Technical Weblog of Eric Charran
A Journal of My Technical Achievements and Challenges
Charran eHome for 2012 and Beyond
Hi all. It's been some time since I've thought about documenting what has changed in my eHome...
Date: 03/12/2012
Windows Live Messenger Error 81000490
Here is a great post on how to resolve an error in Windows Live Messenger when it suddenly stops...
Date: 10/12/2011
HOWTO: Windows 7 SP1 Error during installation: “Service Pack Installation failed with error code 0x800f081f”
When I...
Date: 02/23/2011
HOWTO: Resolve “Cannot find the physical computer that runs the virtual machine.”
I recently ran into this problem when I had to set up Direct Access with a Hyper-V machine. ...
Date: 07/02/2010
INFO: SharePoint 2010 Editions and Features
Here is a quick page that details the different editions and features for SharePoint 2010....
Date: 05/26/2010
INFO: Planning for Virtualization for SharePoint 2010
Great article on virtualization for SharePoint 2010....
Date: 05/11/2010
INFO: SharePoint Databases and Availability Models
Here is some great information via MitchP on the number and characteristics of SharePoint including...
Date: 04/29/2010
SharePoint Solution Designer Class: WCM Notes
Here are some “Show Notes” for the SharePoint Solution Designer course for WCM that Mark Arend and I...
Date: 04/27/2010
INFO: Great Article on IE6 to IE 7/8 with SharePoint 2010
Here is a great post from Maxime on the behavior differences between IE6 and IE 7/8 when browsing or...
Date: 04/27/2010
HOWTO: Building SharePoint Projects with TFS Team Build 2010
Here is a great resource on how to build team projects for SharePoint in TFS 2010 (also lists steps...
Date: 04/21/2010
HOWTO: Configure SharePoint 2010 for Kerberos
Here is a great reference for configuring SharePoint 2010 for Kerberos authentication. ...
Date: 02/11/2010
HOWTO: Bulk Load Data Into SharePoint Lists via Access 2007
Hi all, Before writing something that would...
Date: 12/09/2009
Can’t See Some Computers on Network Map
When browsing the network map in Windows 7 or Vista, you may be able to see some computers, but not...
Date: 11/26/2009
HOWTO: Convert a String to a Byte Array (byte[])
Just so I don’t forget, here is how to convert a string to a byte array: System.Text.ASCIIEncoding...
Date: 11/18/2009
“Create Unit Tests” Screen Shows No Types in Visual Studio 2008 SP1
When trying to create a unit test in a test project, the “Create Unit Tests” screen shows no types,...
Date: 11/13/2009
INFO: Recent Technical Articles
Here are some of my most recent technical articles that I wrote (and helped write) as part of the...
Date: 05/11/2009
INFO: SharePoint 2007 VM’s NLTM Authentication Failure
I usually build a Virtual Machine that consists of the following for SharePoint development: Windows...
Date: 05/11/2009
Migrate SharePoint Workflows and Content Types
Here is a great utility to migrate SPD workflows and content types across site collections....
Date: 03/31/2009
List Lookup Columns in Content Types
This codeplex project allows developers to package list lookup columns as a feature and as part of a...
Date: 03/31/2009
HOWTO: Resolve “Cannot connect to the virtual machine because the authentication certificate is expired or invalid”
Great forum post on how to resolve the error “cannot connect to the virtual machine because the...
Date: 02/28/2009
What’s your Social Networking IQ?
What is the best way to judge social networking IQ? In my mind its not necessarily your...
Date: 01/05/2009
INFO: What I’m Running
Every now and then I like to update folks on what I’m running on my hardware. Below you’ll...
Date: 12/15/2008
HOWTO: Grant users Logon as Terminal Service Right
Because I am running Windows Server Enterprise 2008 on my Laptop with Hyper-V enabled, I...
Date: 11/23/2008
HOWTO: Enable Visual Studio 2008 Remote Debugging
See this link for methods to enable Remote Debugging:...
