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Netcast 216 - The Al Gore of Scrum
Body: Shane takes the helm for the second week in a row in tonight's episode. He brings in some help this time. First he talks about joining a new social site, Ello. Then he discusses taking Microsoft...
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Netcast 217 - Ball Bearings, Plastics, and PowerShell
Body: Tonight's episode is a recap of all the things I've been doing for the last few weeks on the road. I talk about SPTechCon and being on a panel for the Microsoft Cloud Show. Then I explain what I...
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Don’t Enable Automatic Updates on SharePoint Servers
Body: I had an incident a couple of weeks ago that I thought I’d share with all of you. I had a beautiful four server SharePoint 2013 farm. It was humming along, serving up SharePoint pages with the...
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Netcast 218 - Dongles and Vaseline
Body: In this episode we talk a lot about the last episode. It was the first one done with Google Hangouts. We spent some time talking about what worked and what didn't work. Then we talk about all the...
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Netcast 219 - The Fairest Equine
Body: Tonight's episode begins with me apologizing to mules. Yes, mules. Then I talk about why every web app deserves a site collection in its root, and why you want one there whether you want one...
View ArticleEuropean Netcast 2014–Survey Times
Body: The time I normally do my live Netcast, 8:30 PM CT, is an obnoxious time for my European listeners, 1:30 AM UTC. Some of those Europeans have very politely mentioned they’d like to join in on the...
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Netcast 220 - Greasing Karma's Wheels
Body: Tonight's episode is chock-full of exciting news. Some good, some less than good. We talk about how you can get unlimited OneDrive by signing up for Office 365. Then I talk about a couple of...
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Toshiba Encore Mini Unboxing Video
Body: I recently picked up a Toshiba Encore Mini. It’s a 7” tablet that runs Windows 8.1. It has 1 GB of RAM, 16 GB of storage, and an Intel Atom Z3735G processor. That doesn’t sound very exciting...
View ArticleSharePoint 2010 Build Numbers
Body: Before they get away from me I want to start listing the builds of SharePoint 2010. Hopefully I'll keep it up to date. J To see which build your farm is, go to Central Administration > System...
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Creating a Windows Recovery Drive on a Toshiba Encore Mini Tablet
Body: The last year or so I’ve really been enjoying Windows Tablets. In my last video I unboxed a Toshiba Encore Mini, a $99 Windows Tablet. In this video, the stunning sequel, I’m going to show you...
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Netcast 221 - Live from WKRP in Cincinnati
Body: Shane and Jonathan take over again for another mediocre Netcast. I really need to find better backup hosts. They start out the show by talking about some changes in SharePoint training. Then they...
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Netcast 222 - OneDrive for Pleasure
Body: I'm back this week and well rested and well informed from my week at the MVP Summit. In tonight's episode I talk about the MVP Summit, without violating any NDAs, of course. Then I talk about a...
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Charging Dock for Dell Venue 8 Pro
Body: Since the spunky Dell Venue 8 Pro came out last year I’ve had a huge crush on it. It’s cute, it’s powerful, and it won’t break the bank. While the DV8 Pro is super fun, it has at least one...
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How to use USB devices with your Dell Venue 8 Pro and charge it at the same time
Body: Edit 6/28/14 - See this blog post for a Kickstarter project for a dock that does this. Edit 9/26/14 - Dell released an official Data and Charging Dongle. Edit 11/18/2014: The Plugable dock can...
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Netcast 223 - Crawl Your People Separately
Body: Tonight's episode was recorded back in my regular time slot. I talk about a few updates. The November CUs for SharePoint came out, as did an important update for OneDrive for Business. I also...
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Plugable Pro 8 Dock Unboxing Video
Body: Many months ago I bought a Dell Venue 8 Pro tablet and I love it. While the DV8 Pro is a nearly perfect and flawless device, it does have one minor annoyance, it only has one USB port. And that...
View ArticleCurious about Host Headers? Wonder No More!
Body: Site collections that have the cursed /sites/ managed path in their URL has been the bane of SharePoint administrators for generations. In previous versions of SharePoint there were some ugly...
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Netcast 224 - Streaming From My Slippers
Body: In tonight's Pre-Thanksgiving episode I talk about my recent article about host header site collections, and how they aren't such a bad thing. Then I talk a little about the recent Azure outage...
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Netcast 225 - All My Data Went Poof!
Body: Tonight's episode is the first time I've remotely brought in a guest, and it was a huge success. Shane popped in and helped me kick things off, then stuck around all night and harassed me. We...
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6 Tips for Windows Tablet Owners
Body: As I’ve discussed many times on this blog, and on my Netcast I have a medical condition. It’s plagued me since I was young and seems to have gotten worse as I’ve gotten older. It seems I’m...
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