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How to Manage an Office365 Windows Azure Active Directory When Logged in as a Microsoft Account in Azure Management Portal

Azure, Office365, Technology by Adam Toth on July 23, 2014

If you have an Office365 subscription, but login to Windows Azure with a Microsoft Account, this post will show you how to add your existing Windows Azure Active Directory from Office365 to your Windows Azure Subscription. Overview I have several Azure and Office365 subscriptions for demos, POCs, and production work. When I log into the Azure Management Portal, I…

Excited to start my new position at Microsoft!

ASP.NET, Office365, SharePoint, Technology, Yammer by Adam Toth on June 22, 2014

This month I am very excited to be joining Microsoft as a SharePoint consultant in the Premier Developer group. This is a very thrilling time to be joining Microsoft – infused with fresh energy from a new CEO, the frenetic pace of releases and innovations from the Azure and Web teams led by Scott Guthrie,…

Why we are moving away from Visual Studio Online

Technology, Visual Studio by Adam Toth on May 8, 2014

About 9 months ago, I started experimenting with Visual Studio Online for my company’s source control system. Initial results were very promising – the system required little maintenance (mainly just adding/removing accounts and projects), and was full of great features. External collaboration with customers was a snap, as I just needed to add their Microsoft Accounts…

Getting Online Now Presence from the Yammer REST API

Technology, Yammer by Adam Toth on May 1, 2014

This post will show you the options for getting presence information (Online Now status) from the Yammer REST API. Overview The Online Now feature of Yammer is driven by Yammer’s own REST API. In this post, I’ll show you the calls available to get presence information for use in your own applications. The AutoComplete API…

Enable SharePoint Client App Parts to Post Status and Notification Alerts to Host Page

Office365, SharePoint, Technology by Adam Toth on March 24, 2014

This post will show you how to opt-in to enabling Client App Parts from Apps for SharePoint to post Status Bar and Notification area alerts to the hosting page. Overview Client App Parts are essentially iframes that can be placed on SharePoint pages. Because Apps for SharePoint run in a different domain name than the…

MyTasks – The WorkManagement and Task Aggregation JSOM APIs in SharePoint

Office365, SharePoint, Technology by Adam Toth on March 20, 2014

This post provides an overview of the WorkManagement feature of SharePoint, and how you can use its JSOM API to read and update tasks in SharePoint, Exchange, and Project Server. Overview The WorkManagement Service Application in SharePoint 2013 is a powerful but little-understood feature; it aggregates, synchronizes, and updates tasks from across SharePoint, Exchange, and…

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