Why We Didn't Convert Week3.org to SharePoint 2010
I thought I would add a quick post about an interesting situation we had recently in regards to Week3.org, an online collaboration user group, HMC helps run. With the release of the new SharePoint...
View ArticleSome Upcoming Talks and Events...
The months of August and September are going to be pretty busy for me as I travel to Colorado, Kentucky, Washington DC, Maryland, and California to speak at various SharePoint events, all within about...
View ArticleImagine Your Collaborative World without...Executives!
I decided last month that I would start writing blog posts with actual content J So, I thought I would kick off a new series of posts that both fit my personality and address some of the business...
View ArticleThank You, SharePoint Saturday Denver!
I just wanted to put out a quick post and thank everyone for a great SharePoint Saturday in Denver this weekend. Thanks to all the organizers of this year's event. Especially some of my buddies, Gary...
View ArticleMetadata and Security at the Best Practices Conference 2010
Since the Best Practices Conference is less than two weeks away, I thought I would I would take a few minutes to expand a little on the talks I will be giving. As I mentioned in my recent "Upcoming...
View ArticleEngineering Project Management - SharePoint Style Recordings posted
Thanks everyone who came out to see the Project Management SharePoint Style (for Engineers) webinar yesterday morning. We had a great turnout and appreciated the awesome questions from everyone in...
View ArticleSeptember past and October forward
It's true what they say that time flies when you're having fun, but I think it's more true to say time passes in warp speed when you're busy! August and September were the epitome of this for me....
View ArticleMindSurf and SharePoint Saturday Twin Cities
What usually requires plane rides and a hotel stay didn't require either of these for me this last week! There were two great events that I spoke at just in my backyard, MindSurf 2010 and SharePoint...
View ArticleSPS Chicago
After getting to spend a few weeks at home and speaking at some local SharePoint events like Mindsurf 2010 and SharePoint Saturday (SPS) Twin Cities, I made a short trip for what was another...
View ArticleMonkey Bytes - SharePoint 2010 calendar (overlays)
Monkey Bytes is a series of video blogs that will show some very basic ways to improve your SharePoint experience. The goal of Monkey Bytes is to uncover different ways to improve usability. My hope...
View ArticleProject Management via SharePoint
I want to thank everyone who came out and saw the Project Management webinar we did on Nov 3rd. If you weren't able to make it, you can still access a recording of the project management webinar. Feel...
View ArticleMonkey Bytes - SharePoint 2010 calendar (colors)
As a continuation of my first video blog around some of the newer features on the SharePoint 2010 calendar, I wanted to post another one with a focus on using colors to improve usability. Some of the...
View ArticleMonkey Bytes - SharePoint 2010 Calendars (custom colors)
As promised, here is another edition of Monkey Bytes! This video is a continuation from the last couple video blogs with Virgil, which explored different ways to increase the usability on your...
View ArticleThe Business Side of Upgrading: Clean-up, Share-up and Ship-over
I want to thank Axceler for giving me the opportunity to give a webinar last week that explored the business considerations needed in upgrading to SharePoint 2010. We had a great turnout and a very...
View ArticleThe new guy and Ford Motor Company
My name is Peter Serzo I am introducing myself to the readers of this blog as the newest High Monkey Consulting employee. Yup, low man on the totem pole. I have been at HMC about a month and in this...
View ArticleA look at 2011
As another year has expired, I like to reflect on some of the lessons the last 12 months have taught us. 2010 was an eventful year. Many of us finally started climbing out of our recession foxholes...
View ArticleThank You, SharePoint Saturday - Kansas City!
Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year to everyone! I apologize for not getting this post and my slides up here sooner, but I'm sure that I'm not the only one who watched the month of December pass by in...
View ArticleThank You, SharePoint Saturday - Hartford!
With just one slight change of my flight schedule I was able to avoid getting stuck in any airports. It's hard to believe given that my travels took me through Boston, Hartford and Lexington, all...
View ArticleComing Soon: Best Practices Conference - California and London
Best Practices Conferences seem to have grown into somewhat of a pillar in the SharePoint community. And with some of the best and brightest in the industry speaking at Best Practices Conferences, its...
View ArticleThank You, SharePoint Saturday - Redmond!
On my way to the Best Practices Conference out in California I made a quick pit-stop in Washington for SharePoint Saturday Redmond. Held at the Microsoft offices, there was a great turnout and I came...
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