Category Archives: Office 365

Reverting to Outlook’s AutoArchive feature

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Tony Redmond

A question arising from my post about some things to consider when you enable Exchange 2010 archive mailboxes asked how a user could revert back to Outlook’s AutoArchive feature if they decided that they really didn’t want to use the archive mailbox. … Continue reading →

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February 2012 articles posted on WindowsITPro.com

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Tony Redmond

Understanding the bug fix for OAB downloads in Exchange 2010 SP2 RU1 (February 28): This is a fun article that pokes a gentle amount of fun at the wonderful turn of phrase exhibited by Greg Taylor when he explained a … 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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RunAs radio interview on Office 365

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Tony Redmond

Recently I had the chance to sit down and chat with Richard Campbell of RunAs radio, who posted a recording of the interview on December 7. The topic of the interview was the current state of play with Office 365, … 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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November posts on WindowsITPro.com

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Tony Redmond

I know that many of the readers of this fine blog don’t have the chance or the time to keep up to date with the “Exchange Unwashed” blog that I contribute to on WindowsITPro.com (of course, you could subscribe to … Continue reading →

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Getting used to Outlook 2011 for Mac

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Tony Redmond

On November 8, I described how a brand-new MacBook Air had made its appearance in the IT lineup for the Redmond household and some initial teething problems that this Windows-centric (to date) individual had experienced in setting up this beautiful … Continue reading →

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