I've been blaming something on Windows 7 that I probably shouldn't have.

At home I use wireless networking for all my portables with only the desktop connected via cable to the Internet.

Whenever I've taken my MacBook running (now) OsX Snow Leopard (and also when it was running Tiger - I hopped over Leopard) and connected it via cable to the Office internet, it's just taken that in its stride and connected via cable.

However when I've taken the HP running Win7 to work half the time it's connected immediately via cable and half the time I've had to run all sort of diagnostics before it will connect. Meanwhile it was trying and failing to connect via wireless.

So I blamed it on Windows 7.

Today however none of the diagnostics routines worked and so I had to go even deeper and discovered that it was saying that the Ethernet cable wasn't plugged in (which it was).

So I tried another cable. Same thing.

So I tried the cable I was using in the normal work PC. It was immediately recognized. So I tried yet another cable and that was immediately recognized too.

Doesn't look like a Windows 7 problem after all does it. More like a couple of cables that work some of the time but not all the time.

Shades of Jerry Pournelle formerly of Byte fame. Always check the cables first!

The only thing is that both the cables I tried haven't been giving problems when attached to an old work PC - at least as far as I can remember, I don't use that 5 year old PC that often.

Nor of course have they been giving problems with the Mac. Could it simply be that the ethernet port is better made (or that the Mac OS is more tolerant) ?

P.S. I'm beginning to think the problem is the portable rather than the cables.

Yesterday the cable that worked the day before didn't work and the one that didn't work the day before wasn't immediately recognized but was after I slightly moved it. It then worked all day.

However, I then took the machine home (where I used wireless) so I needed to connect it again this morning to Ethernet. Now, none of the cables work with it (even the one which is being used on my work machine and which definately is an OK cable.

So I guess we are back to a poorly designed port (and yes, no amount of slightly moving the cable at the portable end has got me a connection).

So you get what you pay for.

Pity. I thought I'd discovered the holy grail of cheap computing (buy a cheap machine with a poor keyboard but reasonable processor; reasonable graphics; lots of memory and lots of disk space and add an external keyboard and mouse). Obviously you do get somewhat more for your money when you buy a "business" model. Like working Ethernet ports perhaps.

(The problem is that as I am using this to write the book I can't do without it easily so any repair will have to wait. I use it wireless only in any case most of the time. The real problem is that it wouldn't surprise me if the entire set of ports on the left-hand side of the PC have problems soon. I've already had intermitent loss of keyboard functionality when one of those was connected to a left-hand side USB port.

Meanwhile the MacBook after almost three years is still going strong - as is the Acer Ferrari. Pity they only have 2GB max. Great pity. Pity too I was fairly broke when I bought the HP so didn't go for the "workbook" I had thought of going for.

Note: All of the addresses below were valid at the time I added them to the WSS v4 FAQ site and to this file. I can't guarantee that they still are.

(Items are added to the WSS v4 FAQ throughout the week so you will find new items more quickly by checking at wssv4faq.mindsharp.com daily.)

From 29th November to 5th December 2009

NOTE: Amendments to KB articles are now only listed when a version is x.0. MS no longer change the dates of KB articles when version changes are minor.

I.1 2010 KB Articles

New or Modifed

None

II. Articles - 2010 Products

New

A. Office 2010 Server Products

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=0956787e-210d-4d78-9e4e-a9cdef0e8495

Language Packs for SharePoint Foundation 2010 Beta

1st December 2009

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=a0c7c05d-8fca-4391-bc70-b62c9af91123

2010 Server Language Packs for SharePoint Server 2010 Beta, Project Server 2010 Beta, and Search Server Express 2010 Beta

1st December 2009

http://blogs.technet.com/wbaer/archive/2009/11/30/introduction-to-the-microsoft-sharepoint-sharepoint-2010-database-layer.aspx

Introduction to the Microsoft SharePoint SharePoint 2010 Database Layer (MS Blog - Bill Baer)

30th November 2009

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc288518(office.14).aspx

Deploy language packs (SharePoint Foundation 2010) (updated 12th November 2009)

12th November 2009

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262108(office.14).aspx

Deploy language packs (SharePoint Server 2010) (updated 12th November 2009)

12th November 2009

B. Other Office 2010 products

None

C. Other relevant products

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=44bda62c-0cda-4a99-8d0a-d7fe06b39422

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 November CTP Report Services Add-in for Microsoft SharePoint Technologies 2007

1st December 2009

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=48a5b47b-8c9c-450f-ab6e-178600a733ca

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 - PowerPivot for Microsoft Excel 2010 - November Community Technology Preview (ver 10.50.1352.12)

30th November 2009

Modified

None

III WebCasts (+ PodCasts, On-Line courses) for 2010 Products

None

IV WSS v4 FAQ

New

http://wssv4faq.mindsharp.com/Lists/v4FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=58

I.0008 Which Languages are available in Language Packs?

