OnePlus 2 and OnePlus 3!

So, since my last mobile post I have been through A LOT of phones.  Full disclosure, I'm a bit of a cell phone addict.  Its a real problem.  I tend to upgrade every 3 months.  The upside is I always have the latest and greatest*.  The downside is I spend a lot on phones I suppose.

Moving on, I decided that I love OnePlus and have purchased every new device (exception being the 3T since it wasn't a new product).  My criteria for a new phone is normally the quality of the camera.  Short list eh?  I know its weird, but I take a LOT of pics with my phone so I need a quality camera.  Each of these phones was an improvement over the other.  And honestly the OP2 was a fantastic device.  I had the Sandstone and the Apricot? backs.  I def prefer the Sandstone texture that OP uses on their phones.  It really helps to give you a nice secure grip.

Wood back on OP2

I always take a night shot:  OP2 night quality

The OP3 was an interesting device.  Finally, a OP device with DUAL SIMS!  As I was planning a trip to the UK (more on that here) I couldn't resist.  I ordered one the second it was announced.

OP3!

OP3 Night shot

There was a lot of talk about this device.  It was the first device from OP that had flagship beating specs.  It was also the least creatively designed.  It looked like any other Chinese device out there.  You could still get the Sandstone texture with an add-on case (yuck!).  While I did eventually get a Sandstone case, I didn't use it much.  But I was very nervous using this device (especially while traveling) without a case.  It was a very slippery phone.

On this trip, the dual SIMs were not as useful as they would have been on past trips.  T-Mobile was providing unlimited LTE internationally last summer (2016).  I don't know if that will be the case in the future, so I am still keeping dual SIMs on my (secondary criteria) list.

I WAS able to get a decent signal all over the UK (London/ Cardiff/ Edinburgh)  including RDP and making all of my conference calls.

The image quality was also top notch.  Pics of the Scottish Highlands were true-to-life and very satisfying

The Highlands!

All in all, I have been VERY happy with OP and all of the devices they have produced to date.  I look forward to seeing what they have to offer for 2017.

*DISCLAIMER!!!!  I tend to only get phones from the non-mainstream manufacturers.   Some may say that means they are neither the latest OR the greatest.  I say it's a matter of perspective.  I'm mostly off Apple completely.  I do have a iPhone 6 that's used as an occasional hot-spot.  Any my daughter lovers her 6S (she HATES the 7 so no new Apple phones for a while it seems).  If Samsung or LG has a compelling device I'll pick it up, but never as a daily driver.

Back again!

Hello Intrenets!  It sure has been a while since I last posted.  A lot has happened.  I'm going to commit myself to posting more often.  I am also trying to decide if I should narrow or widen the focus of this site.  I used to keep it pretty strictly SharePoint.  I think I'd like to expand and incorporate some of my hobbies as well (mobile and home theater specifically).  So lets try that out and see how it goes.

OnePlus One - First Look

OnePlus One.  Look on the internet and you will see a lot of talk about this phone.  It's hard to get one right now, and a lot of the hard core fans are  upset.  I was thankfully able to get my hands on one!

First off, this thing feels amazing in the hand.  It is so much higher quality than the Galaxy S5 its crazy.  This device feels like a high quality piece of technology.  Even the packaging it came in was of higher standards.

Performance is fantastic.  I have never used a phone that performed this well. Photo quality is one of my highest priorities and I plan to spend a lot of time comparing this phone to my S5 and an older S4, so look for that soon.

SharePoint 2010 on SQL 2012

Did a production SharePoint install on SQL 2012 the other day.  Went very smooth. No issues at all.   Just FYI/

SharePoint 2010 on Windows Server 2012!

So, I couldn't sleep tonight and decided to see if I could get SP 2010 up and running on the newly released Windows Server 2012 RC. The short answer is YES! The long answer is a bit more fun. WS 2012 installs like a dream and is very Metro. Getting SharePoint to install was a bit trickier. I ended up downloading a script I found here: SP 2010 PreReqs PS and it worked like a charm.  The rest of the install was normal.  I also installed SQL 2012 Express Management Studio so I could attach some content databases from another farm.  Just for added fun.

Everything is rocking along as it should.  It's now a production box for one of my sites ;-)

VS 11 Gets a New Look!!

I saw this post on the VS blogs today. Check it out:

The New Developer Experience!

SharePoint Foundation 2010

OMFG, I am finally getting to dig into SF 2010, and I gotta say I LOVE it! The install routine is perfect, and the features are great. This is a fantastic product from Microsoft. I can't see any reason why everyone isn't running this. Its perfect for hosting applications and allowing for collaboration and document sharing.

I'm going to host an application on it and I am heavily customizing the L&F right now. I will update and maybe add some screen shots when I am done.

Outsourced SharePoint Development

If you have a SharePoint development need, but can't afford to hire a developer or just don't want to go through the hassle, drop me a line. I can help you with any need, be it workflow, web part, theme or customization. I can turn most projects around fairly quickly and for a reasonable fee.

Also, be sure to check out my free components!

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Adding Opportunities In MS CRM with Code!

Ok, in case anyone cares, I am now doing a LOT of custom dev with MS CRM 4.0. If you have a question, ask me. I have probably already done it!

Anyway, I'll try and share code snippets when I think about it. Here is how to create a new opportunity via code. You know, in case you have a dataset of leads and want to auto-magically create opportunities from it.

opportunity o = new opportunity();
o.name = "*NAME OF OPP*";
Customer c = new Customer();
c.type = EntityName.account.ToString();
c.Value = new Guid(*GUID of Account to tie it to*);
o.customerid = c;
//ADD any other data about the opp HERE!!
//Grab the new opportunities ID on create!
Guid gOpId = _Service.Create(o);

See? Easy!