I was recently looking to brush up on my SharePoint skills, and came across this stunning collection of links to a vast array of MOSS resources:
http://www.sharepointblogs.com/mkruger/archive/2007/06/26/2007-moss-resource-links-microsoft-office-sharepoint-server.aspx
I hope it proves as useful to you as it did to me.05:59 GMT | Read comments(0)25 FebruarySkyDrive goes live
I have blogged previously about Microsoft's cloud storage offering known as SkyDrive. When it hit public beta it was offering 1GB of online storage.
It has now gone live, removing the beta tag and ramped up the storage to 5GB. Good news indeed.
There is one key piece of functionality missing:
Local Drive letter mapping
Access to 5GB of free online storage is of course extremely useful, but as the only interface to your data for uploading and downloading is a web page, it is not that easy to use.
And I am guessing that this is why Microsoft has not yet released a drive letter mapping interface for SkyDrive - usage will rocket as soon as they do.
I was chatting to Sophie, our four year old, yesterday whilst feeding our baby. Sophie was drawing on an Etch-a-Sketch like toy.
Sophie: Daddy, can you save on this?Me: No, sorry Sophie.Sophie: Why not?Me: Erm...there is nowhere to save toSophie: Well, can you print it out then?Me: Erm...no, sorrySophie: I wish you could
Then you will need to know which applications will run on the new platform.
Luckily Neil Hutson at Microsoft has provided us with the current view of Windows Server 2008 compatibility for the main Microsoft products over the coming year.
For the click-averse, I reproduce the information here:
I have had a number of customers and partners asking what "Microsoft" products will be supported at the Windows Server 2008 at launch and beyond? Fair question and below is the current status. I have placed them into four categories, RTM, H1 2008, H2 2008 and not supported. Hope this helps. What will support Windows Server 2008 at RTM? .NET Framework 2.0 (installed) .NET Framework 3.0 SP1 ( part of Application Server role ) .NET Framework 3.5 Dynamics CRM 4.0 Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Forefront Security Server 1.0 MOSS SP1 ( installation notes for Windows Server 2008) SQL Server 2005 SP2 System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (Formerly SMS) System Center Operations Manager 2007 Windows Sharepoint Services 3.0 SP1 ( installation notes for Windows Server 2008 ) Visual Studio 2008 WSUS 3.0 SP1 Clearly there are some critical applications which are included in this list, including SQL, Exchange, MOSS and Windows Sharepoint Services. We will ship the Hyper-V technology 180days after RTM. What are we planning to support in the first half of 2008? Dynamics AX 2009 MOM SP1 SCCM 2007SP1 System Center Essentials 2001 Forefront Client Security SP1 What are we planning to support in the second half of 2008? Application Virtualization 4.5 Commerce Server 2007 SP2 HIS 2006 SP1 MOM 2005 SP1 SQL Server 2008 System Center Essentials 2001 Windows System Center VMM 2.0 Windows Essential Business Server Windows Home Server vNext Windows HPC Server 2008 So What will not be supported? SMS 2003 System Center Reporting Manager Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006 and earlier Some server products are missing from the list. More will be known in the coming months, but this is a pretty complete list.
I have had a number of customers and partners asking what "Microsoft" products will be supported at the Windows Server 2008 at launch and beyond? Fair question and below is the current status. I have placed them into four categories, RTM, H1 2008, H2 2008 and not supported. Hope this helps.
What will support Windows Server 2008 at RTM?
Clearly there are some critical applications which are included in this list, including SQL, Exchange, MOSS and Windows Sharepoint Services. We will ship the Hyper-V technology 180days after RTM.
What are we planning to support in the first half of 2008?
What are we planning to support in the second half of 2008?
So What will not be supported?
Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006 and earlier
Some server products are missing from the list. More will be known in the coming months, but this is a pretty complete list.
In a break with previous major releases, Microsoft have made the Windows Server 2008 RTM product available to Technet Plus subscribers on the day of its release.
So far this is limited to the x64 code with x86 product promised for the next few weeks.
Did I say no announcement from Microsoft yet?
Well I am glad to say I was wrong
The title says it all. Congratulations to the Windows Server team.
Vista SP1 is also due to RTM today, although there has not yet been any communication from Microsoft announcing the fact.
Technet Plus and MSDN subscribers will be able to download both products in a week or two.
One day folks, one day.... we keep giving Google access to our information, who knows where it might lead?15:06 GMT | Read comments(0)24 JanuaryRetro Gaming with Elite Clone Oolite
I spent far too much of my youth playing various versions of Elite, from a friends Acorn Electron through my trusty ZX Spectrum+ to a friends PC at University.
So I was very pleased to come across the first rate copy of Elite that is Oolite. It is maintained for Windows, Linux and Macs, and is coded to make user mods easy and fun to develop.
Oolite was originally developed to a very high standard by Giles Williams, but version 1.65 is the last version he released before handing it over as an open source project.
Version 1.65 is still the last stable release, but versions up to 1.70 are available here for the adventurous.
The best source of information on Oolite is the Elite Wiki.
This could be my final chance to reach that pinnacle of space based fighting prowess that is known only as Elite....
03:42 GMT | Read comments(6)11 JanuaryNewsgator goes free - RSS Heaven?
As a long term blog reader I have been searching for what I consider the ultimate Blog reading configuration that would provide:
So Newsgators announcement yesterday that their main individual user product line is now available at no cost was interesting news to me. Having had a day to play with the system I can thoroughly endorse it.
I can now sync my Pocket PC first thing in the morning and do some Blog reading on the train. Then when I get to work I can sync my Pocket PC. So when lunchtime comes round, all of the blogs I read on the way to work are marked as such on my laptop. Perfect.
Other free products include a Mac reader and an Outlook integrated reader, along with a number of smaller tools to ease your bloglife.