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Microsoft announced a new hosted-software service called Office Live Workspace. It’s currently in beta (you can preregister for the beta HERE).
Office Live Workspace provides users with a web-based workspace to share and collaborate on documents created with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. Think of it as SharePoint Lite. They will provide you with 250MB of storage […]

Well, I’m sitting here staring at a kid with a Mickey Wizard hat… I must be at Orlando airport.
It was a pretty good week down here. I got a lot of people excited about SharePoint 2007 and they learned a lot about how to manage and customize their SharePoint sites. One of the things I […]

Here’s the 2nd part of the MOSS Server overview from InfoWorld. In this article, they are covering Groove:
At its most basic, Office Groove 2007 is a client-based application that allows Groovers (our term for Groove users) to share documents on their local PCs with others who have access to their Groove space; they can share […]

I’m a big fan of Google Earth. I think it’s a great tool to get kids interested in geography and history. It’s also cool for adults, allowing you to virtually tour the world (so to speak).
So this bit of news caught my eye:
Google Earth to launch Sky for stargazers
Popular mapping service Google Earth will launch […]

Here’s a link to an article in InfoWorld (Part 1 of 5) that talks about SharePoint 2007 and the different varieties of versions available. It also includes a breakdown of licensing costs (see the lefthand side of the page):
InfoWorld SharePoint 2007 pt. 1

Here’s an interesting article about using the Apple iPod as a recording device. There’s some YouTube videos about a guy that recorded his entire album using an iPod and some Belkin device. Essentially it’s a “live album” with no overdubbing, but still interesting…
Lay Down Tracks on Your iPod

Here’s a good article from Loraine Lawson at IT Business Edge discussing how SharePoint 2007 is Microsoft’s move to lock customers into the Office 2007 suite.
As I’ve said before, the critical difference between SharePoint 2007 and prior versons is that SharePoint 2007 is a “business platform”. Businesses and organizations can build their business structure on […]

I saw this in USA Today:
Justine Ezarik, a Pittsburgh graphic designer and active Internet blogger, got her first bill on Saturday. She says it was so huge — 300 pages — it was delivered in a box. AT&T detailed every text message and Internet use for her billing period. “This is so silly,” she told […]

The technology press (and even mainstream media outlets) has been reporting on this “incredible” virtual world called Second Life.
And I just don’t get it.
If you don’t know, Second Life is a virtual world developed by a company called Linden Labs. This virtual world allows users (called Residents) to interact with one another via avatars (an […]

North Denver News - Surgically alters thumbs to better use iPhone
Thomas Martel, 28, of Bonnie Brae is a big guy. So he has a hard time using the features on ever-shrinking user interfaces on devices like his new iPhone. At least, he did, until he had his thumbs surgically altered in a revolutionary new surgical […]

Here’s a good overview of SharePoint 2007 server sizing and configuration:
Notes from the field: Best Practice SharePoint 2007 Designs

Hi Ho, what do you know, I’m on Facebook now…

I’ve been hearing a lot of buzz about Facebook lately since they opened up their APIs and people are developing applications for it like crazy. So I figured I would go and check it out.
I knew it was another social networking site like MySpace, but I […]

In light of all of the recent questions (and eventual recalls) about the quality of Chinese goods, here’s an article from Popular Science that talks about China’s Tech counterfeiting and cloning industry. The article uses clones of the iPhone as a narrative, but I found this most interesting:
Company Copy
In 2006, NEC, one of the 25 […]

Here’s a list-style article that gives you 10 reasons to deploy Microsoft SharePoint 2007. I disagree with the order, but it’s a good rundown of the new features in the product.
10 reasons to deploy Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
In particular, #2 (Offline Access), 3 (Workflow), 5 (Outlook Sync), and 7 (Better Navigation) seem to get […]

Here’s an article that discusses the next release of Visual Team System (aka Rosario). It looks like we’ll see better and stronger integration with Project Server:
Microsoft releases first CTP of Rosario