Weekly IT Newsletter – November 3-7, 2014
Guy Bachar
November 13, 2014
Active Directory, Azure, Exchange, Lync, Office 365, PowerShell & Scripts, SharePoint, SQL, System Center, Windows Client, Windows Phone, Windows Server
Newsletter
Microsoft Exchange:
· Exchange Server 2013 Lagged Database Copies In Action – 6-Nov-2014 – 
· Exchange Unwashed Digest – October 2014 – 3-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[1] clip_image001[1]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image0011_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Hybrid Free/Busy lookups might fail if Outlook Anywhere is disabled – 5-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[2] clip_image001[2]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image0012_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Management Pack v15.0.652.19 – 3-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[3] clip_image001[3]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image0013_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· 16 Tips to Optimize Exchange 2013 (Part 1) – 4-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[4] clip_image001[4]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image0014_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· On-Premises Legacy Public Folder Coexistence for Exchange 2013 Cumulative Update 7 and Beyond – 7-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[5] clip_image001[5]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image0015_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· How to change the Postmaster address in Exchange 2013 – 7-Nov-2014
· How Exchange RBAC helps you set permissible tasks – 5-Nov-2014
· Active Directory schema extensions now a feature of every Exchange update – 5-Nov-2014
· Deploying an Exchange 2013 Hybrid Lab Environment in Windows Azure (Part 17) – 6-Nov-2014
· Another issue with opening Outlook with mailbox on Exchange 2013 – Cannot open your default e-mail folders – 7-Nov-2014 |
Microsoft Lync:
· Introducing Skype for Business – 11-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[6] clip_image001[6]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image0016_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· SILK Audio in Lync Mobile Clients – 7-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[7] clip_image001[7]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image0017_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Download All #Lync Teched Europe 2014 with PowerShell Get-Channel9Media – 3-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[8] clip_image001[8]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image0018_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Lync SBA’s: The Good The Bad, and The Annoying – 5-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[9] clip_image001[9]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image0019_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Lync RGS Emergency Failover Script | UC Sorted – 4-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[10] clip_image001[10]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image00110_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Microsoft Lync Server 2013 Security Aspects: Secure by Design @ TechED 2014 Barcelona – 3-Nov-2014
· Error Starting Lync Bandwidth Policy Service – 3-Nov-2014
· Matt Landis Windows PBX & UC Report: Getting Started With Lync and Wireshark: Tips & Quirks – 6-Nov-2014
· How to Configure Lync On-Premise for Federation to Lync Online in steps – 8-Nov-2014
· Quality of Service (QoS) Calculator – Plan Your Network, GPO, and Lync Config More Easily – 5-Nov-2014
· Lync 2013 – Script Policy Summary – LyncPolicySummary.ps1 – 9-Nov-2014
· Basic Requirements for Enabling a Lync User for PSTN Dial-In Conferencing – 4-Nov-2014 |
Active Directory:
· ADFS Deep-Dive: Comparing WS-Fed, SAML, and OAuth – 3-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[11] clip_image001[11]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image00111_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Microsoft Releases Updated version of Azure AD Sync Tool – 3-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[12] clip_image001[12]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image00112_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· How to Enable RelayState in ADFS 2.0 and ADFS 3.0 – 7-Nov-2014
· Implementing ADFS V3.0 Forms Authentication in Mixed Environments – 5-Nov-2014 |
Office 365:
· Office 365 for Mac and iOS environments – 7-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[13] clip_image001[13]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image00113_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· The Business Case for Microsoft Office 365 – 9-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[14] clip_image001[14]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image00114_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· What’s new: October 2014 – 6-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[15] clip_image001[15]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image00115_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Office 365 news round-up – 7-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[16] clip_image001[16]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image00116_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Office 365 – Script to Correct DirSync “Permission-Issue” Errors – 4-Nov-2014
· TechEd Europe 2014 Session – Black Belt Exchange & Office 365 PowerShell – 7-Nov-2014 |
Windows Azure:
· Announcing Azure Event Hubs General Availability – 5-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[17] clip_image001[17]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image00117_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Microsoft Azure updates for October – 5-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[18] clip_image001[18]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image00118_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· TechEd Europe 2014 – Fall Azure Networking Updates – 6-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[19] clip_image001[19]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image00119_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Deleting an Azure AD Tenant – Directory has one or more applications – 9-Nov-2014
· Tour the Original Microsoft Azure Datacenter – 6-Nov-2014
· Migrate VM from AWS to Azure – 9-Nov-2014
· Configure Azure MFA to access Office 365 from anywhere – 5-Nov-2014
· Choose the best way to migrate to Office 365 – 3-Nov-2014
· Azure Search Updates: Multilanguage, Azure Portal Index Management & More! – 6-Nov-2014 |
Windows Server 2012 & Windows Server 2012 R2:
