SharePoint Server
April 16th, 2013 | Author: Lydia Bronze | Filed under: CloudShare, SharePoint | Tags: Color Palette, CSS, customization, Design, How-To, Microsoft, Microsoft Technologies, SharePoint, SharePoint 2013, SharePoint Configuration, SharePoint Design, SharePoint Server, SharePoint Themes, SharePoint Tools, site collection, Site Themes, Themes
A couple of months ago I wrote an article about the new look of SharePoint 2013, focusing on the new Site Collection themes for SharePoint. I gave a couple of examples for the new built-in themes included in SharePoint 2013.

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January 29th, 2013 | Author: Lydia Bronze | Filed under: CloudShare, Dev / Test, SharePoint | Tags: CloudShare, Database, How-To, server error, SharePoint, SharePoint 2013, SharePoint Configuration, SharePoint Server, SQL, SQL Server, SQL Server 2012
I restarted my SharePoint server, opened Central Administration and encountered the following error:
Server Error in ‘/’ Application
Runtime Error
Description: An application error occurred on the server.

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January 12th, 2013 | Author: Lydia Bronze | Filed under: CloudShare, SharePoint | Tags: Application Pool, How-To, HTTP 500, IIS, SharePoint, SharePoint 2013, SharePoint Error, SharePoint Server
Once in a while I encounter an error that doesn’t provide any helpful information. This is exactly what happened the other day I opened my SharePoint site and found out that the website cannot display the page due to HTTP 500 Internal Server Error.
First thing I tried to do is open SharePoint Central Administration, to see if I get the same error message. Strangely, I was able to open Central Administration without any errors.
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December 6th, 2012 | Author: Lydia Bronze | Filed under: CloudShare, SharePoint | Tags: CloudShare, How-To, SharePoint, SharePoint 2013, SharePoint Server, SharePoint Templates, Site Templates
SharePoint 2013 offers a vast variety of out-of-the-box site templates. One of the success factors of your SharePoint deployment is choosing the most suitable site template that meets your business needs.
I’ve been asked many times which site template can serve particular required needs and what differs one template from another, so I decided to write a quick overview of all the available SharePoint 2013 site templates and their common uses. I’ve also prepared a SharePoint 2013 environment configured with all site types for some hands-on experience.
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July 18th, 2012 | Author: Lydia Bronze | Filed under: CloudShare, Dev / Test, SharePoint | Tags: sharepoint 2010, SharePoint 2013 Beta, SharePoint Server, SharePoint Server 2013 Installation, SharePoint Server 2013 Preview, site collection
We don’t have to wait any longer! SharePoint 2013 was released yesterday and I couldn’t wait to install it!
So what’s new?
Actually, there are a lot of new cool features and improvements in SharePoint 2013. SQL, Mobile, and BI has been improved. Sharing functionality has been enhanced, making it easier to follow people, sites, and conversations. SharePoint 2013 offers Shredded Storage, Themes, Request Management, New Search architecture, personalized search results based on search history, and more. Read the rest of this entry »