Author Archives: gavinbarron

Disable Mobile Redirection for a Web Application via PowerShell

Posted on June 13, 2011 by gavinbarron

So I’ve got a SharePoint site that is optimised for viewing in mobile browsers, problem is that OOTB SharePoint is trying to show the fugly “mobile view”. Now Waldek has a post about just this problem, in my case I’ve … Continue reading →

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Provisioning Web Parts via the AllUsersWebParts element

Posted on May 30, 2011 by gavinbarron

Right, so you want to have a Page Layout that contains some web parts when a user creates a page using that layout. Cool, no problem, use an <AllUsersWebParts> element just like Andrew Connell blogs about problem is, if you … Continue reading →

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Boo-yah! @nzben to join Intergen

Posted on May 10, 2011 by gavinbarron

So, according to both Twitter and the NBR, Ben Gracewood, aka @nzben aka  that guy with the cool toys from Breakfast, is joining Intergen. I’m pretty stoked that he’ll be joining the team here and hope to lean a lot … Continue reading →

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Try out Azure and win*

Posted on May 6, 2011 by gavinbarron

So Microsoft New Zealand have set up a sweet competition, basically try out the Windows Azure platform and you’re in with a chance to win up to $1550 worth of Prezzy Cards. One $50 daily draw and then a $500 … Continue reading →

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Content Migrated

Posted on March 25, 2011 by gavinbarron

Whew…. Well I couldn’t find the database backup from my old site, but I still recovered all the old posts from my old blog, all care of Internet Archive Wayback Machine! The Beta version I’ve linked too included all the … Continue reading →

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FAST Custom Refiner on Content Type

Posted on March 21, 2011 by gavinbarron

I’ve been trying to add a custom refiner to my FAST Search Centre that allows refinement by Content Type. After a quick search I found this article, Refining on Content Type in SharePoint 2010, however I know a means of … Continue reading →

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Adding FAST Keywords and Best Bets via Powershell.

Posted on March 17, 2011 by gavinbarron

Reading the TechNet docs on Add, edit, remove and display keywords by using Windows PowerShell (FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint) was a little confusing. Specifically the important note about making sure that you have a Search Settings Group. When … Continue reading →

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Powershell: Getting a useful error message

Posted on February 22, 2011 by gavinbarron

So I’ve been writing a lot of Powershell scripts lately. Particularly with respect to SharePoint config and SQL Backup & Restores. Running some of these restores has been problematic and I’d quote often see this unhelpful error. Exception calling “SqlRestore” … Continue reading →

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And, we’re back…..

Posted on February 8, 2011 by gavinbarron

Kinda….. My old site is gone and dead, I’m hoping to rescue the posts out of a backup I have kicking around and port them into this one. As for this site, it’ll be delivering new content in the same … Continue reading →

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Lake Louise Life

Posted on November 27, 2008 by gavinbarron

For those of you who were unaware I am now living in Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada 😀 My current job is working in the Mountain Operations department for the Lake Louise Ski Area as a part of the Trail Crew … Continue reading →

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