Managed Metadata in SharePoint 2010

I've found an excellent explanation of difference between Global and Local term sets:
Local vs Global term sets

The above blog contains the following useful information as well:


SharePoint 2010 Managed Metadata
What is it? 
Why I love it!
Global vs. Local Term Sets
Moving/Copying MMS Instances / Term Stores between Environments 
In Depth Look into the Taxonomy Parts
Creating Managed Metadata Columns


When I've created a new site for testing and added a managed metadata column to a list, I've got the following message: "The required feature is not enabled for this column type".

The following command should be executed:

Enable-SPFeature -id "73ef14b1-13a9-416b-a9b5-ececa2b0604c" -Url <Site-Url>

Refer to the following article for more details.

List of installed updates on the server

Want a quick list of hotfixes and service packs that are installed on your Windows PC or Server? By using the Windows Instrumentation command-line interface (WMIC) you can create a quick list. This Tech-Recipe applies to Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008.


wmic qfe list


To redirect output to text file:


wmic qfe list > hotfixes.txt




from here