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Just posted over on the CapTech blog concerning the ability to perform custom development on SharePoint Online. And the answer is...
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Sharepoint Health Analyzer / Monitoring - Receive Email Alerts
I had been looking for a solution to this issue for a while now and today it hit me like a truck! What I needed was a way for SharePoint to email out when the Health Analyzer detected any problems with...
View ArticleNew Title, New Focus
Thanks to everyone who stops by and reads this blog. For a long time its been focused on all things development on Microsoft platforms. Lately I've been focusing on SharePoint so I've decided to focus...
View ArticleSharePoint 2013, New Mobile Features
I recently blogged over at the CapTech Consulting blogs about the upcoming mobile features in SharePoint 2013. Head over there to check it out.Enjoy!
View ArticleSPServices jQuery Library for SharePoint
I've recently discovered and begun using the SPServices jQuery library that is available on CodePlex. This is an amazing tool that can greatly simplify your client side work in SharePoint. From the...
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Confirmation Modal Dialog Using SharePoint 2010 ModalDialog vs jQuery UI...
Whew, that title is a mouthful, but I wanted it to convey that this post is about creating a modal confirmation dialog box using SharePoint 2010's ModalDialog, and a little jQuery. In the process,...
View ArticleWhat's New In SharePoint 2013 Social Computing
SharePoint 2010's social aspects were nice, My Sites offered a great space for users to post things of interest, update their skills and info, as well as get organizational views and information. Most...
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Configure SharePoint 2010 Outgoing Email to Use Hotmail, Outlook.com, or...
In most of my SharePoint development environments and efforts, I generally don't need to test out any email functionality. Occasionally there will pop up something that absolutely needs this testing...
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SharePoint 2010 The Security Validation for This Page is Invalid Error
Recently while working on a custom application page that added items to a List, I was getting "The security validation for this page is invalid." error. The full error message is "The security...
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Use Javascript to Delete a List Item in SharePoint 2010
I recently was working on a sandboxed webpart that displayed some list items to the user in a modal window. The user was shown a View, Edit, and Delete icon for each list item. The View and Edit were...
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Using the Silverlight Media Player Javascript to Show Video Files in...
Every now and then a client will have needs for a video player in SharePoint that is just outside what is possible with the out of the box Silverlight video player or Windows Media player. Luckily...
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Using Powershell and CSV to Automate Your Work - Part 1
Powershell is an awesome tool for anyone working with SharePoint. With a few simple lines of code you can accomplish a lot of work in a short amount of time. You can also utilize a CSV file to assist...
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Using Powershell and CSV to Automate Your Work, Add Webparts to SharePoint...
In the first part of this two part post, Using Powershell and CSV to Automate Your Work - Part 1, we looked at how easy it was to use a CSV file to automate some tasks in Powershell. In that post we...
View ArticleUsing SPDisposeCheck, SharePoint Development Best Practices
SPDisposeCheck is an awesome tool for finding un-disposed SharePoint objects in your code. As a SharePoint developer this is an invaluable tool for writing quality code. Not only will this tool alert...
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Team Foundation Service is Open For Business, and it's Free
Team Foundation Service, a version of Team Foundation Server hosted on Windows Azure is out of Preview and available for full production use. It will be free to MSDN subscribers (at certain levels,...
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SharePoint Development Server Build - Part 1, The Specs
If you can't tell from the blog, I've thrown my hat fully into the "SharePoint as a career path" ring. Based on that it's time to build out a "real" development environment. Up until now, I've been...
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Using SharePoint Solutions to Deploy Global Javascript and Stylesheets
There are many times that you and/or your team need to develop and deploy many custom webparts, application pages, etc. Usually most if not all of these will require some custom CSS and JavaScript. The...
View ArticleSPListItem.GetFormattedValue Returns Wrong Date, One Day Prior
Recently I was working with some lists that had a lot of Managed Metadata columns. I was developing a custom webpart that would display the contents of these fields for the user. Of course I went...
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Open SharePoint List Items Directly into Edit View
Recently a requirement came across to open items in a list view directly into an edit form. Out of the box, if a user clicks on a list item they are presented with the default display form. From...
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Using the SharePoint Client Object Model Over SSL
The SharePoint client object model is a thing of beauty IMO. It allows access to your SharePoint environment through external code and can really help you out in sticky situations. I was recently...
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