Issue: Visual Studio 2012 > “Unable to launch the IIS Express Web Server”

Steps to Problem/Issue I installed Visual Studio 2012 RTM. Created an MVC 4 project template in Visual Studio 2012 Without any code changes, I hit F5 debug. Issue: I get a pop up message "Unable to launch the IIS Express Web Serve" After much searching and many suggest re-install Visual Studio 2012, but it takes a …

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My favourite SharePoint 2013 resource of the week

Out of all the resources posted on many blogs and on technet, I find the following link the best to kick off the learning curve: SharePoint 2013 training for IT pros http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/fp123606 These videos are great because Talk mostly net new features/functionality Great starter for experienced SharePoint professionals Good depth of overview on new features …

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Passed SharePoint 2010 Configuring (70-667) and Administrator (70-668) Certification Exams

As the new version of SharePoint 2013 is approaching, I though I'd finish all 4 SharePoint 2010 exams. Main topics: Upgrading, Farm topology, Search, Backup and Restore, Performance, Availability, Farm and Sandbox solutions, SharePoint features Hardest type of questions where one has to select 3 steps out 6 and put in order, so such type …

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Installing SharePoint 2013 Preview “Server Unavailable” Issue

Issue: After Installation of SP 2013 Preview, Central Administration Web Site resulted in error message “Server Unavailable” and also in the Event Logs with “The worker process failed to pre-load .Net Runtime version v4.0.21006.” Context: I have a VM copy of a bare installation of SP 2010 with Windows Server 2008R2 and SQL Server 2008 …

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Passed SharePoint 2010 Configuring (70-667) and Administrator (70-668) Certification Exams

As the new version of SharePoint 2013 is approaching, I though I'd finish all 4 SharePoint 2010 exams. Main topics: Upgrading, Farm topology, Search, Backup and Restore, Performance, Availability, Farm and Sandbox solutions, SharePoint features Hardest type of questions where one has to select 3 steps out 6 and put in order, so such type …

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Speaking at the Calgary .NET User Group this Wed Dec. 14 ’11

I'm looking forward to speaking at the Calgary .NET User group on the http://www.calgary.ca site. Wed Dec 14, 2011 Presenting features, applied technologies and approaches: SharePoint 2010 .NET Framework, ASP .NET, Windows Communication Foundation Google Search Appliance Arc GIS Webtrends Mobile Browsing Click the link for event details http://www.dotnetcalgary.com/Events/tabid/61/ModuleID/381/ItemID/9/mctl/EventDetails/Default.aspx

My Presentation at Toronto SharePoint Camp 2011

For my 2nd year in a row, I just had delivered a presentation at the Toronto SharePoint Camp 2011 this past weekend. It was another smashing community event. Thanks to the organizers and all who came. tspug.sharepointspace.com My presentation this year was on http://www.calgary.ca as a SharePoint 2010 Internet Site. I have been on this …

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Networking for Application Developers

This post is about IT Networking. Having been in Web Application Development all of my career, I spent a couple of months learning about computer systems networking. My belief in being that well-rounded technology architect, basic networking knowledge is fundamental. More than just knowing how to use 'ping' and 'ipconfig' command line tools, I wanted …

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Content Organizer Feature for Large Site Hierarchies

The Situation A typical content management model that most end users are most familiar with are hierarchical in nature. For example, “Windows Explorer”  is hierarchical to manage files. A hierarchical structure has the characteristics to support a simple and natural feel to create classification scheme through folders, finding content and moving content. However, the challenges …

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