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SharePoint Lookup Drop-Down Cannot Be Clicked in IE11

INTRODUCTION My client has just upgraded their workstations to IE11. They’re currently running SharePoint 2010 for their Intranet and not looking to upgrade any time soon. So as you know, IE11 causes a lot of bugs. One of them is, the lookup drop-down control is not clickable if you have more than 10 items in […]

SharePoint Reporting Service Error – System.Security.Policy.PolicyException: Required permissions cannot be acquired

INTRODUCTION I just uninstalled SharePoint SQL Reporting Service from my development environment because it’s no longer used and was using an incorrect version. The uninstallation was straight forward. After the uninstallation was finished, I went to Central Admin home page and it loaded fine. Only until I clicked any of the Central Admin internal pages […]

SharePoint IsDlg Not Working Properly: Left Nav and Ribbon Are Still Displayed

INTRODUCTION So my client is running SharePoint which unfortunately the main master page has been modified using SharePoint Designer; therefore it causes the master page to be “un-ghosted”. Any updates made to the original master page located in the source control (TFS) no longer affects the stored master page due to this disconnection. Therefore, I had to copy/paste the customisation from […]

Lightweight Meilenstein Clincher Review

INTRODUCTION I have always been curious about the Lightweight Meilenstein (LWM) wheels. People who have ridden it swear by it that it’s the best wheelset you can ever get on the market. The only problem is, a new set will set you back for AUD$6000! Due to this I have always put that curiosity to bed. […]

Peaks Challenge Falls Creek Ride Review, Impression, How to Complete – Beginner’s Guide

INTRODUCTION I’ve been able to finish the Peaks Challenge Cradle Mountain on the 1st of Nov 2015. See the ride report here. I pretty much just passed. So I was still intrigued to improve my performance. Luckily, Bicycle Network – the organiser – has multiple instances of these Peaks Challenges so I would have another opportunity […]

Garmin Edge 1000 Review

INTRODUCTION So my Garmin Edge 810 was completely dead. Every time I turned it on it went straight into the maintenance mode. The USB socket only charged but not transmitted any data. Therefore, any ride data needed to be uploaded via Bluetooth. Long story short I decided to let it go. I’ve owned it for more than 2 […]

Good Life Daily Motivation and Encouragement at Work

I’m now starting a self-motivational and life lesson website. Check it out at http://www.lifeshowtos.com. I feel that as you grow older, mental and morale support is getting more and more limited. People often are too busy with their own life. So I just thought of sharing with you daily motivations that hopefully can inspire you everyday and make stronger […]

SharePoint 2013 2010 Refresh Excel Service Data Source Error

INTRODUCTION I have some Excel files in SharePoint that connect to few external Data Sources such as SQL and other Excel files using Power Query. Upon clicking the “Refresh Data Connection” in Excel Service ie. web browser, I get a pop-up error saying that my data sources can’t be refreshed. Then I went to the SharePoint server […]

Peaks Challenge Cradle Mountain Ride Review, Impression, How to Complete – Beginner’s Guide

INTRODUCTION So finally I’ve been able to take my machine Guerciotti Eureka SHM50 Team CCC Polsat replica to the Peaks Challenge Cradle Mountain in Tasmania. After all the agony and the cramps that I experienced throughout the ride, I managed to be the last 3 riders to enter the finish line. Just 5.5 minutes before the […]

Guerciotti Eureka SHM50 Team CCC Polsat Replica with Ursus Miura C37 Wheelset Review

INTRODUCTION I have written an extensive review on the Guerciotti Eureka SHM50 Team CCC Polsat Replica bike previously. The bike was supposed to come with the Ursus Miura C37 wheels. However, the frame was ready earlier before the wheels. There was a delay of shipment from Italy. Me being an impatient man (as well as wanting to train for Peaks […]

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