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Don't Underestimate This Book
Just because its title says, "For Dummies," does not mean you should avoid it. I've got over thirty years in Info Tech and bought this thinking it would be a quick easy read. Well, it is very well written, easy to understand and it is NOT underpowered.
The author knows her stuff and this book gives one a very good start understanding SharePoint so as to be able to approach the product.
Also, if you're really interested, Microsoft has an entire section of their site devoted to this product. You can download the actual product (need FAST connection), and should you choose not to do that, they've created a virtual environment that lets you learn and use the product without installing EVERYTHING (and I do mean everything) on your computer.
That said, this book is really well written, flows logically and will explain enough of SharePoint to give you a head start.
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Excellent Primer on SharePoint
SharePoint is an umbrella term used to describe a multitude of features and technologies. When people mention SharePoint, they're often referring to the part that is of interest to them, so it's hard to capture what SharePoint really is and what it can do.
This book helped me to install SharePoint and give myself a whirlwind tour of WSS and MOSS in just 3 days. The Author is excellent and the topics are laid out in an order that makes sense. You can just flow from one topic to the next, trying different functionality as you read. It's a great starting point for anyone new to SharePoint who needs to get it up and running and figure out what it is and isn't and what the differences are between WSS and MOSS 2007.
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Better for the Administrator
This book is great for the SharePoint administrator. Unfortunately, I'm the user creating and populating the sites rather than installing the server. There are a few sections for the user at my level, but I'd anticipated a Dummies book wouldn't be for the techies. I also wish it had more screen shots to demonstrate things, but I suppose it would wind up becoming a 1000 page book then. It's fine for what it is, and I did pick up some tips, so it wasn't a complete waste for me. I found SharePoint 2007 User's Guide: Learning Microsoft's Collaboration and Productivity Platform to be a bit more practical for my needs. I still haven't found THE training resource I need to help others utilize SharePoint the way it was intended.
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Good to get you up-and-running
I was under the gun to assist a client in fine-tuning their new deployment of Sharepoint server 3.0. having alot of dba, lotus notes and asp.net experience helped, but this book is from where i pulled the specifics on WSS. it's a bit much trudging thru at first, but when you're 50-75% complete, you have a good understanding of administration and some development tips to get you started in the right direction. mostly, i found this book to be a solid reference guide to look back and quickly refresh myself with the specifics on how-to.
-Frank Melvin IV
www.melvinsystems.com
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SharePoint 2007 For Dummies
I ordered this text with the intent of creating and modifying team sharepoint sites. Primarily "end-user" kind of work, however this text is far more technical than what I need. It is more for system administrator, not site administrator. I have since ordered "Sharepoint Designer X for Dummies". I think that will be more what I am looking for but it is not yet available.
Review Submitted 6/27/07
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