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A Week with the Skype for Business Client
It has now been 1 week since I installed the Skype for Business Technical Preview client. Here’s what I learned. Services Tested I’m using a Lenovo Ultrabook Helix. Prior to installing Skype for...
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Skype for Business Gets New Name
Today I’m able to make a big announcement…I’ve received inside information about a last-minute Skype for Business name change! I talked to a Microsoft consultant earlier via untraceable cellphone. (He...
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How to Change the Lync 2013 Client Into Skype for Business 2015 (With One...
Ladies and gentlemen, Skype for Business is arriving now! The April 14th Microsoft Update contains the Skype for Business client. You can download it here:...
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Lync Web App Doesn’t Like Chrome (or does Chrome Not Like Lync Web App?)
While running a test on our Lync Conferencing, I came across a curious little error. The Meeting itself worked fine (of course!). Logging into it from Internet Explorer, no problem. Logging in on...
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Skype4B Features: Call Monitor
If you’ve recently upgraded to Skype for Business 2015, you may have spied a little black box popping up in the corner during a call or meeting. This is Call Monitor. And it’s the new Skype for...
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iPhone Can’t Verify Your Lync/Skype for Business Certificate? How to Resolve
Time for more Lync/Skype4B troubleshooting! We had a customer call in the other day. He had an older iPhone (4S, iOS 8) and still used Lync Mobile for iOS. Now, it worked fine when he was on the go...
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Skype for Business Preview on Mac: Testing Stage 1
Last month I blogged about the new Skype for Business on Mac preview program. I got into the testing beta, and received the Stage 1 Meetings client a short time ago. Today I document Stage 1 of my...
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The Skype for Business Mac Client is Here!
It’s finally here! Microsoft has at last released the new Mac client for Skype for Business. (Okay, it was released on October 26. But I was on vacation.) As soon as I saw the announcement, I grabbed a...
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3 Ways to Make Sure Contact Photos Display in Skype for Business
Today, let’s tackle a tiny-but-frustrating issue…Skype for Business contact photos. User images, Skype avatars, we have several names for them. They’re the little circular image that shows up in Skype...
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Poll Results: Some Organizations DO Still Use Lync Server!
We’re working on a big post (again!). It’s directly in response to a reader comment, and deals with a critical part of Skype for Business adoption. In the meantime, as I promised, here are the results...
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