Mike Walsh\'s WSS, Finland and more

As I feared (and the reason for me moving away from blogg.de) spam comments have taken the upper hand.

There are now too many for me to remove (which this interface only allows me to remove one at a time) and I can't block any comments so as long as this old blog exists I'm afraid these mostly offensive comments are going to stay listed.

My regrets, but there's not much I can do about it.

(and I won't see your comments here either because of all that spam)

Mike

The Google stats are showing that very few people have moved to the new blog sites

("So the main WSS FAQ items (along with other computer-related stuff will be moving to

http://mikewalsh.bilsimser.com/

and the Finnish stuff will be moving to

http://finnstuff.bilsimser.com/")

You're not only missing the information on the previous week's additions and amendments to the WSS FAQ site but also (so far) a couple of pieces slamming the proof-reading of a new (2006) apress book on SharePoint (that covers an area - extranets - that hasn't been covered before, but the Introduction chapter is woeful leading to worries about the quality of the rest of it).

So follow the new blog to see if it gets better when we get to the meat.

It's depressing to see those spam comments every day with no way to get rid of them.

So the main WSS FAQ items (along with other computer-related stuff will be moving to

http://mikewalsh.bilsimser.com/

and the Finnish stuff will be moving to

http://finnstuff.bilsimser.com/

(the Finnish stuff may be mirrored to a good Dutch site on Finland at some stage - I'll report back if I can get that to work)

In fact "will be moving" above is incorrect. Both addresses already have content.

Mike

I presume this (German) site will stay up for quite a while - the spammers alone ought to see to it remaining active ...

I'm moving the WSS and general computer experiences posts to another blog site.

Bil Simser has kindly provided me with this address

http://mikewalsh.bilsimser.com/

The RSS feed is here

http://mikewalsh.bilsimser.com/SyndicationService.asmx/GetRssCategory?categoryName=dasBlog

Please amend your records if you want to keep reading. I'll post in parallel for a few more weeks.

The Finnish postings will stay here for a while but may soon be also moving. I'll make sure their new address is available in both this location and the new location of the WSS posts.

The 100th edition here maybe but there were many more in the WSS newsgroup so there's nothing to celebrate I'm afraid !

Pity.

(This week's comes a day earlier because it's a holiday weekend and there's a lot of new stuff - especially web casts)

Note: All of the addresses of the KB / MS / Non-MS Articles below were valid at the time I added them to the WSS FAQ site and to this file. I can't guarantee that they still are.

(This is also posted to the WSS newsgroup at microsoft.public.sharepoint.windowsservices - web access via http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/newsgroups/server/sharepoint.mspx)

(Items are added to the WSS FAQ throughout the week so you will find new items more quickly by checking at wss.collutions.com or www.wssfaq.com daily.)

From 10th April - 16th April 2006 

I. KB Articles

New

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;917446

How to install SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 2 and Windows SharePoint Services Service Pack 2 in a deployment that uses SQL Server 2005 as the database back end

13th April 2006

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=916156

Description of the Windows SharePoint Services post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: March 28, 2006

7th April 2006

Modified

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=816954

Data that is not valid is synchronized to a SharePoint list in SharePoint Portal Server 2003 (ver 2.3)

4th April 2006

II. MS Articles

New

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastRegistrationConfirmation.aspx?culture=en-US&RegistrationID=1283707497

TechNet Webcast: SQL Server 2005 for the IT Professional (Part 6 of 11): New Application Design Patterns for Scalability and Availability and the Operational Implications of Service Broker (Level 200)

14th April 2006

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastRegistrationConfirmation.aspx?culture=en-US&RegistrationID=1283707476

Microsoft Dynamics Webcast: Microsoft Dynamics GP Project Time and Expense with Business Portal 3.0 (Level 300)

14th April 2006

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastRegistrationConfirmation.aspx?culture=en-US&RegistrationID=1283707279

MSDN Webcast: Building Collaborative Applications with the Next Version of Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services (Level 200)

14th April 2006

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastRegistrationConfirmation.aspx?culture=en-US&RegistrationID=1283707307

MSDN Webcast: Developing Workflows for the 2007 Version of the Microsoft Office System and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (Level 200)

13th April 2006

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=c090018e-e4b9-4828-9d19-1184e60989ba&displaylang=en

MSDN TV: Microsoft Office Access 2007 - Rich Client Solutions

13th April 2006

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastRegistrationConfirmation.aspx?culture=en-US&RegistrationID=1283707370

MSDN Webcast: New Features in Office InfoPath 2007 (Level 200)

