In the office recently we had a discussion about the number of ways that a user can install and run office products. It quickly became apparent that there was not a consistent understanding of all of the options. Purchase Mode There are now two different ways to purchase the Office suite: Packaged This is the Read More
Month: March 2014
Golden nuggets – SQL Saturday Exeter 2014
I returned yesterday from attending SQL Saturday 269 in Exeter. As always the SQL community has pulled together to provide a fantastic day of free training for the attendees. I always consider an event like this a success if I achieve two things: I come away with a “Golden Nugget” of learning I meet some Read More
You are viewing a feed that contains frequently updated content…
When using IE to view RESTful calls the XML that you want to see may not be displayed and instead you get a message saying You are viewing a feed that contains frequently updated content… The solution is to follow these steps: In IE, go to Tools > Internet Options Select the Content tab Under Read More
Tools: The SharePoint and VBA Code Analyser
Microsoft have released a tool to help developers move full trust SharePoint solutions to the the SharePoint 2013 App Model. The tool works by allowing a farm solution to be uploaded and analysed and the output to be downloaded by the developer. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/officeapps/archive/2014/03/04/introducing-the-sharepoint-and-vba-code-analyzer.aspx https://www.office365appmigrations.com/
SharePoint Tools: My Favourites
There are some great posts out there on sets of useful tools that are essential when working with SharePoint, chief among them is Tobias Zimmergren’s post Tools for your SharePoint 2013 development toolbox. Tobias’s post inspired my to do this post as I have also found some additional tools to be invaluable: Design Tools Balsamiq Read More
A Move to WordPress
I have recently moved my blog to WordPress. As a SharePoint advocate this feels a little wrong: I should use SharePoint surely! I used to blog using WordPress and then when I got an Office 365 subscription I moved my blog to SharePoint Online. I found the workarounds required to set up the public site Read More