Todd and Shane's Cloudy Podcast
447 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★ - 16 ratingsIn this podcast Todd Klindt and Shane Young cover topics they've seen over the last week as a SharePoint administrators and general cloudy nerds. They also throw in other Microsoft related tech topics like Office 365, PowerShell, SQL Server, Azure, and the occasional Windows 10 topic. To mix things up they'll have a gadget reviews now and then and maybe even a funny cat video or two.
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Episodes
Netcast 152 - Splat Bang Click Hieroglyph
April 09, 2013 00:37 - 37 minutes - 39.8 MBTonight's Netcast is done from a secret location in Bellevue Washington. From the safety of my hidden room I talk about how to keep your WSS_Logging database from strangling your test VMs. I talk a little about Claims and Antivirus software and I finish up talking about Explorer View and how it can cause you problems. As usual, the chatroom was drunk and rowdy.
Netcast 151 - Tongue Tied
March 28, 2013 18:16 - 39 minutes - 42 MBIn tonight's Netcast we're all over the place. I talk about some patching best practices and why you should not detach your content databases before patching SharePoint 2010 or SharePoint 2013. I explain exactly what a PU is and how to use it. I hook you up with a free ebook on Windows 2012 and tell you what you can and cannot do to your SharePoint databases.
Netcast 150 - Sesquicentennial Celebration!
March 22, 2013 15:46 - 40 minutes - 43.2 MBWelcome to my 150th Netcast. I spend a lot of time talking about the March 2013 Public Updates to SharePoint and the Office Web Apps and the patches for the Workflow Manager. I also talk about how to use PowerShell to prune out unwanted versions of files. I also explain why all web applicatiosn, even the ones you don't like very much, must get a root site collection.
Netcast 149 - You've Been Warned
March 22, 2013 15:44 - 44 minutes - 35.8 MBIn this episode I talk about my guest shot on Windows Weekly and how cool that was. Then I talk about Language Packs and why you should be afraid of them. I also talk how I make all those adorable ShortURLs and what can make PowerShell pokey. I wrap up with how to watch my Netcast live on your TV, and how to get free email from Outlook.com.
Netcast 148 - Bull Like Sound
March 11, 2013 04:01 - 45 minutes - 48.6 MBIn our second Netcast from SPTechCon, and this one with an actual live studio audience, Shane and I discuss many important SharePoint issues. We discuss some issues with the People Picker and how to fix it. We also talk about a way to get Search to respond with no results. We discuss a little issue with the UPS and getting it to show you all the Newsfeeds in your organization. We also crack the secret on how to create a Search Service application with PowerShell in SharePoint Foundation. We a...
Netcast 147 - Where Viruses Are
March 02, 2013 17:23 - 50 minutes - 42.4 MBTonight's episode is super-sized and chock full of fun SharePoint information. I talk about how to load balance the Office Web Apps and how to quickly do Active Directory syncs in SharePoint 2013. I also talk about your options for using antivirus software with SharePoint and when you should use it. Finally I talk about a problem I troubleshot and the process I went through. The chat room was their normal disrespectful rowdy selves.
Netcast 146 - A Developer With Some Sense?
February 20, 2013 03:57 - 40 minutes - 33.8 MBTonight's episode starts off with me excitedly announcing that I won't be going to just one TechEd this year, I'll be going to two! You can see me in New Orleans and Madrid, both in June. Then I cover some fun with PowerShell and some patches that were released last week for SharePoint 2010. The folks at SPDocKit released a new version of their tool and I give it mad props. I finish up discussion Central Admin over SSL, database high availability and DR options, and fancy new SharePoint Visio...
Netcast 145 - Patience
February 18, 2013 23:26 - 40 minutes - 32.6 MBIn tonight's Netcast I discuss my SkyDrive Pro blog post, much to the excitement of the chat room. Then I talk about how to use your Office Web Apps 2013 server with multiple SharePoint 2013 farms, and how to secure it. Then I discuss some issues folks might see when they upgrade to SharePoint 2013. On the topic of SharePoint 2013, I discuss some topology considerations. I finish up with a really terrible What Would Shane and Todd Do tshirt, and how you can help make Splunk better for SharePo...
