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SharePoint Online / Office 365 Claims Authentication + Python

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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Added by Brian on February 27, 2014 at 11:30pm — 2 Comments

The Sad State of State Tech

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

Added by Brian on February 27, 2013 at 8:30pm — 2 Comments

It's Official: Flash is Dead

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?

Added by Brian on November 9, 2011 at 1:33am — 1 Comment

I'm tired of installing software.

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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Added by Brian on March 19, 2011 at 4:29pm — 17 Comments

The Democratization of Democracy?

"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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Added by Brian on February 21, 2011 at 1:30am — 5 Comments

TSA's "enhanced screening" - why it hurts Hawaii most

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.


We are also one of only two states that you must fly to (I can't swim that far.. sorry guys).


We are dependent on tourism.. all of us - because even if we are funded by external dollars, any decline in local industry…
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Added by Brian on November 16, 2010 at 2:30am — 12 Comments

FaceBook Unfriends Google.. via email

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


Clearly part of this is to undermine Gmail's presence (though I'm skeptical at how successful it will be.. Gmail is in my opinion the best large-scale web application currently in existence).


What's little known is that while Gmail is wildly successful at ~190…
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Added by Brian on November 15, 2010 at 8:30am — 11 Comments

Our servers incorporate unicorn horn technology!

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

Added by Brian on July 7, 2010 at 10:30pm — 14 Comments

Apple Knows Best

Full Disclosure: I've no vested interest in either but I do have some slight anti-Apple bias.


Lots of buzz lately with the very promising launch of the iPhone 4 which is now out (sorta) coming on the tails of the successful iPad launch and Android's success continuing through the recent Evo 4G giving Sprint a decent phone - finally and the upcoming Droid X through Verizon. Inevitable…
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Added by Brian on June 24, 2010 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment

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