Category Archives: Office 365

User interfaces are no way to assess Google vs Office 365

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Tony Redmond

I’m always interested when companies put their technologists forward as the public face of the company’s expertise in different areas. The idea is that the technologist will wow the readership with deep insights into technology that causes the readers to … Continue reading →

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Tony Redmond’s Guide to MEC 2014 – MVP Sessions

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Tony Redmond

I have already shared my recommendations for sessions to attend at the Microsoft Exchange Conference (MEC). Many of these sessions will be given by Microsoft employees, including members of different product development groups. There’s no doubt that great value can be … Continue reading →

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Tony Redmond’s Guide to MEC 2014 sessions

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Tony Redmond

Happy St. Patrick’s Day… Some of you have been kind enough to ask what sessions I will be attending at the Microsoft Exchange Conference (MEC). I assume this is because you don’t want to bump into me, which is totally … Continue reading →

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Exchange Unwashed Digest – February 2014

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Tony Redmond

The big news in February 2014 was the release of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Service Pack 1 (build 847.32), the much-awaited version long deemed as “the” software worthy for deployment in many corporate environments. SP1 includes many new features and … Continue reading →

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Outlook Web App 2013 and mail public folders

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Tony Redmond

Following up the post about migrating public folders to the modern version introduced in Exchange 2013, an entry in a TechNet forum asked whether Outlook Web App (OWA) supported shared calendars held in public folders. This came as a kind … Continue reading →

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Managing Exchange ActiveSync device partnerships (in a world where we all use too many devices)

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Tony Redmond

This is the text of an article that I wrote for Windows IT Pro magazine that was never published. It might be of some interest and use to folks grappling with ActiveSync partnerships, so I decided to publish it here. … Continue reading →

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Exchange Unwashed Digest – December 2013

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Tony Redmond

Statistics show that 118 new posts appeared on my Exchange Unwashed blog on WindowsITPro.com during 2013. I was responsible for the good posts and am unsure as to the author of anything that was rubbish. Here’s what happened during December … Continue reading →

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The elimination of web bugs (well, for Gmail anyway)

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Tony Redmond

I read Google’s post of December 12 announcing that Gmail would now display graphics in messages automatically with some interest. It seems like a very good idea to me to address the “web beacon” or “web bug” problem that has … Continue reading →

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The dirty little secret about migration to modern public folders

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Tony Redmond

Have you heard about a migration to modern public folders that has gone well? I haven’t. Apart that is from the demo migrations that appear at trade shows and conferences to show that all is well and that Microsoft hasn’t … Continue reading →

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Improve Exchange – voice your ideas now

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Tony Redmond

Following up the request for input for an interview with Perry Clarke, Microsoft VP for Exchange development (the interview is this coming Friday, and I will publish the result on my Exchange Unwashed blog), a number of the Exchange MVPs … Continue reading →

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