Weekly IT Newsletter – September 15-19, 2014

Microsoft Exchange:

· Google kills showModalDialog API in Chrome 37 and does evil to Exchange – 15-Sep-2014 –

· Deploying an Exchange 2013 Hybrid Lab Environment in Windows Azure (Part 14) – 16-Sep-2014 –

· Move domains and settings from one EOP organization to another EOP organization – 11-Sep-2014 –

· Sending a No Reply, No ReplyAll, No Forward Email using EWS and Powershell – 17-Sep-2014

· SMTP Application Relay Receive Connector Exchange 2010 and 2013 – 16-Sep-2014

· Configuring Internal Application Relay with Receive Connector Part#2 – 17-Sep-2014

· Microsoft Exchange 2013 Public Folders Directory Sync Support Scripts – 20-Sep-2014

· Exchange 2013 CU5/CU6 Hybrid and WSSecurity Federation Issues – 18-Sep-2014

· Purge Exchange Server 2013 and IIS Log Files – 16-Sep-2014

· Unable to Move Mailboxes to an Exchange Server 2013 Database that is Excluded from Provisioning – 19-Sep-2014

Microsoft Lync:

· Lync Enterprise Voice Misconceptions #1 – Failover Routing – 17-Sep-2014 –

· Quick Tip: Automating SQL Reporting Reports – 16-Sep-2014 –

· Lync and Automatic Off-Hook Dialing – 17-Sep-2014

· Understanding client sign in behavior before and after a failure – 18-Sep-2014

· AudioCodes MK4 Bug – 4 Media Bypass Clients logged into at the same time – 19-Sep-2014

· Lync Room System Conferencing Policy “EnableOnlineMeetingPromptForLyncResources” – 16-Sep-2014

Active Directory:

· Microsoft Releases Azure Active Directory Sync Services Tool – 17-Sep-2014 –

· Run logon scripts in the background to prevent command prompt popup – 16-Sep-2014

Office 365:

· Office 365 Information Recovery – 17-Sep-2014 –

· Prerequisites for an Office 365 tenant migration – 15-Sep-2014 –

· What does it mean to own your data in Office 365? How we aim to raise the bar on visibility and control of your organization’s data with Office 365 – 16-Sep-2014 –

· Launch documents and get started right away with the new Office 365 home page – 18-Sep-2014

· DirSync (Directory Synchronization) (Windows Azure Active Directory Sync Tool) attributes federated to Office 365 – 17-Sep-2014

Windows Azure:

· Azure Active Directory Sync is now GA! – 16-Sep-2014 –

· Sending email from Azure Automation using Office 365 (Secure SMTP) – 20-Sep-2014 –

· Simplified License Assignment with Azure AD and EMS – 18-Sep-2014

· Microsoft Azure Active Directory Sync Services – 20-Sep-2014

· HOW TO: Copy VHD file between storage accounts in Azure – 18-Sep-2014

Windows Server 2012 & Windows Server 2012 R2:

· Free e-books for Windows administrators [updated]– 17-Sep-2014 –

· Announcing the Message Analyzer 1.1 Release! – 15-Sep-2014 –

· Sample chapter: Preparing for Windows Server 2012 R2 – 16-Sep-2014

· Hyper-V Cluster – Updates/Driver/Firmware Consistency Report – 16-Sep-2014

Windows 8 & Windows 8.1:

· Windows 9: Resolution support up to 8k, better DPI scaling – 19-Sep-2014 –

· Windows 9 Technical Preview won’t be made available until October – 21-Sep-2014 –

· Windows 9: Start menu changes color to match the theme – 18-Sep-2014 –

· IE12’s code name could be Spartan in yet another Halo reference for Microsoft – 18-Sep-2014

Windows Phone:

· Office Lens update allows you to create Office documents with your Windows Phone camera – 16-Sep-2014 –

· Lumia update support portal is now available on Microsoft’s website – 18-Sep-2014 –