Netcast 144 - Hotel Room Hijinks
February 10, 2013 20:30 - 46 minutes - 34.3 MBTonight's episode was filmed in an undisclosed hotel room in San Antonio. I've brought along my sidekick Shane, and a coworker of ours, Mike. We discuss some changes with Workflows in SharePoint 2013, how I passed the SharePoint Server 2013 exams, the SharePoint 2013 technical library and the new Microsoft Surface hardware. For a netcast recoreded in a hotel room, it was surprisingly not creepy.
Netcast 143 - Screwery
January 30, 2013 14:32 - 49 minutes - 39.1 MBTonight's episode starts out with me going over some of the changes I've made recently to my Netcast. I cover what's worked, and what hasn't worked. Then I give you all an update on the updates that have been breaking poor defenseless SharePoint 2010 and 2013 farms for the last month or so. Then I talk about application pools and why, much like plastic, we should recycle them. I finish up with the definitive explanation of what SkyDrive Pro is and how it compares to SkyDrive.
Netcast 142 - Happy Birthday To Me
January 23, 2013 04:22 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBTonight's episode fell on my 39th birthday so we celebrated it right. You guys, my faithful viewers, stepped up and donated a bunch of money to charity. It nearly brought a tear to my eyes. I also went over some of the big production changes I introduced last week. So far, the reaction seems to be positive. Then we got down to talking some tech. I talk about SQL aliases, and how you should lay out your SQL drives. We also try to lay to rest the discussion on when you should create a web, a si...
Netcast 141 - New Problems
January 16, 2013 15:12 - 45 minutes - 45.8 MBTonight's Netcast marks a turning point. Big changes are afoot. After nearly four years I'm finally shaking things up a bit and making some improvements. I switched my streaming to UStream, that will give my viewers a better experience and gives me more production options. I also broke out the chatroom to an IRC chatroom. The next couple of months will hopefully include more improvements. I also spend a bunch of time talking about my time at the New Media Expo last week, which was a big part ...
Netcast 140 - Another Night at The Castle
December 21, 2012 17:36 - 41 minutes - 26.5 MBThis episode was filmed at the home office in San Antonio, affectionately known as The Castle. I talk a little about The Castle and then I break into the tech news. I start with a couple of new interviews recently released that I was in . Then I talk about some new SharePoint patches that have come out recently. Finally a coworker of mine, Mark Watts tells us some stories about SharePoint 2013.
Netcast 139 - Throttled!
December 12, 2012 03:09 - 39 minutes - 29.7 MBTonight's episode is absolutely full of SharePoint goodness, with lots of PowerShell thrown in. I talk about using PowerShell to take some of the pain out of Windows 8 and Windows 2012 by putting Shutdown and Restart tiles on the Start screen. I follow that up a PowerShell issue I had to debug last week around finding out whether a variable was an array or not. Then I talk about how the Workflow History List tried to ruin my week and how I prevailed. I also whet your appetites about Netcast #...
Netcast 138 - Swing That Way
December 06, 2012 16:10 - 37 minutes - 28.3 MBIn tonight's episode I answer (maybe even correctly) a viewer question. I also talk about an update to a popular SharePoint too, SharePoint Manager. I cover how a SQL Server setting doesn't do what you think it does. I finish up with some a way to cheat when doing PowerShell.
Netcast 137 - SharePoint Hygiene
November 30, 2012 02:47 - 42 minutes - 32.2 MBIn this Netcast I spend a lot of time talking about how to get yourself ready for upgrading to SharePoint 2013. I talk about several steps you can take to make your upgrade less painful. I also talk about some new licensing aspects to SharePoint and give some props to a PowerShell script that does a better job creating AD users than mine does.
Netcast 136 - Technical Difficulties Part II
November 21, 2012 16:25 - 34 minutes - 26 MBThis episode nearly didn't happen. The technical difficulties gremlin snuck up on me. Never fear, Netcast viewer or listener, I persaverred and was ablee to record the Netcast anyway. Once I got the cameras rolling I talked about all the fun I had at the SharePoint Conference. I also talk about the October 2012 CU for SharePoint 2012 and a few other little odds and ends. Of course the chat room was their ever-helpful selves.
Netcast 135 - Squirting out CUs
November 08, 2012 16:12 - 36 minutes - 28.2 MBIn tonight's netcast I announce SharePoint Foundation and SharePoint Designer downloads. I also talk about the hardware and software requirements for SharePoint 2013. I also give a couple of my own blog posts some love. Image that. My big finish is some information on the October 2012 Cu.
