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Search Service Application Error: The search service is not able to connect to the machine that hosts the administration component. Verify that the administration component in search application is in a good state and try again.

INTRODUCTION   Hi guys, I just tried to install Search Service Application today but whenever I went to the administration page I get the following error message:   == The search service is not able to connect to the machine that hosts the administration component. Verify that the administration component ‘bae8d161-c132-4570-aa0d-57baf6cf9d9b’ in search application ‘Search […]

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SharePoint 2010 – User Profile Synch (FIM Sync) failed – BAIL: MMS(1952): server.cpp(1838): 0x80070005 (Access is denied.) – Generic Failure

INTRODUCTION   When I tried to run the profile sync (i.e. Run Full Synchronisation) it didn’t run at all. The status was always in IDLE. I tried to refresh the page and the status didn’t change.   In Event Viewer I get the following errors: == FIRST ERROR BAIL: MMS(1952): server.cpp(1838): 0x80070005 (Access is denied.) […]

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How to Do an Efficient Requirements Gathering for an Internet Website Project?

Inviting client to a cafe for a cup of coffee is one thing but to have an efficient meeting and discuss about the website requirements is another thing.   On this opportunity I want to share with you my experience during requirements gathering time and how to make it efficient.   One rule that will […]

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Designing & Developing Professional Website – Step 4 – Web Site Deployment

The website is now fully tested and client is happy for it to go live. As part of this article: DOWNLOAD Deployment Guide Document Template FOR FREE! You may just be a developer and your client has an another department that does the deployment for you. The Deployment Guide document template is very important to ensure that […]

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Designing & Developing Professional Website – Step 3 – Website Development

We have now arrived at the most interesting part of the professional website development process. It’s the development time YAY! It’s time to get our hand dirty. As part of this article: DOWNLOAD Technical Requirements Document Template FOR FREE! Make sure you document how you approach a business requirement technically. During development we will certainly need tools to help […]

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Designing & Developing Professional Website – Step 2 – Website Analysis

So, at this stage you have gathered the requirements, selecting domains, colours, etc. It’s now time to do the website analysis. As part of this series: DOWNLOAD Business Requirements Document Template FOR FREE! You’ll need to add the web site designs and mockups in the document. Let’s determine our goal first. The goal of this exercise is […]

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Designing & Developing Professional Website – Step 1 – The Requirements Gathering

In this opportunity I would like to talk about the requirements gathering phase of designing and developing professional websites. As I’ve mentioned on my previous article, this will be the very first step that we need to do before we even start designing, coding etc. First of all, as part of this article: DOWNLOAD Business Requirements Document Template […]

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How to Write a Good Functional Requirements Document

I would now like to share my experience in writing functional requirements into a document. You have now finished your requirements gathering meeting and now it’s time do your homework: writing functional requirements document. This is the document that will either win you the job or not.   What is functional requirements document? Functional requirements document or […]

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How to Write a Good Technical Specifications Document

You’ve now learned how to write a good functional requirements document and now it’s time to write a technical specifications document. Is it actually needed? Well, it depends.   What is technical specifications document anyway? While functional requirements document captures what client wants, technical specifications document layout HOW you will approach the functional requirements technically. […]

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City of Stirling

City of Stirling is a local council located in Stirling, Western Australia. Tommy was hired initially to develop their public internet website. However, his engagement was being extended to also do the electronic forms project. The main technology used is SharePoint 2010. Website URL: http://www.stirling.wa.gov.au.

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