pro-by-admins-devs--industry-observers-23/sharepoint/bridging-the-paper-and-digital-divide-136982#commentsAnchorTue, 23 Jun 2009 03:24:50 GMT
I implemented the sharepoint connector and am very pleased with the results.]]>arossTue, 23 Jun 2009 03:24:50 GMThttp://www.sharepointpromag.com/blog/sharepoint-pro-by-admins-devs--industry-observers-23/sharepoint/bridging-the-paper-and-digital-divide-136982#commentsAnchorhttp://www.sharepointpromag.com/blog/sharepoint-pro-by-admins-devs--industry-observers-23/sharepoint/communities-and-collaboration-136983#commentsAnchorWed, 16 Jul 2008 03:44:54 GMT
PingBack from http://pennysim.wordpress.com/2008/07/16/is-this-a-possible-solution/]]>AnonymousWed, 16 Jul 2008 03:44:54 GMThttp://www.sharepointpromag.com/blog/sharepoint-pro-by-admins-devs--industry-observers-23/sharepoint/communities-and-collaboration-136983#commentsAnchor