Fixing the ‘Failed on restarted (retrying)’ error with corrupt SPD workflows after restore from template

This post describes an issue of using custom created SharePoint designer workflows when trying to instantiate a previously saved site with SharePoint designer workflows. As a result of this limitation, SharePoint designer workflows won’t start due to incorrect versions of files. This post describes a technical plus pragmatic workaround and provides an utility to fix [...]

Customized _LAYOUTS folder on site collection basis

I’m not really a blog-linker but heck. This one needs to get in the open. Microsoft has now an supported method of customizing the _LAYOUTS folder on SharePoint! This was actually quite a common question I got from my clients. Read the full scoop here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/944105/en-us.

Developer awareness and the bad reputation of ‘SharePoint Designer’ – A post to all developers.

This post ferociously tries to persuade standard .NET developers by offering them candy to give SharePoint a designer a chance, cause it is indeed a black-belt ninja. And you want it, you know you do.
As a contractor, I often run into the same thing over and over again. For instance, when an client need to [...]