SharePoint 2010

Based on an oauth example over at http://developer.linkedin.com I created a webpart for the MySite Host homepage and activity page. Here a SP2010 user can authorize SP2010 to use the LinkedIn Api on his or hers behalf.

Read more: http://stefvanhooijdonk.com/2010/03/22/sp2010-and-linkedin-workin-together/

During the rebuild of my Dev Environment with SP2010 (the RC version) I was unable to get the Profile Sync service to work with the local domain. “Starting” was all it did until if finally un-provisioned itself to Stopped.

Read more: StefvanHooijdonk.com

Recently I started to look into some more detail at PowerShell and the SharePoint 2010 Snap-in. As a small exercise I wanted to create something (somewhat) usefull.

I came up with a small site structure install script for SP2010.

Read more: http://stefvanhooijdonk.com/2010/03/02/power-of-powershell-and-the-sharepoint-snap-in/

I've published a new sample project for the SP2010 Word Automation project on CodePlex. This sample will add a Ribbon button to document libraries enabling users to convert one or more documents directly from the UI. Read more on my personal blog here

I've added 2 new custom workflow activities for Word Automation services to my codeplex project. You can read more about it on my personal blog in this post

When I tried to install the new RC of SharePoint 2010 on my machine, I got an “Error creating configuration database” message. When I went to the installation log I found a “User cannot be found” error. The cause was that the configuration wizard could not find the AD controller, which was easily solved by opening a VPN connection as I was working from home.