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How to change your default SMTP address when federating with Office 365
If you ever find yourself in a situation where your local Active Directory is federated with Office 365 (perhaps because you setup a hybrid environment and are in the process of migrating Exchange accounts to 365), and you need to change the Primary (aka Reply address) SMTP email address, you...
Accessing Email via Outlook or Web Outlook for Office 365
Prerequisite: Your organization must have an active Office 365 account and user accounts must be setup and appropriately licensed. These instructions assume you already have an Office 365 Small Business Premium, Midsize Business, Enterprise E3 or E4 plan already setup and configured by your administrator. Office 365 learning center: Microsoft...
Lync September 2013 Update New Feature & Fixes
Microsoft has finally brought spell check to their 2013 Lync client through the 2013 September client update. The update was initially released as part of the normal Microsoft second Tuesday of the month patch cycle on September 10th, but was quickly removed after some customers reported that it inadvertently disabled some...
Effective Project Management with Lync
A project manager is required to possess focus, organizational skills, a positive attitude, and most importantly, impeccable communication skills. We use several tools to help us effectively manage the projects that we lead or are directly involved in. Tools such as Microsoft Project help us to track milestones and tasks...
Protocol and Professionalism in a Telecommuting Environment | Three Factors to Excellence
Normally, when you are getting ready for work you consider several factors: 1. Is what I am wearing to work appropriate and is it ironed? 2. Will I be on time? 3. What is my schedule when I arrive to work? When working from home in a virtual, telecommuting environment...
Microsoft Lync: Putting People First
Earlier this year, following the first annual Lync Conference, Microsoft hit the nail on the head in their official blog about their vision for the future of communications: “From the living room to the boardroom: Our vision for the future of communications I am excited to outline our vision for...
Announcement for the New Podio Calendar
Podio recently released an update to the new Podio calendar feature. The calendar now has three views, daily, weekly and monthly, as well as an additional setting for you to decide which items you would like to be visible on your calendar. Our team uses Podio daily to collaborate internally...
Making Act! Work for You
Since its inception, there have been many changes made to Act! that has only increased its value and benefit to organizations across the globe. For me personally, there are a few features that I have grown to love and encourage my clients to use them as much as possible. I’d...
Bosses Say ‘Pick Up the Phone’
Great article from WSJ on the dying art of verbal communication! By ANITA HOFSCHNEIDER Dean Casavechia for The Wall Str for The Wall Street JournalAt Metro Guide Publishing in Halifax, Nova Scotia, publisher Patty Baxter, center, is encouraging her young sales staff to use the phone more for business deals....