Mar11

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.

Published: Mar-11-10 | 0 Comments | Link to this post

Feb25

Webinar preview on YouTube

With another webinar completed today you’ll find the first 9 minutes or so available as a preview on YouTube.

 

This webinar covered SharePoint document libraries in depth. It showed how to not only upload documents but also create additional meta data fields. Attendees learnt how to use SharePoint's check in / check out features along with version control to provide better management of documents. They saw how to create different views of your data as well as understand how to sort and arrange the information for quicker retrieval. Most of all they were given an understanding of document libraries beyond the basics which will helped get the most from this powerful SharePoint feature.

 

SharePoint Document libraries in depth webinar (preview)

 

We also have a number of free 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

 

which are available upon payment ($10) again through http://donation.ciaops.com.

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. 

Published: Feb-25-10 | 0 Comments | Link to this post

Feb24

Guest reviewers wanted

After my recent productivity postings on www.sbsfaq.com (part 1, part 2 and part 3) the cat is out of the bag that I’ve just about completed a book about productivity. It will be called “Being busy is just an excuse” and I am aiming to have it out on April 1 (no joke).

 

Before then I’d really like to get some people to read it for me and let me know whether it is good or bad. I’m looking for constructive feedback. If it is good let me know why and likewise if it is bad then let me know how it can be improved. It is always difficult to develop something in isolation so I’m looking for some fresh opinions as to whether the book in its current form is ready to go to market.

 

If you think you have some spare time, can plough through about 70 pages or so in a few weeks and are prepared to give me some feedback I’d love to hear from you. Contact me via director@ciaops.com and we’ll take it from there.

Published: Feb-24-10 | 0 Comments | Link to this post

Feb04

Webinar preview available

You will find the first 8 minutes of today’s CIAOPS SharePoint and Office webinar posted up on YouTube.

 

SharePoint and Office webinar (preview)

 

If you missed out on the webinar and would like to view a copy the full download is available upon request. For those who aren’t subscribers to the Windows SharePoint Operations Guide there is a small fee ($10) which can be paid via http://donation.ciaops.com. Once we have confirmation of payment we will make the video available. All subscribers to the Windows SharePoint Operations Guide receive this and all our webinars free for the duration of their subscription.

 

We also have a number of free 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

 

which are available upon payment ($10) again through http://donation.ciaops.com.

 

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.  

Published: Feb-04-10 | 0 Comments | Link to this post

Jan27

CIAOPS email lists

The facts are that most people still prefer email to other forms of information delivery, be they Twitter, Facebook, blogs and so on. In recognition of that fact I’ve create two mailing lists that people can use to keep up to date with what’s on offer from the CIAOPS.

 

1. CIAOPS Webinars

 

Subscribing to this list will keep you up to date on when we run our regular webinars. Emails will be sent prior to each webinar so you have plenty of time to indicate your interest. You can also visit the archive of these webinar announcements at any stage also. If you haven’t seen any of our webinars head over to the CIAOPS You Tube channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/directorciaops) for some examples.

 

2. CIAOPS Newsletter

 

We announced this a while back but it seems appropriate to once again provide people with the details of how to obtain our regular newsletter. The newsletter is aiming to come out each month with technology information and productivity tips aimed at helping you get things done. You can also view the archive of these emails as well at any time.

 

Information about the webinars and the newsletter will still be published here, so if you are a regular reader of the blog then there is probably no need to sign up for either. However, if you know of anyone else who may benefit from what we offer via these emails lists then I’d ask you to send the link and get them to sign up.

Published: Jan-27-10 | 0 Comments | Link to this post

Jan20

SharePoint Guide on special

If you are interested in purchasing my Windows SharePoint Operations Guide (www.wssops.com) I notice that SMB Books has a discount running:

 

Super Amazing Sale Through January 31st:
Party Like It's $19.99 Off !


A Bunch of Great Offers from SMB Books
- Our Newest Books
- Our Greatest Books
- All Rolled Into One Sale!

Just enter the code
PARTY1999 and you will receive $19.99 off EACH ITEM you order.

(All Deals Expire January 31st, 2010.  Place as many orders as you wish. Books make great Valentine's Day gifts!)

 

You’ll find my SharePoint Guide at:

 

http://www.smbbooks.com/products/procra01.htm

 

and if you enter the code PARTY1999 when you purchase you’ll get $19.99 off. So if you have been thinking about it you have until January 31 to take advantage of this offer.

