/ JavaScript

Microsoft removes MicrosoftAjax.js from SharePoint/Tells No One (Yet)

If you are one of the multitude of users/developers who depend on MicrosoftAjax.js via accessing it in the _layouts/15 or _layouts/ directory and found that it is now gone from your SharePoint Online tenant or local SharePoint instance, you are not alone. Microsoft deemed this unnecessary as they believed it was not in use except for legacy Excel needs. In reality, many of us depend on it for client side operations.

After conversations with Microsoft this week, they stated that a KB Article and solution will be posted in the near future but that using the CDN for MicrosoftAjax.js is acceptable. I would recommend downloading the script from the CDN and referencing it locally in case of CDN issues. The CDN is located here: https://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/4.0/1/MicrosoftAjax.js  

UPDATE: After Microsoft worked internally and realized the impact, they have begun rolling back this change and restored MicrosoftAjax.js to tenants. Check to ensure yours is restored. If not, use the method above.

/ CSS3

Edit HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Files in the Cloud using OneDrive with IntelliSense

As I was swapping in some Web design files to OneDrive, I clicked and opened a file to find that it went straight into an edit mode. Curious to see if I could truly edit the file, I found that not only could I edit it, but it included IntelliSense! This replaced the need to have Visual Studio installed on my machine for some of my code needs.

While I couldn’t preview the changes from OneDrive, it is easy enough to download the directory to a desktop or other preferred location and click on the “Index” or home file to start browsing through the Web site.

See an example of the edit view below:

OneDriveWebEditing

/ CSS3

The Budget Calculator: Responsive Web Design Example

While The Budget Calculator offers a “Free Budget Calculator to get control of your spending and start planning for the future today”, it gave me an excuse to play with Bootstrap 3 with a focus on aligning inputs responsively. Specifically the Grid System employed by Bootstrap provides greater stability/flexibility versus traditional percentage based responsive site design. As far as dealing with inputs, there are a lot of styling options which I encourage others to evaluate first before pursuing your own customizations. Per the core Bootstrap CSS, I kept it intact and used a second file for non-Bootstrap customizations.

Bootstrap can be found at: http://getbootstrap.com

The Budget Calculator can be found at: http://www.thebudgetcalculator.com

/ Hyper-V

Know Your Limits: Capacity planning for Hyper-V Virtual Machines in Server 2012

This is a follow up to the previous post for Server 2008 R2 (http://thebitsthatbyte.com/know-your-limits-capacity-planning-for-hyper-v-virtual-machines/) and provides limits for Virtual Machines running within Hyper-V on Server 2012. You will notice that the differences are quite stunning, especially surrounding the amount of Virtual Processors, Memory, and Hard Disk Capacity (if using VHDX format). Full details can be …

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/ SharePoint

Using the SharePoint 2013 Trending Tags Web Part Outside of My Sites

Bernado Nguyen-Hoan has found an easy to follow method for using the Trending Tags Web Part outside of My Sites. You can view his post here: http://bernado-nguyen-hoan.com/2013/03/05/using-trending-tags-web-part-outside-of-mysites/#comment-1305 The one challenge I faced was that since I needed to work in SharePoint 2013 Online, and am hesitant about activating the My Site Host feature, I would get …

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/ SharePoint

How to Apply Cumulative Updates and Service Packs to SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint 2013

Since the August 31, 2011 Cumulative Update, it is no longer required to install the SharePoint Foundation Cumulative Update before proceeding with SharePoint Server Cumulative Updates. This greatly eases the burden of applying Cumulative Updates and Service Packs. The high level process for updating your SharePoint Farm is as follows: 1) Verify your current patch level by …

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