Orchard CMS WebAPI Module

I'm evaluating Orchard CMS for a proof of concept at work.  The one missing piece, at least that I haven't found out of the box, is an API that let me get certain data.  In this case I want a list of pages that I've created.  I've seen this post about creating a controller with API:

Orchard CMS And ASP.NET Web API

but I wasn't sure how to pull it together until I re-read, "I created a module, called Sunkist.ContactManager".  Ok, how do you do that, the post didn't quite explain that part, as that wasn't the intent.  And then I came across this post on another blog:

OrchardProject + WebApi = interesting

I'm hoping with these two pieces I'll be able to create a hook into Orchard that will allow me to do exactly what I want.  I'm hoping that something like this we'll be native in the future.  It seems like a fundamental aspect of a CMS.  Either way I'm enjoying using Orchard and hope we can adopt it at work.

Little Experience: Change the default Command Prompt directory

Searching BING produced very little results on this topic but this seemed to work.

Little Experience: Change the default Command Prompt directory:

However, the instructions are a tad off, create a string value of type REG_SZ and set the value according to the post.

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Fix for Windows Store App not working after Windows 8.1 Upgrade

If anyone is having trouble getting their windows store apps to run, or some of them, you might try installing windows media player.  I've using a KN/N version on my Surface Pro and upgrading caused some of my apps to stop working, 7 Little Words, Blockworld, etc.  Using this suggestion:

Fix for Windows Store App not working after Windows 8.1 Upgrade

Did not work but installing WMP from here did:

Media Feature Pack for N and KN versions of Windows 8.1.  Remember to use the x64 version if you're running the 64-bit version.  This seems to have fixed the issue.

Windows Phone 7.8 Upgraded Finally, Let The Test Drive Begin!

Windows Phone 7.8

It's done upgrading now to take it for a test drive to to re-size those ginormous live tiles.



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Forcing the Windows Phone 7.8 update: Camera button not required but patience is | Windows Phone Central

Unfortunately I was not one of the lucky few to get the update right out of the gate but alas, with this trick I'm currently upgrading to 7.8.  I can't wait to play with the new home screen.  It's time to reorganize my apps with a better layout.

On ATT US with Nokia Lumia 900.


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