Tag: Video

SharePoint Foundation and PDFs video

For subscribers to my Guide I have created a 30 minute video that shows you step by step how to index PDFs with SharePoint Foundation 2010. The video also shows you how to display a PDF icon in SharePoint Foundation 2010 rather than just the generic one.

 

This video is the companion to the recently added chapters to the Windows SharePoint Operations Guide. What I am trying to do now is to create a video for every major component of the Guide because most people haven’t got the time to dedicate to learning the details. So providing a video is a quick way to get a good overview of the topic and then there is always the normal Guide to fall back on to get the exact details and screenshots of what needs to be done.

 

I have uploaded the video to humyo.com but for what I can work out I need to individually share it, which is a bit of a pain. So for the time bring if any subscriber wants access just email email me (director@ciaops.com) and I’ll make it available. Going forward I’m still looking for a good way to store and share video (and large files) via an individual login. If you have a suggestion I’d love to hear about it.

 

The next video I’ll be working on will take you through the process of migrating WSS v3 databases to SharePoint Foundation 2010. I’ll be doing this on SBS 2008 so that base also gets covered as well. Look out for that video soon.

 

Remember that I have now included videos like those mentioned above in both the Migration and SBS packs (if relevant). Thus, if you don’t believe the complete Guide is a worthwhile investment for your SBS world then the SBS Pack now includes not only SharePoint Foundation 2010 information and video tutorials.

 

More information about the Windows SharePoint Operations Guide can be found at www.wssops.com.

SharePoint Foundation on SBS 2008 – the video

I have just made available to all Windows SharePoint Operation Guide subscribers 3 videos that cover the whole process of getting SharePoint Foundation 2010 running on SBS 2008. These videos cover how to install the prerequisites, SharePoint Foundation 2010 on SBS 2008 as well as migration of existing Companyweb data.

 

I will be updating the Guide documentation to cover all the information in these video but I wanted to make sure that subscribers had access to this as soon as possible. Going forward I am planning on doing more video tutorials for subscribers as I think they arte generally an easier way to convey information quicker.

More Office 2010 videos

I’ve upload two more Office and SharePoint 2010 videos from a presentation I did recently.

 

The first video focuses on the changes that Office 2010 brings applications like Word including the ability to save directly to Skydrive.

ABD not ABC

One of the things that they ‘teach’ people about sales is that you need to A.B.C., that is Always Be Closing. It is the stuff of legendary sales people as these videos demonstrate:

Glengarry Glen Ross – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TROhlThs9qY

Boiler room – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIT_RMHwCEU

 

However, I believe that what a successful business or person does is A.B.D., that is Always Be Delivering.

 

I can’t tell you the number of people who I come across that are always promising this and promising that but basically never deliver. Many are serial offenders to a point now where their reputation (at least with me) is totally shot. I hate unreliable people because it means that if I need their input on something, typically their inability to deliver the goods reflects poorly on me and that I won’t stand for. I can certainly understand something happening occasionally to prevent this but when it happens constantly they leave me no option but to shy away from asking them for anything.

 

They however remain constantly ‘selling’ me on what they can offer. They constantly believe they are ‘closing’ me but I can tell you that failing to deliver just doesn’t cut it. I’ll believe your pitch once but I’m certainly unlikely to be as foolish twice if you fail to deliver.

 

Better that you concentrate on ‘delivering’ on your promises and demonstrating that you can produce the results. If I want something I don’t usually care how it gets done I just care that it gets done. I just care that what you promised is delivered. If it isn’t then I am going to be let down and disappointed. As a result of this, not only am I unlikely to believe you again I am going to tell quite a few people (by maybe writing a blog post like this).

 

Good businesses and people are all about delivering not just closing. I can assure you that the deal isn’t complete until the other party has what they asked and maybe paid for. So forget talking big about always closing, refocus on actually delivering on what you promise. That earns you a hell of a lot more respect from the people who pay your bills – the customer. It tells them that you respect them and their business enough to provide what they asked for.

Office Web Apps video

I’ve just uploaded a quick video that give you a brief overview of Office Web Apps running on SharePoint 2010.

Brief introduction to Microsoft Office Web Apps – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XA7bqdTxGo

 

The video demonstrates how a Word document can be viewed and edited in a browser as well as opened in the full version of Word. Short and simply but at least you get the idea.

 

I’ll have a few more videos about Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 stuff coming soon, so stay tuned.

Full length videos now available

Many of the videos that I create I place up on YouTube. One of the biggest limitations I find with YouTube is that videos can only be no longer than 10 minutes. This means that I have to split up many of my free webinar videos which I believe reduces their effectiveness.

 

For a while now I have been using SlideShare to share documents and presentations I have created. Turns out that SlideShare now has the ability to host videos, and best of all they place a limit on the file size of the video not the length.

 

With that in mind I have uploaded two of my recent webinars which you can now view in a single sitting:

 

Basics of Using SharePoint – http://www.slideshare.net/directorcia/basics-of-using-sharepoint

 

and

 

An Introduction to SharePoint – http://www.slideshare.net/directorcia/an-introduction-to-sharepoint

 

Going forward I’ll still be using YouTube to host my videos, simply given its popularity but for anything longer than 10 minutes I’ll post it to SlideShare. However, if you are interested please go and have a look a the videos on SlideShare and let me know what you think and whether they work for you.

Uploading to SharePoint document

When people start using SharePoint for the very first time the most frequently asked question is ‘How do I upload documents?’. Having already created a YouTube covering that topic:

Webinar preview posted

Today’s webinar, Learning SharePoint Lists, has been posted up on my YouTube channel. It contains about the first eight minutes or so of the full 60 minute webinar that was run today.

Learning SharePoint lists webinar

 

We also have a number of free 30 minute webinars you can download if you want to get a feel for the style and content of our presentations:

 

Introduction to SharePoint – http://rapidshare.com/files/312292856/091112.avi

Basics of using SharePoint – http://rapidshare.com/files/312282952/091126.avi

 

there are also others available for download including:

Basics of SharePoint Administration

SharePoint Questions and Answers 1

SharePoint and Office

Document libraries in depth

 

which can be purchased online from : http://www.pagebloom.com/content/productCategory/o/92160/c/49875

 

If you wish to be informed of when new webinars will be available please sign up to the CIAOPS webinar email subscription list.

 

If you have any feedback on the webinars, suggestions, or topic suggestions please don’t hesitate to email director@ciaops.com and I hope to see you at the next webinar.