Error occurred in deployment step 'Install app for SharePoint': App Management Shared Service Proxy is not installed

Go to section: Configure an isolated app domain to create and deploy SharePoint-hosted apps in below link.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/office/fp179923(v=office.15)

Solution - stuck on starting user profile synchronization service

Restart all the servers in farm to restart the UPS service.

SharePoint 2013 - Failed to create sample data error while installing in standalone mode

Run the below command

psconfig.exe -cmd Configdb create SkipRegisterAsDistributedCacheHost

SharePoint 2013 - Distributed Caching

It's great feature of SharePoint 2013. The Distributed Cache service helps in maintaining caching services there by improving performance of the SharePoint applications.

It applies caching to following features in SharePoint 2013. It consumes more memory. So, be careful when you use this service. Do not configure this service on the servers like SQL Server Project Server, Excel Services.

• News feeds
• Authentication
• OneNote 
• Security Trimming
• Page load performance

SharePoint 2013 Out of Box Web Parts

A very good information posted by Laura.All SharePoint 2013 out of box web parts are explained in detail with screenshots. Very useful to SharePoint users.

http://www.wonderlaura.com/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=214

How to use a mobile phone camera as a webcam

An interesting post that I come across today. Simple steps to handle it and can anyone start using your mobile camera as webcam to the PC or laptop.

http://arelab.blogspot.com/2012/10/how-to-use-mobile-phone-camera-as-usb-webcam.html