Owen Allen - The MOSS Garden
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Blogging Frequency vs. Work…
I was in one of those states the other day where I was coming down after a relatively long day of...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 03/27/2009
My Irish Heritage
In memory of today, I thought I’d look up my Irish heritage… Here it is. Thomas Eagar...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 03/17/2009
5 Minutes from 10 Years From Now
Can I Re-Tweet an entire blog post? John Mullinax has posted a blog entry that I’d like to Re-Tweet...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 03/11/2009
BlueThread on the Gannotti-Tube
I wanted to post a quick message telling folks that a SharePoint partner, BlueThread, is going to be...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 03/04/2009
SharePoint Online – doing some traveling…
SharePoint Online is part of Microsoft Online Services. It is a hosted environment for...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 03/02/2009
It’s All About the Content
File this under the category of another great web success story. See the NY Times...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 03/02/2009
Windows Live and Mobile Video – A Practical Application
OK, while this can be called a practical application, it’s more of a funny video posting. I...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 02/13/2009
Brightwork – Manage Projects on SharePoint
Eamonn McGuiness, of Brightwork, has started his blog again about project management. He’s...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 02/12/2009
FASTForward’09 – Virtual Conference Attendance
I’m heading to Las Vegas next week for the FASTForward’09 Conference. A lot is going to be...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 02/06/2009
Twitter Apps for the Phone
I made a new friend today… just what I was looking for. Top 5: Best Twitter...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 01/17/2009
New Phone – Samsung Epix (i907)
Another watershed day in history, occurring this mid-January. I broke down and decided to part with...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 01/17/2009
Puget Sound SharePoint Users Group Meeting – Jan 2009
Tonight we’ve got a great meeting going on at the Puget Sound SharePoint Users Group. There...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 01/15/2009
Way To Go, Live Mesh!
Wow! Live Mesh was awarded a Crunchie Award as the recognized Best Technology Innovation...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 01/10/2009
Gimmal Group Seminar – ECM and RM in a SharePoint World
I met with some great folks from the Gimmal Group last month and was pleased to learn that they are...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 01/03/2009
Change Your Pricing
Chris Brogran tweeted about a Seth Godin post about what happens to companies when they change their...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 01/02/2009
ECMSharePoint - Portal and Local Workshop Schedule
The ECMSharePoint (www.ecmsharepoint.com) portal is a new location on the web where information...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 12/18/2008
NFL Replay needs a new name
Patrick McManamon, of the Beacon Journal, suggests that the NFL replay system has grown too big for...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 12/17/2008
AIIM – Spreading the SharePoint Love – what?
My relationship with AIIM over the years has been fairly typical, I would guess – maybe a bit more...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 12/15/2008
Docs feel less vulnerable with IT Systems over Paper-based system.
Doctors who were trained using capable IT systems and who later practiced within a hospital, clinic,...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 12/06/2008
SharePoint ISVs - Do You Care Enough to Work the Room?
So, I was reading my own blog, and decided that I should review the last few months of Gary...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 11/11/2008
Today is Veteran's Day
“We’re gathered today, just as we have gathered before, to remember those who...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 11/11/2008
There's No Laughing in the Bookstore!
So, I was spending a few minutes at the Registration table for Dev Connections / SharePoint...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 11/11/2008
You Want Advertisers? Go Get 'Em.
I've been a fan of Gary Vaynerchuk for a while now, and I think this guy is definitely worth keeping...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 11/11/2008
Cloud Computing Smackdown
I enjoyed reading Thomas Claburn’s story yesterday from the Web 2.0 Summit. It caused me to...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 11/08/2008
How the Podcasting Kit for SharePoint Helps Tackle Corporate Communications and Training
Two challenges that are consistently recognized among organizations in most industries are those of...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 11/08/2008
NewsGator – Collaboration and Social Computing
NewsGator is holding two In-Person events for Collaboration and Social Computing in November. ...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 11/03/2008
SharePoint Email Management webcast with Colligo
Colligo has signed up our friend Joel Oleson to join them on a webcast discussing Email Management...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 11/03/2008
SharePoint Training Resources
SharePoint Training Resources Training Companies Ted Pattison Group MindSharp SharePoint Solutions...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 11/03/2008
A Day in the Life at PDC2008
Heh. I got a kick out of this lay-man's perspective of a typical day in the life at PDC. Having...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 10/31/2008
PDC2008 - Report #1
I'v ebeen attending PDC2008 this week and have been having a good time. It's so much fun to talk...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 10/29/2008
Comments on Yesterday’s Security Update
Intriguing article by Jon Oltsik on Cnet.com yesterday about Microsoft’s identification of and...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 10/24/2008
New Keynote Speaker for ECMSharePoint ‘08 Conference
Derek Burney, GM for SharePoint Platform and Tools, will be a keynote speaker at the ECMSharePoint...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 10/24/2008
Puget Sound SharePoint Users Group SPRINT Event
We’ve got such a great group of folks that are part of the Puget Sound SharePoint Users Group...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 10/24/2008
ECMSharePoint ‘08 Conference
I’ve been to a lot of ECM conferences and a lot of SharePoint conferences over the past years. ...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 10/21/2008
SharePint at PDC2008
If you are attending PDC2008, and you are a SharePoint developer or ISV-related friend, please join...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 10/21/2008
The Twitter Phenomenon
I started using Twitter for the 3rd time a week or two ago. The first two times, I stopped watching...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 10/20/2008
Handy Hanselman and Disk Space Freedom
Scott Hanselman has done it again with a useful and instructive reference guide for freeing up disk...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 10/20/2008
ROI – What are You looking at?
Gary Vaynerchuk has a wake up call for those who are serious about marketing. I’m trying to...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 10/11/2008
The Webcast
I delivered my first webcast with partners yesterday. Just about 5 minutes worth. I introduced a...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 10/03/2008
SharePoint at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2008
The SharePoint team will have a presence at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2008. Are any of you...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 09/29/2008
AvePoint Roadshow for DocAve
Many of you are probably familiar with DocAve, from AvePoint. They’ve been around for a while,...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 09/25/2008
The First Partner Webcast
Well, this will be interesting… It seems that the invitation has been out for a while, and the...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 09/23/2008
SharePoint VPC for Download
A quick heads up that the SharePoint evaluation VPC that is currently available for download from...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 09/22/2008
the conference
I was pointed to what appears to be a great web conference coming up the days prior to PDC. ...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 09/20/2008
Enterprise Mashups on the SharePoint Platform
I had a customer ask me today about what SharePoint had in the way of Mashup support. He had...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 09/18/2008
MSFT and RIM, Searching Nicely Together
MSFT and RIM announced a strategic partnership today to use Live Search on RIM blackberry...
Author: Owen Allen1 Date: 09/11/2008