Troubleshooting SharePoint requires understanding the 8 Windows Services the platform depends on. Use this table to help identify services while researching issues. Also, pay attention to the account the service uses to run.   Security All of the ...[Read More]

Is the Gatherer a part of SharePoint 2007 or a relic of the the past? The SharePoint Log known as the ULS shows some errors regarding the Gatherer process. The documentation on SharePoint 2007 reveals no such beast to me. So that begs the questi ...[Read More]

Twitter results are now showing on Google in Real Time. I tested it with the following tweet: Less than 60 seconds later, my Google results updated automatically with this:   Welcome to the Real Time Web! Are you taking advantage of the ...[Read More]

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Check out The SharePoint Samurai talking up DiscoverPoint, a product I contributed to in a small part.   The samurai otherwise known as Michael Gannotti talks with MicroLink CTO Malcolm Hyson at Microsoft’s SharePoint Conference. Gannotti is exc ...[Read More]

The keynote address Monday by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and VP of SharePoint Jeff Teper will be streamed live from the conference website www.mssharepointconference.com.   Follow the Conference RSS Feed for updates like these straight from t ...[Read More]

You may recognize the three headed dog pictured above as the guard dog of Hades from Ancient Greek Mythology. The dog's name is Kerberos in Greek. A different kind of kerberos may be guarding your computer. Some facts about Kerberos from other we ...[Read More]

Today is the 8th day of the 8th month of the 8th year of the 2000's. You may be aware China scheduled the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics for 8 minutes and 8 seconds past 8 o'clock today becuase of the luck associated with the number in their cul ...[Read More]

In August, the San Antonio SharePoint Users Group will be hosting SharePoint MVP Matt McDermott at the new Rackspace office on Walzem road. When the function is available again, register with sasug.net to receive the full details when the official e ...[Read More]