Monthly Archives: April 2008

Greetings from Orlando!

Posted on April 28, 2008 by Devin

I’m posting from a break between sessions at Exchange Connections in Orlando, FL. I just had a good session on protecting Exchange with DPM — thanks to everyone who attended and gave lots of good feedback. Next up — a … Continue reading →

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Am I hot or not?

Posted on April 25, 2008 by Devin

Stupid website, but it gives me a chance to taunt my co-worker Kevin. This morning I got a puzzled e-mail from him, asking me why this picture of me in Sydney from February (yes, that’s Sydney, Australia; we were there … Continue reading →

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A reality show I’d watch

Posted on April 25, 2008 by Devin

On a break this afternoon with co-workers Jon, Kevin, and Ryan, the idea for a new reality show was born. I hate “reality” TV — but I might watch this one. It all started with Jon suggesting that it would … Continue reading →

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Setting Exchange 2007 Unified Messaging codecs on a per-user basis? Genius!

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Devin

I was completely floored to discover, via Paul, that you can control which codec the UM role uses to record voicemails on a per-user basis. This is seriously cool stuff, and if you can’t see why quite yet, let me … Continue reading →

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A few thoughts on email

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Devin

Email clients need to be more intelligent. For example, I can appreciate the Request Read Receipt feature that Outlook/Exchange and other email systems offer; it makes sense in a corporate environment, or when sending correspondence with business partners. However, all … Continue reading →

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Dear iPod

Posted on April 12, 2008 by Devin

Dear iPod, Over the years that I’ve had you (as your second owner), we’ve had our rocky times. You’ve worked well with both my Windows and Mac workstations — that’s a plus. Your battery life is damn near useless (and … Continue reading →

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Security and the OCS 2007 A/V Edge role

Posted on April 11, 2008 by Devin

When people start digging into the specifics of the A/V Edge role in OCS 2007, they usually have a strong and immediate knee-jerk reaction something along the lines of, “No way!” (Mine was, “Oh, heck no!”) This reaction is usually caused … Continue reading →

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Exchange protocol documentation now available

Posted on April 11, 2008 by Devin

Per the announcement on Tuesday (08 Apr), Microsoft has released a lot of new documentation for various Exchange and Outlook-Exchange protocols. This is some cool stuff — just check out the list of what’s available. However, as the web site … Continue reading →

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