Category Archives: Search

Let’s Talk SharePoint 2010!

Posted on February 2, 2011 by

What are you doing this Friday morning?  Want to make the morning commute a little more meaningful?  I’ll be speaking with Gary Vaughan this Friday morning on blogtalkradio to discuss SharePoint 2010.  Specifically, some of the best new features and … Continue reading →

Posted in BI, CMS, ECM, Meta-Data, Search, SharePoint, SharePoint Designer, SharePoint Search Engine, Social Networking, Taxonomy, WCM | Leave a comment

Problems Indexing an External Web Site with the SharePoint Search Engine

Posted on September 14, 2010 by

From time to time I have to troubleshoot SharePoint Search Engine issues dealing with it not properly indexing some external web site.  Just thought I’d share the steps I typically take in case you are trying to figure out what … Continue reading →

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Google Appliance with SharePoint?

Posted on September 2, 2010 by

As a consultant, I encounter all kinds of questionable decisions which were made long before my invitation to the party.  Of course this is totally normal because if everything was working perfectly, I would not have been asked to help … Continue reading →

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SharePoint 2010 Search Core Results Web Part (Fixed Query)

Posted on August 19, 2010 by

What happens when your taxonomy just isn’t enough?  Say for example you want to reach across all classifications, all sites and all content of your corporate intRAnet site and display the most recent documents that contain a specific word(s)?  The … Continue reading →

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SharePoint Wildcard Search *

Posted on August 18, 2010 by

Although I originally started out focusing on the Search Engine Optimization discipline within SharePoint, my blog has grown to include a range of other topics dealing with SharePoint and Search.  That’s why this post is about the use of wildcards in searches. An … Continue reading →

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