Eric Kraus' Microsoft Blog https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/ekraus/feed.xml innovation. strategy. Microsoft. Tue, 16 Apr 2019 05:05:50 GMT en-US hourly 1 New Blog!! https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/ekraus/new-blog Fri, 06 Apr 2012 06:25:10 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ekraus/2012/04/06/new-blog/ https://www.erickraus.com

 

]]> Hotmail Plus Addresses https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/ekraus/hotmail-plus-addresses Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:28:40 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ekraus/2011/11/09/hotmail-plus-addresses/ No…I’m not talking about the paid service for Hotmail Plus.  I’m talking about +addresses.  I just found this listed (amongst others) on the Hotmail Tips site.

Hotmail Plus Addresses allows you to send an email to your alias+anyword@hotmail.com  and the email will still be delivered to your alias@hotmail.com email address.  Then in your email settings, you can create a rule for a message sent To/cc  alias+anyword@hotmail.com and route that email to a certain folder.

Pretty cool, huh?

I just set up all my bills to be sent to +bills   my receipts to +receipts  and my wife will love that she gets a rule for  +important

Check it out here:

https://explore.live.com/windows-live-hotmail-plus-addresses-using

+enjoy

]]> Microsoft Innovation Newspaper https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/ekraus/microsoft-innovation-newspaper Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:25:04 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ekraus/2011/11/02/microsoft-innovation-newspaper/ I finally got around to compiling all of my social media sources on Microsoft and innovation and published them in a digital newspaper supported by paper.li. 

Here’s a snapshot of the newspaper.  It publishes daily, so subscribe or check back often.

Check it out now!  microsoft innovation

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]]> IE9 Add-On Warning https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/ekraus/ie9-add-on-warning Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:21:15 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ekraus/2011/10/30/ie9-add-on-warning/ Sick of that IE 9 warning bar at the bottom about your add-on’s being too slow? 

warning

Frustrated that you you have specified “Ask me later” a million times, and it still prompts you each time you load IE?

Next time you get this, click the button “Choose add-ons” instead. 

At the bottom of the dialog window, change the timeout period to a larger time span, like 10 seconds.

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Click “Done”

Now IE will wait 10 seconds before notifying you that an add-on is loading.

]]> Ways to Stay Creative https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/ekraus/ways-to-stay-creative Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:35:02 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ekraus/2011/08/16/ways-to-stay-creative/ A great article came across my RSS feed today and I thought I would share an image out of it.  Much of my new role involves creativity and innovation.  Keeping things fresh and maintaining energy are critical success factors in my creativity.  I found these suggestions helpful.  Most are simple things but all can be things to attempt on a daily basis.

Print

Source:  https://paulzii.tumblr.com/post/3360025995

]]> SharePoint Saturday Twin Cities https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/ekraus/sharepoint-saturday-twin-cities Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:48:36 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ekraus/2011/04/05/sharepoint-saturday-twin-cities/ Whooo, it’s been a long time since I posted.  Well, here’s to making up for lost time.  I will be presenting at SharePoint Saturday Twin Cities (again) a half-day session on Upgrading to SharePoint 2010 with Brian Caauwe.  We will cover topics ranging from prep-ing your existing environment to ideas around involving the business in change management.  We presented this session last year in the fall SPSTC and it was a huge success. 

Looking forward to seeing everyone!

You can find more information on the event here:  https://www.sharepointsaturday.org/twincities/default.aspx

Oh, and don’t forget to tweet about the event.  Use hash tag: #spstc

 

Session content (presentation and scripts) can be downloaded:  here!

]]> Find training videos using Microsoft Desktop Player https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/ekraus/find-training-videos-using-microsoft-desktop-player Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:46:54 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ekraus/2010/06/03/find-training-videos-using-microsoft-desktop-player/
Microsoft just released a public beta of the Microsoft Desktop Player.  It’s a Silverlight application (which can be download as a WPF app to go offline) that provides access to hundreds of resources including webcasts, podcasts, whitepapers and more across Microsoft technologies.

