SharePoint: Alternate Access Mapping explained

The public URL is the base for the URLs generated internally by Sharepoint.

The internal URLs are alternative URLs that are accepted in external links to the SharePoint site.

So I can't help but think that the terms had better be switched.

More meaningful terms for me, would have been Default URL for public URL, and Alias URL for internal URL.

Microsoft's explanation: Configure alternate access mapping

SharePoint: " Cannot uninstall the LanguagePack 0 because it is not deployed"

Strange SharePoint error message:

Update-SPSolution : Cannot uninstall the LanguagePack 0 because it is not deployed.

The workaround seems to be Remove-SPSolution, Add-SPSolution, Install-SPSolution in place of Update-SPSolution.

"The local farm is not accessible"

In Sharepoint 2010 Management Shell, logging in as an administrator is not enough. You have to right-click the link, and choos Run as Administrator. Otherwise, get the error "The local farm is not accessible"

Sharepoint user interface

Sharepoint UI is glaringly inconsistent (or 'cloudy', to use a buzzword.)

One example. I want to create a new document in a library, so I click "Add document" below the document list. But there I can add existing documents, not create new ones. Stupid, but Sharepoint can't create new documents? I have to create one on my desktop, then move it to Sharepoint?

But no, if I click "Documents" below "Library Tools" in the ribbon, I find a "New Document" drop-down. Just what I need, but the link is hidden while i browse the library.

Now, I don't mind that there are different ways to access the same function. But in this case, the link that's easy to find contains less options than the hidden one. That's plain evil - with designers like that, who needs enemies?