10 SharePoint MVP’s reflect on 2011

Dan Holme asked for a bunch of us to reflect on last year and make some predictions for next year.  The results of his questionnaire can be found here. Responses to the Year in Review include comments from: Radi Atanassov Rob Bogue Geoff Evelyn Jason Himmelstein Debbie Ireland Asif Rehmani Chris Riley Jeremy Thake Sean [...]

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What Makes an IT Provider Great?

On December 28, 2011, in Internet, itgroove, Victoria, Victoria, Web Litter, by swallbridge

What Makes an IT Provider Great? That’s a question we ask ourselves at itgroove pretty frequently, so that we can live up to those standards and even exceed them. Based on what our clients tell us, here are a few of the traits of a really wonderful outsourced IT partner: They’re always accessible. You probably [...]

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Comedy and Rock Show–February 2nd–Crap, I’m going to be 40!

On December 28, 2011, in Victoria, Victoria, Web Litter, by swallbridge

Ticket Info: Get Tickets Here Crap, I’m turning 40 My wife asked me what I wanted to do for my birthday and after a brief ponder, it occurred to me that I love to play live music with my band mates, I enjoy a good comedy show and I like sharing a drink with friends. [...]

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When is it Time to Switch IT Providers?

On December 26, 2011, in itgroove, SharePoint, Victoria, Victoria, by swallbridge

There aren’t any easy answers to this question, but the fact that it comes up as frequently as it does means that a lot of companies out there aren’t entirely happy with the job their IT providers are doing. And so, if you find yourself wondering whether or not you should switch to a different [...]

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Happy Holidays Everyone

On December 25, 2011, in Victoria, Web Litter, by swallbridge

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, Pleasant Sunday everyone. And wishing all of you a terrific 2012. Picture below is the start of the kids scavenger hunt where they discovered they are going to Disney World.

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itgroove Blogs–One Stop Shopping

On December 20, 2011, in itgroove, Victoria, Victoria, by swallbridge

Jeremy in our office did a nice job of compiling all of our itgroove blogs into a single page on our website complete with the latest blog posts from each team member.  Just wanted to share it here so you can zero in on some great content. itgroove Blogs

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Using Forms Based Authentication (FBA)? Heads up. Like in 2007 there are a few limitations you need to be aware of

On December 16, 2011, in SharePoint, SharePoint 2010, SharePoint Foundation 2010, SharePoint Server 2010, by swallbridge

Like in MOSS 2007, there are a few things that won’t function properly (or at all) if you are using Forms Based Authentication (which requires Claims now, by the way, so keep that in mind too when upgrading from 2007). So, here’s a list of key functionality that won’t work if you are planning to [...]

Obscure SharePoint Document Library Errors–SQL log file disk could be full

On December 13, 2011, in SharePoint, SharePoint Foundation 2010, SharePoint Server 2010, SQL Server, by swallbridge

Ok, ran into a situation today with a customer where we don’t manage the actual Windows Servers and have no control over the file systems, monitoring, etc. In a perfect world, the disk space utilization issue would have been caught by systems monitoring/or the DBA. The Symptoms When a user tried to upload documents to [...]

How to expose Network Bindings in Windows 7

On December 12, 2011, in Windows, Windows 7, by swallbridge

If you suffer from having many network bindings like I do (several VPN clients and a need to tinker), getting to the appropriate options is buried in Windows 7. So, I thought I’d spell it out quick. 1. In your Network and Sharing Center, choose “Change Adapter Settings” 2. Choose Organize, Layout, Menu Bar 3. [...]

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The Rob Base SharePoint Workflow

And the song, if you don’t remember: Incoming search terms:are you rob baserob basefile server to sharepoint foundationworkflow rob baseyou are not rob base

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