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[SharePoint 2016] IT Preview Available and Backwards Compatible

by John Chapman | Aug 24, 2015 | SharePoint

Today Microsoft has made available an IT Preview of SharePoint Server 2016. Head over to the Microsoft website to download the ISO. After playing with the IT Preview for a few hours, here are my initial thoughts: SharePoint 2016 feels like a much more minor upgrade...

[SharePoint 2010] Fixing the web part on the blog site home page

by John Chapman | Jun 16, 2014 | PowerShell, SharePoint

After removing the blog posts web part on the home page of a SharePoint 2010 blog site, you may have noticed that there isn’t a simple way to get it back. There isn’t a web part in the Web Part Gallery to quickly and easily add it back or even add it to...

[Review 4.5/5.0] harmon.ie SharePoint Mobile App for iPhone and iPad

by John Chapman | Mar 2, 2014 | SharePoint

The harmon.ie Office 365 and SharePoint Mobile Client app for iOS allows users to easily connect to their SharePoint environments from their iPhones and iPads. After reviewing the app, I would give it a 4.5 out of 5. Adding a SharePoint site to the app is very simple...

[SharePoint 2013] Service Pack 1 Adds Half-Baked “Integration” with Office 365 and Yammer

by John Chapman | Mar 2, 2014 | SharePoint

After installing Service Pack 1 for SharePoint 2013, you may have noticed some new configuration options in Central Administration: Configure Yammer and Configure OneDrive and Sites Links. Thinking that there may have been some real integration between your on-premise...

My New Book: SharePoint 2013 WCM Advanced Cookbook [Packt]

by John Chapman | Jan 24, 2014 | SharePoint

My new book, SharePoint 2013 WCM Advanced Cookbook, was published yesterday. It’s available on Amazon. You can also download a sample chapter from the Packt website. Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/lutktay Sample Chapter: http://tinyurl.com/mqup5lb What you will...

[SharePoint 2010/2013] Migrating SharePoint 2010 with NewsGator Social Sites to SharePoint 2013

by John Chapman | Nov 20, 2013 | SharePoint

Check out my post over on the NewsGator Social inSights blog: Migrating SharePoint 2010 with Social Sites to SharePoint 2013: The Nitty Gritty. In the article I cover the basics of upgrading and migrating from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013 with NewsGator Social...