11th April 2006

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastRegistrationConfirmation.aspx?culture=en-US&RegistrationID=1283707540

TechNet Webcast: IIS Logs and SQL Reporting Services IIS Log Pack: Digging into Your Data One Step at a Time! (Level 200)

11th April 2006

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastRegistrationConfirmation.aspx?culture=en-US&RegistrationID=1283707428

TechNet Webcast: Enabling Web and SharePoint Applications on the Internet with Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004 (Level 200)

10th April 2006

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastRegistrationConfirmation.aspx?culture=en-US&RegistrationID=9624512

TechNet Webcast: SQL Server 2005 for the IT Professional (Part 5 of 11): Effective Use of the New Management Tools (Level 200)

7th April 2006

http://www.u2u.be/patrick/advisor/Learn what Microsoft InfoPath can do for you.ppt

What Microsoft InfoPath 2007 can do for you (Partick Tisseghem - SharePoint Advisor Summit)

14th April 2006 (date added)

http://www.u2u.be/patrick/advisor/Building Web Parts the Smart Way.ppt

Building Web Parts the Smart Way (Partick Tisseghem - SharePoint Advisor Summit)

14th April 2006 (date added)

http://www.u2u.be/patrick/advisor/Handle those events.ppt

Handle those events (Partick Tisseghem - SharePoint Advisor Summit)

14th April 2006 (date added)

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastRegistrationConfirmation.aspx?culture=en-US&RegistrationID=1283707455

MSDN Webcast: Implementation and Tuning Best Practices for BizTalk Server Solutions (Level 300)

31st March 2006

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3114e58e-4a99-44f3-8fb3-e4c81a744f43&displaylang=en

Podcasts: Microsoft IT Showcase: How Microsoft IT Manages SharePoint Disaster and Recovery

22nd March 2006

Modified

None

III Non-MS Articles

New

http://www.ekegren.dk/blog/AddBlogComment.aspx?id=35

Tips for writing performance optimized code for SharePoint ? Part I (Michael Ekegren)

22nd December 2006

Modified

None

IV. WSS FAQ additions

http://www.asaris.de/sites/walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=610

Free WSS-related Programs -  Discovery Wizard for SharePoint (Quest)

V. WSS FAQ amendments

None

I'm getting fed up with the number of comments that I am getting that are just spam and which I have to remove every single day.

I'm also fed up with not having a No Comments option or an option to have a commenter repeat the letters from an image when posting.

I'm fed up with getting no replies when asking about this.

Finally I'm fed up that they now have Google ads over *my* blog items. If anyone should have Google ads together with my work it should be me!

P.S. I don't want to pay anything ...

Note: All of the addresses of the KB / MS / Non-MS Articles below were valid at the time I added them to the WSS FAQ site and to this file. I can't guarantee that they still are.

(This is also posted to the WSS newsgroup at microsoft.public.sharepoint.windowsservices - web access via http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/newsgroups/server/sharepoint.mspx)

(Items are added to the WSS FAQ throughout the week so you will find new items more quickly by checking at wss.collutions.com or www.wssfaq.com daily.)

From 3rd April - 9th April 2006 

I. KB Articles

New

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;915744

Description of the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: March 24, 2006

5th April 2006

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=915746

Description of the Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: March 21, 2006

31st March 2006

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=915774

Entries in a Microsoft Office 2003 Web Components PivotTable report may take longer to appear than you would expect

28th March 2006

http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;826412

You receive a ?The document could not be created? error message when you add a Visio 2003 template to the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Document Library (ver 2.2)

11th January 2006 (new here - SPS and WSS not in Applies To section)

Modified

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=829065

You receive a "You are not authorized to view this page" error message when you connect to the SharePoint Central Administration page in Windows SharePoint Services (ver 3.0)

30th March 2006

II. MS Articles

New

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=b64ac76f-0725-4091-a6b9-fa43377fc203&displaylang=en

MSDN TV: Introduction to Upcoming SharePoint Products and Technologies (Mike Fitzmaurice)

6th April 2006

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastRegistrationConfirmation.aspx?culture=en-US&RegistrationID=9555131

TechNet Webcast: SQL Server 2005 for the IT Professional (Part 4 of 11): Upgrade Considerations and Migration Paths (Level 200)

31st March 2006

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastRegistrationConfirmation.aspx?culture=en-US&RegistrationID=9555122

TechNet Webcast: Rapid Deployment of Large SharePoint Intranets and Extranets on IIS 6.0 (Level 300)

