November 2010 - Posts

PortQry - Simple Command Line Port Scanner
Mon, Nov 22 2010 11:54
There are many reasons why you may need to use a port scanner to check if a TCP or UDP port is open. Microsoft has a little known utility called PortQry that allows you to perform basic port scanning from the command line. You can download PortQry from...
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At the Lync Server 2010 Launch
Mon, Nov 15 2010 12:06
I'm attending the launch event for Lync Server 2010 at the Microsoft offices in San Francisco this morning. Microsoft is presenting a virtual launch event November 17 on the Lync Server website . Don Brooks is here giving a great hands-on demo of...
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Transferring Auto-Completion Information to Outlook 2010
Fri, Nov 12 2010 0:09
All versions of Outlook since Outlook 2003 have had a feature called Auto-Complete. Auto-Completion "remembers" recipient names and email addresses that you have used before and offers to complete the email address as you type characters. This...
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Unable to logon to Lync Server Control Panel
Sun, Nov 7 2010 18:51
You may recieve an error when logging in to the Lync Server Control Panel for the first time from a computer or even the Lync server itself. When you launch the Lync Server Control Panel Silverlight application from the Start menu or open https://lyncserver...
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Cannot move Lync 2010 user to new pool
Sun, Nov 7 2010 17:36
You may find that you are unable to move certain users to a new Lync Server 2010 registrar pool. When you select the user and then choose Move selected users to pool from the Action menu, you enter the Destination Registrar Pool and then receive the error...
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Microsoft Exchange 2010 Visio Stencils
Sun, Nov 7 2010 15:54
Finally, Microsoft released the Microsoft Exchange 2010 Visio Stencil . Use this stencil to create Visio drawings that contain Exchange 2010 objects. These shapes include icons for the following: Exchange 2010 server roles Features new to Exchange 2010...
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