· Improvements for Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server vNext – 5-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[20] clip_image001[20]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image00120_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Failover Clustering Changes and Improvements in Windows Server vNext – 7-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[21] clip_image001[21]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image00121_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Top Support Solutions for IIS – 3-Nov-2014
· Cluster Administrative Access Point and Database Availability Group – 8-Nov-2014 |
Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10:
· Windows 10 Poor Graphics Performance – 5-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[22] clip_image001[22]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image00122_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Next version of Windows 10 preview will let you hide search and virtual desktop buttons – 8-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[23] clip_image001[23]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image00123_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Windows 10 management capabilities get detailed – 7-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[24] clip_image001[24]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image00124_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Windows 8.x’s market share really is closing in on Windows XP’s – 6-Nov-2014 |
Windows Phone:
· HTC One M8 for Windows now available from T-Mobile US – 9-Nov-2014
· AT&T Lumia 830 Windows Phone, first impressions of the Affordable Flagship – 8-Nov-2014
· Microsoft set to announce its first Windows Phone next week – 7-Nov-2014
· Microsoft says UI changes are coming in the next OneDrive Windows Phone update – 6-Nov-2014 |
Microsoft Office:
· Good and bad in the new Outlook for Mac – 4-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[25] clip_image001[25]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image00125_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· OneNote on the move – 4-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[26] clip_image001[26]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image00126_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Unlimited OneDrive storage starts rolling out for Office 365 users – 6-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[27] clip_image001[27]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image00127_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Dropbox integration coming to Office; Office integration coming to Dropbox – 4-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[28] clip_image001[28]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image00128_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Tackle your next group project with Word for iPad and iPhone – 7-Nov-2014
· Microsoft unveils Office for Android tablets, confirms Windows touch version coming in 2015 – 6-Nov-2014
· Bringing Office to everyone – 6-Nov-2014 |
SharePoint & Office Web App Server:
· SharePoint Online eDiscovery Center For All Your Legal Needs – 4-Nov-2014
· Connecting Salesforce and SharePoint Online with MuleSoft – Nothing but NET – 5-Nov-2014
· Getting Quick Launch Navigation in SharePoint 2013 dynamically – 7-Nov-2014 |
SQL:
· Available Now: Preview Release of the SQL Server PHP Driver – 6-Nov-2014
· SQL Server Collation Change Step By Step – 6-Nov-2014
· How to find out stale statistics of databases in SQL Server – 6-Nov-2014 |
System Center:
· Update Rollups for System Center Data Protection Manager – 5-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[29] clip_image001[29]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image00129_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· SCOM 2012 R2: UR#4 Is Out! – 3-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[30] clip_image001[30]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image00130_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· SCOM 2012 SP1: UR#8 Is Out! – 3-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[31] clip_image001[31]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image00131_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Updated MPs: SQL MPs, version 6.5.2.0 – 7-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[32] clip_image001[32]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image00132_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· TechEd 2014 Europe: Media & Slides – 3-Nov-2014
· SCCM 2012x: Console In Different Language – 4-Nov-2014 |
KB’s:
· How to configure Outlook to connect to an outlook.com email account – 4-Nov-2014
· Sender receives a “5.7.1 Unable to Relay: Blocked by Customer Allow List” NDR error message – 7-Nov-2014
· Outlook performance is slow in the Office 365 environment – 4-Nov-2014
· Event 1135, 7031, or 7036 when the cluster service stops in Windows Server 2012 – 5-Nov-2014
· Cluster disk is read-only if two sites lose network connection in Windows Server 2008 R2 – 3-Nov-2014
· Update rollup packages for System Center 2012 Operations Manager – 5-Nov-2014
· Event ID 4999 and 4401 when the Microsoft Exchange Replication service crashes in Exchange Server 2013 – 6-Nov-2014
· Senders receive a message copy after they click “Reply to All” in Exchange ActiveSync – 6-Nov-2014
· Outlook attachment is slow to open in Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 – 9-Nov-2014
· Troubleshoot connection problems to Microsoft Azure SQL Database – 7-Nov-2014
· “Sending Mailbox Server isn’t running Exchange 2013 or a later version” error when you run the Hybrid Configuration Wizard – 4-Nov-2014 |
Downloads & Recent Releases:
· AD ACL Scanner (ADACLScan2.0.3.ps1) – 29-Oct-2014 – ![clip_image001[33] clip_image001[33]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image00133_thumb1.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Active Directory Health Check: v1.10 – 5-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[34] clip_image001[34]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image00134_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Windows 8.1 Email Client (IMAP v4) – 2-Nov-2014
· OutlookGoogleSync Bidirectional: OutlookGoogleSync v0.0.3 – 5-Nov-2014
· Toolbox for Dynamics CRM 2011/2013 – 4-Nov-2014 |
Scripts & PowerShell:
· How to change Default Message settings in OWA for Groups – 7-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[35] clip_image001[35]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image00135_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· Creating Self Signed Certificates with PowerShell – 7-Nov-2014 – ![clip_image001[36] clip_image001[36]](http://guybachar.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/clip_image00136_thumb.png?resize=20%2C20)
· How to check all users enabled Mailbox or not from a particular OU – 6-Nov-2014
· How to change DEFAULT calendar permission for mailboxes in Exchange Server – 5-Nov-2014
· PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find Windows Version – 9-Nov-2014
· Remotely Run a PowerShell Workflow – 5-Nov-2014
· How to disable administrative shares on Windows 8.1 (PowerShell) – 6-Nov-2014 |
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