The SharePoint 2010 online management / editing options are excellent for most common tasks, but sometimes you have to resort to the excellent SharePoint Designer to get the job done. One of the most common examples of this is the requirement to use SharePoint Designer should you need to edit the URL of any “List” …
iFilters are “translators” that Microsoft products can use to enable search indexing of different file types. Products that take advantage of iFilters include; – SharePoint (2010) – SQL Server (In particular the “SQL Server Full Text Search” service) – Windows Desktop Search iFilters; Microsoft Office – (Includes; 2010, 2007, 2003, OneNote, Visio, Publisher, ODF and …
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SharePoint virtualization is an oft discussed area of IT consolidation and thus features a number of opinions and guidelines. One of its most misunderstood areas is database virtualisation. Whilst it is generally felt that the database foundation of the system should not be virtualized (as with almost all virtualization projects, the inclusion of the database …
SharePoint is a very powerful and flexible tool. However, there are some areas where it’s not as simple as logging into the admin area of it to change the way it works. Sometimes you have to get “down & dirty” with it to make it do what you need it to do. Sometimes even for …