This week’s trivia… Ever wonder why it’s called a spreadsheet? According to Wikipedia, the word "spreadsheet" referred to the format of paper-based accounting ledgers, where two long sheets opened, or "spread" across the center binding, much like a newspaper, with categories in columns along the top and invoices on one side and payment amounts on…
Often I am asked to create a direct link to a SharePoint list (the form of which is customized using InfoPath) and then redirect the user to a location other than the SharePoint list when saving the form. Perhaps a simple task, but since I found some confusing posts online regarding the issue, I wanted to…
Due to the Microsoft Exchange Conference (MEC) in Orlando, FL this month I originally move the next meeting of the Office 365 International User Group to October 2nd. Well just a week ago I was invited up to Redmond to attend a Microsoft National Technical Partner Team Ranger Event for Office 365 and Office…
In this blog post, I am writing only to an Enterprise “IT Pro” audience and not consumers. I am assuming that most organizations will eventually upgrade Windows. But is there a compelling case to upgrade to Windows 8 now? Like any major operating system upgrade this is a hotly debated question. There are a LOT…
Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2 includes a number of new improvements. For details on all of the features check out Technet. This post will walk through the steps to upgrade to SP2 from Exchange 2010 SP1. Hybrid Configuration Wizard Federated Delegation Address Book Policies Cross-Site Silent Redirection for Outlook Web App Mini Version of Outlook…
First, this week’s trivia… Interestingly, Excel was released on Apple Macintosh computers in 1985 before it appeared in the Windows OS in 1987. Now onto this week’s tip: Text to Columns! This tip is all about this lovely little button… Let’s say you have a list of names you need to reformat… Marsh, Jackson…
I will admit that sometimes I have been known to use temporary tables rather than table variables, because of what I thought were limitations of the table variable. Turns out, table variables can do almost anything that a temporary table can do. Plus, they have the added bonus of having better performance, especially if they…
These articles have been out for a while, but they are a great reference guide to learn about one of System Center 2012 largest products (Operations Manager). This guide gives reference to many of the components and topics referenced in OpsMgr 2012. Give it a peek! http://blogs.technet.com/b/momteam/archive/2012/09/04/system-center-2012-self-study-guide-operations-manager.aspx? Topics include: Microsoft Virtual AcademyVideos and WebcastsMicrosoft IT…
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