Modified

None

Note: All of the addresses below were valid at the time I added them to the WSS v4 FAQ site and to this file. I can't guarantee that they still are.

(Items are added to the WSS v4 FAQ throughout the week so you will find new items more quickly by checking at wssv4faq.mindsharp.com daily.)

From 22nd to 28th November 2009

NOTE: Amendments to KB articles are now only listed when a version is x.0. MS no longer change the dates of KB articles when version changes are minor.

I.1 2010 KB Articles

New or Modifed

None

II. Articles - 2010 Products

New

A. Office 2010 Server Products

http://blogs.technet.com/wbaer/archive/2009/11/23/step-by-step-provisioning-the-search-service-application.aspx

Provisioning the Search Service Application (MS Blog - Bill Baer)

23rd November 2009

http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepointdeveloperdocs/archive/2009/11/20/sharepoint-2010-beta-release-known-issues.aspx

SharePoint 2010 Beta Release Known Issues (MS SP Development Dcoumentation Team Blog - J Crowley)

20th November 2009

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=3b13aea7-d877-4056-a8ef-51bf081267f0

SharePoint Workspace 2010: Groove Web Services Software Development Kit

19th November 2009

B. Other Office 2010 products

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=552d34b8-4f30-4d71-bbc5-f31b726f4a22

Microsoft Office 2010 Beta Language Pack 23rd November 2009

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=48a5b47b-8c9c-450f-ab6e-178600a733ca

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 - PowerPivot for Microsoft Excel 2010 - November Community Technology Preview (Ed: "share your analysis through Microsoft® SharePoint 2010")

19th November 2009

C. Other relevant products

None

Modified

None

III WebCasts (+ PodCasts, On-Line courses) for 2010 Products

http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/funkyonex/Using-the-SharePoint-Business-Data-Connectivity-Designer-in-VS-2010/

Channel Nine: Using the SharePoint Business Data Connectivity Designer in VS 2010 (Boris Scholl)

23rd November 2009

http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/funkyonex/SharePoint-Feature-and-Package-Designers-in-Visual-Studio-2010/

Channel Nine: SharePoint Feature and Package Designers in Visual Studio 2010 (Lily Ma)

19th November 2009

http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/funkyonex/Importing-SharePoint-Solution-Packages-WSP-into-Visual-Studio-2010/

Channel Nine: Importing SharePoint Solution Packages (WSP) into Visual Studio 2010 (Saaid Khan)

18th November 2009

http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/funkyonex/Overview-of-SharePoint-Development-in-Visual-Studio-2010/

Channel Nine: Overview of SharePoint Development in Visual Studio 2010 (Mike Morton)

16th November 2009

IV WSS v4 FAQ

New or Modified

None

There's a lot I don't know.

For instance I always thought (based on how I'd once installed Project Server 2003 and then got it to synchronize with a copy of WSS 2.0 plus the fact that supposedly you no longer needed to do this synchronization with Project Server 2007) that Project Server 2007 included WSS 3.0 *technology* and so all you did was install Project Server 2007 and that was that.

Apparently not.

I've just seen a post on Project Server 2010 and the MS guy says that one difference is that whereas you installed Project Server 2007 on top of WSS 3.0, now you install Project Server 2010 on top of SPS 2010.

What's more you need to bear that in mind when licensing (which he said and then left there hanging in the air) which presumably means you need both SPS 2010 and Project Server 2010 CALs and maybe even two lots of Internet Connection licenses.

Sounds pricey, doesn't it, and all caused by a stroke of the pen "you must install on top of SPS 2010, SPF 2010 won't do".

Note: All of the addresses below were valid at the time I added them to the WSS v4 FAQ site and to this file. I can't guarantee that they still are.

(Items are added to the WSS v4 FAQ throughout the week so you will find new items more quickly by checking at wssv4faq.mindsharp.com daily.)

From 15th to 21st November 2009

NOTE: Amendments to KB articles are now only listed when a version is x.0. MS no longer change the dates of KB articles when version changes are minor.

I.1 2010 KB Articles

New or Modifed

None

II. Articles - 2010 Products

New

A. Office 2010 Server Products

http://blogs.technet.com/wbaer/archive/2009/11/18/installation-notes-for-microsoft-sharepoint-server-and-microsoft-sharepoint-foundation-2010-beta.aspx

Installation Notes for Microsoft SharePoint Server and Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Beta (MS Blog - Bill Baer)

18th November 2009

http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2009/11/18/path-to-user-profile-synchronization-success-in-sharepoint-2010-beta.aspx

Path to User Profile Synchronization success in SharePoint 2010 Beta (MS Team Blog)

18th November 2009

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=f0c9daf3-4c54-45ed-9bde-7b4d83a8f26f

