Weekly IT Newsletter – August 4-8, 2014

Microsoft Exchange:

· The UC Architects Podcast Ep41 – 6-Aug-2014 –

· Configuring an Edge Subscription for Exchange Server 2013 – 8-Aug-2014 –

· Exchange 2013 CU5 upgrade fails with error – The object already exists – 7-Aug-2014 –

· Getting Folder Sizes and other Stats via EWS with Powershell – 6-Aug-2014

· Installing an Exchange Server 2013 Edge Transport Server – 8-Aug-2014

· Getting Started with the Exchange Server 2013 Edge Transport Server Role – 8-Aug-2014

· Exchange Online Protection vs Forefront Online Protection for Exchange– 8-Aug-2014

· Implementing and Configuring AutoReseed – 9-Aug-2014 –

Microsoft Lync:

· Microsoft Lync on Top for Gartner Magic Quadrant UC 2014 – 6-Aug-2014 –

· Lync Server 2013 Update – August 2014 – 6-Aug-2014 –

· Synthetic transactions to test Lync Server for functionality – 8-Aug-2014

· Practical use of Call Quality Methodology – 8-Aug-2014 –

· Script: Lync Certificates Report – 7-Aug-2014 –

· Testing Your Internet Connection for Lync / Skype: 8 Free Tools and Services – 10-Aug-2014 –

· Lync Server 2013 CU5 OcsCore Update Fails – 10-Aug-2014 –

· Updated: CUCM SIP URI Dialing to Lync 2013–Adding Cisco Expressway for Video – 7-Aug-2014 –

· Lync Server 2013 Updates: (CU5August update) – 6-Aug-2014 –

· #Lync Server 2013 CU5 / August 2014 5.0.8308.733 Details and Download – 6-Aug-2014 –

· Episode 41: The Missing Van Hybrid – 6-Aug-2014 –

· New Documents for CX8000 – 6-Aug-2014

· Load balancing algorithms for Microsoft Lync – 5-Aug-2014

· Adding a Code signing Certificate to your Lync Script – 8-Aug-2014

· Lync LS Storage Service 32054 and 32053 errors (Solved!) – 16-May-2014

Active Directory:

· Force remote Group Policy refresh with PsExec – 8-Aug-2014 –

· Group Policy Auditing & Attestation 1.1 – 6-Aug-2014

· SDM Software Group Policy Products Now Available to Government GSA Customers – 8-Aug-2014

Office 365:

· Garage Series Road Trip Dubai: Taking Project and OWA offline to the desert – 6-Aug-2014

· Office 365 Developer Podcast: Episode 010 with Richard diZerega – 7–Aug-2014

· Porch increases productivity with Office 365 – 6-Aug-2014

Windows Azure:

· Watch Out Amazon-Microsoft Azure is Here to Rule – 8-Aug-2014 –

· New Azure (IaaS) Cost Estimator Tool – 7-Aug-2014 –

· Introducing the Azure PowerShell DSC (Desired State Configuration) extension – 7-Aug-2014 –

· Deploying an Exchange 2013 Hybrid Lab Environment in Windows Azure (Part 12) – 7-Aug-2014

Windows Server 2012 & Windows Server 2012 R2:

· Quick Tip – Event Viewer Filtering – 6-Aug-2014

· How to install .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 – 7-Aug-2014

· Windows Server Auditing Quick Reference Guide – 8-Aug-2014

· MDT 2013 – Part I: MDT Configuration; Capture a Windows Server 2012 R2 Base OS Image – 4-Aug-2014

· Switch Windows Server 2012 GUI layers with PowerShell – 7-Aug-2014

Windows 8 & Windows 8.1:

· Windows 8.1 August updates – New features – 6-Aug-2014

· Windows Threshold: Charms bar is being overhauled – 6-Aug-2014

· Tip o’ the Week #233 – When I’m moving windows – 8-Aug-2014

· Fixing the Touch Screen in Windows 8.1 on my old HP TouchSmart with NextWindow Drivers – 8-Aug-2014

Windows Phone:

· HTC One W8, can it get HTC back in the Windows Phone game? – 9-Aug-2014 –

· Customize your Windows Phone 8.1 Start Screen with OneStart – 9-Aug-2014 –

· Windows Phone Store passes 300,000 apps; sees growth of 94% inside a year – 8-Aug-2014 –

· Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8.1 GDR 1 OEM site now lists all OS changes – 7-Aug-2014 –

· How to add Google Contacts and Calendar to your Windows Phone – 7-Aug-2014

· Possible ‘fix’ for Lumia 1520 tap and scroll problem linked to flexing the screen – 8-Aug-2014

· Shots of green Lumia 730 running “Debian Red” firmware leaked online – 8-Aug-2014

· Nokia rolls out “fresher maps for your Windows Phone” – 7-Aug-2014

· Chase Mobile for Windows Phone updated with external transfers – 6-Aug-2014

· Windows Phone usage remains flat in the US for Q2 – 7-Aug-2014

· The official changelog for Windows Phone 8.1 Update is here – 6-Aug-2014

· Microsoft updates Skype for Windows Phone, finally lets you share photos – 6-Aug-2014

Microsoft Office:

· Deploying only OneDrive for Business 2013 – 8-Aug-2014 –

· OneDrive – 9 Tips & Tricks the Pro’s Use – 8-Aug-2014 –

· Make your documents easier to see, hear and use, with Microsoft Office on Windows – 7-Aug-2014

SharePoint & Office Web App Server:

· Sharepoint 2013 SP1 & Server 2012 R2 Prerequisites Powershell – 8-Aug-2014

· SharePoint Foundation compatible application could not found – 8-Aug-2014

SQL:

· AdventureWorks databases for SQL Server 2014 – 9-Aug-2014

· How In-Memory Database Objects Affect Database Design: Hybrid Code – 8-Aug-2014

System Center:

· Edge Show – Log Management and Other Intelligence Packs in System Center Advisor – 8-Aug-2014

· What’s the buzz on Advisor? – 7–Aug-2014

KB’s:

· August 2014 Cumulative Update 5.0.8308.738 for Lync Server 2013 – 7-Aug-2014 –

· Outlook errors accessing a shared calendar – 7-Aug-2014 –

· Printer server goes offline when you wake up the computer at another network location in Windows 8.1 or Windows 8 – 7-Aug-2014

· WebClient service does not support Session Cookies – 4-Aug-2014

· Event ID 4096 (Microsoft-Windows-Hyper-V-Integration-KvpExchange) is logged in Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012 – 8-Aug-2014

Downloads & Recent Releases:

· Azure Resource Manager Tools Preview (VS 2013) – 7-Aug-2014

· Web Deploy v3.6 BETA – 7-Aug-2014

Scripts & PowerShell:

· PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Identify Users Without a Photo – 9-Aug-2014

· Weekend Scripter: Exporting and Importing Photos in Active Directory – 9-Aug-2014

· Use PowerShell to Produce Mailbox Activity Report – 7-Aug-2014

· How to add IE favorites to OneDrive in Windows 8 – 8-Aug-2014

· How to input or change Office 2013 product key – 7-Aug-2014

· Use PowerShell for Office 365 Reporting – 6-Aug-2014

· Show last login on Exchange Mailboxes – 6–Aug-2014

· Get Active Directory DNS Record ACL – 5-Aug-2014