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Fixing Authentication for Remote SharePoint Access

Fixing Authentication for Remote SharePoint Access

A blog post discussing authentication fixes for remote access to SharePoint Online, covering REST/OData, CSOM, Web Services, and WebClient

January 11, 2012

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Understanding O365 and SPO Authentication in a Nutshell

Understanding O365 and SPO Authentication in a Nutshell

The post is part of a series on O365, SharePoint Online, Windows Azure, and authentication. It explains how authentication works with O365 and SPO.

January 11, 2012

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O365/SPO + Azure + AuthN - Challenges with O365, SPO & MSO

O365/SPO + Azure + AuthN - Challenges with O365, SPO & MSO

This article explains SharePoint 2010 hosted environments sandbox restrictions, limiting it to client-side communication or BCS for Windows Azure.

January 10, 2012

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Create Managed Metadata Columns in SharePoint with Code

Create Managed Metadata Columns in SharePoint with Code

Learn to create portable columns for SharePoint lists with Managed Metadata. Creating columns in the browser or SharePoint Designer 2010 is not portable

July 25, 2011

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SharePoint 2010 - Managed Metadata: In Depth Look into the Taxonomy Parts

SharePoint 2010 - Managed Metadata: In Depth Look into the Taxonomy Parts

This post is part of a series on SharePoint 2010 Managed Metadata. The other posts in this series can be found here: SharePoint 2010 Managed Metadata In the last year I’ve done a bunch of research around how Microsoft implemented metadata, specifically taxonomies and terms, in SharePoint …

July 21, 2011

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SharePoint 2010 Managed Metadata - Moving/Copying MMS Instances / Term Stores between Environments

SharePoint 2010 Managed Metadata - Moving/Copying MMS Instances / Term Stores between Environments

This post will cover how to take a Managed Metadata Service instance (MMS) and either move or copy it from one environment to another!

June 15, 2011

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SharePoint 2010 Managed Metadata - Global v. Local Term Sets

SharePoint 2010 Managed Metadata - Global v. Local Term Sets

The post discusses global and local term sets in SharePoint 2010 Managed Metadata, as part of a series on the topic

June 15, 2011

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SharePoint 2010 Managed Metadata: Powerful Term Sets

SharePoint 2010 Managed Metadata: Powerful Term Sets

Part of a series on SharePoint 2010 Managed Metadata, discussing the Managed Metadata Service’s powerful term sets feature

June 15, 2011

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SharePoint 2010 Managed Metadata: Understanding the Basics

SharePoint 2010 Managed Metadata: Understanding the Basics

This post is part of a series on SharePoint 2010 Managed Metadata. It explains how metadata is used to categorize and classify content for search

June 15, 2011

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SharePoint 2010 Managed Metadata - About the series

SharePoint 2010 Managed Metadata - About the series

Introducing a new series on Manage Metadata in SharePoint Server 2010! This series explains details about how it works and how you can best leverage it.

June 15, 2011

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Upgrade a SharePoint 2007 WCM Site to SharePoint 2010 WCM

Upgrade a SharePoint 2007 WCM Site to SharePoint 2010 WCM

In this article, learn how you can upgrade your SharePoint Server 2007 WCM site to a SharePoint Server 2010 WCM site.

August 9, 2010

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Upgrading a SharePoint 2007 WCM site to SharePoint 2010 WCM

Upgrading a SharePoint 2007 WCM site to SharePoint 2010 WCM

I documented my demo on upgrading a SharePoint 2007 WCM site to SharePoint 2010, featuring the Adventure Works Travel sample site.

August 9, 2010

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    Limitations of SPMETAL.EXE for LINQ in SharePoint 2010

    Limitations of SPMETAL.EXE for LINQ in SharePoint 2010

    SharePoint 2010’s LINQ support makes it easier to read/write data to/from lists. SPMETAL.EXE generates entity models for queries but has some limitations.

    July 28, 2010

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    SharePoint 2010 ECM: Manage Content Lifecycle - WCM, RM & DM

    SharePoint 2010 ECM: Manage Content Lifecycle - WCM, RM & DM

    SharePoint Server 2010s ECM: A Vast Array of Topics for Managing Content Life Cycle incl. WCM, RM, DM, DAM, Web Analytics, EDiscovery, Metadata & more.

    May 29, 2010

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    Download Adventure Works Travel: MOSS 2007 WCM Sample Site

    Download Adventure Works Travel: MOSS 2007 WCM Sample Site

    Adventure Works Travel is a sample MOSS 2007 WCM site that Microsoft had a partner develop. You can now download it to use for your own demos

    June 23, 2009

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    Using ASP.NET 2.0 Code Behind Files in SharePoint v3 Sites

    Using ASP.NET 2.0 Code Behind Files in SharePoint v3 Sites

    In this post, explain not only how it can be done, but also to explain what is different between the native ASP.NET 2.0 and SharePoint development experience.

    September 30, 2007

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    Using ASP.NET 2.0 Code Behind Files in SharePoint v3 Sites

    Using ASP.NET 2.0 Code Behind Files in SharePoint v3 Sites

    In this post, explain not only how it can be done, but also to explain what is different between the native ASP.NET 2.0 and SharePoint development experience.

    September 30, 2007

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    SharePoint is a good development platform for applications*

    SharePoint is a good development platform for applications*

    In this article, I clarify that not all apps should be built on SharePoint. I address complaints about source control and SDL in SharePoint.

    September 24, 2007

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    Creating Custom SharePoint Timer Jobs (Automated Cron Jobs)

    Creating Custom SharePoint Timer Jobs (Automated Cron Jobs)

    After 40+ comments showed up on my timer job post from a few weeks back, I thought the post needed some clarification. That’s what this post is about.

    February 1, 2007

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    Office SharePoint Server 2007 Timer Jobs - Create Your Own.

    Office SharePoint Server 2007 Timer Jobs - Create Your Own.

    In this article, I want to share how you can create a custom timer job for your SharePoint environments. This is a super useful tool.

    January 10, 2007

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    Using Visual Studio 2005, MakeCab.exe and MSBuild to Create Window SharePoint Services v3 Solution Files (*.WSP's)

    Using Visual Studio 2005, MakeCab.exe and MSBuild to Create Window SharePoint Services v3 Solution Files (*.WSP's)

    In this post, I’ll explain how to create WSP’s in Visual Studio 2005 with MakeCab.exe and MSBuild… something VS2005 can’t do by default.

    December 20, 2006

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    Microsoft Teams Free 9-Day Email Course

    Microsoft Teams App Development OnRamp

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