MSDN Flash - SharePoint 2010 Beta resources now available

Volume 13, Number 23 | November 9, 2009         Top Stories         Get Started Developing on SharePoint 2010   The SharePoint 2010 (Beta) Developer Center is now live with a host of new training modules. You'll also find documentation on the Microsoft SharePoint 2010 SDK, the SharePoint Professional Developer Evaluation Guide, and access to SharePoint 2010 community pages. Download Spec Explorer for Visual Studio   Spec Explorer is a model-based testing tool that runs as an add-in to Visual Studio for modeling software behavior, analyzing that behavior by graphical visualization, model checking; and generating standalone test code from models.     Your Featured Content     Webcast: Using Microsoft Office Project to Manage Your Project Communications (Level 200) November 24, 2009, 10:00 A.M. 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SharePoint Specialist, IT Application

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Jubail 31961
Saudi Arabia

T +966 (3) 347 7200-2006

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Human Body Facts - Amazing :)

Human Body

Approximately 75% of human poop is made of water.

Your eyes are always the same size from birth but your nose and ears never stop growing.

It takes the food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.

The average human dream lasts 2-3 seconds.

Your brain is more active during the night than the day.

One human hair can support 3kg.

Human thighbones are stronger than concrete.

The tooth is the only part of the human body that can't repair itself.

An average human loses about 200 head hairs per day.

It is impossible to lick your elbow.

Your body requires 1000-1500 calories per day just too simply survive (breathing, sleeping, eating).

Every day an adult body produces 300 billion new cells.

Scientists say the higher your I.Q. the more you dream.

The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest it the male sperm.

You use 200 muscles to take one step.

Muscle cells live as long as you do while skin cells live less than 24 hours.

A full bladder is roughly the size of a soft ball.

Your brain operates on the same amount of power that would light a 10-watt light bulb.

There are 5 million hair follicles on an average adult.

The acid in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve razorblades.

The human brain cell can hold 5 times as much information as the Encyclopedia Brittanica.

The white part of your fingernail is called the Lunula.

There is enough iron in a human being to make one small nail.

A shank is the part of the sole between the heel and the ball of the foot.

The talus is the second largest bone in the foot.

The attachment of human muscles to skin is what causes dimples.

A 13 year old child found a tooth growing out of his foot in 1977.

Your thumb is the same length of your nose.

A woman's heart beats faster than a man's.

Dogs and Humans are the only animals with prostates.

It only takes 7lbs of of pressure to rip off your ears.

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Understanding software updates

Good piece of difference on Microsoft site...

Microsoft provides several different kinds of software updates for Windows SharePoint Services and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server. Before you study the details of these updates, it is recommended that you learn the key terminology. The following table provides information about the software update terminology used by Microsoft.

