Don’t Install SharePoint 2013 Service Pack 1

From Microsoft:

"We have recently uncovered an issue with this Service Pack 1 package that may prevent customers who have Service Pack 1 from deploying future public or cumulative updates. As a precautionary measure, we have deactivated the download page until a new package is published."

Bill Baer has indicated that the MSDN ISO that has SP1 included is not impacted by this issue.

References: 
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2817429
http://www.toddklindt.com/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=486

SP 2013 Name Profile Property Disappears After Re-provisioning UPSS (Farm backup)

While working on a prject involving a SharePoint Extranet and a custom .net user provisioning application, I came across an issue where the 'Name' profile property was mapped to a custom AD attribute, however, that mapping would disappear after a full farm backup. This caused us to have to manually or programatically (script) remap the mapping after every backup. 

As it turned out the culprit was the de-provisioning/re-provisioning of the UPSS (which happens during SP backup process). Each time the UPSS was re-provisioned, that mapping dropped. After reaching out to a familiar and trusted resource, Trevor Seward, he was able to determine the root cause. Please see his blog-post for explanation/resolution. http://thesharepointfarm.com/2014/04/name-user-profile-property-mapping-blank-reprovisioning 

SPWake Up - SharePoint Warm-up Script

Wake Up Your SharePoint ! - Home



SPSWakeUp is a PowerShell script tool to warm up all site collection in your SharePoint environment.
It's compatible with all supported versions for SharePoint.
This current version supports only NTLM Authentication.

Features

• 1.2 Add User Account in User Policy for Each Web Application
• 1.1 Clear Cache Internet Explorer
• 1.1 Browsing Custom Urls
• 1.1 Input XML File
• Supports SharePoint 2007, SharePoint 2010 and 2013
• Warms Up Central Administration and All site collection by Web Application
• Add Web Application Urls in Internet Options Security
• Use Internet Explorer to download JS, CSS and Pictures files
• Log script results in rtf file

SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint Online solution pack for branding and site provisioning

SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint Online solution pack for branding and site provisioning

The SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint Online solution pack for branding and site provisioning includes modules in Word document format. The modules introduce basic information about SharePoint, its page model, branding tools and packaging, and themes. The documents introduce a new site provisioning pattern called remote provisioning, and describe how to use it to provision branding elements to SharePoint sites.

A sample pack containing nine companion code samples is available for download on Code Gallery. 

Source: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42030 

Content has expired and can no longer be used error in share point 2013

I intermittently experienced the following error page on SharePoint 2013.



The resolution for this is to simply update your web applications' time zone to match that of your SharePoint servers. (Validate all servers are set to same time zone)
 

To fix this go to Central Administration -> Application Management -> select Web application -> on the ribbon General settings tab -> select General settings -> update the time zone with the share point server(s). Then perform IIS reset (iisreset -noforce) on each server in the farm.

 

Reference: Suresh Pydi > http://sureshpydi.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-content-has-expired-and-can-no.html

SharePoint 2013 with SP1 ("slipstream") is now available for download

You can now download SharePoint 2013 with SP1 from MSDN and VLSC and MPN.

A couple of people already tried to create their own slipstream version using RTM and SP1. Please avoid doing this as this is unsupported due to a change in the package layout which was introduced with March 2013 PU. Due to this change in the package layout it is not guaranteed that the manually created slipstream version will update all modules correctly. Ensure to download the official SharePoint 2013 with SP1 from one of the above listed sites.

SharePoint 2013 with SP1 ("slipstream") is now available for download - Stefan Goßner - Site Home - TechNet Blogs

SharePoint Conference .ORG Dallas 2014

SharePoint Conference .Org Dallas 2014

SharePoint Conference .ORG features workshops and sessions designed for business users, technical users and design professionals. Speakers include Microsoft MVP's, SharePoint experts and clients who have recently implemented innovative solutions on SharePoint -- including intranets, public sites, member communities and business intelligence initiatives.

The 7th annual SharePoint Conference .ORG will be taking place in Reston, Virginia on May 18-20, 2014 and Dallas, Texas on October 19-21, 2014. This year's agenda features a variety of educational sessions from SharePoint 2013 to Responsive Design to User Adoption Strategies.

Who should attend SharePoint Conference .ORG?

Any professional currently using or evaluating the Microsoft SharePoint platform is welcomed to attend SharePoint Conference .ORG.  We’ve created three separate tracks: Business Track, User Experience Track and Technical Track so all our sessions can be specifically geared to provide you with the most relevant, practical information for each SharePoint subject area, whatever your SharePoint role. All attendees have the option to attend sessions in whatever tracks they like and can attend sessions in different tracks.