SharePoint 2010 Reference: Software Development Kit (ver NOV09_Beta)

18th November 2009

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c422d3c7-1443-41e4-b0fe-fc402ee4d8c1

Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint Enterprise Search Evaluation Guide

18th November 2009

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=13fb5242-aa6f-467a-9d5e-1833f2b73e2f

Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Enterprise Search Evaluation Guide

18th November 2009

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=16bb10f9-3acc-4551-bacc-bdd266da1d45

SQL Server 2008 R2 November CTP Reporting Services Add-in for Microsoft SharePoint Technologies 2010

18th November 2009

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ee677571.aspx

Get Ready for SharePoint 2010 (TechNet Magazine, November 2009 - Pav Cherny)

18th November 2009 (date added)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=bcc37c48-11fb-40a2-8cfb-743de20260f6

Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint Beta

17th November 2009

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=aa37e8b0-c4d6-4452-a476-b81ee0bfbda5

Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint Internet Sites Beta

17th November 2009

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c8a9d749-b7a8-412a-b2db-f3e464ed3fcf

Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products (Beta) Management Pack

17th November 2009

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=82df15bd-16a5-460e-a7c4-22599c669bb1

Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010 Beta (32-bit)

17th November 2009

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=eeda9ab1-ac53-4870-9e1c-38940343d677

Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2010 Beta (64-bit)

17th November 2009

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=43d5ee9a-b9a6-441d-a35e-8a7b9b15e20c

Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 (Beta) Management Pack

17th November 2009

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=77c30c6c-47fc-416d-88e7-8122534b3f37

Microsoft SharePoint Server Enterprise 2010 Beta

17th November 2009

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=580fc452-4948-44ab-9995-a0599271ad48

Microsoft SharePoint Server for Internet Sites Enterprise 2010 Beta

17th November 2009

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=906c9f5a-6505-4eba-bf24-95e423ac1703

SharePoint Foundation 2010 (Windows SharePoint Services 2010 Beta)

17th November 2009

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=8101da55-1af2-41a1-89ef-15536a8000f2

Known Issues – FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint (Beta)

17th November 2009

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=3a4f0877-3ca7-4ec6-923c-3e896dd71d9a

Groove Server 2010 Beta (Manager and Relay)

17th November 2009

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=49429f87-212c-4dd7-b2fa-c72837a6746b

Microsoft Office 2010 (Beta) Filter Packs

17th November 2009

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=dfd0cfac-f52c-4c02-a972-0e4f1c4e7977

Microsoft Search Server 2010 Express Beta

17th November 2009

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=6276d8ce-2eaa-469d-bb3a-9d40cd9552ab

Microsoft Project Server 2010 Beta

17th November 2009

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=46007f25-b44e-4aa6-80ff-9c0e75835ad9

Project 2010 Reference: Software Development Kit (Note: includes Project Server 2010)

17th November 2009

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ee335710.aspx

Collaborative Workflow: Improvements in SharePoint 2010 (MSDN Magazine, November 2009 - Paul Andrew, Microsoft)

14th November 2009 (Date added)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ee335711.aspx

Developing, Deploying, and Monitoring Sandboxed Solutions in SharePoint 2010 (MSDN Magazine, November 2009 - Paul Stubbs, Microsoft)

14th November 2009 (Date added)

B. Other Office 2010 products

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/dd582936.asp

Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 (page with links to downloads of different versions)

20th November 2009 (date added)

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/ee390818.aspx

Download Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 Beta (the only way to get InfoPath 2010 Beta)

18th November 2009

C. Other relevant products

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=01c664e4-1c98-4fc8-93ee-08cc039503c1

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 November CTP StreamInsight (ver 10.50.1352.24)

16th November 2009

Modified

None

III WebCasts (+ PodCasts, On-Line courses) for 2010 Products

None

IV WSS v4 FAQ

New

http://wssv4faq.mindsharp.com/Lists/v4FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=55

V.0023 SharePoint 2010 Disaster Recovery Guide (Course Technology PTR - John L. Ferringer, Sean McDonough)

Modified

http://wssv4faq.mindsharp.com/Lists/v4FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=5

V.0001 Professional SharePoint 2010 Development (Wiley - Tom Rizzo, Reza Alirezaei, Jeff Fried, Paul Swider, Scot Hillier)

(Additional authors, new prices)

Note: All of the addresses below were valid at the time I added them to the WSS v4 FAQ site and to this file. I can't guarantee that they still are.

(Items are added to the WSS v4 FAQ throughout the week so you will find new items more quickly by checking at www.wssfaq.com (wssv4faq.mindsharp.com) daily.)

From 8th to 14th November 2009

NOTE: Amendments to KB articles are now only listed when a version is x.0. MS no longer change the dates of KB articles when version changes are minor.

