Add Language Translation to your website with Microsoft Translator

Posted by on Feb 12, 2012 in Blog, Widgets | 0 comments

Add Language Translation to your website with Microsoft Translator

The Microsoft Translator Widget You can add translation to your website with the simple inclusion of a div and some JavaScript. Here’s how: Go to http://www.microsofttranslator.com/widget Enter your site URL. Pick a color, width and translation settings for the widget. Click the Generate Code button. Copy/Paste the code to wherever you want the widget displayed.   Try it...

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How do I get Windows 7 to switch proxy between my work and home networks automatically?

Posted by on Feb 11, 2012 in Blog, Networking | 3 comments

How do I get Windows 7 to switch proxy between my work and home networks automatically?

The Proxy shuffle Let me know if this scenario sounds familiar: At work your primary workstation is a laptop. You spend your days between working at your desk and attending meetings. And if you’re like me, you take your laptop wherever you go. This means docking and undocking or being on the wired/wireless network throughout the day. This is great unless you have a proxy server in the mix....

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Sitecore AnalyticsProviderSqlServer threw an exception

Posted by on Feb 5, 2012 in Blog, Sitecore | 0 comments

If you’ve ever received a YSOD regarding “'Sitecore.Analytics.Data.DataProviders.AnalyticsProviderSqlServer' threw an exception.” when running a Sitecore website on your local machine, here is the solution.  Since we don’t normally have the Sitecore Analytics engine running on our local development machines, you have to disable it in configuration files. My first attempt at getting rid...

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