Netcast 134 - Kittens and Roses
November 02, 2012 20:01 - 36 minutes - 27.9 MBAfter my two week hiatus, I'm back. In this episode I'm well rested and ready to go. I talk about the elephant in the room, SharePoint 2013 RTMing. I cover what's good, what's bad, and what's just different. I also cover some troubles I've had with Windows Server 2012.
Netcast 133 - Not Tom Cruise
October 09, 2012 20:04 - 39 minutes - 30.5 MBIn this week's netcast I talk about some new SharePoint certifications, how you can see my smiling face each week, duelilng Access Services, and how once again, it's always permissions.
Netcast 132 - A New Record
October 03, 2012 03:09 - 39 minutes - 30 MBIn this episode I talk about some issues upgrading SSRS to SQL 2012 sent in by a viewer. I also talk about some PowerShell to handle out Workflow history is maintained. I also cut through the crap on SharePoint 2013's Shredded Storage. I also give Host Headers a little love.
Netcast 131 - European Delivery
September 24, 2012 17:41 - 42 minutes - 30.2 MBThis morning's episode was recorded early so my European friends could join in at a reasonable hour and heckle. I told them how much fun I had at SharePoint Saturday New Hampshire and how they should go to SPS events too. Then I told them about how I screwed up last week talking about the Request Manager, but how Spence set me straight. Then I talked about my blog post on using PowerShell to make domains in Windows Server 2012. Finally I talk about some SQL things and some Codeplex projects t...
Netcast 130 - The Couch Will Be There
September 20, 2012 02:43 - 39 minutes - 28.3 MBIn tonight's episode I expose the secret sauce I use to make users in Active Directory. I also talk about a new SharePoint 2013 feature, Request Management. The chatroom folks are their usual charming selves.
Netcast 129 - Jerks!
September 12, 2012 03:22 - 37 minutes - 26.4 MBIn tonight's episode I give the audience a stern talking to for not reminding me that comments were shut off on my blog. How dare they! I also announce the August 2012 CU's official coming out. Hopefully it treats us all well. Then I talk about some fun stuff that I found on the Internet, including why that noderunner process takes so darned much memory.
Netcast 128 - A Short One
August 30, 2012 19:35 - 36 minutes - 26.2 MBThis netcast was supposed to be short. This netcast was supposed very quick. I covered a lot of material in Netcast 127 and I didn't think I had any left over for 128. I was wrong. I spend a lot of time talking about various PowerShell topics, as they pertain to SharePoint. Then I talk about one of the most confusing (and that's saying a lot) features of SharePoint 2013, SkyDrive Pro.
Netcast 127 - I Missed You Guys
August 25, 2012 15:51 - 42 minutes - 30.1 MBIn this super-sized episode I talk about some upgrade fun I had. Then I go on and on and on about some fun SharePoint 2013 stuff I've been doing.
Netcast 126 - Diddling
August 10, 2012 02:12 - 33 minutes - 24.4 MBTonight's episode covers a variety of very interesting topics, delivered in a marginally interesting fashion. I relay the sad tale of a SharePoint web application that was taken down by a bad user policy. I also give some cautionary advice when diddling with the User Profile Service. We also talk about a lot of SharePoint 2013 installation issues. I finish up with some good news about PDF files. Everyone loves PDF files.
Netcast 125 - The PDFs are here
August 02, 2012 02:18 - 42 minutes - 33.3 MBThis episode is a long one, I hope you're sitting in a comfortable chair. I tell tall tales of the fun times I had at SPTechCon, including a massive database. Then I dig into some chewy SharePoint 2013 topics. Finally I bore you all with an update on my self-published book, Free Advice. It's now available as a PDF! I know, I'm all excited too!
Netcast 124 - Heard Any New SharePoint News?
July 26, 2012 19:37 - 35 minutes - 27.3 MBIn tonight's episode we talk about a little thing called SharePoint 2013!!!
Netcast 123 - 50 Shades of SharePoint
July 13, 2012 14:31 - 33 minutes - 26 MBTonight's episode is a light one. I do a lot of shameless self-promotion for my new ebook, "Free Advice" (see http://wwww.toddklindt.com/freeadvice for details) and then find some time for SharePoint content. I talk about the June 2012 CU for SharePoint 2010 and how it hasn't destroyed a farm or put a nail in my tires, yet... Then I talk about a new option for quickly scaling up SharePoint boxes. I finish up by talking a little about the WPC going on, and a security patch to keep your eye out...