I.1 2010 KB Articles

New or Modifed

None

II. Articles - 2010 Products

New

A. Office 2010 Server Products

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=a65aef6f-bc99-4b29-81bb-37fce8ad6ea7&utm

Deployment and configuration of FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint (Beta)

12th November 2009

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ca3ad5cc-3743-4ce2-aa13-edf55cea92d7#tm

Planning and Architecture for FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint (Beta)

12th November 2009

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=23d2ef19-ea50-4a08-8e1d-64a889434369#tm

FAST Search Server for SharePoint 2010 Windows PowerShell Cmdlet Help (Beta)

12th November 2009

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=1e0dda0d-3fd8-4a4d-8650-b878b5d5fbd8#tm

Monitoring for FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint (Beta)

12th November 2009

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=0a91ae47-8c6f-447e-8084-2ef7208837ae#tm

FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint Windows PowerShell Cmdlets Overview (Beta)

12th November 2009

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=16bb10f9-3acc-4551-bacc-bdd266da1d45#tm

SQL Server 2008 R2 November CTP Reporting Services Add-in for Microsoft SharePoint Technologies 2010

11th November 2009

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=3e01806c-e586-4ff1-b61e-2a5179413cf1#tm

Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint Management Pack (Beta) for SC OpsMgr 2007 (ver 2.0.7.0)

6th November 2009

B. Other Office 2010 products

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=11358091-20fa-42b4-a859-98ea63913cb6

InfoPath 2010 Reference: InfoPath 2010 Developer Reference for Managed Code Form Templates (ver Nov09)

12th November 2009

C. Other relevant products

None

Modified

None

III WebCasts (+ PodCasts, On-Line courses) for 2010 Products

Note: In addition to the ca 20 Channel None SharePoint 2010 Developer Courses listed individually below, I've also added links to ca 15 Channel Nine Office 2010 courses. See the site for them (most are SP relevant)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/SharePointGettingStarted/SharePointGettingStartedWelcome/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: SharePoint 2010 Developer Roadmap - What's New in SharePoint 2010 (in the Developer arena) (Ted Pattison, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/SharePoint2010DeveloperRoadmap/SharePoint2010DevelopmentPrimer/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: SharePoint 2010 Developer Roadmap - SharePoint 2010 Development Primer (Ted Pattison, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/SharePoint2010DeveloperRoadmap/NewDeveloperToolsforSharePoint2010/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: SharePoint 2010 Developer Roadmap - New developer Tools for SharePoint 2010 (Ted Pattison, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/SharePoint2010DeveloperRoadmap/SharePoint2010IntegrationwithPowerShell/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: SharePoint 2010 Developer Roadmap - SharePoint 2010 Integration with PowerShell (Ted Pattison, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/VisualStudio2010ToolsForSharePoint2010/IntroductiontoVS2010SharePointTools/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: Visual Studio 2010 Tools for SharePoint 2010 - Introduction to VS2010 SharePoint Tools (Ted Pattison, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/VisualStudio2010ToolsForSharePoint2010/SharePointToolsProjectStructure/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: Visual Studio 2010 Tools for SharePoint 2010 - SharePoint Tools Project Structure (Ted Pattison, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/VisualStudio2010ToolsForSharePoint2010/AddingSPIstoaProject/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: Visual Studio 2010 Tools for SharePoint 2010 - Adding SPIs to a Project (Ted Pattison, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/UiEnhancements/TheSharePointFluentUserInterface/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: UI Enhancements - The SharePoint Fluent User Interface (Ted Pattison, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/UiEnhancements/SitesasCollectionsofPages/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: UI Enhancements - Sites as Collections of Pages (Ted Pattison, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/UiEnhancements/ManagingDatawithSharePoint2010/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: UI Enhancements - Managing Data with SharePoint 2010 (Ted Pattison, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/ListsAndSchemas/NewandImprovedEvents/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: Lists and Schemas - New and Improved Events (Ted Pattison, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/ListsAndSchemas/ListRelationshipsandJoins/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: Lists and Schemas - List Relationships and Joins (Andrew Connell, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/ListsAndSchemas/LargeListSupport/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: Lists and Schemas - Large List Support (Andrew Connell, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/ListsAndSchemas/FieldandListItemValidation/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: Lists and Schemas - Field and List Item Validation (Andrew Connell, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/LINQtoSharePointUnit/AccessingSharePointListData/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: LINQ to SharePoint - Accessing SharePoint List Data (Ted Pattison, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/ClientObjectModel/OverviewoftheClientObjectModel/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: Client Object Model - Overview of the Client Object Model (Andrew Connell, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/ClientObjectModel/SilverlightClientObjectModel/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: Client Object Model - Silverlight Client Object Model (Andrew Connell, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/ClientObjectModel/ECMAScriptClientObjectModel/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: Client Object Model - ECMAScript Client Object Model (Andrew Connell, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/Workflow/WhatsNewinSharePoint2010Workflow/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: Workflow - Whats New in SharePoint 2010 Workflow (Ted Pattison, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/Workflow/DesigningWorkflowswithSPD/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: Workflow - Designing Workflows with SPD (Ted Pattison, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/Workflow/DevelopingWorkflowswithVS2010/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: Workflow - Developing Workflows with VS 2010 (Ted Pattison, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/ServicesArchitecture/ArchitecturalandLogicalOverview/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: Services Architecture - Architectural and Logical Overview (Andrew Connell, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/ServicesArchitecture/CreatingCustomServiceApplications/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: Services Architecture - Creating Custom Service Applications (Andrew Connell, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/AccessingExternalData/BusinessConnectivityServices(BCS)Primer/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: BCS - Business Connectivity Services (BCS) Primer (Andrew Connell, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/AccessingExternalData/CreatingBCSApplications/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: BCS - Creating BCS Applications (Andrew Connell, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/AccessingExternalData/Creating.NETAssemblyConnectorsinVisualStudio2010support/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: BCS - Creating .NET Assembly Connectors in Visual Studio 2010 support (Andrew Connell, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/ExtendingSearch/TheConnectorFramework/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: Extending Search - The Connector Framework (Andrew Connell, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/ExtendingSearch/EnhancingtheSearchUserInterface/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: Extending Search - Enhancing the Search User Interface (Andrew Connell, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/ExtendingSearch/CreatingCustomRankingModels/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: Extending Search - Creating Custom Ranking Models (Andrew Connell, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/PerformancePointServices/BusinessIntelligence(BI)Primer/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: PerformancePoint Services - Business Intelligence (BI) Primer (Chris Predeek, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/PerformancePointServices/ExcelServices/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: PerformancePoint Services - Excel Services (Chris Predeek, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/PerformancePointServices/PerformancePointServices/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: PerformancePoint Services - Performance Point Services (Chris Predeek, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/SandboxedSolutions/IntroducingSandboxedSolutions/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: Sandboxed Solutions - Introducing Sandboxed Solutions (Andrew Connell, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/SandboxedSolutions/ExecutingCodeintheSandbox/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: Sandboxed Solutions - Executing Code in the Sandbox (Andrew Connell, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/learn/courses/SharePoint2010Developer/SharePoint2010Security/IntroductiontoClaimsbasedSecurity/

