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  • Cmdlet extension agents in Exchange 2010

    If you execute the Get-CmdletExtensionAgent cmdlet on an Exchange 2010 server and then select the name of the output objects, you’ll see something like this: Name —- Admin Audit Log Agent Scripting Agent OAB Resources Management Agent Provisioning Policy Agent Mailbox Creation Time Agent Mailbox Resources Management Agent Rus Agent…

  • Controlling EWS access in Exchange 2010 SP1

    Another example of a late-breaking change in Exchange 2010 SP1 that causes authors to tear their hair out (if they have any) is the new ability to control access to Exchange Web Services (EWS) on an organization-wide or user-specific basis. Organization-wide access is controlled through the Set-OrganizationConfig cmdlet while the…

  • Preparation continues for the Exchange 2010 SP1 training in October

    As I have posted on before, Paul Robichaux and I will be leading two three-day Exchange 2010 SP1 training events in the Doubletree Guest Suites in Boston (October 13-15) and at the Sheraton Anaheim Hotel (October 18-20). I guess those who attend the latter event can duck out to visit…

  • Ballyconneely photo used by Go Ireland

    Go Ireland is the web site run by Bord Failte (Irish Tourist Board) to help visitors find places to stay and see in Ireland. They run regular photo competitions, one of which I entered in 2008 when we were living in the U.S.  I heard nothing back about the results…

  • Back to Lansdowne Road

    Lansdowne Road, the home of Irish rugby since 1872 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lansdowne_Road) was reopened to rugby as the Aviva stadium last Saturday, July 31. I’m proud to say that I was there as a member of the IRFU (Irish Rugby Football Union) refereeing team that worked the game, not that I had…

  • Fixing the -1018 problem for Exchange 2010

    One of the nice things about writing about technology is that you often unearth gems that developers have built into software that might be overlooked by many other folks. One such instance is the ability that Exchange 2010 has to patch individual pages within a database. In previous versions of Exchange,…

  • Exchange 2010 SP1 still changing

    I’ve commented before about the problem posed for authors who attempt to describe software as it is being developed. Code that you think is solid and won’t change is removed before the final build because a bug is discovered or code that someone has been working on but not revealed…

  • Exchange 2010 SP1 “Inside Out” book makes its first public appearance

    When browsing Amazon.co.uk today, I was amused to receive this recommendation: Fantastic – the word is out that my Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Inside Out book is soon to be available! Great… until I read the PR text that talked about the content that should be in the 1,312 pages that…

  • Different views of property

    I’ve been a keen visitor to http://www.openmedia.fr amongst other French property web sites as a tool to help identify a suitable vacation property. Yesterday, I was browsing the details of some Provençal villas in a place called Flayosc (in the Var department in the south of France) and noticed that one particular…

  • Progress towards publication: Exchange 2010 SP1 “Inside Out” Book

    My Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Inside Out book is slowly taking shape. Now that Microsoft has released SP1 (August 25, 2010), the code is finalized, which makes things much easier all round. To give you an insight into the work that has to be done to get a book from…