Here’s a workaround to get Fiddler working with OnePlaceMail and SharePoint 2013 where you normally get the following error message in OnePlaceMail as soon as Fiddler is enabled and capturing traffic: “The requested site does not appear to have claims enabled or the Login Url has not been set” I went investigating why introducing Fiddler... Continue Reading →
Is the SharePoint brand going away?
The big push from Microsoft over the last few years has been towards the cloud, and in the SharePoint area this means Microsoft wants you on Office 365 instead of on-premises SharePoint servers. None of this should shock you, Microsoft has been yelling it loud and clear for some time now, and the message came... Continue Reading →
Getting Started: The Basics of Using PowerShell with SharePoint
I’m a SharePoint guy, and certainly no PowerShell expert. I know enough PowerShell to get things done in SharePoint from time to time. I can often go months without using PowerShell and talking to colleagues I don’t think I’m alone in the SharePoint community. So if you are just starting out with using PowerShell to do... Continue Reading →
How to bulk upload/copy a folder structure and files to SharePoint
So you’ve got a bunch of files nicely arranged in a folder structure sitting on your computer or a network drive that you want to copy up to a SharePoint library and preserve the directory structure. On the surface this is a daunting task as you can’t just give SharePoint your folder structure and tell... Continue Reading →
SharePoint PowerShell How To: Create SharePoint List Items (in Root and in Folders) for Load/Performance Testing
SharePoint PowerShell How To Series - Foreword I often find myself scratching around the local drive of my development machines for remnants of PowerShell scripts to generate list & libraries in SharePoint with all sorts of different folder hierarchies to test the performance of code I’m working on to ensure it scales well once the folder... Continue Reading →
A remote SharePoint Navigation tree control designed to scale to large Enterprise environments
The SharePoint Navigation tree (for remotely browsing/navigating SharePoint) is a central component in the OnePlaceMail product. It is used in all major operations such as Save to SharePoint, Open from/Insert from SharePoint, Preview SharePoint content, Managing favorite SharePoint locations. Being able to quickly find the right location in SharePoint, directly from desktop applications, is one... Continue Reading →
Leaving Las Vegas – SharePoint Conference 2014 (SPC14) Photos
As the SharePoint community disperses from Las Vegas after another awesome conference it's time to digest the new information and figure out what that really means for you. The takeaways for each person are probably different as we all use SharePoint in different ways, although there was one very prominent message being pushed... Microsoft's forecast:... Continue Reading →
Where and why to find me at the SharePoint Conference in Las Vegas (SPC14)
SPC is THE largest SharePoint Conference on earth, nowhere else will you find so many subject matter experts and people willing to talk SharePoint. I encourage you to be brave and speak to the myriad of Exhibitors and Microsoft people at conference. The Exhibition Hall is a lot quieter outside of the peak lunch/break periods... Continue Reading →
SharePoint Conference 2014 Las Vegas – Essential Links
These are the essential resources I’ll be keeping my eye on as the SharePoint Conference 2014 in Las Vegas draws nearer. The Official Site Conference Site Goes without saying, this site IS the official conference site. Announcements, news and details released here are the real deal and your getting the information first hand. ... Continue Reading →
Harness SharePoint Library and Folder Default Views to build more appealing solutions
Article Index 1. Introduction Why use different default views based on navigation hierarchy? What are the different levels that a default view can be set? Caution: Per-location view defaults 2. Library default views 3. Folder default views 4. Custom Folder default views 5. Document Set (and Custom Document Set) default views 1. Introduction This article... Continue Reading →