The Tech Blog of Dan Usher

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  • Microsoft Teams and Internet Explorer

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    Recently I loaded up the Microsoft Teams app on my Windows 10 laptop and dealt with a minor issue where I was able to get to https://teams.microsoft.com quite easily when using Chrome or Firefox, but when trying to use Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 or Edge browser I was greeted with an endless loop of page…

  • Microsoft Tech Summit Materials

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    Just in case you’re envious of those you see posting about being at a Microsoft Tech Summit, fear not, you still have the opportunity to be able to see the materials that were presented over at the Microsoft Technical Community Website. More details are available and content from the events here: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-Tech-Summit/ct-p/MicrosoftTechSummit If you’re interested…

  • ARM Template Reference Now Available

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    If you’ve been tracking Microsoft’s Azure cloud offering over the past few years you’ve probably noticed that there have been a few (hundred) changes during that time period. And by hundred, I mean multiple hundreds. . . One of those changes was to transition from the Azure Service Management interfaces to the Azure Resource Management…

  • SharePoint Fest DC 2017

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    Just in case you’re located in the Northern Virginia / DC / Maryland metropolitan area, and you’re looking for a solid conference but don’t have the budget to venture out of the area? Check out the SharePoint Fest DC event taking place in mid-April at the Convention Center downtown. Space is still available and you…

  • Office 365 Groups and Outlook 2016 for Mac

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    Recently announced, hot off the press, Office 365 Groups are coming to Outlook 2016 for Mac!  More about this and what the scope of this release is yonder on the Outlook for Mac Insights blog on 2 March 2017 titled “Support for Groups in Outlook for Mac.” Caveat, this is by way of the Insider…

  • Wondering why to shift to Office 365…

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    So you’re a consultant that’s getting familiar with Office 365, having come from something like SharePoint or Exchange or perhaps Skype for Business on-premises and you think to yourself, “This platform probably has some limitations…. I can tune my back end storage to be performant… and my users are generally happy though we keep running…

  • Outlook for Mac and Gmail Contacts and Calendars

    Outlook for Mac and Gmail Contacts and Calendars

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    In case you missed it, the Microsoft Office team recently announced that Outlook 2016 for Mac using the Insider Fast build will begin rolling out the ability to make use of your Gmail account’s contacts and calendars. For those that have been using Outlook 2016 for Mac as their mail client on their desktop this…

  • Global Azure Bootcamp 2017

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    Interested in learning more about Microsoft Azure? Looking for a starting point and you’ve already read all the documentation over at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/? Have a Saturday afternoon free in the latter part of April? Check out the Global Azure Bootcamp community event taking place on 22 April 2017 around the world. There are locations everywhere as the world…

  • Helping End Users Help Themselves

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    We’ve all been there, our end users are queued up at our door or cubical entrance, waiting in line as though they’re waiting to buy a lottery ticket or get a haircut. And yet in this case it’s something much less interesting… perhaps it’s “how do I create a column within a SharePoint document library”…

  • Azure AD Connect – SSO

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    On a pretty regular basis I find myself discussing the merits of using AD FS with Office 365 when a customer or client has special requirements pertaining to their environment. Not only does it allow for instant user control ensuring a user authenticates against their local domain, but it also provides for capabilities pertaining to…