Channel Nine's SharePoint 2010 Developer Course: SharePoint 2010 Security - Introduction to Claims based Security (Ted Pattison, Critical Path Training)

10th November 2009 (date added)

IV WSS v4 FAQ

New or Modified

None

Note: All of the addresses below were valid at the time I added them to the WSS v4 FAQ site and to this file. I can't guarantee that they still are.

(Items are added to the WSS v4 FAQ throughout the week so you will find new items more quickly by checking at www.wssfaq.com (wssv4faq.mindsharp.com) daily.)

From 1st to 7th November 2009

NOTE: Amendments to KB articles are now only listed when a version is x.0. MS no longer change the dates of KB articles when version changes are minor.

I.1 2010 KB Articles

New or Modifed

None II. Articles - 2010 Products

New

A. Office 2010 Server Products

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee557869(office.14).aspx

What's New: PerformancePoint Services

6th November 2009 (date added)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee558289(office.14).aspx

What's New: Excel Services

6th November 2009 (date added)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee558300(office.14).aspx

What's New: SharePoint Enterprise Search

6th November 2009 (date added)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee559353(office.14).aspx

What's New: Enterprise Content Management (ECM)

6th November 2009 (date added)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee557658(office.14).aspx

What's New: Business Connectivity Services (BCS)

6th November 2009 (date added)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee558398(office.14).aspx

What's New: User Profiles and Social Data

6th November 2009 (date added)

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee424405(office.14).aspx

Excel Services overview (SharePoint Server 2010) (updated 19th October 2009)

19th October 2009

B. Other Office 2010 products

http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepointdesigner/archive/2009/11/02/sharepoint-designer-2010-new-shell-tour.aspx

SharePoint Designer 2010 New Shell Tour (SharePoint Designer Team Blog - unknown)

2nd November 2009

C. Other relevant products

None

Modified

None

III WebCasts (+ PodCasts, On-Line courses) for 2010 Products

http://www.sharepoint-videos.com/sp10navigational-components-of-sharepoint-designer-2010/

Create External Content Types using SharePoint Designer 2010 (Asif Rehmani, SharePoint-eLearning.com)

6th November 2009 (date added)

http://www.sharepoint-videos.com/sp10navigational-components-of-sharepoint-designer-2010/

Navigational components of SharePoint Designer 2010 (Asif Rehmani, SharePoint-eLearning.com)

6th November 2009 (date added)

http://www.sharepoint-videos.com/sp10creating-sharepoint-2010-site-components/

Creating SharePoint 2010 site components (Asif Rehmani, SharePoint-eLearning.com)