· Tip: Windows Phone Skype users can share location when asked ‘Where are you?’– 19-Sep-2014 –

· Free version of Draw Something arrives for all Windows Phone 8 owners – 18-Sep-2014

· Microsoft is doubling OneDrive’s free storage, here is how to get it – 19-Sep-2014

· Windows Phone Wallet could get a big boost with former Amazon Payments leader – 21-Sep-2014

· NFL Game Rewind sneaks into Windows Phone Store, allows you to watch full game replays – 21-Sep-2014

Microsoft Office:

· “OK Google, take a note—OneNote supports Android Wear” – 16-Sep-2014 –

· OneNote announces the Share extension for iOS 8 – 17-Sep-2014 –

· Tip o’ the Week #241 – Where did that email come from? – 13-Sep-2014

· Dark theme for next Microsoft Office revealed, Technical Preview build sent to partners – 18-Sep-2014

SharePoint & Office Web App Server:

· PowerShell Deployment to SharePoint Online – 19-Sep-2014

· How to add users to a SharePoint Group in SharePoint Online – 21-Sep-2014

· Enable email notifications for Tasks list in SharePoint 2013 – 16-Sep-2014

SQL:

· New Optimized OLTP and Data Warehousing SQL Server Images on Azure – 17-Sep-2014

· Microsoft Azure Offers HDInsight (Hadoop-as-a-service) to China – 18-Sep-2014

System Center:

· What Have I Been Up To – 17-Sep-2014

· ConfigMgr 2012 (R2) Client Management Pack Updated to Version 1.1.0.0 – 19-Sep-2014 –

· Core OS MP Version 6.0.7230.0: Undocumented Change – 19-Sep-2014 –

· Updated MP: Service Manager 2012x, version 7.5.3079.183 – 17-Sep-2014

· You asked & we delivered: Collect & Search IIS Logs in Advisor! – 19-Sep-2014

· SCOrch: What SQL Server & Database Is Being Used? – 16-Sep-2014

KB’s:

· Lync Server 2013 UCWA mobility web service does not accept connections from Lync 2013 mobile clients – 19-Sep-2014 –

· Error 80048888 when Windows Phone 8 tries to connect by using ActiveSync – 19-Sep-2014 –

· Certain pages or windows don’t appear in Outlook Web App or in the Exchange admin center when using Google Chrome – 19-Sep-2014

· Logon fails after you restrict client RPC to DC traffic in Windows Server 2008 R2 – 16-Sep-2014

Downloads & Recent Releases:

· Update for Microsoft OneDrive for Business (KB2889931) 32-Bit Edition – 17-Sep-2014 –

· Microsoft System Center Management Pack for System Center Service Manager – 17-Sep-2014 –

· Microsoft Azure Icons for Visio – 18-Sep-2014 –

· Microsoft Azure StorSimple Getting Started Guides – 18-Sep-2014

· Windows Notification Service (WNS) VIP and IP Ranges – 21-Sep-2014

Scripts & PowerShell:

· PowerShell versions and their Windows version – 18-Sep-2014 –

· How to remove OneDrive from the Windows Explorer Navigation pane in Windows 8.1 – 15-Sep-2014 –

· How to log in the system without entering password at startup in Windows 8 – 19-Sep-2014 –

· Use PowerShell to Monitor for Process Startup – 17-Sep-2014 –

· Send email with PowerShell – 19-Sep-2014

· How to fix “The Microsoft Office cache encountered a problem” – 16-Sep-2014

· How to fix “Microsoft Office Professional 2013 encounters during setup” – 17-Sep-2014

· Add the “Pin to Start Screen” context menu item to all files in Windows 8.1 – 18-Sep-2014

· PowerTip: Remove Leading and Trailing Spaces with PowerShell – 21-Sep-2014

· PowerTip: Display Message in 16 Colors – 19-Sep-2014