Netcast 122 - Free Advice is Out!
July 05, 2012 14:46 - 38 minutes - 28.9 MBTonight's Netcast is another jampacked extravaganza. The big new, of course, is that I've finally published my ebook, Free Advice. I'm nearly as excited as you all are. After I finish gushing about that I cover my time at TechEd Europe. Then I cover a bunch of SharePoint topics including SSRS problems, SQL aliass, SharePoint Designer not connecting to SharePoint, uploading profile pictures and a great Search issue I resolved.
Netcast 121 - The Prodigal Patch
June 24, 2012 18:20 - 33 minutes - 25.4 MBIn tonight's netcast I tell the sad, sad tale of another blog outage. This time it wasn't my fault, honest! After I'm done whining about that I talk about what a great time I had at TechEd. I also spend some time talking about your friend and mine, the April 2012 CU. Then I talk about how to install SharePoint 2010 on Windows 2012 with SQL 2012. I wrap things up with how to add a footer to your master page. There's a little something for everyone in this netcast, especially those people that ...
Netcast 120 - Naked Birds
June 08, 2012 15:31 - 39 minutes - 29 MBTonight's netcast is jam-packed with tasty SharePoint morsels, so let's dig in. The big news is about Microsoft pulling the April 2012 CU. We discuss the issues are it and we go over some general patching guidelines. This is a good time to remind folks to be conservative when installing patches. We also talk about the SharePoint Timer Job Service and ways to handle it when it misbehaves. Then it's on to disaster recovery and we finish up with some tips on how to fix a couple of issues with th...
Netcast 119 - Accidental Assistant
May 25, 2012 03:44 - 41 minutes - 30 MBIn this Netcast I wax nostalgicly about the SharePoint Summit and all the fun I had there. Then I talk about how I helped a customer hide some links in SharePoint without doing anything fancy. I show a cool way to use search as your company phonebook and I talk a little about patches. I finish up with a way to hack your own server and uncover passwords for your service accounts. Oh, and I pimp my upcoming book. That's the most important part of all.
Netcast 118 - Stinking Patches
May 08, 2012 19:14 - 44 minutes - 34.2 MBLike last week, this week's netcast is bursting at the seams with SharePoint goodness. I cover a Kerberos "gotcha" that got me last week. Then I talk about why you should slipstream your own installs instead of being a lazy bum and using the SP1 installer on MSDN. I talk about why you shouldn't use SQL authentication between SharePoint and SQL. I debut my @SP2010Patches Twitter account where I'll tweet out when new SharePoint 2010 patches are released, and when regressions pop up. I talk abou...
Netcast 117 - No SQL for old SharePoint
May 04, 2012 03:41 - 40 minutes - 31.3 MBTonight's netcast is chock full of meaty SharePointy goodness. I talk about a tool that can be used to migrate SQL Server Reporting Services. I also tell everyone about the April CU and remind folks to be careful. I break the news to SharePoint 2007 admins about SQL 2012 support, or lack thereof. Plus even more good SharePoint information.
Netcast 116 - Lots of History
April 27, 2012 20:35 - 34 minutes - 26.1 MBTonight's netcast was a long one. After taking last week off I had a lot to cover this week. I started off by telling everyone about the new, and even longer Kerberos white paper. Then, for something completely different, I talk about the improvements a CU made to the User Profile Service. I also talk about a bug I encountered with FAST server and how I fixed it. I talk about a weird service application issue and I encountered. Don't worry, I beat it. Then I cover a couple of migration issues...
Netcast 115 - So Slow
April 14, 2012 02:08 - 34 minutes - 25.8 MBIn tonight's netcast I talk more about the SQL 2012 version of SSRS. Then I talk about a new white paper that describes how to use SQL 2012's AlwaysOn technology with SharePoint 2010. I also give my take on the new SharePoint Browser compatibility document that was recently released. Finally I tie it all up with some great little PowerShell nuggets I've found in the last week.
