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Using Azure MobileServiceClient throws "The request could not be completed. (Method Not Allowed)" exception
In case anyone else runs into this: I'm working with the...
Date: 01/04/2015
Programmatically setting Record Declaration settings in SP2010
Needed to programmatically ensure that Record Declaration settings were set for a customer’s site...
Date: 03/05/2014
Enable/Disable Client Integration using SharePoint 2010 Object Model
Thanks to Dhirendra Yadav for posting how to set the “Enable Client Integration” property using the...
Date: 01/09/2014
“The call to SearchServiceInstance.Provision failed…Resolved!”
Ok, credit where it’s due: I stole even the title of this post from Martin Hatch, and thank all that...
Date: 08/16/2011
Error: this template attempted to load component assembly ‘Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tools.VS…”
Ran into this error while trying to go through the Claims Walkthrough: Creating Trusted Login...
Date: 07/14/2011
SharePoint 2007/WCF Services Bug: “Object reference not set to an instance of an object.”
Just finished working through an issue with one of my customers. My customer had written a WCF...
Date: 06/13/2011
Could not load file or assembly 'NewWebPart' or one of its dependencies. Access is denied.
Ran into this error yesterday, while trying to create a test web part for a client. I tried various...
Date: 05/25/2011
Showing Assembly Bindings in ASP.NET (and SharePoint)
The instructions for this should actually show up as a suggestion when you get an Access Denied...
Date: 05/25/2011
Getting DNS Set Up on a Self-Contained MOSS Server
Since I don’t do it very often, I can never remember everything I need to do to get DNS set up...
Date: 04/08/2011
Interesting SharePoint Gotcha
As noted by Nishand in a blog posting several years ago, SharePoint 2007 had a number of...
Date: 03/03/2011
How to Find the Menu Item You Want to Hide in SharePoint 2010
Background Info One of my customers has a lot of custom code that they have been porting from...
Date: 02/02/2011
Good Article on Setting Up Win7 to Work Well with an SSD
ZDNet has done a little series. Here’s the second article in the series, which is actually the first...
Date: 01/26/2011
SharePoint Site Definition Provisioning Order
This is just a re-post of something posted by Mirjam van Olst back in April of 2009. A friend...
Date: 01/18/2011
Displaying Custom SharePoint Errors
Recent customer question: how can I show the User some error text without actually having to throw...
Date: 01/12/2011
Don’t Throw Errors…Even in SharePoint
So, as all good .NET coders know, it’s generally considered bad practice to use an Error as...
Date: 01/12/2011
Logging SharePoint Errors
As usual, when I find something useful, I like to stash it away here for safe-keeping. Found...
Date: 01/11/2011
Windows VHD Goodness
If you're at all into the many goodies that Windows 7--and it's bigger sibling, Windows Server 2008...
Date: 11/02/2009
Begin Again
Wow! So much for a consistent blog. I haven't posted anything since I started this thing last year....
Date: 11/02/2009
Overture
Ok, so like with a lot of things I think about doing, I've been thinking about getting a blog going...
Date: 02/06/2009