Category Archives for "Misc"

MVP Renewed

I got MVP renewal package today: Now just waiting on my 10 year disk! Still one of the greatest honors of my professional life and I am in the most excellent company.

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Transformer! 3.0 is available. Convert your CRM 4.0 JavaScript to 2011+ in minutes

Version 3.0 of Transformer! for Dynamics CRM is now available. The main addition to this version is the ability to read Dynamics CRM 2011+ solution files. In addition, the following conversions were added: crmForm.all.name.DataValue = crmForm.all.ownerid.InnerText; Converts to: Xrm.Page.getAttribute("name").setValue(Xrm.Page.getAttribute("ownerid").getValue()[0].name); if (crmForm.all.new_location.InnerText != "Pool") { Converts to: if (Xrm.Page.getAttribute("new_location")[0].name != "Pool") { var tab = document.getElementById(‘tab’ […]

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More Azure ADAL error handling

Back in October I published a post titled: How to capture moble login errors with Azure ADAL. Here is an additional piece to add to that article. Background I am working on a Xamarin Forms app that uses Azure Active Directory for authentication. If you’re not familiar with this process, it uses the OAuth protocol […]

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Discovering Great Moments in UX Design

Every now and then, you run across something that is truly amazing. This happened to me today as I was looking for icons for the Dynamics CRM tablet application (also known as the MOCA app).   There are several icons that I wished to reference in another mobile application. In the MOCA app, we have an […]

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Beacon Idea #7: Where did they go?

Xamarin is holding contest to get ideas of how beacons (iBeacons) can be used to context-aware mobile applications. I have been doing a lot of research on beacons so I thought I’d share some of my ideas. The Concept: In the last concept, Beacon Idea #6: Your bag has arrived, we discussed how to receive […]

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Beacon Idea #6: Your bag has arrived

Xamarin is holding contest to get ideas of how beacons (iBeacons) can be used to context-aware mobile applications. I have been doing a lot of research on beacons so I thought I’d share some of my ideas. The Concept: Notify you when your bag is at the bag claim It’s late, you’ve had a long […]

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Beacon idea #2: Don’t touch my beer

Xamarin is holding contest to get ideas of how beacons (iBeacons) can be used to context-aware mobile applications. I have been doing a lot of research on beacons so I thought I’d share some of my ideas. The Concept: Don’t touch my beer This little idea will help insure that your beer remains where you […]

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Beacon Idea #1: Did I take out the trash

Xamarin is holding contest to get ideas of how beacons (iBeacons) can be used to context-aware mobile applications. I have been doing a lot of research on beacons so I thought I’d share some of my ideas. The Concept: Did I take out the trash? My city picks up trash and recycling on a weekly […]

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2 Microsoft System Center Management Pack for Dynamics CRM 2013

SCOM Pack for Dynamics CRM 2013 is out. The views, monitors, rules, and knowledge specific to Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 that comprise this Management Pack provide the means for System Center Operations Manager users to centrally manage the server application, its component services, and the computers on which they run. The Monitoring Pack for Microsoft […]

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4 Reading PDF form fields using iTextSharp

Here’s a quick bit of code to help you extract data from a PDF with form fields: Open the PDF: var pdfReader = new PdfReader(filename);   Read the field names: var fieldList = GetFormFieldNames(pdfReader); Read the field names with values: var fieldList = GetFormFieldNamesWithValues(pdfReader);   The code that does all of the work: private static […]

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