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TFS Queries and the @CurrentIteration Token
I was pleasantly surprised this week when I dived into TFS Online to tweak some queries and stumbled upon the new @CurrentIteration token that can be used. This token can potentially solve the...
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Does Microsoft have an InfoPath Forms Replacement in the Works
It’s been one of the most asked questions since the death of InfoPath; What is InfoPath’s replacement? There are some great 3rd party forms products that have been around for a long time now (namely...
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Working with Non-Office File Types in SharePoint & Office 365
Office 365 and SharePoint work quite nicely when you are working with Microsoft Office file types. Things like Word, Excel and PowerPoint files. Once you really start using SharePoint however, you want...
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Outlook 2016 – Use Case of Saving a File and Attaching to a new Email
This may just be the smallest and yet most appreciated new features of Outlook 2016. The attach file ribbon button has a dropdown that lets you select recent files saved from any other application....
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How to Dock Windows Left & Right using Multiple Monitors
Here’s a quick tip that one of my colleagues showed my this week that makes working with multiple monitors a lot easier. Thanks to @FreeRangeEggs for this tip. The Problem You’ve got 2 windows (A and...
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Windows Phone 10–Continuum and Remote Desktop Combo is Huge
Being a Windows Phone user I was pretty excited when the Continuum feature started getting demonstrated. But the sceptic inside me kept nagging at me that it’s probably going to be more gimmick than...
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Neat trick to enable LTE on Surface Pro 4 (for Windows Phone users)
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 doesn’t have built in LTE capability (at the time of writing this). What this means is that your Surface Pro 4 can’t connect to the internet on its own. It needs to connect to a...
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The modern digital workplace must focus on the user
I was recently interviewed by the team at LiveTiles to get my thoughts on the modern digital workplace. What does the digital workplace mean to me? What do I see as the benefits and challenges of the...
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2 Simple Techniques for Creating SharePoint Views Grouped by Date Columns
Here are 2 techniques for creating views in SharePoint when you want to group on dates. Throughout this article I’ll be using the example of email that have been saved to SharePoint where the email...
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Outlook Add-in Ribbon Commands: Resolution to Manifest XML Schema Errors
While taking a look at the new Outlook Addin Ribbon Commands I came across these schema validation errors trying to deploy the addin once I added the VersionOverrides element. In particular I was...
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Light up your Outlook Mailboxes with advanced Email Tracking features
I’m preparing to head down to Melbourne for the The Digital Workplace Conference (the new Australian SharePoint Conference). This will be the first conference since the 7.3 release of OnePlaceMail and...
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Solving issues Scaling Remote Desktop on High DPI screens (Surface Pro)
The high density (DPI or Dots Per Inch) of modern screens such as a Surface Pro can cause numerous issues when trying to use Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) to remotely connect to another machine. Add...
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Getting the Angular 2 Router Working for an Office Addin
I have simple Angular 2 Office Addin and attempting to use the Angular 2 Router to route between two components. My two components are called ViewOne and ViewTwo. Here’s what the UI for the Office...
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Day zero resources for upgrading from Angular 2 RC4 to RC5
Angular 2 RC5 is now available! For those looking to get their hands dirty from day 1, I’ve compiled some links of resources that are already available that helped me along the way. What’s New...
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How to access properties of Office.js objects that don’t exist in the...
When developing Office Add-ins and using Typescript, I’ve found the Office.js Typescript definition file available at DefinatelyTyped to only support a fraction of the objects and properties that are...
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Upgrading from Angular 2 RC5 to RC7 – watch out for required NPM version
I skipped RC6 and made the jump straight from RC5 to RC7. First step was to upgrade the versions of my dependencies (both the “dependencies” and “devDependencies”) in the package.json file. To get the...
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Microsoft Ignite 2016 – Ready, Set, Connect
OnePlace Solutions is proud to be an exhibitor and sponsor again this year at the Microsoft Ignite conference in Atlanta. Ignite is Microsoft’s premier conference this year for Office 365, SharePoint,...
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How to avoid errors installing npm packages globally in Visual Studio Code
I like to use the Integrated Terminal Window inside Visual Studio Code, just because it’s there and it runs commands scoped to the project directory I’m in. I find it faster and more convenient than...
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European SharePoint Conference (Vienna, November 14-17)
I’m excited to have to opportunity to attend the European SharePoint Conference this week (November 14-17) in Vienna. Since the amalgamation of the Microsoft SharePoint Conference into the Microsoft...
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