Heading to Austin – SPTechCon Austin 2015

The first ever SPTechCon Austin is less than two weeks away! January has definitely flown by but I’m looking forward to getting out of California for a few days. I’m always happy to be involved in the SharePoint community, especially through presentations and classes. For SPTechCon Austin 2015 I’m introducing a brand new session on […]

Fall 2014 Schedule of Participation

After a nice summer break from a slew of SharePoint community events, it is time for the fall season to pick up in full swing. I am thankful to have the opportunity to attend and present at the following events this fall and look forward to talking to as many of you as possible. I […]

SharePoint Saturday Redmond 2013 Recap

I just enjoyed my second SharePoint Saturday Redmond (#SPSRed) and I must say that Christian Buckley, Sharon Healy, Owen Allen and Erica Toelle did a great job organizing the event. Thank you very much. Also a huge thanks to Trevor Seward who organized all of the volunteers. As a speaker and sponsor, I can tell […]

SharePoint 2013 Branding and Responsive Web Development and Bootstrap 3

I am pleased to say that the response to my first book on branding SharePoint 2013 and Responsive Design, Pro SharePoint 2013 Branding and Responsive Web Development (Apress 2013), has been overwhelming positive. Thank you everyone for your kind words and I am extremely happy to know that this book has been helping you with […]

Black Magic Solutions for White Hat SharePoint Released

I am pleased to announce the arrival of a new book on SharePoint that I had the pleasure of helping author. This is a must read for anyone looking to combine SharePoint (2010 or 2013) and JavaScript/jQuery. You can order Black Magic Solutions for White Hat SharePoint (EUSP Press 2013) now from Amazon in eBook […]

The Summer of SharePoint 2013 and Responsive Design

With the summer upon us, it is time to gear up, get some training and be ready for when your coworkers’ vacations end and end of the year projects need to be completed. If you are being tasked to deploy a new SharePoint site, have you consider mobile devices? If not you should. As for […]

SharePoint Saturday Silicon Valley 2013 Recap

Wow, it has been too long since my last post. I have been busy with the final push to publishing my book, “Pro SharePoint 2013 Branding and Responsive Web Development” (Apress June 2013), which is now available for purchase, as well as helping organize and plan SharePoint Saturday Silicon Valley 2013. SharePoint Saturday Silicon Valley […]

What’s New in SharePoint 2013 Web Content Management

I have heard some talk around the proverbial water cooler that previous versions of SharePoint were not the best for Web Content Management. I disagree as I have helped build some really nice public facing sites on SharePoint. Anyhow, I digress. If you are interested in learning about what is new in SharePoint 2013 Web […]

SharePointlandia Portland 2013 Recap

I just got back from SharePointlandia Portland 2013. You know, I really like Portland. I should probably visit between November and March as every other time I have visited the sky has been clear, the sun has been shining. I thought Portland was all about the rain? Maybe that is Seattle? We must all thank […]

Soon to be published SharePoint 2013 Branding and Responsive Design Book

In case you hadn’t heard, I am writing a book! Or rather I am co-authoring a SharePoint 2013 Branding and Responsive Web Development book with a few other very talented people, in particular Rita Zhang, Oscar Medina, Kanwal Khipple and Benjamin Niaulin. The title of the book, “Pro SharePoint 2013 Branding and Responsive Web Development” […]