Date: 10/08/2008
HOWTO: Complete a WF Workflow if a Task Replicator Activity’s Tasks Haven’t Been Completed Yet
Scenario: A Visual Studio Workflow Foundation Workflow needs to terminate with approval given the...
Date: 09/24/2008
HOWTO: Get the field text from a SPFieldChoice
The SPFieldChoice usually holds the Int32 part of a choice field that is comprised of 2 values (the...
Date: 09/19/2008
Taking a Virtual Machine from Virtual Server/VPC to Hyper-V
One trick is that you have to follow the steps outlined here: https://support.microsoft.com/kb/954282...
Date: 08/08/2008
Great Visio Stencils for SharePoint
Just so I don’t forget, here is a link to some great MOSS Stencils for use in Visio. This...
Date: 06/09/2008
RELEASED: Windows Search 4.0
Here is a link to grab the bits for Windows Search 4.0 for all editions of Windows (including...
Date: 06/04/2008
Sysinternals Live
An Internet connected machine can now run all the sysinternals tools. Sysinternals Live
Date: 06/01/2008
SharePoint Implementation Guidance
Here is a great post on how to conduct a large scale service-based SharePoint implementation....
Date: 05/26/2008
HOWTO: Properly Utilize a WCF Service Proxy Class in Code
One critical thing when using proxy classes is to be aware of how to properly call methods and then...
Date: 05/22/2008
INFO: Visual Studio 2008 Product Comparison Chart
One of the greatest resources for examining the differences between all versions of Visual Studio....
Date: 05/16/2008
Virtual PC 2007 SP1
Virtual PC 2007 SP1 is available!...
Date: 05/15/2008
WSS and MOSS Service Pack Locations
So I don't forget where the links to the Service Packs are: Here are the links to the WSSS &...
Date: 05/12/2008
Architecture of the Charran eHome
Charran Home Infrastructure and Media Strategy This article has been a long time coming. However, I...
Date: 05/08/2008
RELEASED: Microsoft SharePoint Administration Toolkit
The new SharePoint Administration Toolkit was recently released as reported here:...
Date: 04/30/2008
HOWTO: Change Content Types After Deployment
There are two methods to updating content types following deployment. Everyone familiar with...
Date: 04/30/2008
HOWTO: Setup a MOSS Development Environment
Great MSDN article on how to setup a MOSS development environment that includes a fully capable...
Date: 04/28/2008
SharePoint Load Tests
Here is a great new resource on MOSS load testing tools and VSTS Web and Load Test projects...
Date: 04/23/2008
Link to SharePoint Deck
Here is a great SPC 2008 MOSS overview slide deck to intro the technology platform and discuss all...
Date: 04/23/2008
Enabling Enterprise Library 3.1 in Visual Studio 2008
Great post on how to enable Ent Lib 3.1 with full IDE integration with VS2008 How to get Enterprise...
Date: 04/22/2008
MOSS and ECM Class Notes and Questions
For those folks attending the MOSS and ECM class I delivered in Boston/Waltham, please find the...
Date: 04/08/2008
Backing Up Windows Hyper-V Virtual Machines
So most folks know that Hyper-V contains the capacity to allow backups of Virtual Machines while...
Date: 03/28/2008
The Windows Time Service and Hyper-V
Recently a domain I had a domain running inside Hyper-V on Windows Server 2008. The challenge...
Date: 03/18/2008
Filtering the Content By Query Web Part on a Yes/No Field
Here is a great post on something that I know I'll forget and that isn't that intuitive. When...
Date: 03/17/2008
SharePoint 2007 Subsites with Different Templates Than Their Parent
Sometimes things are really simple but take some time to figure out. I was just going to write...
Date: 03/06/2008
Final Release of VSeWSS 1.1
Check out the documentation here for the final release of the WSS tools for Visual Studio. A...
Date: 03/04/2008
Upgrading WSS 3.0 to Windows Server 2008
Since this is probably the most common scenario that enterprises will face, here is a link on how to...
Date: 02/20/2008