Share-n-dipity

SharePoint serendipity is the effect by which one accidentally discovers something fortunate, especially while looking for something else entirely. In this case, it is the occassional musings, observations, and Ouija board readings about the phabulously

CloudTopia: Connecting o365, Apps, Azure and Cortana – Part 4

// In Part 3 of this series we looked at the plumbing required to add support for Web API 2.x to...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 08/11/2014

CloudTopia: Connecting o365, Apps, Azure and Cortana – Part 2

// In Part 1 of this series, I introduced you to the CloudTopia app. In Part 2 we’re going to...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 08/11/2014

CloudTopia: Connecting o365, Apps, Azure and Cortana – Part 1

// This is going to be a multi-part series to dissect and tear apart an application I tweeted about...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 08/11/2014

More SharePoint 2013 Hybrid Search Tips

// As more folks are deploying the SharePoint 2013 Hybrid features we continue to pick up little...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 08/05/2014

Yammer on Mobile Devices

// Hi all, this post is really just for awareness about some fairly new Yammer content that was...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 08/04/2014

Uploading Large Files to SharePoint 2013 from .NET Using CSOM and REST

// This is a topic that seems to come up with some frequency and when I needed to do it recently I...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 08/01/2014

Access Denied Error with App Only Access Token When Reading Profile Info

// This is yet another rather strange error that I ran across and couldn't find any info out on...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 07/25/2014

A Couple of Be Prepared Actions When Changing the SharePoint STS Token Signing Certificate for Hybrid Features

// I've been working recently with some Microsoft Services and their customers who are changing...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 07/15/2014

400 Bad Request Error with ADFS

// I spent waaayyyyy too much time trying to resolve this problem so am capturing it here in case...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 07/10/2014

Uploading File Attachments to Yammer

// Working with attachments to message postings in Yammer has been something that I've had a few...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 07/07/2014

Remote SharePoint Index, Hybrid, and SAML

// Today's post combines a few different topics, that dare I say, started as a dare (I think)....

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 06/25/2014

SAML in a Box - Inviting External Users to Your SharePoint Farm

// Those of you who follow the Share-n-Dipity blog know that I don’t really do much in the way...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 06/09/2014

Using Yammer Open Graph in .NET - Part 2

// In the first part of this series -...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 05/29/2014

Using Yammer Open Graph in .NET - Part 1

// I've already written about using the Yammer APIs from a .NET client application here:...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 05/29/2014

SAML Support for SharePoint-Hosted Apps with ADFS 3.0

// This is another case where I'm just passing information along here, based on the great work...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 05/19/2014

Changes To Know About When Your SharePoint STS Token Signing Certificate Expires - the Impact to Your High Trust Applications

// This is a another follow up to my earlier post on changing the token signing certificate for the...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 05/12/2014

Missing Context Token in Low Trust App with SharePoint 2013 - Part 2

// As I noted in my first post on this topic -...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 05/08/2014

Create a List in the Host Web When Your SharePoint App is Installed...and Remove it from the Recent Stuff List

// This is one of those questions that I've seen asked a lot but for some reason I've never...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 05/07/2014

Updating Trust Between OnPrem Farms and ACS for Apps When Your SharePoint STS Token Signing Certificate Expires

// For those of you who are "in the app way" with SharePoint 2013 (no, not a lot different...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 05/06/2014

Claim Type Exceptions with Custom Claims Providers in SharePoint 2013

// This issue applies to SharePoint 2010 as well but...suppose you have created a custom claims...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 04/16/2014

More Info on an Old Friend - the Custom Claims Provider, Uri Parameters and EntityTypes in SharePoint 2013

// Back to oldie but a goodie - the custom claims provider for SharePoint. I believe this applies to...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 04/08/2014

Enhancing the Yammer Search Results and Messages Samples and Deserialization

// Just as kind of strange coincidence, I was in working on some Yammer message JSON goo and...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 03/12/2014

Integrating Yammer and SharePoint 2013 Search Results

// This post is in response to a question I get pretty frequently when talking about Yammer. The...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 03/11/2014

Programmatically Adding A Trusted Identity Token Issuer to a Web Application Zone in SharePoint 2010 and 2013

