Decoding: "A specified logon session does not exist. It may already have been terminated"

Got the error A specified logon session does not exist. It may already have been terminated when choosing a certificate for an SLL binding in IIS.

Turns out that the error was that the certificate should have been marked as exportable when importing it into IIS.

I need a better ear for language in this job.

TMG changing protocol in URLs

TMG changing protocol in URLs

The problem isn't really in host headers, but that URLs in content delievered through TMG is changed. HTTP: to HTTPS: and vice versa.

Fix for URLs in Javascript: Splitting the string, so TMG won't recognize it as a URL. Not "https://www.blogger.com" but "htt" + "ps" + "://www.blogger.com"

Update:
There is a tab on the TMG rule called Link Translation. Uncheck Apply link translation to this rule and TMG stops doing that. Can't be much simpler. Except maybe no translation should have been the default?

"The local farm is not accessible"

In Sharepoint 2010 Management Shell, logging in as an administrator is not enough. You have to right-click the link, and choos Run as Administrator. Otherwise, get the error "The local farm is not accessible"

Sharepoint user interface

Sharepoint UI is glaringly inconsistent (or 'cloudy', to use a buzzword.)

One example. I want to create a new document in a library, so I click "Add document" below the document list. But there I can add existing documents, not create new ones. Stupid, but Sharepoint can't create new documents? I have to create one on my desktop, then move it to Sharepoint?

But no, if I click "Documents" below "Library Tools" in the ribbon, I find a "New Document" drop-down. Just what I need, but the link is hidden while i browse the library.

Now, I don't mind that there are different ways to access the same function. But in this case, the link that's easy to find contains less options than the hidden one. That's plain evil - with designers like that, who needs enemies?

Lists and libraries in Microsoft Sharepoint 2010

In Sharepoint, I can have a library, that can contain folders and files.

Or I can have lists: flat structures of objects of the same type.

But as far as I can see, there is no general folder structure. I can't organize my hyperlinks with one folder for radio streams, with sub-folders for news and music. A linear list of hyperlinks will become too long.

Nor is there a way to list Word documents, hyperlinks and appointments side by side.

Outlook-vinduet kan ikke åbnes

I dislike non-English error messages. So here's my contribution to trouble-shooting Outlook in Danish:

Problem: Outlook gir feilmeldingen "Outlook-vinduet kan ikke åbnes".

Løsning: Kør outlook.exe /resetnavpane én gang.

Moonlight skiing in the Faroe Islands

Snøfonn i tunnellmunningen
Originally uploaded by Jan Egil Kristiansen

I wouldn't exactly recommend planning your ski vacation to the Faroe Islands. You never know which few days have enough snow, and when that happens, there is usually also a blizzard. Most people would have to revise their views about what 'enough snow' means, but a few straws through the snow, makes it easier to make out the contours at night.

But if you can do it, do it. It felt surreal - close to the city, but no one around, in a place where skiing is usually impossible.