When SharePoint 2003 was released, the biggest gripe of its champions was the the near-total lack of documentation. With MOSS 2007 we're just on Beta 2 and Microsoft already has a wealth of developer documentation , online training, and Virtual Labs . I completely recommend the Virtual Labs ; these...

Cool news for SharePoint developers who depend on virtualization to build solutions, or anyone who wants to get into the game. This just in from MSDN: Cool news for SharePoint developers who depend on virtualization to build solutions, or anyone who wants to get into the game. This just in from MSDN...

When SharePoint 2003 was released, the biggest gripe of its champions was the the near-total lack of documentation. With MOSS 2007 we're just on Beta 2 and Microsoft already has a wealth of developer documentation , online training, and Virtual Labs . I completely recommend the Virtual Labs ; these...

Cool news for SharePoint developers who depend on virtualization to build solutions, or anyone who wants to get into the game. This just in from MSDN: Cool news for SharePoint developers who depend on virtualization to build solutions, or anyone who wants to get into the game. This just in from MSDN...

Good news for all those itching to get MOSS 2007 up and running -- Beta 2 will be upgradeable to RTM! This is a shift from earlier guidance, which recommended waiting until the Technical Refresh (end of summer/early fall). That said, there is no "Go Live" licence for Beta 2, meaning it isn't recommended...

TechEd 2006 was a SharePoint frenzy this year, drat my luck in not being able to fit it into the schedule. The good news is that many of the resources will be available even if you couldn't make it, and there are sites like Virtual TechEd and Bil Simser's June blog archive to help you live the experience...

TechEd 2006 was a SharePoint frenzy this year, drat my luck in not being able to fit it into the schedule. The good news is that many of the resources will be available even if you couldn't make it, and there are sites like Virtual TechEd and Bil Simser's June blog archive to help you live the experience...

For those of you anxiously waiting to try out MOSS 2007, the version at the download site will get you SPS and WSS combined. A number of people have asked whether it's possible to install just WSS, and now it is! Thanks to the product team for compiling the elements. [ Components required to install...

or, "Everything you know about Word is wrong." With all the talk about the SharePoint 2007 beta , it would be easy to miss the fact that SharePoint and Office are now really two sides of the same product. Both were released for public trial yesterday with Beta 2. So what's different? Everything! All...

Today BillG publicly announced MOSS B2 at WinHEC , along with Vista Beta 2 (wow, nice page!) and a slew of virtualization goodies. And with that, the servers in Redmond sprang to life and bits flew across the land. My favourite bits so far? OneNote 2007 -- "it's not just for tablet anymore." Thanks to...