Todd And Shane's Cloudy Podcast

Tonight's show covers a bunch of topics. We talk about how to get some of that great SharePoint Conference content without actually going to Vegas. For free! Then I cover some other free stuff like OneNote and Office Lens. Oslo is so cool that we cover it two weeks in a row. Continuing on the topic of Search we talk about some complications with Search in Foundation and moving temp directories around. If Incoming Email is your deal, I talk a little about how that has changed in SharePoint 2013.

In this episode I talk about all the fun I had at the SharePoint Conference. I cover our sessions and some of the other events that were there. Then I talk about Service Pack 1 for SharePoint 2013, and how super cool it is. Then I cover a couple of new things to look forward to if you have a Windows tablet. I did some new things with the audio and video this week. Let me know what you think of the changes.

Tonight's session is brimming with excitement about SharePoint Conference. And I put a happy ending to the sordid tale of when I tried to buy a Lumia 520. Then I talk about some email addresses that SharePoint hates, and what's new with OneDrive and Office Web Apps. Finally I talk about the secret to how to get a busy person to respond to your emails.

In this nearly hour-long episode I'm all over the place. I start out talking about some plans for the upcoming SharePoint Conference. Then I talk about some SharePoint 2010 topics, like how to implement it in an extranet, and how to use it with SSL. Then I talk about a tool you can use to help improve the battery life of your tablet. I finish up with what is coming in the next version of Windows Phone.

In tonight's Netcast I discuss how we now get to patch AppFabric. Weee!! We follow that up with a rousing discussion about the SharePoint Configuration Cache and all the fun things it does. While I love PowerShell to death, sometimes it needs a little extra work. We talk tonight about how you need to take an extra step if you create your site collections with it. I finish up with an inspirational blog post about being an imposter.

I lead off tonight's netcast with the stunning, sad, news that InfoPath is officially dead. After spending some time commiserating about its demise we move on to happier topics like a new update for Lumia 920 owners, and a way to get a free Lumia 520. Then I talk about the Dell Venue 8 Pro and traveling with it. I also talk about ways to get more battery life out of your Windows tablets. I end with talking about my amazing SharePoint Conference promotional videos. Oscar committee, are you listening?

Tonight's netcast opens with an introduction to SkyDrive's new name, OneDrive. We talk about how that will impact SharePoint. Next I talk about a question I got on my web site about warm up scripts. Then I talk about a workaround for a bug with the Performance Point Designer. Then we start talking about my second love, PowerShell. I share a PowerShell script I use to tag my Netcast MP3 files. I follow that up with a blog post on exporting Search settings with PowerShell. I finish it up by talking about how to use PowerShell to copy list from one SharePoint web to another.

In tonight's episode I start out by showing how incredibly generous my Netcast listeners are. They raised a huge amount of money for one of my favorite charities. So I love on them for a while. Then I talk about what you can and cannot do to your SharePoint databases in SQL. Finally I talk about two non SharePoint topics. First I give a quick review of the Dell Venue 8 Pro 8" Windows tablet. Then I finish up talking about the Bose Quiet Comfort 20 headphones I recently bought.

In tonight's I discuss some decidely non-technical things. I spent the first part of the show talking about my experience at the New Media Expo last week. I talk about a few things I learned there that I might just incorporate into this very netcast. Then I talk about some rebranding that will be going on. Then I sweeten the pot some to entice folks to donate to my birthday cause.

In this last netcast of 2013 I get introspective and talk about some of the fun things that have happened in the last year. After we move past the nostalgia I finally make good on my promise to add the Office Web App patches to my SharePoint 2013 builds list. Then I talk about some changes made to the SharePoint 2013 patches that impact how we'll download and install them. I finish up with a couple of user information topics and a quick review of the Dell Venue 8 Pro.

This week's netcast starts off with a long discussion on Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8.1 tablets. Then I chat about some new cumulative updates for our favorite SharePoint server products. Then, for a change, I talk about an important client side patch. I spend the rest of my time talking about SQL Server and how best to lay out your drives.

Tonight's Netcast is all about cool Search topics I've read over the last week. I cover a tool you can use to quickly troubleshoot Search results and really get your hands dirty. Then I show you how to easily create a thesaurus file. Then we cover some best practices for configuring your Search crawls. Put your favorite ugly Christmas sweater on, lean back, and get your Search learning on!

This week's netcast is full of all kinds of great PowerShell content, with a little SharePoint sprinkled in for good measure. I start things off my showing off my shiny new Windows Phone app. Take that, iPhone! The killer app for Windows Phone has arrived! Then I talk about how you can use PowerShell to figure out where an account is being locked out. Then again I talk about Russ Maxwell's patch installation script. Then I talk about some issues with a couple of SharePoint patches. I know, shocking!

Tonight's episode covers the gamut of emotions. There is happiness, sadness, intrigue, the whole deal. I talk about how to use Fiddler to up your troubleshooting game and some problems I had with replication and SQL server.

In tonight's episode I demystify SharePoint administrative permission, Da Vinci Code style. Then I talk about Host Named Site Collections and how they can trip up users and make them log more times than they want to. Which is any. Next we chat about a content type bug that popped into the March 2013 PU for SharePoint 2013. Then I show you how to strip that fancy UI off of a Windows Server 2012 using PowerShell.

Tonight's Netcast covers the much requested topic of the Distributed Cache. I explain why we need it, then all the ways it's going to try to bite you. I also talk about some challenges you might have if your SharePoint server doesn't have access to the Internet. I wrap it up by discussing some free Windows Server 2012 R2 resources, and how to find your Windows Phone if you lose it.

This week's Netcast start out with me explaining what's wrong with this week's Netcast. Fun for everyone. Then I spend a little bit of time talking about some Netcast Hooligans that I saw last week. Next I cover some fun PowerShell stuff and a developery thing that was introduced in a recent SharePoint 2013 CUs. Speaking of CUs, I talk about some exciting changes to Search that were introduced in the SharePoint 2013 October 2013 CU. Finally I talk about my new Surface Pro 2 and how I'm not smart enough for it.

This week I start things off by debutting Rackspace's new Facebook page. Next I cover a PowerShell cmdlet that my team uses to help with SharePoint upgrades. Then I talk a little about the ongoing roll out of the October 2013 CUs. Then I touch on some SQL Server security changes you can make, and how you can make your SharePoint site more SEO friendly. Finally I talk about a weird CSS issue in SharePoint 2013 apps.

In tonight's episode I tell a scary tale of Search issue I encountered last week. I share my troubleshooting steps and the solution. Continuing my tradition of talking about PowerShell I cover how to do powerful pings in PowerShell. Next I talk a little about the Windows 8.1 update and my experiences with it. I wrap things up by raving a bit about TechSmith's SnagIt and a couple of blog posts I'm working on.

I started tonight's netcast with a couple of riveting Search topics. One on how to get all the items in your Index and the other is about exporting out Managed Properties. Next I should you how to put a cool red maintenance bar in your site collections if you need to. Then I break in to some fun non-SharePoint topics. The SQL 2014 CTP is out and I tell you how to get it. Then I talk about virtualizing SQL and how you can do it without killing SharePoint. Finally I talk about a new update for Windows Phone 8.