Netcast 114 - It's Always Permissions
April 04, 2012 19:39 - 34 minutes - 25.6 KBThe good news is that tonight's netcast is almost all other people's content! That means it's probably better information than most of my netcasts. I cover a bug Keith Richie found with the blob cache. I also talk about why we should all get cozy with host named site collections. Kirk Evans convinced me. I also talk about another snag I ran into with the User Profile Service and how I fixed it.
Netcast 113 - Generic Error
April 01, 2012 04:02 - 36 minutes - 27.3 MBIn tonight's episode I talk about my install guidance blog post, and why it stinks. I cover what a CRL is, and why it might be slowing down your SharePoint farm. Then I cover yet another fun and exciting User Profile Service bugaboo.
Netcast 112 - Blog Down!
March 21, 2012 21:38 - 38 minutes - 29 MBIn tonight's netcast I talk about the comedic series of events that lead to my blog going down last week. Then I talk about the lessons I learned and what I've done to make sure it doesn't happen again. Robert Scoble interviewed Shane and I a couple of weeks ago and I talk about that. I also mention a Windows patch you really should apply to your Internet facing SharePoint servers.
Netcast 111 - Home Turf
March 14, 2012 02:54 - 35 minutes - 26.6 MBTonight's netcast is done from the comfort of my basement. I talk about the February 2012 CU, SQL 2012 RTMing, and how to become a developer. And no, the first step is not "stop showering."
Netcast 110 - In The Castle
March 12, 2012 01:53 - 35 minutes - 25.6 MBHot off my Netcast filmed in San Francisco, this Netcast was filmed in San Antonio at Rackspace's headquarters, known as The Castle. I interview some more of my coworkers, and make one of their dreams come true. I even fit in some SharePoint content. I mention a tool that helps you configured blob caching and a blog post that demonstrates how to back up SQL databases with PowerShell. In the outtake reel we go down the slide and do some jousting.
Netcast 109 - Peanut Gallery
March 03, 2012 03:26 - 33 minutes - 18.1 MBIn tonight's netcast I get to broadcast live from the San Francisco Rackspace office. This provides me with both better equipment and a crowd of ruffians amusing themselves in the background. Shane and I talk about SPTechCon and how to make ourselves better people. I also talk about December 2011 CU and a couple of potential problems with it.
Netcast 108 - Recent Racker
February 22, 2012 04:19 - 36 minutes - 27.1 MBIn tonight's episode I break the news that I am now a Rackspace employee! I also tell two hysterical stories about how my blog has crashed in the last week. Rackspace really got a winner, didn't they? I then talk about a SharePoint security patch, and how great the first Iowa SharePoint User Group meeting was. Finally I give a status update on my Kindle book.
Netcast 107 - Not The Best
February 18, 2012 23:02 - 31 minutes - 23.2 MBTonight's netcast covers some weighty topics like migrating blogs from one SharePoint farm to another, some database cmdlets, and a way to make using the AutoSPInstaller even easier to use, if that's possible.
Netcast 106 - Two Men in a Hotel Room
February 12, 2012 19:39 - 38 minutes - 33 MBWith the intimate setting of my hotel room, my guest Trevor and I discuss why I couldn't enable blob cache for a SharePoint Search Server instance. I also mention a document you can use to determine if your SQL instance has the necessary performance for SharePoint. I share a story on how I screwed up using Export-SPWeb, so you don't have to. Then I mention a great document that helps answer the question, "What is SharePoint?"
Netcast 105 - So Many Things
February 01, 2012 14:36 - 41 minutes - 31 MBTonight's episode is jam-packed with great information, mostly from other people's blogs. I talk about how to troubleshoot the Sandbox Solution service, understanding the Logging DB, account permissions and SharePoint account permissions.
Netcast 104 - Spilt Mt. Dew
January 19, 2012 04:18 - 34 minutes - 26.1 MBTonight's episode actually has some SharePoint content. I talk about a problem I encountered with service account permissions. Then I talk about a wrinkle in pointing your SharePoint servers at themselves. I also talk about a graceful way to bring your site down for maintenance. And since everyone is on the edge of their seats waiting to hear how my book's coming along, I give an update. I also mention a great way to help raise some money for charity.
Netcast 103 - Nothing Prepared
January 14, 2012 02:38 - 32 minutes - 23.8 MBIn this episode I'm completely unprepared. I talk about some changes I'd like to make to this very netcast. I also talk a little more about my upcoming (hopefully) book. I also answer some questions from the peanut gallery.