Mac and MS Sharepoint

[davidwilsonbrown]

Trying to get a sharepoint server solution running in our creative
(marketing & web) department.. of course with designers in our group,
we have some who use MACs... trying to figure out for certain before we
invest what the limits of usability are that will effect them...

The System Requirements for Sharepoint server makes a distinction: that
Macs using IE or Netscape can get "Portal Access", but not "Portal
Management".. I understand the basics of what that mean, but at what
level is that? Can they create sub-sites, but cannot alter the design
of a template? Can they even create a sub-site, or is that
"Management"?

Can any one help?

 

[Jim Gordon MVP]

Hi,

Although your questions involve Macintosh, the product that you are
inquiring about is strictly a windows based product.

I recommend that you post these questions in the appropriate sharepoint
newsgroup.

-Jim

 

[Tim Murray]

Trying to get a sharepoint server solution running in our creative
(marketing & web) department.. of course with designers in our group,
we have some who use MACs... trying to figure out for certain before we
invest what the limits of usability are that will effect them...

The System Requirements for Sharepoint server makes a distinction: that
Macs using IE or Netscape can get "Portal Access", but not "Portal
Management".. I understand the basics of what that mean, but at what
level is that? Can they create sub-sites, but cannot alter the design
of a template? Can they even create a sub-site, or is that
"Management"?

Can any one help?

In Windows, SharePoint has tools that let you use the browser sort of like it
was a mounted volume; for example, you can drag a file from the desktop
directly to the folder you see in the browser. On a Mac ... not MAC, by the
way ... you have to use the browser's buttons and dialogs. No great loss.

Another item is that a Windows plug-in will query the site and notify you of
changes. In Mac, you live with e-mail notifications. No great loss.

I'm not sure about the distinction of "portal management". But I would
certainly assume that its implementation must be on a Microsoft server.

While none of these tools are all that great a loss, if you presently have no
management tools in place, then it's a good opportunity to investigate
solutions who are more Mac friendly. (And no, I don't know of any ... any
customer I deal with is always "if it's not Microsoft it doesn't exist".

 

[Jonathan Tanner]

In Windows, SharePoint has tools that let you use the browser sort of like it
was a mounted volume; for example, you can drag a file from the desktop
directly to the folder you see in the browser. On a Mac ... not MAC, by the
way ... you have to use the browser's buttons and dialogs. No great loss.

Another item is that a Windows plug-in will query the site and notify you of
changes. In Mac, you live with e-mail notifications. No great loss.

I'm not sure about the distinction of "portal management". But I would
certainly assume that its implementation must be on a Microsoft server.

While none of these tools are all that great a loss, if you presently have no
management tools in place, then it's a good opportunity to investigate
solutions who are more Mac friendly. (And no, I don't know of any ... any
customer I deal with is always "if it's not Microsoft it doesn't exist".

Would Virtual PC work for this?

 

[Tim Murray]

Would Virtual PC work for this?

Yes. I use it all the time.