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Using Azure MobileServiceClient throws "The request could not be completed. (Method Not Allowed)" exception

In case anyone else runs into this: I'm working with the...

Author: chrischiaro Date: 01/04/2015

Programmatically setting Record Declaration settings in SP2010

Needed to programmatically ensure that Record Declaration settings were set for a customer’s site...

Author: chrischiaro Date: 03/05/2014

Enable/Disable Client Integration using SharePoint 2010 Object Model

Thanks to Dhirendra Yadav for posting how to set the “Enable Client Integration” property using the...

Author: chrischiaro Date: 01/09/2014

“The call to SearchServiceInstance.Provision failed…Resolved!”

Ok, credit where it’s due: I stole even the title of this post from Martin Hatch, and thank all that...

Author: chrischiaro Date: 08/16/2011

Error: this template attempted to load component assembly ‘Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tools.VS…”

Ran into this error while trying to go through the Claims Walkthrough: Creating Trusted Login...

Author: chrischiaro Date: 07/14/2011

SharePoint 2007/WCF Services Bug: “Object reference not set to an instance of an object.”

Just finished working through an issue with one of my customers. My customer had written a WCF...

Author: chrischiaro Date: 06/13/2011

Could not load file or assembly 'NewWebPart' or one of its dependencies. Access is denied.

Ran into this error yesterday, while trying to create a test web part for a client. I tried various...

Author: chrischiaro Date: 05/25/2011

Showing Assembly Bindings in ASP.NET (and SharePoint)

The instructions for this should actually show up as a suggestion when you get an Access Denied...

Author: chrischiaro Date: 05/25/2011

Getting DNS Set Up on a Self-Contained MOSS Server

Since I don’t do it very often, I can never remember everything I need to do to get DNS set up...

Author: chrischiaro Date: 04/08/2011

Interesting SharePoint Gotcha

  As noted by Nishand in a blog posting several years ago, SharePoint 2007 had a number of...

Author: chrischiaro Date: 03/03/2011

How to Find the Menu Item You Want to Hide in SharePoint 2010

Background Info One of my customers has a lot of custom code that they have been porting from...

Author: chrischiaro Date: 02/02/2011

Good Article on Setting Up Win7 to Work Well with an SSD

ZDNet has done a little series. Here’s the second article in the series, which is actually the first...

Author: chrischiaro Date: 01/26/2011

SharePoint Site Definition Provisioning Order

This is just a re-post of something posted by Mirjam van Olst back in April of 2009. A friend...

Author: chrischiaro Date: 01/18/2011

Displaying Custom SharePoint Errors

Recent customer question: how can I show the User some error text without actually having to throw...

Author: chrischiaro Date: 01/12/2011

Don’t Throw Errors…Even in SharePoint

  So, as all good .NET coders know, it’s generally considered bad practice to use an Error as...

Author: chrischiaro Date: 01/12/2011

Logging SharePoint Errors

  As usual, when I find something useful, I like to stash it away here for safe-keeping. Found...

Author: chrischiaro Date: 01/11/2011

Windows VHD Goodness

If you're at all into the many goodies that Windows 7--and it's bigger sibling, Windows Server 2008...

Author: chrischiaro Date: 11/02/2009

Begin Again

Wow! So much for a consistent blog. I haven't posted anything since I started this thing last year....

Author: chrischiaro Date: 11/02/2009

Overture

Ok, so like with a lot of things I think about doing, I've been thinking about getting a blog going...

Author: chrischiaro Date: 02/06/2009