May 2011 - Posts

Tips and Tricks for Families at TechEd 2012 in Orlando
Wed, May 25 2011 12:44
My wife, Amy, wrote the following helpful tips for families who will be accompanying their significant other to TechEd in Orlando: You’ll most likely be in a hotel on or near International Drive. There is a trolley called the I-Ride Trolley that runs...
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Error Running new-TestCasConnectivityUser.ps1
Wed, May 25 2011 9:44
I ran into a strange problem running the new-TestCasConnectivityUser.ps1 script at a client today. When I ran the script to create the test account on a new Exchange installation, I received the following error: CreateTestUser : Mailbox could not be created...
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Registration for TechEd 2012 is Now Open. Save $500!
Tue, May 24 2011 10:40
Register for TechEd 2012 before June 30, 2011 and save $500 with Early Adopter Savings! Microsoft TechEd is the largest conference in the world on all things Microsoft. Boost your knowledge and career by attending TechEd. Meet and learn from the Microsoft...
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Save the Date - TechEd 2012 will be in Orlando!
Sun, May 22 2011 11:16
Microsoft TechEd 2012 North America returns again to Orlando, FL June 11-14, 2012. I think Orlando has the best conference center layout of any TechEd I've attended. The large vendor and eating areas are central to all the breakout sessions and it's...
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TechEd 2011: Day 4 Review and Random Photos
Fri, May 20 2011 11:20
Today is the last day of TechEd 2011. It's been an amazing conference and I'm sad to see it end. We spend so much effort getting ready for this and it's always a huge success. It's amazing to see the amount of effort and logistics that...
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TechEd 2011: Day 3 Review and Random Photos
Thu, May 19 2011 13:23
Today was a very busy day, as opposed to the other days that were just busy. :) I started with the session, "Exchange Server 2010 High Availability Management and Operations" with Scott Scnoll. GREAT session with clear concise explanations of...
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4th Annual UC Roundtable
Thu, May 19 2011 9:24
The 4th Annual UC Roundtable was a great success! About 40 TechEd attendees who RSVP'd joined me, the Exchange Microsoft Certified Master (MCM) team, F5 Networks and the Exchange product group for an entertaining evening at the Georgian Terrace Hotel...
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TechEd 2011: Day 2 Review and Random Photos
Wed, May 18 2011 7:31
Second day is nearly done. I started off with another Laura Chappell session, "We Don't Need No Stinkin' GUI: Command-Line Capture Techniques (Remote Options)". It sounded good when I signed up for it, but it wasn't right for me...
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The (not really) UC Roundtable Pre-Con Event
Wed, May 18 2011 1:17
"Join us now as we tumble down the rabbit hole and into a strange world in which sound and inner-vision is mutable and language is communicated in pure form." First, let me begin this story by saying that I will never have a career in event...
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TechEd 2011: Day 1 Review and Random Photos
Mon, May 16 2011 22:01
The Georgia World Congress Center Whew, TechEd Day 1 is in the bag! And speaking of which, here's what the TechEd bag looks like. TechEd 2011 Bag Yesterday was a day to get registered, meet up with other people, and get bearings on the conference...
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TechEd Atlanta, Here I come!
Sat, May 14 2011 9:22
I'm writing this from SFO waiting for taxi clearance to ATL. My bags are (hopefully) safely onboard the plane with me. It's been a very busy week closing out projects and getting things ready for Microsoft TechEd 2011. I'll be hosting the...
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How to specify which IP address to use for an Exchange Send Connector
Fri, May 13 2011 18:51
If you have multiple IP addresses on and Exchange 2010 Hub Transport server for the same network, Exchange will always use the preferred IP address for all outbound traffic and consequently, the send connector. There may be times when you want Exchange...
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How to recreate a lost private key for a certificate
Fri, May 13 2011 18:14
Occasionally a certificate will become corrupt or is installed without a properly generated private key. Such is the case with a bare CER certificate file. When this happens it will often no longer function with Exchange, IIS, or other web servers. Here...
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Fix for error: Lync has both per-user and per-machine instances installed
Tue, May 10 2011 10:22
You may see the error, " Lync has both per-user and per-machine instances installed. Click OK to remove the per-user installation. " The error occurs every time the Lync client is launched. This is caused when a user has downloaded and installed...
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Fourth Annual UC Roundtable at Microsoft TechEd 2011!
Mon, May 9 2011 17:26
F5 is sponsoring the Fourth Annual UC Roundtable this year at Microsoft TechEd in Atlanta, GA. This year F5 Networks and the Microsoft Certified Master (MCM) team have joined forces with me to present The UC Roundtable (formerly the Exchange Roundtable...
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Lync Server 2010 Installation Fails: Prerequisite installation failed: Wmf2008R2
Fri, May 6 2011 14:25
Ran into a new issue today installing Lync Server 2010 on a freshly baked Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 server. During the Setup Lync Server Components step of the installation, it failed with an error, " Prerequisite installation failed: Wmf2008R2...
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