Dark Corners: A Blog about Fast Search Server 2010
Tutorials on and about Fast Search Server 2010
FAST Search for SharePoint 2010 Item-Level Security Using FAST Search JDBC Database Connector
[We now take a brief interlude. This post is written by my colleague Richard Palawan and will cover...
Date: 04/03/2012
POC - Part 3a: PowerShell: Crawling an External Web Site with the SharePoint 2010 Web Crawler
And now is time to speak of many things...but we won't. Instead we will create, configure and run...
Date: 03/06/2012
POC - Part 3: Crawling an External Web Site with the SharePoint 2010 Web Crawler
In the interest of brevity (and lack of time) I am just going to cover what we need to do to crawl a...
Date: 03/06/2012
March: Enterprise Search User Group
Just a friendly reminder: it is almost that time of the month again! Time to talk about search! Get...
Date: 02/22/2012
POC - Part 2b: PowerShell: Configuring the connector/Indexing Content
The POC - Part 2 post was quite underwhelming. The VHD has all the software installed for us and...
Date: 01/29/2012
POC - Part 2a: Ignoring Indexed Folders
In Part 2 of this series we crawled a file system and indexed that content. In doing so we also...
Date: 01/26/2012
POC - Part 2: Search - Configuring the connector/Indexing Content
Hard to believe it has taken us 4 parts to get to the point where we could finally index some...
Date: 01/26/2012
POC - Part 1: Search - Mapping the Content Folder
Ready to start indexing some files? So am I! But we are not doing that this post. Sorry. Life can be...
Date: 01/26/2012
POC - Part 2: Creating the VM - Deploying the VHD Using VirtualBox
Welcome back! I see you are not easily discouraged. Here are our assumptions: You are running...
Date: 01/26/2012
POC - Part 1: Creating the VM - Extracting the VHD
In this post we will download the VHD from TechNet, and create the VHD. Well, if you are reading...
Date: 01/26/2012
Proof of Concept - Getting a Feel for the Terrain
Ah! A new year (yes, I know if it January 26, but I started writing this on the 6th)! Starting with...
Date: 01/26/2012
November: How to Shape an Effective Search UX: A Quick View into Real World Practices
Come join us on Wednesday November 9, 2011 at 1290 Avenue of the Americas for the Enterprise Search...
Date: 11/02/2011
At the Beginning: SharePoint Architecture Overview
Hard to believe: there are still developers who are absolutely new to SharePoint and need a helping...
Date: 10/26/2011
July: Everything You Wanted to Know About Search Architecture in 45 Minutes
Come join us on Wednesday July 13, 2011 at 1290 Avenue of the Americas for the Enterprise Search...
Date: 06/23/2011
Enterprise Search User Group (June): Integration of SharePoint Search 2010 and FAST Search for SharePoint 2010 with SharePoint 2007 Portal
Come join us on Wednesday June 8, 2011 at 1290 Avenue of the Americas for the Enterprise Search User...
Date: 05/25/2011
May: Enterprise Search User Group - Underneath the Hood: Top 5 Customizations for FS4SP
The Enterprise Search user Group meets the second Wednesday of every month. This coming month's...
Date: 04/27/2011
Events for March
Fast search is deeply intertwined with SharePoint and so I make it a point to go to as many...
Date: 02/22/2011
Offline: Fast Search Server 2010 Help Files, or Help! I Am Offline And I Need Some Documentation!
So here are the rules of engagement: I will give you the information you need right up front and...
Date: 07/30/2010