You can access the beta here:

https://www.microsoft.com/click/desktopplayer/

Or try it out Right Here!

(I apologize for the clipping with the new theme, but at least you get the idea)

This site has been built with Microsoft Silverlight. Microsoft Silverlight delivers a new generation of high-quality audio and video, engaging media experiences, and interactive applications for the Web.

Click to install now!


By clicking "Click to install now!" you accept the Silverlight License Agreement.

]]> PowerShell Cmdlets on Bing Visual Search https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/ekraus/powershell-cmdlets-on-bing-visual-search Wed, 12 May 2010 06:51:40 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ekraus/2010/05/12/powershell-cmdlets-on-bing-visual-search/ Bing now has a Visual Search for PowerShell cmdelts!

On the left there are Refiners used to narrow down your selection by Category, Verb, Noun, and other groupings. 

After clicking on a cmdlet, you get a details “help” pane on the right with example usage and the top web results (typically TechNet or MSDN reference links).

Check it out:
https://www.bing.com/visualsearch?g=powershell_cmdlets


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]]> List all CustomActions in the Farm https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/ekraus/list-all-customactions-in-the-farm Mon, 03 May 2010 08:48:52 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ekraus/2010/05/03/list-all-customactions-in-the-farm/ Here’s a great little script that I used to list out all of the Custom Actions available in a farm.  What’s great about the script is that it returns the CustomActions in XML so you can vary the output.  My favorite is using the Out-GridView cmdlet in Windows PowerShell 2.0. From there can you can do searches, sorts, filters, etc.

Calling the Script


PS C:\>  [xml]$ca = Get-SPCustomAction   

PS C:\>  $ca.CustomActions.CustomAction | Out-GridView



The Function


function Get-SPCustomAction
{  
    trap [Exception] { continue; }
    cls
    $null = [system.reflection.assembly]::loadwithpartialname("Microsoft.Sharepoint")
    $null = [system.reflection.assembly]::loadwithpartialname("Microsoft.Sharepoint.Administration")
    $null = [system.reflection.assembly]::loadwithpartialname("System.Web")
    [string]$xmlString = "<?xml version=""1.0"" encoding=""utf-8"" ?><CustomActions>"
    $farm = [microsoft.sharepoint.administration.spfarm]::local
    foreach ($featureDef in $farm.FeatureDefinitions)
    {
        trap [Exception] { continue; }
        foreach ($elementDef in $featureDef.GetElementDefinitions([System.Globalization.CultureInfo]::CurrentCulture))
        {
            trap [Exception] { continue; }
            $node = $elementDef.XmlDefinition;
            if ($node.Name -eq "CustomAction")
            {
                trap [Exception] { write-error $($_.Exception.Message); continue; }
                $xmlString += "<CustomAction Id=""" + $node.Id + """ GroupId=""" + $node.GroupId + """ Location=""" + $node.Location + """ Sequence=""" + $node.Sequence + """ Title=""" + $node.Title + """ "
                if($node.UrlAction -ne $null -and $node.UrlAction.OuterXml -ne "" -and $node.UrlAction.Url -ne $null -and $node.UrlAction.Url -ne "")
                {
                    $xmlString +=  "Url=""" + [System.Web.HttpUtility]::UrlEncode($node.UrlAction.Url.ToString()) + """ "
                }
                $xmlString += "
xmlns=""https://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/""/>"
            }
        }
    } 

    $xmlString += "</CustomActions>"

    #$xmlString = $xmlString.Replace("&", " ")
    Write-Output  $xmlString
}


Then you can filter down to a “Location” and do a partial name “Id” search for what you might be looking for. 

CustomActionsGridView

]]> Join the Launch: Visual Studio, Office and SharePoint 2010 https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/ekraus/join-the-launch-visual-studio-office-and-sharepoint-2010 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:48:49 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ekraus/2010/04/14/join-the-launch-visual-studio-office-and-sharepoint-2010/  

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