How to: get SharePoint (& Office) to work with FQDN without login dialogs
A nice feature of the Microsoft eco-system is that everything just works together. Another nice feature is that sometimes we need to make it so. Scenario: An organization has a normal Microsoft environment, Windows Server, AD, Windows 7 clients, SharePoint 2010 etc. The SharePoint server has a Web application on standard port 80, accessible through both the NetBIOS/computer name (http://server) …
Read MoreHow to: Get Explorer View To Work In SharePoint 2010
A common problem in SharePoint Explorer View (The possibility to view the contents of a document library in the good old Windows File Explorer) is that exploring takes forever… Open in explorer can be accessed through the user interface using the Library tab as below. You can also directly access a library by entering the address in explorer such as …
Read MoreHow to: get PowerShell Version number
PowerShell command to find PowerShell version: Get-Host
Read MoreHow to access Windows Live SkyDrive from Explorer
With the recent introduction of 25 GB online storage available through the Windows Live SkyDrive service, I became interested in trying it out again. However, the standard interface is through a web interface and I prefer to also have the option to access it through a standard explorer interface or through something like Outlook. While snooping around for options, I …
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