Here's a set of scripts to make it easier to view the items in the "BackConnectionHostNames" registry key, as well as add and remove hostnames.

Here's a set of scripts to make it easier to view the hostname mappings in the hosts file, as well as add and remove hostnames.

Wondering where all the precious free space in your SSD went? Well, here are a few possibilities.

Here's a pair of PowerShell scripts for quickly setting and verifying the MaxPatchCacheSize registry setting.

Are you familiar with the "tfpt scorch" command? Have you ever used PowerShell to quickly cloak/uncloak folders in your TFS workspaces? If not, here are a couple of tips that could save you a little time.

In this post, I explain how I like to use Microsoft OneNote to manage what I call "development cheat sheets" -- which are especially useful when developing SharePoint solutions.

Wondering why there was a long gap between my previous two blog posts? Give me a few minutes, and I'll get you caught up on what I've been doing for the past year.

This post provides a sample installation guide for an extranet platform based on SharePoint Server 2010 and Office Web Apps.

Does your team utilize a step-by-step installation guide to build and deploy various environments, or do the Development, Test, and Release Management folks simply "wing it"? I certainly hope it's not the latter.

Do you use the U2U CAML Query Builder instead of writing CAML queries from scratch? If not, then you must really know your SharePoint (or perhaps you just enjoy making things harder than they need to be).