Published: Jan-20-10 | 0 Comments | Link to this post

Jan19

CIAOPS SharePoint webinar

We are gearing up for the next webinar. Here are the details:

 

CIAOPS webinar 100204 - SharePoint and Office

 

This webinar will show you how to get the best of out of your Microsoft Office applications when used in conjunction with SharePoint. You learn how to utilize check in and checkout with Word, how to embed an updating Excel graph into SharePoint, how to link SharePoint calendars to Outlook, how to create a synchronized notebook using OneNote and much more.

Details

Date: Thursday 4th February 2010
Time: 10:00am
Duration: 60 minutes
Cost: $10 ex GST
Level: 2 (Intermediate)
Prerequisites: None

Registration: To register send an email to director@ciaops.com.

 

The webinar will also be available as a recording after the event of you are unable to attend on the day.

 

Don’t forget our previous webinars that are also available on request:

 

- 091112 Introduction to SharePoint

- 091126 Basics of using SharePoint

- 091210 Basic SharePoint administration

- 100107 SharePoint Questions and Answers 1

Published: Jan-19-10 | 0 Comments | Link to this post

Jan15

Can I ask?

If you read this blog regularly can I ask you to complete a quick 6 question survey for me? You’ll find it here:

 

http://www.surveygizmo.com/s/229186/blog-feedback

 

I want to get a better idea of what the people who actually read this blog think is good and think is bad. You can of course always send me feedback directly via director@ciaops.com, however at the very least I’d ask you to complete the anonymous survey to give a better idea of you’re after.

 

As always I appreciate you taking the time to read this blog and I thank in advance for completing the anonymous survey.

Published: Jan-15-10 | 0 Comments | Link to this post

Jan14

The results are in

Today I received the feedback from my presentation at SMB Nation in October 2009 so I thought I’d share it here.

 

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Some other select comments:

 

- Best presentation I've seen so far

- This one presentation was most valuable to this point

- Go Longer- Great Content!

- Best class so far at SMB Nation – Informative

- Robert is a very effective speaker and he has a great command of SharePoint. Even though I sat in on his presentation last year, I still learned a lot more about SharePoint this year.

- Best speaker and best content so far! Fantastic

 

I gotta say that I’m stoked with the positive feedback. Thanks to everyone who attended and took the time to comment. Feedback really helps me ensure that my presentations are hitting the mark and providing value for those that attend. You are never sure when you are preparing your presentation just how it will be received so it is nice to hear.

 

There were plenty of suggestions about running some form of workshop on SharePoint next year and I’ll try and propose that when submissions roll around again this year. I’ll have a think about what else I could offer SMB Nation attendees (provided I get the gig of course).

 

Again, to all those who attended my presentation, took time to provide feedback and to SMB Nation for providing me the opportunity to present many thanks. I hopefully look forward to providing something even better this year.

Published: Jan-14-10 | 0 Comments | Link to this post

Jan12

Newsletter 1 released

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Well I’ve just sent of my first email newsletter using MailChimp. If you are not a subscriber you can view the newsletter at:

 

http://us1.campaign-archive.com/?u=e641b9327b1cf4c45ad4e593f&id=5af3f65e40

 

I must say that I am very impressed with what Mailchimp has to offer. So far I have only taken advantage of their free services (which are extensive), but I can potentially see me taking up their paid options. In the past I have used Constant Contact for this sort of thing but Mailchimp seems to offer a whole lot more for less.

 

Obviously, this is my first attempt at an email newsletter using Mailchimp so there are going to be some rough edges while I work out the full functionality and get the content right. I’m relying on readers to tell me what works and what doesn’t and I’ll adjust from there. I’m really interested to see what people say as I receive a whole swag of email newsletters everyday and most I have to say I delete without even looking at.

 

I hope to be able to release a newsletter at least once every month and to ensure that it includes plenty of value for readers (as I would like people to read it). So much so that I also hope they’ll pass it onto others who will in turn subscribe. All in all I’m very interested to see how this progresses as a marketing exercise given the number of email newsletters people already receive. However, from what I’ve found Mailchimp seems to give me the best tools to achieve what I’m after.

 

Wondering how to become a subscriber? To receive the newsletter via email you can subscribe at the bottom of the home page of www.ciaops.com. Alternatively, I will post the links to each newsletter here as I release them. Finally you can also view the archive at:

 

http://us1.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=e641b9327b1cf4c45ad4e593f&id=c851ddf6cf

 

So please subscribe, have a look and give me your feedback (director@ciaops.com) as I really want to understand how to create something people actually read!

Published: Jan-12-10 | 0 Comments | Link to this post

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