October 2011 - Posts

How to get Lync Control Panel to Remember Password
Tue, Oct 25 2011 20:16
Whenever you launch the Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Control Panel you are prompted for credentials, even if you select the check box to "Remember my credentials". You can easily make Lync Control Panel remember your username and password by adding...
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Exchange DAG Cluster Service Terminated with Error 7024
Tue, Oct 25 2011 14:33
I ran into an interesting issue at a client site yesterday on an Exchange 2010 SP1 DAG member. One DAG member's databases would not mount (even Public Folders) and the Cluster service would not start. The DAG is configured as a three member stretched...
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There's a new MCM in town
Fri, Oct 21 2011 11:08
I just learned this morning that I passed the qualification lab and I am now an Exchange Microsoft Certified Master ! I have the rare distinction of being both an Exchange MCM and MVP in an already rare group. I can only think of two others worldwide...
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Fix for "You must close all dialog boxes before you can close Exchange Management Console" in Exchange 2010
Mon, Oct 17 2011 10:30
I've been covering this issue for a very long time here . With Internet Explorer 9 installed on a computer with the Exchange 2010 management tools, you cannot close the Exchange Management Console. When you try to close it, you get the following message...
by The EXPTA {blog}
Siri Easter Eggs
Sat, Oct 15 2011 11:15
Here are some fun questions to ask Siri from you new iPhone 4S: * How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? * What is the meaning of life? * I love you. Will you marry me? * What's the best phone? (ask repeatedly for different...
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How to unblock port 25 traffic on AT&T Uverse
Sun, Oct 9 2011 12:23
It's simple, really. Just call them! The technical support phone number for AT&T Uverse is (800)288-2020 . When the automated attendant answers, give your Uverse account number and ask for "Agent" until you get a real live human being...
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If it was easy, everyone would do it
Thu, Oct 6 2011 22:47
Well, I got the results of the Exchange MCM qualification lab today, and I didn't pass this time. As I mentioned to David Bjurman-Birr, the Exchange MCM Program Manager, I almost would have felt disappointed if I DID pass, given my self-evaluated...
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Exchange MCM Training Comes to an End
Sun, Oct 2 2011 12:41
My work area My 21 day straight Exchange MCM training ended yesterday with the infamous qualification lab. The lab is 6 and a half hours where each of us is given a complex virtual environment and we have multiple scenarios that we must accomplish. The...
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