Category Archives: Outlook

Exchange Unwashed Digest for December 2012

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Tony Redmond

I’m a tad remiss in posting the December 2012 digest for my “Exchange Unwashed” blog that appears on WindowsITPro.com. My only excuse is that I’ve been busy working on chapters for Exchange 2013 Inside Out (Volume 1 – Volume 2 … Continue reading →

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Google and Microsoft spat over ActiveSync: Hardly a war, more like a skirmish

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Tony Redmond

January 30 Update: Just on the deadline, it seems like Google has acceded to a request from Microsoft to extend its support for ActiveSync connections to Gmail until July 31, 2013. The step simply makes sense as it reduces the … Continue reading →

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“Exchange Unwashed” November 2012 digest

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Tony Redmond

November was another busy month for the “Exchange Unwashed” blog. Here’s the digest of the articles that were published. Visio stencils released but no news of Exchange 2010 SP2 RU5 or TechNet updates (November 29). Microsoft released a very useful … Continue reading →

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Microsoft increases prices for Office products – time to chat with your sales rep

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Tony Redmond

Microsoft customers probably didn’t enjoy reading about the new prices for Office 2013 products that are reportedly on the way from December 1. The date is important because that’s when the Office 2013 versions of applications like Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, … Continue reading →

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Exchange Unwashed Digest for October 2012

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Tony Redmond

October 2012 was quite a busy month for my “Exchange Unwashed” blog on WindowsItPro.com with 11 articles appearing. Here’s the regular monthly digest: Exchange 2013 reduces number of mounted databases to 50 (October 30). I wonder how many companies run … Continue reading →

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Exchange 2013, Facebook, malfunctioning ActiveSync clients, modern public folders and more at TEC Barcelona

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Tony Redmond

The European edition of The Experts Conference (TEC) rolled around in Barcelona this week. As a location, the conference center was fine, if just a tad remote from the delights of Barcelona’s city center.  The conference center is co-located with … Continue reading →

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Exchange Unwashed September 2012 Digest

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Tony Redmond

September 2012 was the month of MEC and many articles appeared to cover the happenings at the conference. I tried, but failed, to stay away from too many mentions of MEC in the “Exchange Unwashed” blog because there were many … Continue reading →

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Tools to manage email and some PowerShell cheat sheets

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Tony Redmond

It was interesting to see the launch of “Inbox Pause”, an add-in for Gmail from Baydin Software, the same folks who develop Boomerang for Gmail (and indeed, Boomerang for Outlook). These add-ins are designed to help manage the constant flow … Continue reading →

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Outlook 2013, swelling OSTs, and retention policies

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Tony Redmond

Speaking about OST sizes and the change made in Outlook 2013 to drive down the amount of data cached by users, another thought came into my mind (I know, a very unusual occurrence). Just how big can an OST grow … Continue reading →

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Exchange Unwashed Digest August 2012

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Tony Redmond

Another month has gone by so here’s the digest listing of posts to my “Exchange Unwashed” blog on WindowsITPro.com. After a year or so of posting to WindowsITPro, I’ve settled into a routine of publication every Tuesday and Thursday. Given … Continue reading →

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