OneNote 2013–Bringing Sexy Back (5-Part Series)

No, this isn’t a post about JT or even JF. It’s about OneNote, an e-Notebook-style, note-taking, ink-drawing, note-organizing, video-capturing, audio-recording, screenshot-snipping, research-gathering realtime-collaborating tool that’s a part of Microsoft Office.

I’d like to talk a little about a software app that I’ve loved for years, but that I think is finally getting it’s due recognition now in the days of Office 2013.  Yep, OneNote is here. For years many of you may have ignored this little app as part of your Office Premium package (just like you ignored InfoPath), but now, I’ll show you why I think OneNote is coming back to forefront of the Office suite, and why you should take a closer look.

 

Surface Pro and SharePoint 2013–Finger-clicking the Ellipses button

I don’t have an elegant solution here – it’s simply a statement: trying to finger-click the ellipses (3-dot) button on a SharePoint site using a Windows tablet (like my Surface Pro) can be tricky. Check out my video to see what I mean:

My Office 365 Upgrade to SharePoint 2013

The long-awaited upgrade of Office 365 sites to SharePoint 2013 is rolling out, and I was finally hit by one of the waves. If you’re still waiting for your upgrade to take effect, here’s what your experience may be like (click images to enlarge).

Here’s the email that let me know it was time to get the party started:

 

SharePoint 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio

Yesterday’s Microsoft event in Cleveland was just as successful as the Columbus event! Both had 30+ attendees, and both had lots of great questions - expect a future blog post where I address some of the most interesting questions asked.

Randy Pagels discussing SharePoint Web and Unit Testing with Visual Studio 2012; Cleveland, Ohio

SharePoint 2013 in Columbus, Ohio

Yesterday’s Microsoft event in Columbus was well attended.  And there’s still time to register for tomorrow’s Cleveland event. Hoping to see some of the Cleveland SharePoint User Group members in attendance tomorrow.

Attendees at the “What’s New For Developers & Testers in SharePoint 2013” event, Columbus, Ohio

What’s New for Developers & Testers in SharePoint 2013

Next week, I’ll be co-presenting with Randy Pagels (Developer Technology Specialist for Microsoft) in a multi-city roadshow event focused on SharePoint 2013 and Visual Studio 2012:

This event allows attendees to get up to speed on the new and improved development and testing features available in SharePoint 2013 using Visual Studio 2012. Some of the key learning areas include:

• Understanding the Cloud App Model
• Learning about core platform enhancements
• Testing SharePoint performance with profiling tools
• Testing SharePoint code with Microsoft Fakes Framework

Click below to register for an event near you:

March 4	Columbus, OH	March 12	Minneapolis, MN
March 6	Cleveland, OH	March 14	Des Moines, IA
March 7 March 11	Kansas City, KS St. Louis, MO	March 15	Omaha, NE

The ABC’s of Building Apps for SharePoint 2013

I had a good time presenting to the [Columbus, Ohio] Buckeye SharePoint User Group this past week on the topic of building Apps in the new App Model in SharePoint 2013.

Based on the feedback, everyone seemed to like my new approach of demo-by-screenshot – I thought that might be more efficient than having everyone watch me work live in a VM with Visual Studio 2012, while holding our breath in anticipation of the inevitable demo disaster. :)

I’ll be continuing to speak on SharePoint 2013 next month in Columbus and Cleveland as part of Microsoft’s Visual Studio 2012 regional tour. But until then, here’s my slidedeck below from this week, or view it on Slideshare: