SharePoint and Outlook Integration … Scinaptic Communications offers OnePlaceMail, an integration between Microsoft Outlook and SharePoint. Capabilities: “Drag & drop Outlook emails/attachments directly to SharePoint; Capture email metadata automatically; Dynamic prompt/completion of destination library metadata (columns); Right-click Send To (from Windows Explorer) directly to SharePoint; and Drag & drop pictures directly to Picture Libraries.” Available immediately. More

Tips on Working with People You Hate … Roger gives five tips for working with people you can’t stand, “We’re all pretty gregarious and tolerant folks, or so we’d like to think, but there are always one or two co-workers that just rub us the wrong way. Maybe they’re condescending know-it-alls, or intolerably messy, or they occasionally take exception to your constant Monty Python references… the details don’t matter, you get the point. Because of the increasingly flexible nature of today’s collaborative work environment, these folks will get pulled into our gravitational field now and again. And that’s a good thing, more often than not, because diversity is a key ingredient of a tasty innovation stew.” The five: (1) set clear objectives for the project, (2) take the time to evaluate assumptions, (3) focus on the positive, (4) count to 10, and (5) use the right tool for the right job. More

SharePoint in Corporate Learning Conference … Tony is hosting an online conference to explore the use of SharePoint in corporate learning, on March 10 and 12. He’s looking for presenters (“I have several presenters lined up, but I’m hoping that I will find a couple more people who are interested in showing what they are doing with SharePoint.“) and other volunteers (“I would also like to find volunteers who have experience organizing, moderating, recording online sessions.“). More

Challenges with Constant Interruption … A recent study found that younger workers are not as good as previously thought at dealing with a constant stream of interruptions. “The research claims that younger workers are far more susceptible to performance degradation when constantly interrupted while performing challenging cognitive tasks than previously thought, and older workers are potentially better suited to work under the rapid-fire conditions prevalent in the modern workplace. The researchers say that younger workers (18-21) who are subjected to constant interruption exhibit symptoms similar to suffering a ”kick in the head” and that older workers (35-39) fare much better under similar circumstances.” More

SharePoint the Next Lotus Notes? … Andrew wonders if SharePoint is the next Lotus Notes. He addresses some of the comparative points between the two, and concludes with: “But the real issue is SharePoint’s success. SharePoint has been so successful (and Microsoft has been so successful at selling SharePoint as a global solution for any corporate information problem), its use has far outstripped its design constraints and no one has told the customer yet.” More

Other Points
– Samsung is getting ready to release the Memoir, an 8MB camera phone, through T-Mobile USA.
– Microsoft is planning to open Microsoft retail stores.
– Yes, SharePoint offers a survey feature, which is good for assessing what people really think.
– Salvatore says that Twitter is the dumbest thing he’s ever seen. Roger can think of dumber things.
– Dennis and Tom released a 14-minute podcast on the main themes of their collaboration book, aimed at lawyers.