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Couldn't find any complete references for authentication to SharePoint Online via a non-Microsoft API (surprisingly Microsoft wasn't very helpful, they assume you're using WIF). 

It was pretty trivial once I found this great post explaining how SharePoint Online claims authentication works. 

Remote authentication in SharePoint Online

 

Of course I only found…

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Interesting article about the woeful state of Hawaii state's IT systems.



http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Hawaii-government-technology-stuck-in-time-warp-4313970.php



I must admit I'm shocked the payroll isn't computerized..



On the plus side at least the cloud and mobile platforms are much more mature than they were just a few years ago and it sounds… Continue

Adobe killed mobile flash today - http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/nov/09/adobe-flash-mobile-dead

For most practical purposes, this pretty much is the death of flash in the long run. Trend is overwhelmingly that you must support mobile devices, and who wants to develop twice?

Pity because I really like Flex. Oh well, time to move on?

I'm sick of installing software. 

 

I'm tired of clicking Next 6 times and waiting for dll's to be registered. Why is it random people on the Internet can assemble portable versions of Photoshop but Adobe can't? Anyone?

 

I'm tired of being told I have to uninstall old versions of something before I can add a new one. See above. Also - mobile apps.

 

I'm tired of lousy software provisioning for desktop software getting in the way of me doing stuff.…

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"Information is the currency of democracy" - Thomas Jefferson

 

Well if information is the currency of democracy, you'd think we'd keep track of the handlers.

Information has become big business. Duh right? But no I'm not here to talk about Facebook privacy or.. how Apple is trying to establish a content empire.. or how your boss is watching your 4square checkins to track how long you're at lunch.

 

No I'm here to talk about the more traditional kind. News.…

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Hawaii is the most isolated population center on Earth. We're 2,400 miles from California, nearly 3,900 miles from Japan and 5,000 miles from China. We are the widest state in the US and the only one to grow coffee. Continue

I'm sure many of you have heard that Facebook now plans to offer an email service. Continue

Hello, My name is Brian and I have an IT problem.



(Hi Brian)





Actually, we all do.



I started off a geeky, unsociable, and shy nerd hiding behind racks of whining fans, choking on stifling recycled air yet somehow always wearing a jacket. I enjoyed spending hours upon hours in dimly lit rooms configuring unix daemons and rebuilding systems. Sound familiar? No? I guess your 1999 was better than mine!



Last weekend I don't think I even used a… Continue

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