Software update concepts and terminology

Concepts and terms	Description and definition
Hotfix	A single cumulative package composed of one or more files used to address a problem in a product. Hotfixes address a specific customer situation and may not be distributed outside that customer organization.
Public update	A public update is usually a security-related hotfix that is released publically and is available for download. The Windows update configuration can identify these updates and install them automatically. You link to public updates from security bulletins. Typically, these hotfixes are released as required. Service packs are another example of a public update.
Service pack	A tested, cumulative set of all hotfixes, security updates, critical updates and updates, as well as additional fixes for problems found internally since the release of the product. Service packs can also contain a limited number of customer-requested design changes or features.
Scheduled delivery model	Microsoft Office is moving away from the current priority-driven hotfix release model to a scheduled delivery model. In the scheduled delivery model, hotfixes are released every two months. This schedule creates more predictability for customers. Customers who need an emergency fix can request a shorter turnaround time for a hotfix. The following delivery mechanisms support this new approach. · cumulative update (CU) · critical on-demand (COD) hotfix For more information, see Cumulative updates are available from the Microsoft Office team to deliver hotfixes for reported problems .
Cumulative update	A collection of hotfixes released every two months. A cumulative update (CU) rolls up previously released hotfixes and cumulative updates. A CU is sometimes called an update rollup. Available hotfixes include the following: · Fixes for issues that meet hotfix acceptance criteria. These criteria include workaround availability, effect on customers, reproducibility, and the complexity of the code that must be changed. · Any critical on-demand hotfixes that are currently released. · Any critical security or non-security updates that are currently released. For more information, see Office hotfixes to be delivered on a defined schedule in the form of Cumulative Updates (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=133358&clcid=0x409) blog post.
Critical on-demand (COD) hotfix	A critical on-demand (COD) hotfix is available to address critical problems that cannot be handled via the cumulative update delivery cycle. COD fixes are limited to emergency situations, for example, one in which the issue is blocking normal business operations for the customer, and/or for which there is no effective workaround. Critical on-demand (COD) hotfixes are included in the next cumulative update that is released. Note: COD releases have the versioning pattern 12.0.xxxx.500X. An example is a CU released with the version 12.0.6327.5000, with a COD hotfix subsequently required. In this example, the version of the COD hotfix is 12.0.6327.5001. If additional hotfixes are required before the next CU, the next version number is 12.0.6327.5002, and so on until the next CU is released.
Package	The downloaded item, an executable (.exe) file that is downloaded for a update rollup or hotfix. A package can contain one or more patches. Depending on the download mechanism that is provided, this executable file might be wrapped inside another password-protected executable file. After you extract the package, you have one or more .exe files that use a Knowledge Base (KB) number as part of its name; for example, Webfldrs-KB907306-ENU.exe. In this example, most customers run the Webfldrs-KB907306-ENU.exe executable file when they update their SharePoint servers.
Patch	Patches are stored inside packages. The patches run Windows Installer program (msiexec.exe) to update the original installation packages (which have the .msi file name extension) with new information or binaries. Patches that are installed by the Windows Installer program have the .msp file name extension. You can extract patches to a common folder to create a slipstream version of the patch. For more information, see Create an installation source that includes software updates (Windows SharePoint Services 3.0) or Create an installation source that includes software updates (Office SharePoint Server 2007).
Localized patch	A localized patch, or local patch, contains updates to language-specific strings or related code.
Global patch	A global patch is language-agnostic and can be applied to any server regardless of the base installation language or whether language packs are installed. Most software updates are delivered by means of global patches.
Upgrader	An upgrader is a specific piece of the product that evaluates the current state of related objects and possibly alters them to match newer schema, enable new functionality, or correct known issues.

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Microsoft New “Efficiency Launch” Roadshow

People in middle east get ready for great road show of Microsoft.
Please find given below timing/locations as per your schedule/country.
I will attend session in Bahrain....what about you.

Abu Dhabi
Date: 23rd November, 2009 • Time: 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Venue: Intercontinental Hotel Abu Dhabi, Dar El Ishtiqbal ballroom

Bahrain
Date: 11th November, 2009 • Time: 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Venue: Sheraton Bahrain Hotel

Kuwait
Date: 17th November, 2009 • Time: 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Venue: Marina Salwa Al Subah

Oman
Date: 15th November, 2009 • Time: 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Venue: Shangri la Barr Al Jissah Resort

Click here or on image for more details...

Getting Started with SharePoint 2010 (Beta)

Get Start with Microsoft SharePoint 2010 click here to gooooo....

SharePoint 2010: Hands-on Labs in C# and Visual Basic

A very good news for all.

SharePoint 2010 Hands-on Labs in C# and Visual Basic are available now.

Click here to view

Share Point Conference 2009

Today was the 1st day of Share Point Conference 2009.
I really missed it:(
but you can get details/news/views here :)

SharePoint 2010 Beta MSDN Documentation

Congratulations to all sharepointers.
I am really glad to announce SharePoint 2010 Beta MSDN Documentation is released now.
Click here or on image to view

Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 - Good News for SharePointers

In an interview of Chris Capossela, senior vice president of Microsoft’s Information Worker Product Management Group announce the timeline for realeasing Office SharePoint Server 2010.

Microsoft will begin releasing new versions of Office-related products this year. Exchange 2010 will be the first product.

Office 2010 — including Office Web applications, SharePoint Server 2010, Visio 2010 and Project 2010 — will enter a technical preview in the third quarter of 2009 and will release to manufacturing in the first half of 2010.

Click here for more details on Microsoft Official site..

WOW.....waiting for next version :)

MOSS 2007 SP-2

Post on Official blog of Microsoft SharePoint

Office Service Pack team announced Service Pack 2 for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 would be available on April 28th. It provides many fixes and performance improvements, as well as some new features. Also with the new service pack, Internet Explorer 8 will be added into browser support matrix as level one, and Firefox 2.0 and 3.0 as level two. We recommend every customer to start planning their patch window to apply this service pack. Please look out for more details on April 28^th.

For ref click here.....

SharePoint A-Z [Session-2] - EP.NET Workshop

Part 2 for SharePoint A-Z training held on [9^th April, 2009] in one of the EP.NET training sessions in (New Horizons) Al-Khobar – Saudi Arabia. There were 2 sessions, in this training first was on Microsoft SQL Server2008 that was delivered by Fauzan Khan (MVP) and second was on [Microsoft Share Point A-Z] delivered by me (Tariq Younas). It was a good interactive session means participants lively participated in the training. Thanks to New Horizons, Microsoft and EP.NET (Fauzan Khan) for conducting such sessions.

