Late Night with Nate Baum

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Future Proofing SharePoint Customizations

I had a question come in from a customer who is currently on SharePoint 2010 running...

Author: Nate Baum - MS Date: 05/14/2013

SharePoint Conference 2011–It’s a Wrap!

It’s hard to get a grasp of just how far reaching and impactful SharePoint is these days, but...

Author: Nate Baum - MS Date: 10/11/2011

Windows Phone 7–Getting Started and Key Apps

I thought with the recent availability of Windows Phone 7 on Verizon and with all four major...

Author: Nate Baum - MS Date: 06/12/2011

I was in a customer meeting yesterday and a common question came up: “what other companies are using...

Author: Nate Baum - MS Date: 07/20/2010

SharePoint 2010 Governance Resources

Technorati Tags: I’ve had several customers ask me recently for SharePoint 2010 governance...

Author: Nate Baum - MS Date: 07/08/2010

Microsoft Productivity Hub 2010 – Coming Soon to a download center near you

One of the common questions I heard as a consultant when SharePoint 2007 launched was “how can...

Author: Nate Baum - MS Date: 06/27/2010

Pictures, Pictures Everywhere

As I’ve been demo’ing SharePoint 2010, Outlook 2010, and Exchange 2010 a few recurring questions...

Author: Nate Baum - MS Date: 06/16/2010

SharePoint 2007 and Office 2010

I received an interesting question this week from a customer, and something that seems like a fairly...

Author: Nate Baum - MS Date: 06/04/2010

SharePoint 2010 People Search – Missing Content Mystery Solved

A quick post on an issue I hit today with the SharePoint 2010 beta – updates to user profile data...

Author: Nate Baum - MS Date: 04/13/2010

SharePoint 2010 Training

One question that I’m hearing more and more often from customers and partners is “how can I get...

Author: Nate Baum - MS Date: 04/09/2010

A week at TechReady and a Spring Resolution

While I just built a snowman (actually snow' “woman”) last Saturday with my kids, I’m fully in...

Author: Nate Baum - MS Date: 03/30/2010

SharePoint 2010 Video Planning Resources

I’ve done several SharePoint 2010 demos and presentations and it seems that almost every time I demo...

Author: Nate Baum - MS Date: 12/29/2009

Stsadm Resources

It’s been FAR too long since my last blog post. November came and went as I did SharePoint 2010...

Author: Nate Baum - MS Date: 12/21/2009

SharePoint Conference 2009 Recap – What’s Hot in SharePoint 2010

I’m just now recovering from the SharePoint Conference and catching up on customer requests. I...

Author: Nate Baum - MS Date: 10/27/2009

SP Conference – quick tips on connectivity

I ran into a few odd issues accessing MySPC and I helped a few different folks with some...

Author: Nate Baum - MS Date: 10/20/2009

SharePoint Conference 2009: Taking off the covers

It’s finally here! The biggest day for SharePoint enthusiasts in 3 years. There were A LOT of big...

Author: Nate Baum - MS Date: 10/19/2009

Site security: secure down or secure up?

I’m sure most of you are aware of how flexible SharePoint is in terms of securing content. There are...

Author: Nate Baum - MS Date: 10/05/2009

Ramping up on data warehouse design

As many of you know PerformancePoint Server is now licensed as part of the SharePoint Enterprise...

Author: Nate Baum - MS Date: 09/30/2009

Workflow security – options for locking down a document

I recently was asked by a customer how they would go about setting up a workflow process where the...

Author: Nate Baum - MS Date: 09/28/2009

New Guidance on Developing SharePoint Applications

I’ve had several customers ask me how they can develop a process within their organization to...

Author: Nate Baum - MS Date: 09/06/2009

InfoPath 2010 Overview Video and Content – Eliminating the Clicks

I spent a little time last week reviewing some of the new InfoPath 2010 features and content. One...

Author: Nate Baum - MS Date: 08/24/2009

Explaining SharePoint to your Mom

A colleague just pointed me to a great new video produced by Common Craft called SharePoint in Plain...

Author: Nate Baum - MS Date: 08/16/2009

Discussion Boards and Content Types

My last night in Seattle/Redmond. I have one day left of SharePoint 2010 Developer Ignite training...

Author: Nate Baum - MS Date: 08/03/2009

A Scorching TechReady and the Deploy Now Versus Later Question

One day left at TechReady 9 and I’ve already had a great week. The record-setting heat in Seattle...

Author: Nate Baum - MS Date: 07/31/2009

TechReady - Ready to Sizzle

Twice a year Microsoft puts on a Microsoft-only technical conference called TechReady. I’m fortunate...

Author: Nate Baum - MS Date: 07/27/2009

SharePoint Surveys – Overview and Links

A few months ago I looked high and low for a simple table/list covering SharePoint survey...

Author: Nate Baum - MS Date: 07/15/2009

Big Day at the WPC

Today ended up being a big day of announcements at the Worldwide Partner Conference. Office 2010 was...

Author: Nate Baum - MS Date: 07/14/2009

SQL Database Guidance for a non-DBA

I've done a lot of development work, and obviously a lot with SharePoint, but I'm not a DBA. So when...

Author: Nate Baum - MS Date: 07/13/2009

Happy New Year!

Hi there. My name is Nate Baum and I'm a long-time blog reader, first-time blogger. Happy New Year?...

Author: Nate Baum - MS Date: 07/09/2009