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Monthly Archives: May 2010
SharePoint 2010 – SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Database upgraded from 4GB to 10GB…coollll
Begining of this month, for SQL Server Express users, Microsoft SQL express team has increased the maximum database size in SQL Server 2008 R2 Express from 4GB to 10GB….hurrayyyyyyy. SQL Server 2008 R2 Express with Tools and SQL Server 2008 R2 Express with Advanced Services will allow 10GB databases as well….the database size limit is the only limit they updated in SQL Server 2008 R2 Express. SQL Server 2008 R2 Express is still limited to 1 CPU and 1 GB or RAM. the database size limit in previous versions of SQL Server Express (including SQL Server 2005 Express and SQL Server 2008 Express) stays unchanged at 4GB.. To download the latest SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Click here and select the SQL Server 2008 R2 Express from the Left pannel.
Thanks to Todd Klindt’s SharePoint Admin Blog for demonstrating the upgrade procedure to SQL Server 2008 R2 Express.
SharePoint 2010 – At a glance
Users who wants to know more about SharePoint 2010…i’ve come across few links which i want to share with you all…!!!
http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2009/10/19/sharepoint-2010.aspx
http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/en-us/Pages/default.aspx
http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/en-us/SharePoint-Online/Pages/default.aspx
http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/en-us/Pages/Videos.aspx?VideoID=3
http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/en-us/product/Pages/Features.aspx
http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/en-us/community/Pages/default.aspx
SharePoint 2010 Licensing details
Microsoft Office 2010 – Cool product
Microsoft is now very much serious about their Productivity wagon modification…Cool features has been introduced and this time, they try to integrate their own server products, well intact with other microsoft products. Outlook has new feature for multiple exchange account configuration, Installation is very easy..it just grab the old configuration and convert it to 2010 formats..Social connectors…Word 2010…new document templates…great start…i’m really enjopying the product….
Some of the useful link to know about this product
http://techcrunch.com/2009/07/13/the-complete-guide-to-microsofts-office-2010/
http://www.microsoft.com/office/2010/en/download-office-professional-plus/default.aspx
Windows 7 cool gadgets
Hyper-V Monitor Gadget for Windows Sidebar a cool one..try it.
Wired Network MeterV5 cool one
Microsoft Exchange Server – Remote wipe on iphone 3Gs
Remote Wipe – on iPhone
This feature is available on Mobile Me for iPhone, but you have to subscribe this account…if you have exchange server in your organization/company….below article is for you guys…!!!
Mobile phones can store sensitive corporate data and provide access to many corporate resources. If a device is lost or stolen, that data can be compromised. Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 / 2007 provides a remote device wipe feature. You can issue a remote device wipe command from the Exchange Management Shell. Users can issue their own remote device wipe commands from the Microsoft Office Outlook Web App user interface. (For users to do their remote wipe from Outlook Web Access->log into their Outlook Web access->on the right top, there will be a menu called “Options”->click Options–>on the left pane…you will find “Mobile Devices”–>click and select “Wipe all Data from Device…”)
The remote device wipe feature also includes a confirmation function that writes a time stamp in the sync state data of the user’s mailbox. This time stamp is displayed in Outlook Web App and in the user’s mobile phone properties dialog box in the Exchange Management Console.
So to test this feature, i’ve done the remote wipe from my Exchange server to my iPhone 3Gs…(This server should be mailbox store where the mailbox properties of each user displayed) as displayed below.
Select the user whom you want to do the remote wipe, Click on Manage mobile device…
From the “Managed mobile device for….” area, select the iPhone, which is listed for this particular user, and at the bottom area where “Action” pane….select “Perform a remote wipe…” and then click “Clear” button.
IF YOU ARE DOING THIS AS A TEST, MAKE SURE THAT YOU TAKE A BACKUP OF YOUR IPHONE FROM ITUNES FOR LATER RESTORE MODE…VERY IMPORTANT.
Once this action is done, the next sync from the mobile to the server, Wipe command executes on the iPhone device..and screen goes blank….cool..No tention about the contacts or data.
Now the hardest part is …this sounds great on, when you lost your iPhone and your IT team secure your data safe…!!!! but if you are doing a test on your own iPhone…errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
After the remote wipe…iPhone just hung and display only Apple logo….for a very long time…(i never had a patient to wait…so i hard boot it…still the same logo smiling at me…and my colegues are telling me…”I told you…i told you…)
Next step is to take the iphone to the next level….First Switch off the phone.. take it to DFU mode!!!! What is this? DFU (Device Firmware Upgrade) mode is not the same as restore mode. DFU mode bypasses the current OS installed and allows you to upgrade or downgrade your OS.
ENJOY…!!!!
How to activate Microsoft Office 2010 product
Once you installed the Office 2010, the product needs to be activated…for that open Word 2010 (or any product) and go to File, Help, then you will find the below image on your right side and click change product key, enter the correct product key and click continue…then press install…once it is done, close the program and re-open it…
You will find that the product is activated…!
Microsoft Outlook 2010 – Social connector
The all-new Outlook Social Connector connects you to the social and business networks you use, including Microsoft SharePoint, Windows Live, and other popular third-party sites, so you can get more information and stay in touch with the people in your network without leaving Outlook…..Stay up-to-the-minute with the people in your networks by accessing everything from e-mail threads to status updates in one single, centralized view.
