The Sean Blog
The “Get Real Work Done” Button
If you find yourself living in your inbox, finishing the day with hundreds of e-mails sent and...
Date: 04/29/2013
TechEd–Awesome Free Training in HD
With summer starting soon (at least in the Northern Hemisphere), work slows down as folks head out...
Date: 06/18/2012
Shut Down Windows 8
I didn’t see this method in Paul Thurrott’s excellent Windows 8 Consumer Preview: Lock, Sign Off,...
Date: 06/15/2012
Microsoft Management Summit – Free Recordings
If you were not able to make it to MMS, or were unable to clone yourself to attend all the sessions...
Date: 04/26/2012
Modifying SharePoint Search Results
I have put up a post over on the PTS Blog that shows how to modify SharePoint Search results to...
Date: 09/06/2011
Leave me alone!!! (using Lync to NOT communicate)
Ubiquitous connectivity and communication sources are a blessing and a curse. It is amazing...
Date: 09/06/2011
File System Limitation
Apparently I am only the second person on the internet to hit this error (judging by my Bing search...
Date: 07/06/2011
Phishing and Modern Browsers
I got a rather official-looking phishing e-mail this evening, asking me to verify my Bank of America...
Date: 06/12/2011
Scripting a SharePoint 2010 install with Powershell
Clicking “next” “next” on an installer is sooo 2007. If you stand up and take down SharePoint...
Date: 03/17/2011
Windows 7 Deployment Options for Small and Midsize Businesses
The Microsoft Download Center has a neat poster (available in PDF, Visio, and XPS formats) walking...
Date: 03/14/2011
How to create a SharePoint 2010 web part page that inherits the site's left navigation
The subject line says it all… if you create a web part page in SharePoint 2010, by default you will...
Date: 03/09/2011
Automate PDF configuration for SharePoint 2010 via PowerShell
PowerShell and SharePoint 2010 go together like peanut butter and chocolate, and Toni Frankola has...
Date: 02/15/2011
Embedding a PowerPoint Deck on SharePoint 2010
If you have ever wanted to know how to embed a PowerPoint Deck on a webpage in SharePoint 2010...
Date: 02/01/2011
Updating passwords on SharePoint 2010
Today’s entry in the “Sean’s simple question about why a KB article had not been updated leads to a...
Date: 01/25/2011
Blogging with Partner Technical Services
Hello All- I just wanted to write a quick note to let you know that I will be splitting my blogging...
Date: 01/20/2011
Windows Phone 7 App of Awesomess
I am loving my new Samsung Focus, and have been adding in some applications, including the excellent...
Date: 11/22/2010
Free Code Sample Request Service from the Microsoft All-In-One Code Framework team
Just saw the following announced… we have a team of folks that will write code samples for free in...
Date: 11/11/2010
Outlook Rules for RSS
For staying on top of my external blog feeds, I use a web-based RSS reader that works quite...
Date: 10/31/2010
How Do I Use OneNote?
In older versions of OneNote, you were greeted on startup with a built-in OneNote Guide that walked...
Date: 10/04/2010
SharePoint 2010– Storman on Steroids
AKA… how to visualize the files you are storing in SharePoint. *Update on the below after having...
Date: 09/28/2010
Online Safety Resources
With school back in session soon (if not already), The Trustworthy Computing team has released a...
Date: 09/02/2010
Dynamic Desktop Wallpapers from RSS Feeds
I was listening to Windows Weekly on my Zune this morning, and Paul’s Pick of the Week was the Bing...
Date: 08/27/2010
Internet Explorer 8–Show Stop and Refresh Buttons Before Address Bar
By default, Internet Explorer 8 has the Refresh and Stop buttons on the right side of the address...
Date: 08/16/2010
Creating an Image Map in SharePoint Designer 2010
I’m not sure why this isn’t documented, but thought I’d share the solution in case someone is...
Date: 08/11/2010
Microsoft Ribbon for WPF RTW FTW
Did I fit enough acronyms (or as my editor friend corrects me… initialisms) in the title there? ;)...
Date: 08/05/2010
Windows Azure Training and Virtual Lab
If you haven’t had a chance to play around with Windows Azure yet, I just stumbled across a ton of...
Date: 08/05/2010
Audit your Outlook calendar permissions
By default, others within your organization can only see whether you are free or busy for a...
Date: 08/02/2010
PowerShell Reference on Bing
In today’s “that’s kind of cool”, it turns out you can use Bing’s Visual Search for more than...
Date: 07/30/2010
Linux Integration Services v2.1 for Hyper-V Released
Get them while they’re hot! Download here: Linux Integration Services v2.1 for Windows Server...
Date: 07/29/2010
Bridging from MOF Guidance to Microsoft Products
From an outside perspective, you might think that the Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) is...
Date: 07/29/2010
Windows Phone Developer Resources
I see over on the Windows Phone Developer Blog that the UI Design and Interaction Guide for Windows...
Date: 07/28/2010
SQL Server Best Practices Analyzer
The following screenshot will give a DBA severe indigestion (although I have to imagine it is not...
Date: 07/26/2010
Resolution to missing datasheet view with 64-bit versions of Office
I just saw the following from our Product Quality team, and thought I would pass along the...
Date: 07/26/2010
More than you wanted to know
If you haven’t made it to a TechEd, you are really missing out. Hundreds of super-smart...
Date: 07/26/2010
System Center Data Protection Manager 2010 Documentation
Jason Buffington’s Book on Data Protection for Virtual Data Centers is now available at Amazon and...
Date: 07/26/2010
Upgrading from SharePoint Portal Server and Project Server 2003 to SharePoint/Project Server 2010
I’ll get the ugly out of the way first… When developing Project Server 2010, the development team...
Date: 07/26/2010
Securing SharePoint and Project Server 2010
A year ago, I showed how to lock down SharePoint 2007 using the Security Configuration Wizard that...
Date: 07/23/2010
Learn Design with Expression Studio
In my last post, I linked to some great training available on learning web development with Visual...
Date: 07/23/2010
Learn Web Development with the Web Camps Training Kit
Courtesy of James Senior, I see that we have released the Web Camps Training Kit: July 2010...
Date: 07/23/2010
Multi-selecting emails in Hotmail
Although I love the new features of the updated Hotmail, one thing that has confused me is my...
Date: 07/23/2010
First SharePoint/Project Server 2010 Cumulative Update Available
Woohoo! After a bit of a delay (my calendar says it is July 22nd), the June CU is finally...
Date: 07/22/2010
Jumpstart your Windows 7 and Office 2010 Deployment
In case you are starting to evaluate the deployment of Windows 7 and Office 2010 in your environment...
Date: 07/21/2010
SLD, Disjoint and Discontiguous Namespaces, Oh My!
If your domain is setup as a Single Label Domain or with a Disjoint/Discontiguous namespace, head on...
Date: 07/21/2010
Microsoft Security Essentials Beta
Just saw this over on the Windows Team Blog... it looks like the Microsoft Security Essentials team...
Date: 07/20/2010
Office 2010 IT Professional User Readiness Resources
If you are planning an upcoming rollout of Office 2010, the Office team has released some readiness...
Date: 07/20/2010
Windows 7 Deployment Resources
Overview (100-200 level) Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.6 Guide AppLocker Step-by-Step Guide...
Date: 07/20/2010
System Center Essentials 2010 Resource Kit Now Available
System Center Essentials 2010 has been out a few months (download Microsoft System Center Essentials...
Date: 07/20/2010
Microsoft Project 2010: The Missing Manual
I just got my printed copy of Microsoft Project 2010: The Missing Manual by Bonnie Biafore, that I...
Date: 07/09/2010