6th November 2009 (date added)

http://www.sharepoint-videos.com/sp10create-and-manage-sharepoint-content-using-sharepoint-designer-2010/

Create and Manage SharePoint Content using SharePoint Designer 2010 (Asif Rehmani, SharePoint-eLearning.com)

6th November 2009 (date added)

http://www.sharepoint-videos.com/sp10whats-new-in-infopath-2010-walkthrough/

What's new in InfoPath 2010 - Walkthrough (Asif Rehmani, SharePoint-eLearning.com)

6th November 2009 (date added)

http://www.sharepoint-videos.com/sp10configuring-sharepoint-security-using-sharepoint-designer-2010/

Configuring SharePoint security using SharePoint Designer 2010 (Asif Rehmani, SharePoint-eLearning.com)

6th November 2009 (date added)

http://www.sharepoint-videos.com/sp10explore-infopath-2010-controls/

Explore InfoPath 2010 Controls (Asif Rehmani, SharePoint-eLearning.com)

6th November 2009 (date added)

http://www.sharepoint-videos.com/sp101851/

Webinar - Introduction to SharePoint Designer 2010 (Asif Rehmani, SharePoint-eLearning.com)

6th November 2009 (date added)

http://www.sharepoint-videos.com/sp10xslt-list-view-web-parts-and-conditional-formatting/

XSLT List View web parts and Conditional Formatting (Asif Rehmani, SharePoint-eLearning.com)

6th November 2009 (date added)

http://www.sharepoint-videos.com/sp10configuring-rules-in-infopath-2010/

Configuring Rules in InfoPath 2010 (Asif Rehmani, SharePoint-eLearning.com)

6th November 2009 (date added)

http://www.sharepoint-videos.com/sp10create-a-site-workflow-and-modify-its-form-using-infopath/

Create a Site Workflow and modify its form using InfoPath (Asif Rehmani, SharePoint-eLearning.com)

6th November 2009 (date added)

http://www.sharepoint-videos.com/sp10an-end-to-end-process-using-infopath-2010-for-forms-and-visio-2010-and-sharepoint-designer-2010-for-workflows/

An end to end process using InfoPath 2010 for forms and Visio 2010 and SharePoint Designer 2010 for Workflows (Asif Rehmani, SharePoint-eLearning.com)

6th November 2009 (date added)

http://www.sharepoint-videos.com/sp10create-reusable-workflows-using-sharepoint-designer-2010-and-attach-to-content-types/

Create reusable workflows using SharePoint Designer 2010 and attach to Content Types (Asif Rehmani, SharePoint-eLearning.com)

6th November 2009 (date added)

IV WSS v4 FAQ

New

http://wssv4faq.mindsharp.com/Lists/v4FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=51

III.0060 SPD 2010: Can you use SharePoint Designer 2010 to edit WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007 sites?

http://wssv4faq.mindsharp.com/Lists/v4FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=52

IX.0005 U2U (Belgium)

Modified

http://wssv4faq.mindsharp.com/Lists/v4FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=49

V.0014 Microsoft SharePoint 2010: Building Solutions for SharePoint 2010 (Apress - Sahil Malik)

http://wssv4faq.mindsharp.com/Lists/v4FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=50

V.0015 Pro Project Management with SharePoint 2010 (Apress - Mark Weinstein)

(both 14 and 15 have updated information and new URLs)

Note: All of the addresses below were valid at the time I added them to the WSS v4 FAQ site and to this file. I can't guarantee that they still are.

(Items are added to the WSS v4 FAQ throughout the week so you will find new items more quickly by checking at wssv4faq.mindsharp.com daily.)

From 25th to 31st October 2009

I.1 2010 KB Articles

New or Modifed

None

II. Articles - 2010 Products

New

A. Office 2010 Server Products

http://www.sharepointnutsandbolts.com/2009/10/sp2010-developer-skills-preparation.html

SP2010 - developer skills preparation (Chris O'Brien)

27th October 2009

Note: the following 10 Labs all have the same URL - this is because I can't extract the direct URL from the page. The intention in having ten entries is to make the title of each HOL searchable in the List.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c010fc68-b47f-4db6-b8a8-ad4ba33a35c5#tm

Hands-On Lab: HOL01 - Developing a Visual Web Part in Visual Studio 2010 (Use the download link in the second half of the page - choose VB or CS link)

19th October 2007

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c010fc68-b47f-4db6-b8a8-ad4ba33a35c5#tm

Hands-On Lab: HOL02 - Developing a List Definition and Event Receiver in Visual Studio 2010 (Use the download link in the second half of the page - choose VB or CS link)

19th October 2007

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c010fc68-b47f-4db6-b8a8-ad4ba33a35c5#tm

