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Channeling the client-side caching team

Other Resources for Problems with Offline Files

Posted Saturday, June 14, 2008 2:52 PM by jonathanh
Of all my blog posts, the one that generates the most reliable stream of comments is “ User comments about offline files ”. All my other blog topics get mild interest, but what people really, REALLY want to know is how to get offline files working again Read More...
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User comments about offline files

Posted Wednesday, March 01, 2006 2:46 PM by jonathanh
This is a catch-all post for user comments and questions about offline files, aka client-side caching. I’m turning off comments on all my previous posts in the Offline Files category , and redirecting readers here instead. Hopefully this will cut down Read More...
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Sorry, but I can't answer your email questions about Offline Files

Posted Friday, August 19, 2005 11:48 AM by jonathanh
Roger Needham taught me the phrase “success disaster”. A success disaster happens when a little project becomes so successful that it can’t grow quickly enough to keep up with the demand. And recently I’ve been having a success disaster with my offline Read More...
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A reader's hint about offline files

Posted Sunday, January 16, 2005 12:01 PM by jonathanh
Brian Davidson kindly sent in the following note on how he fixed his problem with offline files settings resetting themselves after a reboot : I've been struggling with this issue for awhile and I noticed you had a post about it with other users responding Read More...
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More problems with Offline Files

Posted Thursday, December 09, 2004 6:38 PM by jonathanh
Answering your individual emails about offline files is a thankless task, since (a) I’m not tech support, so you’re not going to get any kind of “official” response, (b) I don’t scale out, so other readers of this blog won’t benefit from any pearls of Read More...
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Why does "Enable offline files" uncheck itself after a reboot?

Posted Thursday, December 02, 2004 5:58 PM by jonathanh
After my two previous posts on debugging offline files, I’ve had four requests via comments and email, all saying pretty much the same thing: “why do offline files stop working after I restart my computer?” The most visible symptom is that the “Enable Read More...
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Revenge of "debugging problems with offline files"

Posted Wednesday, October 06, 2004 6:21 PM by jonathanh
The comments on " Debugging Problems with Offline Files " were auto-closed after 30 days, but based on email traffic it's worth resurrecting the topic. And yes, the next release of .Text should give me more control over that whole pesky auto-closure thing… Read More...
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Debugging Problems With Offline Files

Posted Saturday, August 21, 2004 7:46 PM by jonathanh
As promised , I'm returning to the topic of offline files. My previous article resulted in a lot of comments, so the client-side caching team have kindly pointed me at their internal FAQ. It's not yet in a customer-ready form, but I'll try to use it to Read More...
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The only way to work on a laptop: folder redirection and offline files

Posted Sunday, May 02, 2004 10:06 PM by jonathanh
I might bitch about eating our own dogfood, but a lot of the time it's actually pretty damn tasty. For example, I can't remember how I ever used a laptop without the combination of folder redirection and offline files. Microsoft's technical support staff Read More...
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