Neall Alcott

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Microsoft SharePoint 2007 is such a hot product right now. It seems like everyone is deploying it. And for good reason… Microsoft did a very good job of taking SharePoint 2003 and listening to their customers wishes. As a result, SharePoint 2007 has become a great business platform that allows individuals, teams, and organizations build […]

Here’s a good article that provides an overview of the tools and technologies involved when developing in SharePoint 2007.
Know your options for developing with SharePoint 2007