Hands-On Lab: HOL03 - Developing Advanced Web Parts for SharePoint 2010 with Visual Studio 2010 (Use the download link in the second half of the page - choose VB or CS link)

19th October 2007

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c010fc68-b47f-4db6-b8a8-ad4ba33a35c5#tm

Hands-On Lab: HOL04 - Developing with LINQ to SharePoint in Visual Studio 2010 (Use the download link in the second half of the page - choose VB or CS link)

19th October 2007

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c010fc68-b47f-4db6-b8a8-ad4ba33a35c5#tm

Hands-On Lab: HOL05 - Developing for SharePoint 2010 with the Client OM and REST in Visual Studio 2010 (Use the download link in the second half of the page - choose VB or CS link)

19th October 2007

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c010fc68-b47f-4db6-b8a8-ad4ba33a35c5#tm

Hands-On Lab: HOL06 - Developing a BCS External Content Type with Visual Studio 2010 (Use the download link in the second half of the page - choose VB or CS link)

19th October 2007

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c010fc68-b47f-4db6-b8a8-ad4ba33a35c5#tm

Hands-On Lab: HOL07 - Developing a SharePoint 2010 Workflow with Initiation Form in Visual Studio 2010 (Use the download link in the second half of the page - choose VB or CS link)

19th October 2007

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c010fc68-b47f-4db6-b8a8-ad4ba33a35c5#tm

Hands-On Lab: HOL08 - Developing SharePoint 2010 User Interface with Silverlight in Visual Studio 2010 (Use the download link in the second half of the page - choose VB or CS link)

19th October 2007

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c010fc68-b47f-4db6-b8a8-ad4ba33a35c5#tm

Hands-On Lab: HOL09 - Developing SharePoint 2010 Sandboxed Solutions in Visual Studio 2010 (Use the download link in the second half of the page - choose VB or CS link)

19th October 2007

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c010fc68-b47f-4db6-b8a8-ad4ba33a35c5#tm

Hands-On Lab: HOL10 - Developing SharePoint 2010 User Interface Ribbon and Dialog Customizations (Use the download link in the second half of the page - choose VB or CS link)

19th October 2007

http://sharepoint2010.microsoft.com/product/editions/Pages/default.aspx

SharePoint 2010 Lineup: Preview Guide (warning: simple short list of product names with brief explanatory texts - not a list of functions in each)

25th October 2009 (date added)

B. Other Office 2010 products

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=dd993c57-3829-438b-a09d-3e19cbb93e23#tm

Project Server 2010 Upgrade Paths (posters)

28th October 2009

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=12e25e2b-fda6-4fda-9f1b-fa39134e26ee#tm

Project Portfolio Server 2007 to Project Server 2010 Paths and Considerations (poster)

28th October 2009

C. Other relevant products

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=a4fbe2f3-45dd-46bf-8747-16a111c04107#tm

Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition x64 (Full Install) VHD (180 days)

28th October 2009

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=37264b32-c79f-4249-a5d4-b8696772a62a#tm

Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition x64 (Core Install) VHD (180 days)

28th October 2009

Modified

None

III WebCasts (+ PodCasts, On-Line courses) for 2010 Products

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/_silverlight/learningsnacks/SP10/snack01/Default.html

Learning Snacks for SharePoint 2010: Developing Solutions with Microsoft SharePoint 2010 (warning: speaker can't pronounce the letter "r")

30th October 2009 (date added)

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/_silverlight/learningsnacks/SP10/snack02/Default.html

Learning Snacks for SharePoint 2010: Experiencing the Microsoft SharePoint 2010 User Interface

30th October 2009 (date added)

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/_silverlight/learningsnacks/SP10/snack03/Default.html

Learning Snacks for SharePoint 2010: Managing and Troubleshooting with Microsoft SharePoint 2010

30th October 2009 (date added)

http://channel9.msdn.com/shows/10-4/10-4-Episode-33-Downloading-and-Installing-Visual-Studio-2010-Beta-2/

10-4 Episode 33: Downloading and Installing Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 (Channel 9)

29th October 2009 (date added)

mms://msstudios.wmod.llnwd.net/a2294/o21/msstudios/0910/1001501/1001501_SharePoint2010_Foundation_Laura_1000k.wmv

Introduction to SharePoint Foundation (Laura Brown)

27th October 2009 (date added)

mms://msstudios.wmod.llnwd.net/a2294/o21/msstudios/0910/1001501/1001501_SharePoint2010_Composites_JR_1000k.wmv

Introduction to SharePoint Composites (J.R. Arredondo)

27th October 2009 (date added)

mms://msstudios.wmod.llnwd.net/a2294/o21/msstudios/0910/1001501/1001501_SharePoint2010_ITPro_Arpan_16x9_1000k.wmv

SharePoint 2010 for IT Pros (Arpan Shah)

