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My Surface Pro 4 was recently updated which reset some of my setting. This was driving me crazy because I am not a fan of the Autorotate feature that comes with a surface (when it tries to act like a tablet). Personally, I like everything to remain in landscape mode at all times – that …

I’m humbled and pleased to say that I’ve been renewed as a Microsoft MVP in Office Servers and Services (formerly SharePoint) for a 4th year in a row. Thanks go out to all those who helped me in this effort along the way over the past year. Special thanks to my former boss Sean Wallbridge, …

I was deeply fortunate to have been renewed for a third straight year as a Microsoft MVP in SharePoint Server. I would like to thank everyone who assisted me throughout the year, and kept me on the right path to stay on top of my contributions. I look forward to another year of doing my …

My blog has recently moved to a new provider, Flywheel. There were some stability issues with my last provider and thus decided to jump ship. Hopefully all will work out well with this new group. In case you’re interested, here’s a link to my new blog provider. https://getflywheel.com/

According to this article from Microsoft, Office for the iPad is now available! http://blogs.office.com/2014/03/27/announcing-the-office-you-love-now-on-the-ipad/ All you iPad users out there can finally rejoice. 

New FREE eBooks from Microsoft. Full Details available here or see below. Introducing Microsoft System Center 2012 R2Mitch Tulloch with Symon Perriman and the System Center teamJanuary 2014180 pages Get a high-level overview of System Center 2012 R2—and get a running start transforming your datacenter and cloud-optimizing your business. This guide introduces core features and …

Apparently now I’m a Windows Phone App developer too.    I created the (free!) Windows Phone app, itgroove Blogs, available in the Windows Phone Store. http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/itgroove-blogs/8f62ebfc-a1ee-4647-8777-5203c0f413e3 Many thanks to Jan Hannemann (Nokia Ambassador) https://janhannemann.wordpress.com/ who provided the details on the amazing Windows Phone App Generator tool (http://apps.windowsstore.com/default.htm). I highly recommend you check out the tool, …

A couple of weeks back I finally finished my final remaining 2010 certification.  So now I can officially say I have all of the following credentials: SharePoint Server MVP Microsoft Certified IT Professional – SharePoint Administrator 2010 Microsoft Certified Professional Developer – SharePoint Developer 2010 Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist – SharePoint 2010, Configuration Microsoft Certified …

I do a lot of work with Firefox, as its developer tools outshine all the other browsers, hands down.  But recently I’ve been getting a lot of sites appearing without CSS.  As it turns out, there’s actually “mixed content” on the page, and the default security setting is to block that content.  Normally I agree …

My fellow MVP (and friend, and boss, and colleague, and all-round sarcastic guy) Sean Wallbridge wrote this the other day (July 1st, 2013), and it sums it up well. It was like Christmas today at itgroove and we weren’t even open (Canada Day, eh?). First the new and improved OneNote and then immediately followed by …