// Seems like I haven't had a chance to write a good SharePoint / SAML claims kind of article in...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 02/27/2014

Using Impersonation with the Yammer APIs

// One of the things that isn't particularly well known about the Yammer APIs is that its OAuth...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 02/18/2014

Some More Advice When Using the Yammer APIs with .NET

// I wrote this post a little while back here:...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 02/06/2014

Update to Guidance for Patching AppFabric on SharePoint 2013 Distributed Cache Servers

// For those of you who had the "pleasure" (okay, slight sarcasm there) of watching me in...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 02/06/2014

What You Must Know if Using Azure Active Directory for SSO with Yammer

// I posted a while back regarding how to configure Yammer and Azure Active Directory (AAD) together...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 01/23/2014

Another BCS Hybrid Tip - Fixing "The Type name for the Secure Store provider is not valid" Error

// Here's another error that are actually pretty likely to see if you are setting up BCS hybrid....

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 01/17/2014

Oh No - Your BCS Model Doesn't Show Up When You Create a Content Source For BDC

// First let me point out that I gratuitously co-mingled the terms "BCS" and...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 01/15/2014

Using Azure Active Directory for Single Sign On with Yammer

// This is a pretty interesting topic that I think is going to be gaining momentum moving forward....

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 01/08/2014

Setting Up BCS Hybrid Features End to End In SharePoint 2013

// For those of you who will be attending SharePoint Conference 2014 (www.sharepointconference.com),...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 01/06/2014

You Get More Results in the Query Builder for a Web Part Than When the Web Part is Rendered on the Page in SharePoint 2013

// I’ve had this issue happen to me a while back and then I saw two other people have the same...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 12/26/2013

Configuring Windows Server 2012 R2 Web Application Proxy for SharePoint 2013 Hybrid Features

< // p>This is a topic that’s generated a lot of interest over the last couple of months...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 12/23/2013

The Hour of Code 2013

I try to not get into endorsing this thing or that on this blog, but there is something generating...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 12/09/2013

Debugging SharePoint Apps That Are Hosted In Windows Azure Web Sites

// Today, I'm going to be the lazy human I'm so frequently accused of being by my somewhat...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 11/25/2013

Tool to Get Token Signing Certificate Out of ACS

// I continue to be regularly annoyed when I want to go snag the token signing certificate out ACS...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 11/24/2013

Getting the Current User Identity in a Low Trust App in SharePoint 2013

// Today's post comes primarily because it's a common question, but not because it's a...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 11/20/2013

Creating a Yammer-Centric Security Setup for SharePoint 2013

// Okay, I’m going to preface everything in this post by saying what I’m going to be...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 10/26/2013

Another "Could not load file or assembly" Error Resolved

// These silly .NET Framework errors are the ones that really bug me, you spend SOOOOO much time...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 10/26/2013

Architecture Design Recommendation for SharePoint 2013 Hybrid Search Features

// The SharePoint 2013 hybrid capabilities are intended to let users in Office 365 access and search...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 10/11/2013

Another Tip if Visual Studio Times Out Trying to Deploy Your App in SharePoint 2013

// I've had this happen to me, seemingly randomly, a number of times before. You open Visual...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 10/08/2013

Using Azure Multi-Factor Authentication With Azure Active Directory and SharePoint 2013

// Today I’m going to look at one of the new and interesting security features the Azure team...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 09/30/2013

How To Control App Token Lifetimes in SharePoint 2013

// Today's post is the first selection from the little twitter contest I announced on the...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 09/11/2013

Use Social Tools to Tell me What You Want to See Here Next

Hey folks, I decided to try something completely new and different (on a few different fronts). I...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 09/04/2013

Dedicating Servers to Distributed Cache in SharePoint 2013

// I think I’ve been asked questions about this a half dozen times in the last month, so I...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 08/29/2013

Using Managed Metadata With Variations in SharePoint 2013

// I was working with some folks who were having troubles getting metadata driven navigation working...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 08/19/2013

Security in SharePoint Apps - Part 8

// PREVIOUS: Security in SharePoint Apps – Part 7 For this, the very last in the series, I...

Author: Steve Peschka Date: 08/01/2013

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