Rocking Share Point

Demo - Time

EP.NET Developer Workshop

When
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Thursday, April 09, 2009 from 1:00 PM - 3:15 PM (GMT+0300)

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New Horizons Learning Center
Al-Khobar
Saudi Arabia
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Hosted By:

Eastern Province .NET Professionals

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Event Details
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Session 1 - Developing Applications with SQL Server 2008

Speaker : Fauzan Khan

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

This session is for developers wanting to learn the new features of SQL Server 2008

Topics covered:

SQL Server Spatial support
T-SQL Enhancements
Visual Studio integration
SQL CLR
Reporting Services

Session 2 - SharePoint A - Z - Continued (Part # 2)

Speaker : Tariq Younas

2:15 pm - 3:15 pm

This session is for developers and administrators who want to get a complete coverage of the features of SharePoint and how it can help them in their organizations.

Riyadh SharePoint User Group Monthly Meeting - April 2009

This event holder has not yet specified any payment methods for this event. Please contact the organizer directly for further information.

Introduction

Dear Members,

Thank you very much for attending our March meeting and making it successful. To move forward Riyadh SharePoint User Group Leads would like to welcome you on our April 2009 meeting. We have more intersting sessions that will include topics that can help you in your work in real world e.g Site Variations, STSADM and Field Types etc. We are looking forward to see you there at Microsoft Innovation Center.

Note: Females are allowed in the event.

Register and attend the event to Win an XBOX 360 and some interesting goody bags.

Speakers

Muhanad Omar - SharePoint Server MVP - Consultant - Devosis - RSUG Lead

Mr. Jerry Yasir - SharePoint Consultant - EJADA - RSUG Lead

Mr. Ali Nimer - SharePoint Developer - EJADA - RSUG Lead

Meeting Agenda

Agenda Item	Speaker	Start Time		End Time
Welcome Note	Jerry/Ali		12:45 PM	12:50 PM
How to use Variations with WCM	Ali Nimer		12:50 PM	1:20 PM
Break			1:20 PM	1:45 PM
Custom Field Types for SharePoint 2007	Jerry Yasir		1:45 PM	2:30 PM
STSADM – a SharePoint Administrator’s best friend	Muhanad Omar		2:30 PM	3:30 PM
Q & A, XBox Draw and Closing			3:30 PM	3:45 PM

Location: Microsoft Innovation Center at Al-Yamama University

For Location Map (Click Here)

http://www.sharepointgroups.org/rsug/Shared%20Documents/locationmap.aspx

Looking forward to see you on the event.

Uber Packages of February Cumulative Updates

Download Information
February Cumulative Update Uber Package for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (Version: 12.0.6341.5000)

http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=961755


February Cumulative Update Uber Package for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (Version: 12.0.6341.5002)

http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=961756

Detail description

Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 cumulative update package: February 24, 2009

Description of the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 cumulative update package: February 24, 2009

Meanwhile, if customer need to index Visio files,

there is a Visio iFilter hotfix which is not a part of the uber package.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960502

Notes:
After applying the preceding updates, run the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard or “psconfig –cmd upgrade –inplace b2b -wait” in command line. This needs to be done on every server in the farm with SharePoint installed.

REF: http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2009/03/09/uber-packages-of-february-cumulative-update-are-ready.aspx

RSUG March-09 Meeting - Microsoft Innovation Center - Riyadh (KSA)

I was in Microsoft Innovation Center-Riyadh to speak on Microsoft Office InfoPath 2007.

I had 35 minute time slot followed by 5 mins Q/A, the session went well and I believe audience enjoyed it. I focused on some of the core functionalities in Office InfoPath 2007 and demo of SharePoint integration with Office InfoPath 2007. Presentation is made available at Riyadh SharePoint User Group web Site. Target audiences were 65 in no. Presenters were Yasir Jerry (Senior SharePoint Consultant - Ejada), Ali Nimer , Tariq Younas , Amjad Manasara & Areej.

On the end of session there was Q/A session for gifts. Our guest Mr. Ammar Abuthuraya from Microsoft delivered the bumper prize of 400GB Hard-disk. Presenters were not included in lucky draw :

Explaination

Performing Demo

Q/A Session

Jerry's Demo

Amjad Manasra

Ammar Abuthuraya (Microsoft) having lucky draw on feedback forms

Finally the winner is ..... I don't remember his name :)