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Microsoft Releases Windows Azure Security Resources (Redmond Channel Partner)
Microsoft provided more information about security for Windows Azure, publishing a talk and white paper. The latest discussion comes from a recorded chat by Charlie Kaufman, Microsoft security architect for Windows Azure, which was published by Microsoft today. Kaufman described the broad concepts that enable security for Windows Azure customers, although he conceded at one point that Windows Azure security is "secure enough for some applications and not secure enough for others."

Workplace Slideshow: Effective Collaboration: Choosing The Right Tools (CIO Insight)
Since so many companies now employ teams to overcome issues and perform tasks, managing collaboration is one of the biggest challenges that many CIOs are facing. To some extent, getting employees to collaborate effectively means communicating ideas, and giving them the guidance they need to complete a task. But, CIOs are quickly finding that there are plenty of tools that can help employees work together in new ways, and perhaps complete a task more efficiently than they would have in the past. Choosing the right collaboration tools for your teams can be difficult. There are a bevy of options, from free to pricey, and it’s easy to get wowed by the bells and whistles. In fact, there are times when a CIO might opt to buy a costly collaboration solution that doesn’t actually work as well as a less expensive, or even free, alternative. We’ve highlighted the 10 best collaboration tools available – both free and paid – that you can provide to help your teams achieve effective collaboration.

Am I Ready? – Checklist Before Getting A Windows Phone (MobilitySite)
With less than 60 days till launch; a few friends and readers are approaching me with questions on how to be prepared for moving everything they have on their current smartphones into their new Windows Phones. This is an attempt to help out those who have already decided to make the jump into this innovative phone OS. If you have seen the demos and how Windows Phone 7 works; you probably have realized that most of the content residing in your phone is also stored somewhere in the clouds, either as a backup or it is the actual source of content in your phone.

Make Your Own Windows 8 Wishlist (PC Advisor)
Windows 7 may only be ten months old, but that hasn't stopped impatient PC enthusiasts speculating about Microsoft's next operating system, dubbed 'Windows 8'. Microsoft is keeping a tight lid on any information about Windows 8. However, back in June, leaked slides on the web indicated that, with its next client OS, Microsoft will push for near-instant start-up times, integrated facial recognition technologies, support for USB 3.0 and Bluetooth 3.0, compatibility across different devices through the cloud, and simpler streaming of movies and TV shows to any screen.

Microsoft Breakup Won't Happen (InformationWeek)
An article at Forbes.com argues that Microsoft might be able to compete better if it broke into smaller companies. It's an interesting thought experiment, but it's not going to happen. It seems crazy that Microsoft would ever entertain the idea of taking a knife to cut apart its own divisions. A little over a decade ago, even the government couldn't work up the courage to implement that solution as a remedy to Microsoft using Windows market share in anti-competitive ways. Although a lot has changed since then, Microsoft is still an important force in the tech world.

The Evolution of the Cloud Revolution - Part 1 (Directions Magazine)
When the computing age took off in the 1960s, powerful mainframe computers ran bulk data processes inside large organizations. At that same time, several companies realized they could take advantage of these large-scale systems by selling chunks of processing time to smaller companies that could not otherwise afford such a computer system on their own. Thus was born the concept of "time-sharing" services.

 

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SharePoint Dialog "Lightbox" Usage and Tricks (AskSharePoint)
If you have spent any amount of time with SharePoint 2010, you have seen the “lightbox” feature which allows the SharePoint user to remain on the same page, providing a pop-up dialog box, while dimming the background – very Web 2.0!

How Do I - Increase the SharePoint Foundation Site Template Size Limit (Cornelius J. van Dyk's SharePoint Brain Dump)
This one was undocumented in SharePoint 2007 / WSS 3.0 and is still undocumented in SharePoint 2010 / SPF.  I posted about this back in 2007 for the previous version, but was asked the same question in the SharePoint Support Forums.  A little digging and firing off a test confirmed that the command has stayed intact for the latest version as well.  Using STSADM from a command windows:

There Are No Business Data Types Loaded in the Catalog (Lightning Tools Blog)
The ‘There are no business data types loaded in the catalog’ can be very annoying when trying to use Business Data List Web Part as it seems your application definition file imported OK into the Shared Service Provider.

Logging to SharePoint 2010 ULS Log From Sandbox (Serge van den Oever [Macaw])
You can’t log directly from sandbox code to the SharePoint ULS log. Developing code without any form of logging is out of this time, so you need approaches for the two situations you can end up with when developing sandbox code:

 

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New Major Releases Coming Soon to a SharePoint Near You, Part 2 of 3: Calendar Plus Web Part (The Bamboo Team Blog)
Today, I get the honor of giving you a sneak peek to the highly anticipated new release of Calendar Plus Web Part. Before we get to the new release though, let me give you a quick reminder of how the current release (3.4) of Calendar Plus Web Part looks:

 

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Information Systems Analyst II - Nevada, CA
Nevada County seeks an Applications Programmer with expertise in .Net to join our development team.  The ideal candidate will have proven development experience with the following; ASP.NET, SQL Server, SharePoint, HTML, XML, and InfoPath.  Experience with SharePoint Content Management, Document Management, Visual Studio, and Silverlight are highly desirable.

Technical Architect - SharePoint - Lexington, KY
NDS is looking for a senior technical consultant in MS SharePoint 2010 and .NET 3.5/4.0 to work as a Solutions Architect. To participate in Enterprise Architecture team, perform systems analysis, perform architecture of enterprise applications, prototyping and coordinate with offshore technical teams for implementation. Work on multiple projects and critical support for its client. The client is a multinational company into high end consumer products manufacturing and sales worldwide based out of Lexington, KY. It is currently running a program to implement all its Web Applications and Enterprise Portals on SharePoint 2010. The candidate is supposed to support and design systems and modules, interacting with Business Analyst/Program Manager for functional requirements and offshore implementation team.

 

Microsoft Updates
Unable to see presence of users on a SharePoint website if they are not in a contact list (Microsoft Support)
The presence information for a Microsoft Office Communications Server user may not appear, or may appear intermittently in SharePoint. This behavior occurs when a user's Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) does not match the user's primary e-mail address or when the user has multiple e-mail addresses.

 

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