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Error: Update-SPProfilePhotoStore : Object reference not set to an instance of an object

I like blogging about errors and their resolutions. Sometimes the answer is simple, but I think there is a lot of value in posting the details of an error so that users can find answers in the search engines. After doing a My Sites upgrade...

Published Wed, May 02 2012 5:48 PM by Dot Net Mafia

Filed under: Error, PowerShell, SharePoint 2010

Slides from my Visual Studio 11 talk at SharePoint Saturday Houston

I survived another SharePoint Saturday in Houston this weekend and had a great time. It was fun seeing old friends and making some new ones as well. As promised, here is a link to my slide deck posted on SlideShare. Thanks again to Victor...

Published Sun, Apr 29 2012 10:47 PM by Dot Net Mafia

Filed under: Presentations, SharePoint Saturday, SharePoint, SharePoint 2010, Visual Studio 11

My simple PowerShell script for finding those troublesome Correlation IDs

ULS Viewer works great for finding Correlation IDs but once you start dealing with large farms, I find PowerShell works much better. A Correlation ID is great but it doesn’t do you any good if you can’t find it in the logs. I put this script...

Published Thu, Apr 26 2012 10:48 AM by Dot Net Mafia

SharePoint Saturday Houston this weekend!

I am excited that it’s already time for SharePoint Saturday Houston again this Saturday on 4/28. We already have more than 500+ people registered and it is sure to be a huge event. I’m speaking about new SharePoint Development features in...

Published Wed, Apr 25 2012 11:22 PM by Dot Net Mafia

Filed under: SharePoint Saturday

FAST Search for SharePoint document previews don’t work with Claims Based Authentication

Recently, I became aware of this troublesome issue in regards to document previews with FAST Search for SharePoint. It was on a new installation of SharePoint. I had everything indexing great and my search results looked good. However...

Published Wed, Apr 25 2012 11:15 PM by Dot Net Mafia

Filed under: SharePoint, SharePoint 2010, Enterprise Search, FAST Search for SharePoint

File not found error on AllItems.apsx list pages using KWizCom web parts

Recently, a client of mine acquired some KWizCom web parts. I installed them and they seemed to work fine. However, during the configuration, we ended up building a new web application or two. On these web applications, I started to...

Published Mon, Apr 23 2012 9:10 PM by Dot Net Mafia

Filed under: SharePoint, Error, SharePoint 2010, WebPart, Third Party Tools

Opening the Field Editor From the Page Editor Ribbon (aka the Metadata Button Module)

A while back, I wrote about opening Sitecore’s media library browser from a button in the Content Editor ribbon. Recently, I decided it would be really useful to do something similar with the Field Editor dialog – only this time, from the Page Editor...

Published Mon, Apr 16 2012 5:05 PM by Dot Net Mafia

Filed under: Sitecore

Excited to be speaking at TechEd this year

I am excited to say that I’ll be speaking at both TechEd North America and TechEd Europe . This is my first time to even attend a TechEd so I am looking forward to see what is in store. Both events are sure to be exciting but I am particularly...

Published Mon, Apr 16 2012 12:48 PM by Dot Net Mafia

Filed under: Presentations, SharePoint, SharePoint 2010, SharePoint Online, Office 365, TechEd

There’s an app for that, but should there be?

As I have made my transition from an iPhone 4 to a Nokia Lumia 900 running Windows Phone 7, it has got me thinking about the state of the app market. Keep in mind before you start hating, that I have carried an iOS device for the past four years...

Published Mon, Apr 16 2012 10:05 AM by Dot Net Mafia

Filed under: Windows Phone

What are your options for a test environment with SharePoint Online (Office 365)?

I’ve seen this conversation come up a few times. Deploying code to SharePoint Online is not like deploying code to your test and production environments back on-premises. I thought I would give my thoughts on it and that will help you make a better...

Published Mon, Apr 02 2012 10:17 PM by Dot Net Mafia

Filed under: SharePoint, SharePoint Online, Office 365, Office 365 Grid

Slides from my SharePoint Online and Visual Studio 11 talks

It’s been a busy month for speaking (among other things). Last month, I spoke about getting started with SharePoint Online development at SharePoint Saturday New Orleans. The New Orleans crew (Cherie, Beth, and Tiffany) did a great job putting...

Published Mon, Apr 02 2012 9:53 PM by Dot Net Mafia

Filed under: Presentations, SharePoint Saturday, SharePoint, SharePoint Online, Office 365, Office 365 Grid, Visual Studio 11

Speaking at SharePoint Saturday New Orleans and San Antonio SharePoint Users Group

I’m excited to be speaking at a number of events over the next few weeks. The first event is SharePoint Saturday New Orleans this weekend on 3/24. There, I’ll be speaking about developing solutions for SharePoint Online (Office 365). ...

Published Tue, Mar 20 2012 1:18 PM by Dot Net Mafia

Filed under: Presentations, SharePoint Saturday, SharePoint, SharePoint 2010, SharePoint Online

VMWare Workstation running on a Windows 8 Host

When I am booted into Windows 8, I often find myself wanting to run some of my existing virtual machines that I created in Oracle Virtualbox of VMWare Workstation. These products do run under Windows 8 but there are a few things you need to know...

Published Mon, Mar 19 2012 9:47 AM by Dot Net Mafia

Filed under: Virtual Machine, VMWare, Windows 8

Understanding versioning with Excel Web App

If you have used Excel Web App (part of Office Web Apps), you are familiar with the fact that there is no “Save” button. The changes you make are immediately saved back to SharePoint and you even have multiple people editing the spreadsheet at the...

Published Tue, Mar 13 2012 5:19 PM by Dot Net Mafia

Filed under: SharePoint, SharePoint 2010, Office 365, Office Web Apps, Office 365 Grid, Excel Services

Watch your version numbers with Metalogix Migration Manager for SharePoint

I was working with a client recently who had purchased Metalogix Migration Manager for SharePoint and I came across an issue that confused me for a minute. I installed the Metalogix SharePoint Extensions Web Services on a few farms. However...

Published Thu, Feb 23 2012 1:48 PM by Dot Net Mafia

Filed under: SharePoint, SharePoint 2010, Third Party Tools

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