Check out this aka.msAzure hyperlinks collection

Check out this aka.msAzure hyperlinks collection

Sometimes, everybody needs a little helper. Find this helpful list of aka.ms/Azure shortcuts by mzbowe at Bookmark this! aka.ms/Azure/Shortcuts | Just scroll and click “Just want to make it simpler to remember key Azure links. All of my shortcuts will start with aka.ms/Azure/[the thing] …”. as for example https://aka.ms/Azure/VM, https://aka.ms/Azure/GraphAPI and a ton of more shortcuts. Nice list for Azure!

May 3, 2017 · 1 min · Toni Pohl
Tips for PowerApps-issues and status

Tips for PowerApps-issues and status

Recently I got an error in my PowerApp when trying to get an Office 365 User Profile, although this was working before: “The service returned an error: Office365Users!MyProfile: {“status”:402,“message”:Insufficient privileges to complete the operation.”,“source”:“127.0.0.1”}". See here how to deal with such scenarios. Well, first I tried to check my Office 365 User connection, removed the data source and added it again. But this didn’t change anything, the app still reported the same error. ...

April 16, 2017 · 2 min · Toni Pohl
All you need to know about Visual Studio Code-Tips and Tricks

All you need to know about Visual Studio Code-Tips and Tricks

Visual Studio Code (VSC) provides developers with a fast and powerful code editor.VSC is available as cross-platform development tool, supporting OS X, Linux, and Windows and is a cost free part of the Visual Studio family. Get the Visual Studio Code Tips & Tricks Vol. 1 document to get 26 pages of tips and tricks for this great code editor. Download Visual Studio Code Tips & Tricks Vol. 1 The PDF document was authored by Tobias Kahlert and Kay Giza of Microsoft Germany. Since this is volume 1, we hope for volume 2 in future as well. ...

March 31, 2017 · 1 min · Toni Pohl
Microsoft Cognitive Services January Updates

Microsoft Cognitive Services January Updates

If you already played with Microsoft Cognitive Services, there are some important updates! First, your email address needs to be verified. Secondly, the “api.projectoxford.ai” endpoint was updated to a new, localized address “[datacenter].api.cognitive.microsoft.com*” , for example https://westus.api.cognitive.microsoft.com/face/v1.0/… See details at Cognitive Services. After the verification, you get access to your subscriptions again. Of course, you need to update your code… To get more information about the Cognitive Services team, visit https://cognitive.uservoice.com/ ...

February 7, 2017 · 1 min · Toni Pohl

Working With Office 365 Groups And Connectors article series at MVP Award Blog

Recently, the Microsoft MVP Award Program Blog published my three-part series about “Working With Office 365 Groups And Connectors”. Read the articles online in the MVP blog here: Part 1 - Working with Office 365 Groups and Connectors Part 2 - Working with Office 365 Groups and Connectors Part 3 - Working with Office 365 Groups and Connectors Also, thanks to Richard Hay for posting the summary at windowsitpro.com: Learn more about Office 365 Groups and Connectors. ...

February 2, 2017 · 1 min · Toni Pohl
Use PowerPoint for Mockups

Use PowerPoint for Mockups

Before developing, it’s useful to create a mockup for an application. PowerPoint can help! As prerequisites, you need to have PowerPoint and Visual Studio 2013 or later installed. If this is the case, you find additional shapes in the Storyboarding / Storyboard Shapes menu. This opens a task pane with elements sorted by category (Common, Windows Apps, Desktop, Phone, etc) you need to draw an app. See more information at Storyboard your ideas using PowerPoint. ...

January 27, 2017 · 1 min · Toni Pohl
Tips for PowerApps-camera access

Tips for PowerApps-camera access

PowerApps allow to access a web or photo camera of a device. When using the camera, sometimes I got a message “To access the camera, check your device settings”. Irritating. See my workaround here. So, when I got this message in the camera control … I got mad, because I didn’t find out where to allow that access on my computer (especially because it worked before). I checked device settings, the camera control settings, PowerApps settings, googled… ...

January 20, 2017 · 2 min · Toni Pohl
Switching from Windows Phone to iPhone

Switching from Windows Phone to iPhone

A smartphone is everybody’s companion today. About two months ago I switched from Windows Phone to Apple iPhone. This article is my personal synopsis.after a short period of using the iPhone. My history Before, I had a Microsoft Lumia 950 for about one year. My personal smartphone history started with Windows Mobile, iPhone 3, 4 and 4s followed by Windows Phone 8, 8.1 and 10. I was satisfied with Lumia 1020 (mostly because of the good camera) and with the cool Lumia 950. ...

January 14, 2017 · 6 min · Toni Pohl
Tips for PowerApps-When does a user need a license?

Tips for PowerApps-When does a user need a license?

PowerApps is licensed in the Office 365 environment and offers three license plans: PowerApps for Office 365 and Dynamics 365, PowerApps Plan 1 and PowerApps Plan 2. Since it often is not clear, if end users who want to use (and not create) a PowerApps app need a license or how licensing works with data sources, I want to inform about licenses, show some samples and clarify that topic here. ...

January 5, 2017 · 6 min · Toni Pohl
Tips for PowerApps-A drivers logbook

Tips for PowerApps-A drivers logbook

PowerApps are a great way to accomplish simple tasks by end users. A new PowerApp is usually done in minutes (if the underlying data source is existing and working). Nevertheless, it often takes much more time to polish the app and to find and modify details. So I decided to post from time to time some tips when stumbling upon any topics in PowerApps. A driver’s log I wanted to use a very simple custom SharePoint Online list to allow colleagues to log their travels with a company car. At every destination, the user shall simply protocol his location and the mileage, and optional some information about the customer or the appointment. Very little fields, just to keep it handy. ...

January 4, 2017 · 3 min · Toni Pohl