Owen Allen - The MOSS Garden
Grow, SharePoint, Grow!
Downloadable Architecture Book for SharePoint Server 2007
If you are building a SharePoint site and haven't started to use the Planning and Architecture for...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 08/03/2007
SharePoint Sales top $800 Million
SharePoint is an amazing technology, and includes a broad collection of features. ...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 07/28/2007
New Puget Sound SharePoint Users Group
The first meeting of the Puget Sound SharePoint Users Group was held July 19th. Joel Oleson and...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 07/19/2007
Vista and Office 2007 Launch in Seattle
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to spend my first couple of hours delivering SharePoint...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 02/27/2007
I’ve been Tagged – 5 Things You May Not Know About Me
My old friend, Stefan Gosner, has turned on me and tagged me. Now I get to inflict the same...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 01/06/2007
Surprised for Christmas
Wowza. I still can't believe it. Kris heard about a friend that was in need of parting with a car,...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 12/27/2006
Add MSDN/TechNet Search to your IE7 Search Toolbar
In IE7, you've got the ability to customize teh search bar with different search providers. ...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 12/06/2006
Recommend Reading for December
Thanks, Lawrence, for a good list of reading materials while I'm waiting for Santa this month!...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 12/05/2006
Nice MOSS site - DirectEnergy.com
DirectEnergy.com has launched a good-looking site based on MOSS. Way to go! We need some...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 12/04/2006
Response to “What the heck is Microsoft SharePoint 2007?”
John Newton wrote an article about SharePoint last October and a customer was asking me about it...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 12/04/2006
SharePoint Services v3 and SharePoint Server 2007 Available for Download!
Wow, it seems like it was a long time ago when we started talking about this stuff, and it is...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 11/20/2006
Custom Central database Name for MOSS 2007
If you're the type of SharePoint Admin that wants to customize the chrome of your isntall all teh...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 11/15/2006
MSFT and Novell
The relationship between MSFT and Novell just took another incredible turn, the latest in a colorful...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 11/03/2006
Peter Jackson and the Next Story Platform
Wow. Peter Jackson and Microsoft have signed together to form Wingnut Interactive, a...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 10/24/2006
The rest of the Sydney posts
Well, my wife did a much better job than I did in keeping up with the Sydney posts... if you...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 10/22/2006
Marathon Race
I spent the morning today running tech support for Kris (the wife) who was running her first...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 10/01/2006
The Blog is Moving
The Blog is moving. This scares me in a way. I'm the kind of guy who has never (willingly) let an...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 09/29/2006
New Blog
I'm starting a new blog and here is post one. I've been blogging for over 3 years on...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 09/28/2006
Minesweeper (PC)
Humorous post about the politically correct travails of the Minesweeper game. From the Shell Blog,...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 09/28/2006
Office System Developers Conference Videos Available Online
This is great news. The session recordings for the Microsoft Office System Developers Conference are...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 08/01/2006
Microsoft PacWest SharePoint Server Newsletter – July 2006
Microsoft PacWest SharePoint Server Newsletter – July 2006 Update on Download Availability of MOSS...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 07/26/2006
Happy New Year
July of every year is a significant time for me. Many of you are rolling your eyes and saying, yeah...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 07/19/2006
Steak and Potatoes
Lately I’ve been working with a couple of customers that are working on web site redefinitions...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 05/19/2006
Blogging from Word
Blogging from Word? Say it ain’t so! Wow. Word 2007 now has the ability to upload blog entries...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 05/18/2006
Expression Web Designer
The Community Tech Preview (CTP) for Expression Web Designer was released last week. ...Installed!
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 05/17/2006
SP Conference
I've been attending the MS SharePoint Conference (Bellevue, WA) this week and having a good time....
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 05/17/2006
SharePoint Community Center
Summer is just around the corner, and it's time to hit the local Parks and Rec room to shoot some...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 05/12/2006
Catchup of some blog posts
It's been a while since I've posted, and my streak of consecutive months is gone, but for the 6 of...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 05/10/2006
BizTalk Server 2006 RTM
Another milestone reached for BizTalk Server, as BizTalk Server 2006 has been released to...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 03/28/2006
Office 2007 Delay? Actually, No.
There has been a lot of confusion over the announcement that Office 2007 would also reschedule its...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 03/27/2006
Team Hanselman Diabetes Walk
Way to go, Scott. On May 6th, Scott is going to be walking to fight diabetes with Team Hanselman....
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 03/20/2006
MS Office 2007 Beta 1 Technical Refresh
As usual, I've been too busy rfeading other blog posts about the recent announcements, sleeping, or...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 03/15/2006
Commerce Server and MSIB
Ryan Donovan, the force behind MS Commerce Server, posts about the next version of Commerce Server,...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 03/04/2006
MS and the Ipod Box video
I saw the posts talking about the "What if MSFT designed the Ipod box" video for the last week and...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 03/01/2006
Mashup for the people
Omar Shahine demonstrates his approach to Web 2.0 with his first Mashup. Very cool. What an...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 02/25/2006
MSDN and TechNet Virtual Labs
Take a look at the Virtual Labs that MSDN and TechNet are sponsoring. I've selected a few that are...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 02/21/2006
Content Editor web part and HTML goodness
Jason Mauer has posted an article about using the Content Editor web part within SharePoint to give...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 02/19/2006
Giving Good Presentation ... or Not.
I wish that I was able to put up my own content here, but these guys do a great job of covering the...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 02/05/2006
Mondosoft Acquires Navigo
Last week, Mondosoft announced the acquisition of Navigo. This is significant for SharePoint and a...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 02/05/2006
Thank You, Untitlednet.com!
Woo-Hoo! The XBOX 360 In-Store Inventory Tracker worked. The employees at Best Buy in Tukwila were...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 02/02/2006
Vignette to HP
Congratulation to Tom Hogan, until recently the CEO of Vignette, who yesterday it was announced took...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 01/27/2006
MIX 06
If you are a Web Designer, or involved in the construction of web sites, or if you do business on...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 01/25/2006
Bling, Bling!
This will put the shwizzle on the kibizzle. I'm probably not saying that right (I'm old), but...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 01/25/2006
Installation of MCMS 2002 with SP2
Having problems installing MCMS 2002 SP2? Let me know if you've installed it or if you are having...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 01/18/2006
SharePoint 2003 Doc Libraries and Icons
I'm caught up in learning all about the next version of Office "12" Server, but it's great to get...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 01/11/2006