SharePoint4RealFolks

"To the cloud..." Well that was the plan. I have been using the Office 365 for some time but went full force with it today. Like I usually do I just started clicking install everything...next...next...next. Well the end result was nice. I have a new domain, email, Sharepoint team site (which is public). I was able to hook it all up to my SP Workspace 2010, iPhone (email and moshare app). That's when Lync bit me. Don't get me wrong, I love Lync...I just don't love how it is not backward compatible. At all, with Communicator. Well after doing some digging I ran across this link . This was a start. So after some work here is what I had to do to get it to work for me. First, my story: I had Office Communciator 2007 R2 installed. I was running Windows 7 x64 with a ton of stuff on it. I installed the Office 365 Beta and then Lync 2010. Lync2010 Worked great with Office 365. But alas when I attempted to enter settings for the work IM on 2007 R2 it was a n

I have decided to rev up my blog again. After spending a few years in management in both the airline and healthcare industry it is time to do something new. I have decided to contract as a Sharepoint developer, administrator and implementation specialist. I figure since I have been building with this tool since it first came out I should start leveraging all that knowledge that I keep inside. I am not sure how often I will write up information or what my topics will be. Generally I see this as something that can drive me to write: Feature Articles on making SharePoint do something for business. This can range from workflows OOB or in Studio using C#. It may also include CM, Document Management, or other solutions. Development - This can be anything from feature stapled enhancements to custom web parts. As I find something useful or learn something new I will share it with the world. I may even go over some of my older solutions as well. Administration / Configuration - Just setti