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About Tony Redmond

Lead author for the Office 365 for IT Pros eBook and writer about all aspects of the Office 365 ecosystem.

First Test cliffhanger

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Tony Redmond

We returned from Suncorp Stadium Brisbane late on Saturday night. The one-hour coach ride allowed pulses to settle to normal levels after the last-minute drama surrounding the scrum that led to a penalty that Beale couldn’t convert. The 21-23 win … Continue reading →

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Lions Tour – before the first test

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Tony Redmond

The noble readers of this blog might have noticed that I have been quiet recently, mostly because my wife and I have departed on a three-week tour of Australia to follow the British and Irish Lions as they play three … Continue reading →

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Exchange Unwashed Digest May 2013

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Tony Redmond

May 2013 produced some thoughts about site mailboxes, CU1 improvements, planning tools, and even a Windows Phone application in the Exchange Unwashed Blog. Here’s what happened in detail. Using an Office 365 free trial domain to test software (May 30): … Continue reading →

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PRISM, Internet Data, Email, and Auntie Mary’s messages

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Tony Redmond

In 1948, it seems like George Orwell was quite prescient when he wrote “There was of course no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any given moment” in his novel “1984”. Apple used the vision painted by … Continue reading →

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A stop in Sainte-Marie-du-Mont

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Tony Redmond

On the 69th anniversary of D-Day, I guess it’s appropriate to post about an enjoyable interlude we had this week en route to Cherbourg to catch the Irish Ferries boat back to Ireland. As usual, we had some time to … Continue reading →

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Enjoying a vineyard visit in Blaye

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Tony Redmond

Sometimes serendipity takes hold and brings you to enjoyable experiences. So it was last week in Blaye, close to Bordeaux and center of one of the wine-growing regions that cluster around that city. After enjoying a rather good bottle of … Continue reading →

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Exchange Unwashed digest: April 2013

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Tony Redmond

April 2013 saw the appearance of Exchange 2013 CU1 to release the restrictions that had previously stopped anyone running a “legacy” version of Exchange from installing Exchange 2013 into an existing organization. More stuff happened during April too, and some … Continue reading →

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Sending cash via Gmail: an invitation to scammers?

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Tony Redmond

Am I the only one to have a small nagging doubt about Google’s announcement that they now allow Gmail users to send money to each other? Given the commentary that I have read so far, it seems like I am. … Continue reading →

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Low book prices don’t reflect the work involved

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Tony Redmond

I wonder whether I should feel offended that Amazon.com has priced Paul Robichaux’s book, “Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Inside Out: Connectivity, Clients, and UM” at $30.21 whereas my book “Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Inside Out: Mailbox and High Availability” is … Continue reading →

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Exchange Unwashed blog digest March 2013

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Tony Redmond

I have been remiss in updating this site with information about posts to my “Exchange Unwashed” blog on WindowsITPro.com. All I can say is that WindowsITPro.com has been through the trauma of a content management system (CMS) upgrade. Like all … Continue reading →

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