Tuesday 31 May 2011

Configuration Manager 2012 Offline Servicing for Operating System Images

One of the Microsoft products that I really like teaching, and also think is very cool, is Configuration Manager. Any information about the new version is exciting and when you add to the mix a bit of OSD then you cant go wrong!

Have a look at what the team is doing with offline servicing of operating system deployments here

Lync Blogs–Summarised

Here is a nice summary of Lync related blogs. Makes it easy to find the one you want.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/lync/gg213847.aspx

Thursday 12 May 2011

Lync - Updated source software links

I found this cool list of update links. This is a list of the cumulative update 2 links.

CU2

Product
Update
KB
Download
Lync 2010 (64bit)
Lync_2010_CU2
2496325
MS download
Lync 2010 (32bit)
Lync_2010_CU2
2496325
MS download
Lync 2010 Phone Edition (Tanjay)
LPET_2010_CU2
2529974
MS download
Lync 2010 Phone Edition (Aries-Aastra)
LPEAA_2010_CU2
2529978
MS download
Lync 2010 Phone Edition (Aries-Polycom)
LPEAP_2010_CU2
2529977
MS download
Lync 2010 Attendee (Admin Install)
LAA_2010_CU2
2500438
MS download
Lync 2010 Attendee (User mode install)
LAU_2010_CU2
2500440
MS download
Lync 2010 Attendant (32 & 64 bit are a combined patch)
LA_2010_CU2
2496326
MS download
Lync 2010 Group Chat Client
LGCC_2010_CU2
2500446
MS download
Lync 2010 Group Chat Server
LGCS_2010_CU2
2500447
MS download
Lync 2010 Group Chat Admin
LGCA_2010_CU2
2500445
MS download

Thursday 5 May 2011

Lync integration - Computer Talk

Have a look at Computer Talk and they have a cool video showcasing their integration with Lync. There is also an apperance by Albert Kooiman, who is Mr Lync API.

The link is http://www.computer-talk.com/microsoft

Wednesday 4 May 2011

Script Repository

There are some really cool scripts here that are available for download.

The scripts cover most Microsoft products.

The repository can be found here

Lync 2010 Bandwidth Calculator

Just downloaded and extracted this! What a  fantastic tool.

This is nirvana for Lync consultants who should get it from the following url without delay. Full link below.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/confirmation.aspx?FamilyID=ef6b21c4-68a5-403c-bcae-bf5946eb3d43&displaylang=en

The number of options is really good, plus there is even an Erlang page for advanced users.

Lync Server Documentation Update: April 2011

The April updates to the Lync documentation are out.


There are some really cool tool and additions to Lync and I would strongly suggest looking at them.
The url is http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2011/04/13/lync-server-documentation-update-april-2011.aspx

Lync Blog Role

 

Came across this blog role to day. Have a look at it here

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