Archive for April, 2009
CHANGING THE BROWSER TITLE FOR A TOP-LEVEL SHAREPOINT SITE
QUESTION:
How do I change the title that’s displayed in the browser for a top-level SharePoint site so it doesn’t say "Home"?
ANSWER:
A lot of people like to change the too-generic "Home" that’s the default browser title for the top-level SharePoint site in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007. It’s easy to see why. [...]
Beta in May: Windows 7, Configuring Exam
Microsoft Learning to put Exam 70-680 through the proverbial wringer from May 5-18.
As Windows 7 gets nearer and nearer to a rumored release date this year, the Microsoft Learning Group will be close behind with an exam for the OS. Before that happens, the exam still must be put to the usual beta test cycle. [...]
New Microsoft MCPD exams
In case you missed it, last month Microsoft released four MCPD upgrade exams for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 .NET Framework. And as the names imply, all are aimed at developers already certified as MCPD Developers in the earlier .NET Framework:
Transition Your MCPD Windows Developer Skills to MCPD Windows Developer 3.5 (70-566)
Transition Your MCPD Web [...]
Running XP? You can’t upgrade to Windows 7
Microsoft has confirmed it isn’t providing an upgrade path for Windows XP to Windows 7.
The not unexpected confirmation came in a new post on the Engineering Windows 7 blog outlining the latest developments with the new OS as it moves swiftly towards release.
In the post - signed ‘Windows 7 Team’ - the subject [...]
Windows 7 Exams Development Under Way
With Windows 7 scheduled to be released later this year, Microsoft Learning is closing in on exam development. On the Born to Learn blog, the group announced some preliminary information on three new MCST-level exams for the upcoming OS.
The news at this point is sparse; what’s known so far is that the group already [...]
Windows Server 2008 R2: Not your father’s R2 upgrade
If you’ve been around the IT block for more than a few years, then you probably remember Microsoft’s last R2 upgrade. Windows Server 2003 R2 started out with a lot of promise but ended up adding relatively little in the way of compelling new features to the standard Windows Server 2003 platform. Long-desired updates, like [...]