Category: Exchange 2010
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Microsoft Exchange 2010 Inside Out heads for another printing
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 early next month. Because most things associated with the publishing…
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Analyzing what’s in the Exchange 2010 SP2 RU1 update
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 and once applied, brings a product as up-to-date in terms…
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The trials and tribulations of writing and reviews
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 way. Often, I learn from the reviews and appreciate the…
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Microsoft’s PST capture tool appears… eventually!
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 testing, especially through a restricted external test by some members…
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January 2012 articles posted on WindowsITPro.com
Here’s a wrap-up of the articles I posted in January 2012 on WindowsITPro.com. Predicting the World of Exchange in 2012 started the ball going in January 3. This article attempts to make some predictions as to what might occur in terms of new developments during 2012. Like any similar article…
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Monday miscellany
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, and so on? You can reveal the status bar, but…
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Shared mailbox or public folder
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 be a much better response. That answer deserves some explanation, so…
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Exchange 2010 Inside Out receives “Distinguished” award
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 into the Technical Publications competition hosted by our local chapter…
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December 2011 articles posted on WindowsITPro.com
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 Exchange 2010 and offers some advice as to how you…
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Installing Exchange 2010 SP2
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. Installing SP2 is a relatively straightforward affair and Exchange 2010…
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