My Blog: Hosting on Azure - Why, What, How & Costs
In my latest post, I answer questions regarding my blog migration to Azure and provide helpful tips for others considering a similar move.
Articles
Here you'll find articles & other useful resources. Enjoy!
Previous Articles
My Blog: Creating a Custom Brand and Orchard Theme
About a month and half ago I relaunched my blog onto a new web CMS platform moving away from the SubText engine to Orchard.
My SharePoint samples refreshed using latest tools
I’ve refreshed & republished my samples using the latest SharePoint 2013 & Visual Studio 2012 developer tools. Check them out now.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Using Tasks in SharePoint 2013 Workflows with Visual Studio
Learn how to create custom tasks in SharePoint 2013 workflows using Visual Studio 2012 with this helpful demonstration.
Friday, April 12, 2013
SharePoint 2013 Workflow - Create Custom Task Outcomes
In this article, learn how to bypass the SharePoint 2013 workflow engine bug and create custom task outcome buttons with my workaround and tips.
Friday, April 12, 2013
My Thoughts: InfoPath 2013 & the Future of InfoPath
In this article, I share my thoughts on the history of InfoPath 2013 as a forms solution for Microsoft Office and SharePoint.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
My MSDN SharePoint 2013 Workflow Samples Have Been Updated
Explore updated Visual Studio 2012 workflow samples for SharePoint 2013, featuring external web service calls and custom activities.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
New SharePoint 2013 Workflow Development Updates and Tips
Grace Kochavi shares SharePoint 2013 workflow updates, tips for creating workflows with Office Developer Tools, and essential undocumented publishing step.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
My New Blog: Why Orchard as the Engine & Azure as the Host?
Site change prompts questions about Orchard engine choice, while Azure selection deemed a no brainer compared to SharePoint & WordPress options
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
My Blog is Now on Orchard, Hosted in Azure and Redesigned
I’ve re-launched my blog & will be sharing my journey and insights on how I did it. Join me as I explain my decisions and offer tips.
My journey from .Text v0.94 to SubText by Phill Haack
In this article, I reflect on the evolution of my blog, from its humble beginnings using .Text to my decision to switch to the modern forked engine SubText.
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Lync + BusyLight = Great Solution for the Home Office
Discover BusyLight for Lync - the tool that lights up different colors based on your presence status. Stay synced with Lync’s calendar and phone service.
Saturday, February 2, 2013
SharePoint 2013 Deployment Options & License Types Explained
The post discusses an easier way to understand the feature matrix for SharePoint 2013 deployment options and license types.
Friday, January 11, 2013
How To: Filtering Lookup Fields in SharePoint REST API
SharePoint REST API can’t filter lookup field by name of the item. Lookup field returns object ID only. Here’s how to filter by lookup ID
Thursday, January 10, 2013
SharePoint 2013 and Office 365: Feature Comparison
The article provides a link to a page listing all features of SharePoint 2013 and its various flavors, including Office 365 versions
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Get User Login Name in SharePoint 2013 Workflows with JSON
Learn the changes in SharePoint 2013 workflow development that requires using JavaScript to capture & submit form values, opening up new possibilities.
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Creating Custom Forms for SharePoint 2013 Workflows
Reflecting on my experience building workflows in previous versions of SharePoint, specifically the pain of building them in Visual Studio.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
SharePoint 2013 RTM Developer Tools Face Debugging Issue
Despite the convenience of building apps, SharePoint 2013 RTMs developer tools have debugging issues for local sites.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
***NOW AVAILABLE*** Critical Path Training's SharePoint 2013 RTM Set up Guide for Developers
In this article, learn about the release of Critical Path Training’s ‘SharePoint Server 2013 RTM Set up Guide for Developers’.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
NOW AVAILABLE - Pluralsight SharePoint 2013 Developer Ramp-Up Series by Critical Path Training
Excited to share that Pluralsight just published the SharePoint 2013 developer ramp-up series by Critical Path Training.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Time-Saving PowerShell Script for SharePoint 2013 Certs
As a SharePoint dev, I share my time-saving PowerShell script for registering self-signed certificates. Learn how to speed SharePoint 2013 on-prem app dev.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
***NOW AVAILABLE*** Critical Path Training's SharePoint 2013 Set up Guide for Developers
I’m thrilled to announce we’ve published our complete SharePoint 2013 Set up Guide. This guide follows on our popular set up guide for SharePoint 2010.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Script to Help with SharePoint 2013 Workflow Debugging
I explain debugging workflows in SharePoint 2013 using Fiddler and recommend recycling SharePoint services after closing Fiddler to avoid issues.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Troubleshoot & publish workflows in SharePoint 2013 Beta 2
I recently ran into a weird issue with workflows in my SharePoint 2013 Beta 2 environment. In this article, learn what the issue & resolution was.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012