27th October 2009 (date added)

mms://msstudios.wmod.llnwd.net/a2294/o21/msstudios/0910/1001501/1001501_SharePoint2010_Communities_Jaqueline_1000k.wmv

Introduction to Collaboration and Social Community ("Communities") (Jacqueline Russell)

27th October 2009 (date added)

mms://msstudios.wmod.llnwd.net/a2294/o21/msstudios/0910/1001501/1001501_SharePoint2010_Insights_Pej_1000k.wmv

Introduction to key SharePoint 2010 features (Pej Javaheri)

27th October 2009 (date added)

mms://msstudios.wmod.llnwd.net/a2294/o21/msstudios/0910/1001501/1001501_SharePoint2010_Content_Ryan_1000k.wmv

Introduction to Content Management (Ryan Dugano)

27th October 2009 (date added)

mms://msstudios.wmod.llnwd.net/a2294/o21/msstudios/0910/1001501/1001501_SharePoint2010_Developer_Paul_16x9_1000k.wmv

SharePoint 2010 for Developers (Paul Andrew)

27th October 2009 (date added)

mms://msstudios.wmod.llnwd.net/a2294/o21/msstudios/0910/1001501/1001501_SharePoint2010_Sites_Cory_1000k.wmv

Introduction to Information Management (Corey Artherholt)

27th October 2009 (date added)

mms://msstudios.wmod.llnwd.net/a2294/o21/msstudios/0910/1001501/1002117_SharePoint2010_Partners_Kathleen_1000k.wmv

Introduction into opportunities for partners (Kathleen Winder)

27th October 2009 (date added)

mms://msstudios.wmod.llnwd.net/a2294/o21/msstudios/0910/1001501/1002117_SharePoint2010_Search_Evan_1000k.wmv

Introduction to Enterprise search (Evan Richman)

27th October 2009 (date added)

http://msstudios.wmod.llnwd.net/a2294/o21/msstudios/0910/1001501/1001501_SharePoint2010_ITPro_Arpan_16x9_1000k.wmv

Top Features Demo for IT professionals (Arpan Shah)

27th October 2009 (date added)

IV WSS v4 FAQ

New

http://wssv4faq.mindsharp.com/Lists/v4FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=36

I.0006 Is there a 2010 version of SharePoint Designer and is it still free ?

http://wssv4faq.mindsharp.com/Lists/v4FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=43

I.0007.01 What are the licensing rules for SharePoint Foundation 2010?

http://wssv4faq.mindsharp.com/Lists/v4FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=44

I.0007.02 What are the licensing rules for SharePoint 2010?

http://wssv4faq.mindsharp.com/Lists/v4FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=40

II.0001 Which database System is used by a Basic Installation of SharePoint Foundation 2010 ?

http://wssv4faq.mindsharp.com/Lists/v4FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=41

II.0002 Which database system is used by a Basic Installation of SharePoint Server 2010?

http://wssv4faq.mindsharp.com/Lists/v4FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=46

II.0003 Is there a particular installation order when installing SP 2010 and Visual Studio 2010?

http://wssv4faq.mindsharp.com/Lists/v4FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=48

III.0030.01 Does Import/Export include Alerts?

http://wssv4faq.mindsharp.com/Lists/v4FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=47

III.0030.02 Does Import/Export include Workflows?

http://wssv4faq.mindsharp.com/Lists/v4FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=42

III.0050 How many Silverlight web parts are provided in SP 2010?

(I used 0050 for this as this Q+A came up now but isn't that mainstream)

http://wssv4faq.mindsharp.com/Lists/v4FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=45

III.0051 Which versions of Visual Studio 2010 support SharePoint development?

http://wssv4faq.mindsharp.com/Lists/v4FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=37

IV.0001 Implementation of IBackupRestore (SP 2010 Foundation - code gallery - MS)

http://wssv4faq.mindsharp.com/Lists/v4FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=38

IV.0002 Activity Feeds Console Application (SharePoint 2010 - code gallery - MS)

http://wssv4faq.mindsharp.com/Lists/v4FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=39

IV.0003 Social Data Statistics Web Part (SharePoint 2010 - code gallery - MS)

Modified

None

It's far too long to spend the time editing it here (needs code in every spare line) so rather than post a copy of the first issue of the new SharePoint Foundation 2010 FAQ additions and changes Blog here, here instead is a link to it.

http://sharepoint.mindsharpblogs.com/MikeW/archive/2009/10/25/SharePoint-Foundation-2010-FAQ-additions-and-changes-[dash]-1-[dash]-18th-to-24th-October-2009.aspx

If there is public demand (and rather less additions than those I made in this week) I'll start posting duplicates of this new regular item here too.

In this case as this is the first post of additions, it is MUCH better to go to the web site to look at the articles as then at least you can use some of the Views to cut the numbers down and give you some more concentrated lists.