Category Archives: Exchange 2010

Microsoft Exchange 2010 Inside Out heads for another printing

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Tony Redmond

O’Reilly Media, who look after printing activities for Microsoft Press, contacted me yesterday to give the good news that Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Inside Out is now almost out of print. They plan to print a new run of the book … Continue reading →

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Analyzing what’s in the Exchange 2010 SP2 RU1 update

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Tony Redmond

Microsoft released Exchange 2010 SP2 RU1 (roll-up update 1 for Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2, or version 14.2.283.3) on Monday, February 13, 2012. As you probably know, a roll-up update provides a complete set of fixes for a software product … Continue reading →

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The trials and tribulations of writing and reviews

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Tony Redmond

I guess an author wouldn’t be human if they didn’t check out the reviews of their books that are posted on major book-buying sites like Amazon.com. I do this on an irregular basis, mostly because other tasks get in the … Continue reading →

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Microsoft’s PST capture tool appears… eventually!

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Tony Redmond

A collective sigh settled upon the worldwide Exchange community after Microsoft’s much-anticipated but late release of their free-to-use PST Capture tool occurred today. The tool was originally announced in July 2011 for delivery by the end of the year. Essential … Continue reading →

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Monday miscellany

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Tony Redmond

Some random thoughts to fill in the vacuum of a boring Monday afternoon in January… First, why doesn’t the Nokia Lumia 800 running Windows Phone 7.5 display a status bar to show the current state of the battery, wireless connectivity, … Continue reading →

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Shared mailbox or public folder

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Tony Redmond

A recent question asked to this blog as to whether I thought it a good idea to use a public folder as a repository for a shared calendar. My answer was “no” as I consider using a shared mailbox to … Continue reading →

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Exchange 2010 Inside Out receives “Distinguished” award

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Tony Redmond

I received a note from Microsoft Press yesterday to let me know that Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Inside Out had received a technical publications award. The note said: “Every year, Microsoft Press enters our highest quality titles from the past year … Continue reading →

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December 2011 articles posted on WindowsITPro.com

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Tony Redmond

Happy New Year to all! This post lists the articles that I posted to my WindowsITPro.com blog during December 2011. Enjoy! Reporting Exchange Server 2010 Client Access Licenses (December 29) discusses the two types of Client Access Licenses (CALs) supported by … Continue reading →

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Installing Exchange 2010 SP2

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Tony Redmond

By now you’ll have read the news that Microsoft has released Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Exchange 2010. If not, you can read my article on WindowsITPro.com and then go and fetch the necessary bits from the Microsoft Download Center. … Continue reading →

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