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How to index PDF files in SharePoint
29 March 10 02:32 PM | JoshNoble | with no comments
Thursday, 04 March 2010 17:45 Marek Kotolowski Microsoft SharePoint does not index Adobe PDF files by default. Hence, additional steps are required to enable and perform indexing, to be able to search for the content of PDF files – either by using a standard...
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Ontolica Search Tips Document
27 January 10 10:42 AM | JoshNoble | with no comments
Drawn up in cooperation with Matt Zornes of Silgan Plastics, this document contains a useful list of search syntax additions that Ontolica Search brings to MOSS 2007, SharePoint 2010, and Search Server Express. This is designed to be a quick reference...
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Creating a custom field in SharePoint
28 December 09 02:21 PM | JoshNoble | with no comments
Wednesday, 02 September 2009 14:40 Michael Svart Jørgensen In this post I will show how to create a new list field for storing data in a SharePoint list. There are a number of reasons to use custom fields, which includes storing custom objects in a type...
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What are third party SharePoint web parts and why might I consider one?
26 June 09 10:47 AM | JoshNoble | with no comments
Do you have any programs other than those made by your operating systems designer on your computer? You can’t even buy a new computer from the store and say yes to that statement. This is because an OS is platform for all other tools to attach to. It...
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Enterprise Search, What about the little guy?
18 June 09 08:32 PM | JoshNoble | with no comments
“ENTERPRISE SEARCH” . For anyone in an IT related field this terms is all too familiar. Everywhere I look I find myself running into the term, although this may just be secondary to my profession. So why is the term been the hot topic of the last few...
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Faceted Searches (Tinfoil hats optional)
22 May 09 10:16 AM | JoshNoble | with no comments
The following post was written by Torben Ellert. Search engines cannot read minds (the plans on the white-board in Building 43 aside, of course). So, if we’re to type in “restaurant by the bank” I would get results about restaurants, financial banks,...
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How much does your findability solution really cost?
21 May 09 11:27 AM | JoshNoble | with no comments
How much does your findability solution really cost? It is obvious that in today’s economy it is more important than ever to make every dollar count. Then why are so many companies sitting back, ignoring one of the largest wastes of man-hours in many...
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Ontolica Search for MOSS
19 May 09 02:06 PM | JoshNoble | with no comments
Do you feel that you are getting the most out of MOSS 2007? Are your users satisfied with the search capabilities of your SharePoint installation? We hear complaints on a daily basis that users are not getting a full return on their SharePoint installation...
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