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SharePoint SP2: “The B2B upgrader timer job failed.”

So I have done several SP2 upgrades. Depending on the size of the farm and number of databases it can take anywhere from 15 minutes to about an hour. Then I decide to upgrade our internal corporate farm. Two hours after I start I get it going but he ...[Read more]

Published: 8/1/2009 | 2  Comments | 0  Links to this post

Outlook 2010 Suggested Contacts

I noticed the yesterday that I had a HUGE number of duplicate contacts on my phone. I also noticed that I had all sorts of contacts that just did not belong. I sync my iPhone from our company Exchange Server from Outlook so of course I blamed my u ...[Read more]

Published: 7/24/2009 | 6  Comments | 0  Links to this post

Outlook 2010: First Impressions

I have been using Office 2010 for about a week now and here are some first impressions of Outlook 2010. Installation The installation was a breeze. You have the option to run 2010 along side 2007 as long as you use the 32 bit version of 2010. I op ...[Read more]

Published: 7/23/2009 | 6  Comments | 0  Links to this post

SharePoint 2010 Get your sneak peek right here!

Just in time for your summer viewing pleasure Microsoft is unveiling some of the new workloads for SharePoint 2010. Head over to the newly revamped Microsoft SharePoint Product site and catch Tom Rizzo, Paul Andrew and Richard Riley as they demonstr ...[Read more]

Published: 7/13/2009 | 0  Comments | 0  Links to this post

Azure Explanation for the Code Phobic

I found this great video explaining Azure. What is Windows Azure? http://blog.smarx.com/posts/what-is-windows-azure-a-hand-drawn-video I love the hand drawn approach to teaching. Just goes to show that the simplest teaching techniques are someti ...[Read more]

Published: 7/9/2009 | 0  Comments | 0  Links to this post

Windows Live Writer and Twitter

I just found a plug-in for Windows Live Writer that posts updates to Twitter when you publish a new post to your blog. Twitter Notify lets you format the tweet and prompts you when you publish a post. ...[Read more]

Published: 7/6/2009 | 2  Comments | 0  Links to this post

Book Review: Take Back Your Life

I love BEING organized…I hate GETTING organized. I made a promise to myself (dare I say a resolution) in January that each month I would take one step closer to getting myself organized. Actually this was a good time for me because I have been plann ...[Read more]

Published: 7/6/2009 | 5  Comments | 0  Links to this post

Add “Click to Call” to SharePoint People Search

At Catapult we recently implemented Unified Communications all the way to our phones. I love the functionality and reach provided by the UC solution. I love getting voice mail in my Inbox. I have to be more careful about my Communicator Status, but ...[Read more]

Published: 7/2/2009 | 0  Comments | 0  Links to this post