So you want to brew your own beer For a long time I’ve wanted to take on brewing my own beer. I wanted to do it because I’m sort of into hobbies at least trying them out. But I also…
Windows Azure for SharePoint – Its Free!
Windows Azure for SharePoint – Its Free! A few months back I was given access to a Widows Azure environment through PFE. The test was to see if I could build a viable virtual environment to fully power a SharePoint…
The Sponsor role in SharePoint Saturday
The Sponsor role in SharePoint Saturday A long topic of discussion around the SPS committee as well as the SharePoint community has been about the role that Sponsors play in the overall operation of a SPSEvent. The rise and fall…
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The Microsoft Surface Tested Eric approved. So thankfully many see me as anything further to a yes man or a shill. If something is better I usually will say it. If I think something is terrible and you ask me…
2012 PFE SPC Meet and Greet
Last year at SharePoint Conference 2011, we got together for a very successful meet and greet that resulted in 3 new hires for Microsoft. This year with even a higher demand for good engineers we’re hosting another event. This time…
Building a Sitting – Standing desk
Standing/Walking desk A simple search engine query and you can do hours of research on why standing more can pretty much keep you alive a lot longer than sitting. Let’s face it we sit all the time, in the car,…
Climbing Kili
Climbing Kili A recap and informational post on packing for and climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. The week before I set off to attempt to climb Mount Kilimanjaro my wife asked me a question that rings over and over in my head.…
Sharing The Point Africa Wrap up
Sharing the Point Africa 2012 In early September 2012 an expedition was launched that would truly embody the goal of Sharing the Point. Reaching under-served markets that usually wouldn’t have SharePoint events and would not experience what the SharePoint Community…
Let me tell you something about KIA
Let me tell you a little something about KIA. A year ago, quite honestly if you told me I would buy a Kia I would have told you that you’ve lost your mind. I, myself, have always been a Honda/Acura…
SharePoint 2013 Prerequisites Download
With the push of SharePoint 2013 (BETA) there will be a lot of folks wanting to put together a Dev server or a play ground. If you get to a situation where the beta prereq installer is failing on an…