Stay up-to-the-minute with the people in your networks by accessing everything from e-mail threads to status updates in one single, centralized view.
| Synchronize your contact data right into Outlook 2010 and obtain information about your friends and colleagues. See status updates from various networks and recently posted files—even view shared photos |
| Connect to SharePoint Server 2010 social data and receive updates from your workplace, such as newly posted or tagged documents, site activity, and more. |
| Easily track your communication history. Use the Outlook Social Connector to display a quick view of related Outlook content when you click on a contact’s name, such as recent e-mail conversations, meetings, and shared documents. |
Top 10 benefits of Outlook 2010 – using Microsoft Office professional plus…this version has the social connector…all you need is to install it
Top 10 benefits of Outlook 2010 using Business Contact Manager – using Microsoft Office professional plus
Connecting Outlook to each social network requires a provider. To get started, download and install social network provider for Outlook.
Linkedin Outlook 2010 connector, download here once you finish installing it, re-start Outlook 2010
Enjoy…!!!!
SharePoint 2010 – Load control template file /_controltemplates/TaxonomyPicker.ascx failed!!!!
Running SharePoint 2010 Server running on Windows 2008 R2, Virtual Machine
On the application event…following error even keep on comming…Load control template file /_controltemplates/TaxonomyPicker.ascx failed:
Resolution
Locate the file “TaxonomyPicker.ascx” in the Controltemplates directory of the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\TEMPLATE\CONTROL TEMPLATES\ and search for the following line Control className="TaxonomyPickerControl" .... locate ‘,’
and replace ‘,’ with ‘,’... and then save the file. This will resolve the error.
Sharepoint 2010 – Outgoing mail configuration
Outgoing e-mail is the foundation on which site administrators can implement several useful e-mail notification features. These features help end users track changes and updates to individual site collections and enable site administrators to deliver status messages. After you configure outgoing e-mail, users can create alerts to track items in a site. If you want to configure outgoing e-mail for a specific Web application, you must first configure the default outgoing e-mail for all Web applications in the farm. If you configure the outgoing e-mail for a specific Web application, that configuration will override the default configuration for all Web applications in the farm. Before you can enable outgoing e-mail, you must determine which SMTP server to use. This SMTP server must be configured to allow anonymous SMTP e-mail submissions. The SMTP server can be a server in the farm or outside the farm.
To install the SMTP service
- Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Server Manager.
- In Server Manager, click Features.
- In Features Summary, click Add Features to open the Add Features Wizard.
- On the Select Features page, select SMTP Server.
- In the Add Features Wizard dialog box, click Add Required Features, and then click Next.
- On the Confirm Installation Selections page, click Install.
- On the Installation Results page, ensure that the installation is complete, and then click Close.
SMTP service on Windows Server 2008, you must use Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Manager… Make sure that you install IIS 6.0 Management tools in Server Manager
To configure the SMTP service
- Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Manager.
- In IIS Manager, expand the server name that contains the SMTP server that you want to configure.
- Right-click the SMTP virtual server that you want to configure, and then click Start.
- Right-click the SMTP virtual server that you want to configure, and then click Properties.
- On the Access tab, in the Access control area, click Authentication.
- In the Authentication dialog box, verify that Anonymous access is selected.
- Click OK.
- On the Access tab, in the Relay restrictions area, click Relay.
- To enable relayed e-mail messages from any server, click All except the list below.
- To accept relayed e-mail messages from one or more specific servers, follow these steps:
- Click Only the list below.
- Click Add, and then add servers one at a time by IP address, or in groups by using a subnet or domain.
- Click OK to close the Computer dialog box.
- Click OK to close the Relay Restrictions dialog box.
- Click OK to close the Properties dialog box
and make sure that on the service…Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)…set to automatic.
To configure outgoing e-mail for a farm by using Central Administration
- In Central Administration, click System Settings.
- On the System Settings page, in the E-Mail and Text Messages (SMS) section, click Configure outgoing e-mail settings.
- On the Outgoing E-Mail Settings page, in the Mail Settings section, type the SMTP server name for outgoing e-mail (for example, mail.company.com) in the Outbound SMTP server box.
- In the From address box, type the e-mail address as you want it to be displayed to e-mail recipients.
- In the Reply-to address box, type the e-mail address to which you want e-mail recipients to reply.
- In the Character set list, select the character set that is appropriate for your language.
- Click OK.
To configure outgoing e-mail for a specific Web application by using Central Administration
- In Central Administration, in the Application Management section, click Manage web applications.
- On the Web Applications Management page, select a Web application, and then in the General Settings group on the Ribbon, click Outgoing E-mail.
- On the Web Application Outgoing E-Mail Settings page, in the Mail Settings section, type the SMTP server name for outgoing e-mail (for example, mail.fabrikam.com) in the Outbound SMTP server box.
- In the From address box, type the e-mail address (for example, the site administrator alias) as you want it to be displayed to e-mail recipients.
- In the Reply-to address box, type the e-mail address (for example, a help desk alias) to which you want e-mail recipients to reply.
- In the Character set list, click the character set that is appropriate for your language.
- Click OK.
Once you finish all these…please note that Sharepoint 2010 has a tight integration towards Exchange Server.. If you have an in-house server for mail, on the edge server, you should create a Send connector for the SPS server as an SMTP.
Thats all…
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