Anticipation continues to build ahead of this weekend's release of the expanded-display iteration of Nintendo's 3DS. The new version of the portable games console, the 3DS XL, is being touted as featuring a screen that is 90 per cent bigger than its...

Lync 2010, requires a knowledge of a variety of Microsoft technologies. In this video, we examine what you need to know to install Lync 2010 and what components are required.

Deploying the Lync client for a medium to large organisation could be a headache especially when there are 30,000 clients involved. In this video, Thomas Lee, Lync, PowerShell, Office 365 Consultant and Microsoft MVP looks at the multitude of...

Over the past two features on Cloud Busting we've looked at a variety of common problems that can arise mid-Office 365 migration. Some of these you may never experience, others may lurk in your peripheral vision, ready to pounce. Fortunately we have...

Office 365 is Microsoft’s SaaS office productivity offering and PowerShell is Microsoft’s strategic task automation platform. Combined, they become a tool you can use to manage most aspects of Office 365. Writing PowerShell scripts from...

OneNote is probably the least well known of the applications in Office 2010, as it has a shorter heritage than its stable-mates. It’s designed as a freeform note-taking tool, which can be used on desktop, notebook and tablet PCs. As well as...

In my earlier articles on Office 365 and PowerShell, I explained broadly how PowerShell might be of use in managing your Office 365 subscription. As noted earlier, you can also use PowerShell to manage the Exchange part of your Exchange Online...

Like many of the Microsoft Office 365 programs, OneNote has some great templates already installed. Using these templates is a great time saver that lends a professional look to your notebooks with minimal effort. The templates can also be a good...

By default, when you're on a call in Lync, and you get a second incoming call, you will get both a toast and a ‘pip' sound played to alert you to the second incoming call. Many people find this ‘pip' off putting, and are quite happy with...

It's happened: you've finally snapped. You've battled through hours of rain and traffic twice a day for months only to spend the day at your office hunched, alone, over your computer. And with wet socks too. "Most of my daily work involves writing...

Once you've decided to use Office 365, you will need to plan and strategise how to deploy. Think about the people and devices that will be connected to Office 365 and what you want supported on those devices. For example, if Lync IM is a requirement...

Office 365 SharePoint offers organisations plenty of opportunities for flexibility and productivity, but many organisations are unsure as to whether it is best to keep it on-premises, go online, or use a hybrid solution. SharePoint Online, part of...

OneNote 2010 on its own is a good collaboration tool. But combining OneNote with the SharePoint features in Office 365 takes things to the next level. With Microsoft OneNote 2010, not only can you send static notebook pages via email, you can also...

One feature that makes OneNote 2010 such an effective electronic notebook is the ability to insert all kinds of information including videos and scanner printouts. OneNote is more than just note taking and drawing, it's the ultimate tool for...

If your company has been using Lync since Lync's previous versions and incarnations, such as Office Communications Server (OCS), then there may be a variety of Lync clients within your organisation.When two different versions of the Lync client...

Excel spreadsheets make it easy to navigate through tons of information across long lists or columns of data. You can also group connected sets of data together into workbooks for easy switching between related information and sort or filter your...

Microsoft Office 365 Outlook 2010 is a powerful tool for time management, arranging meetings or appointments and tracking tasks, as well as having full email functionality. Calendar is the section of Office 2010 which deals with schedules, meetings...

Like the rest of Microsoft Office 365, Outlook 2010 is packed with useful, time saving features and one of these features is Automatic Replies. Most kids growing up in the UK wanted to have K9, that robot dog from the Doctor Who series, as their...

Most people have experienced that brief moment of irritation when you've tried to open that all-important spreadsheet that your team was using to keep track of a project, and discovered that it is "Locked for Editing". Once you could finally go to...

Microsoft Office 365 delivers a super set of productivity and business tools that make your life easier and free you up to focus on your core business. The list of benefits may not be endless, but it is extensive. You can improve your business image...

In my earlier article on Office 365 and PowerShell, I explained broadly how PowerShell might be of use in managing your Office 365 subscription. As I explained, you can use PowerShell to manage both your Office 365 subscription and the Exchange part...

As you may already know, the Lync APIs allow you to integrate Lync into other applications. We can already see this integration when using Microsoft applications to see the Lync status availability of colleagues. Other companies can use those same...