Matthew McDermott

Matthew is a principal consultant for Catapult Systems. A Microsoft MVP (SharePoint Server), Matthew blogs about SharePoint and Microsoft technologies related to collaboration, web content management and productivity.
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Aug10

Free PowerShell eBook

If you are looking for PowerShell resources to get yourself up to speed look no further than “Mastering PowerShell”. 20 Chapters of what appears to be (I honestly have not read the whole thing) a comprehensive work on the topic. The book is available Online and for download as a PDF. From the generous makers of PowerShell Plus. The table of contents: Chapter 1. The PowerShell Console Cha...
Posted by Matthew McDermott on Monday, 10 Aug 2009 05:47.
0 Comments | Categories: Books, Administration

 
Jul6

Book Review: Take Back Your Life

I love BEING organized…I hate GETTING organized. I made a promise to myself (dare I say a resolution) in January that each month I would take one step closer to getting myself organized. Actually this was a good time for me because I have been planning on updating my home computer infrastructure so it made sense that I would also get my home office and electronic files all backed up and secure. M...
Posted by Matthew McDermott on Monday, 6 Jul 2009 10:01.
5 Comments | Categories: Books, Office 2007, SharePoint 2007

 
Jun4

Professional SharePoint 2007 WCM Development

I am very pleased to announce that Andrew Connell, MVP has released a book dedicated to the topic of Web Content Management Development. This book was a labor of love (you never hear that writing a book is easy…) by AC and a couple contributing authors like Spencer Harbar, Bob German, John Holliday and me. The content is great, here is a peek: Embarking on Web Content Management Projects ...
Posted by Matthew McDermott on Wednesday, 4 Jun 2008 08:02.
0 Comments | Categories: Books, Development, MVP, Web Publishing

 
Dec12

Book Review: HTML Dog: The Best-Practice Guide to XHTML and CSS

I have been working on updating many of my "fundamental" skills lately. CSS and XSLT are two indispensable SharePoint skills that I find most SharePoint professionals lack. (Don't get me started about basic HTML!) I recently picked up a book on CSS and the only good part of that book was that the author referenced HTML Dog. For all I care the other book could have only been one page ...
Posted by Matthew McDermott on Wednesday, 12 Dec 2007 06:57.
0 Comments | Categories: Books, XHTML, Web Publishing

 
Oct12

Book Review: Real World SharePoint 2007

Real World SharePoint 2007: Indispensable Experiences From 16 MOSS and WSS MVPs What happens when a groups of MVPs get together and write a book about the good and bad of a product like SharePoint? You get a valuable resource and a good read! Unlike some "committee" books, this one is skillfully edited by Scot Hillier to maintain the tone of a single voice without losing the indivi...
Posted by Matthew McDermott on Friday, 12 Oct 2007 07:50.
0 Comments | Categories: Books