29th March 2006

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastRegistrationConfirmation.aspx?culture=en-US&RegistrationID=9555117

Microsoft Office System Webcast: Tips and Tricks for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services (Level 200)

28th March 2006

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastRegistrationConfirmation.aspx?culture=en-US&RegistrationID=9555106

TechNet Webcast: Increase Your Productivity with Free Discussion Database, Document Library, and Team Work Site Applications (Level 100)

27th March 2006

https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastRegistrationConfirmation.aspx?culture=en-US&RegistrationID=9555079

TechNet Webcast: SQL Server 2005 for the IT Professional (Part 3 of 11): Understanding Installation Options and Initial Configuration (Level 200)

24th March 2006

Modified

None

III Non-MS Articles

New

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/9e891378-0601-0010-5386-a3387f1b161b

Interoperability between SAP Enterprise Portal 6.0 and Windows SharePoint Services (SAP)

September 2005 (new here)

Modified

None

IV. WSS FAQ additions

None

V. WSS FAQ amendments

http://www.asaris.de/sites/walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=579

I.23.4 What is fixed in the fix packs to WSS Service Pack 2?

http://www.asaris.de/sites/walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=580

I.28.2 What is fixed in the fix packs for SPS 2003 Service Pack 2

My Acer Ferrari has decided that it is Friday the 10th of March (yesterday it decided it was Thursday the 9th of March so something is moving at least).

That is the wallpaper that comes up is March 2006 with that month's calendar visible even thought the computer is aware of the correct month.

If any of the three previous Acer Ferrari owners who commented on an earlier item are still around and have any (polite) suggestions on how to correct this, could they please send a comment to this item.

I've already written a long piece on the first edition of this book, which continues to be one of the four or so SharePoint (2003) books that are consistently recommended by most SharePoint experts.

There are two main differences between the second edition of the book and the first edition.

The first is typographical. The typeprint of the first book looked rather amateurish and almost as if it was the typesetting of a printout using courier. This meant that that edition of the book as well as being less satisfactory to read than the second edition also took up more space (more pages; fatter book) for what was essentially the same amount of content.

The second is that in a major revision the Office SharePoint Accelerators chapter from the first edition which also had the appearance of a filler to me has been dropped and instead there is a good chapter on "Visual Studio 2005 and the Microsoft Office System" thus doubling the number of chapters concentrating entirely on programming.

The question of course that you are asking is "if I have the first edition, should I buy the second?". That's hard to answer because we are now getting close to version 3 and some of these techniques won't apply there. What I would say is that if you need NOW to get an SPS 2003 installation up and running and especially if you intend to "improve" it then the Second edition is at the very least as highly recommended as the first edition. In fact as that replacement chapter is much more useful than the chapter is replaces, you should never buy the first edition if the second edition is available to you.

Just remember that like that first edition it demands from you a lot of work in setting up all the pieces of software he will be taking you through the usage of. If that's going to be a problem, don't buy it.

If you do buy it here are a few Amazon links (taken from the item on this book in the WSS FAQ site). By now the second edition of the book might be available from the UK and Germany at least in which case substitute  1590595750 for 1590593383 in those other links.

I worked in Sweden for five years and paid income tax at massive rates (marginal rate of tax 85%; average tax rate 50%). The main reason I left in fact was because paying those taxes was crippling me.

One of the things that those taxes paid for were people's state pensions which were quite high.

Recently I decided I'd find out (as part of a general look at my rather confusing - because I've worked in many countries - future pension entitlements) how much roughly in money terms I'd be getting from Sweden as a (part-) pension from the age of 65.

The answer as I quickly found out seems to be a big fat ZERO.

If you are a foreigner and have spent less than three years working in Sweden and then move away then you definitely get nothing.

If you've worked there for more than three years and then moved away then you might get something, but the Swedes decide. If they decide that you are already getting enough pension from other sources then you get nothing.

No doubt what they consider to be enough won't be what I consider to be enough so I'll be getting nothing.

Well actually, let's be fair. I was *also* paying pension contributions to the whitecollar workers fund for 5 years. When I left they gave me a piece of paper saying how much they'll be paying me a month.

It's important to note that what they will be paying me is the figure they told me in 1980 with no indexed increase since then.

In other words it's a magnificent 30 Euros a month which by the time I retire might just might buy me a meal.

All I can say is thank goodness I left Sweden after "only" five years. At least the Germans - where I moved to and spent the next nine years - *will* be paying me a pension based on what I paid into their system.

The Moral of this story:

Never, ever, go to work in Sweden unless you are planning to stay there until you retire.