Introducing Office 365 Groups in Outlook 2016

In my earlier blog post I mentioned about lot of new features that I liked including Groups in Outlook 2016 and a new mobile app called Outlook Groups which you can download. With the new Outlook Groups mobile app for Windows Phone, iOS and Android, you can now engage with your group on your phone while on the go—continue conversations, view files, @mention colleagues and even discover other relevant groups etc. Below is the sample snapshot how it will looks like.

These new capabilities offer a better way to get work done with others and offer a number of benefits compared to traditional distribution lists. In Outlook 2016, creating a group is easy and new colleagues can also join existing groups and quickly get up to speed. Each member of a group can participate in conversations, schedule meetings, share files and notes and even initiate a Skype for Business voice and video call for urgent real-time decisions. You can have a look at the below video:

FAQ: Learn more about Outlook 2016 and its new Groups features here.

Download/try, make use of the Groups!!

Supportability matrix for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, 2010 and 2013 versions

The Exchange Server Supportability Matrix provides a central source for Microsoft Exchange administrators to easily locate information about the level of support available for any configuration or required component for supported versions of Microsoft Exchange. You can refer the supportability matrix here – all of them documented in a single place. It talks about Release Model, supported Operating Systems (OS), supported Active Directory (AD) environments, Web Browsers supported for Outlook Web Access (OWA) for both Premium/Basic, mailbox clients (Outlook, Windows Mobile, Windows Phone, Entourage), Microsoft .NET Framework needed for each Exchange Server, Windows Management Framework/Windows PowerShell, Microsoft Management Console (MMC) and Support Lifecycle etc..

Note: It’s applicable for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013 versions.

//build 2013

Yesterday Steve Ballmer kicked off Build 2013 in San Francisco (The Moscone Center, June 26-June 28) by announcing the availability of the Windows 8.1 Preview, which I blogged earlier. This years Build 2013 will showcase how developers can take advantage of the future of Windows, Windows Phone, Windows Azure, Visual Studio and much more.  At Build, we’ll share updates and talk about what’s next for Windows, Windows Server, Windows Azure, Visual Studio, and more. Build is the path to creating and implementing your great ideas, and then differentiating them in the market.

You can watch it live or offline by sessions @ Build 2013. You can check the schedule by clicking here. For more additional event information you can refer more @ http://www.buildwindows.com/.

Enjoy the session. Cheers

Windows Phone 7.8 Update 7.10.8862.144

I got the above update couple of days earlier to my HTC Mozart device. At this, check its build number – 7.10.8862.144 (You’ll see same on your phone in Settings > About > More info). It contains the following update:

Start. Provides resizable small, medium, and large Live Tiles so you can customize your Start experience in new ways.

Accent colors. Expands the number of available accent colors to 20.

Lock screen. Improves the lock screen experience with accidental wipe protection features and the Bing image of the day wallpaper.

Marketplace and Xbox. Expands Windows Phone Marketplace and Xbox support to new countries and regions.

Fonts. Enhances the Chinese font and improves the appearance of Arabic and other languages.

Live Tiles. Fixes performance issues from a previous update.

Other improvements. Includes many other improvements to Windows Phone.

For more information, you can refer: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/how-to/wp7/basics/update-history…. Enjoy!!

Latest Windows Phone Update

Hi Windows Phone users, Recently I got the latest Windows phone update for my HTC Phone (OS Version 7.10.8112.7)…

This software update includes the following:

So, connect your phone via Zune to update it

Windows Phone 8

You can refer detailed info available @ windowsteam blog: http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2012/06/20/announcing-windows-phone-8.aspx

Future of Windows Phone – Windows Phone Summit 2012

Want to know more about future of Windows Phone? You can watch the session via Microsoft’s Channel 9 is streaming @ Click here

Interesting article: “Nokia Lumia 800 Windows phone experiment @ 105,000 feet”

Interesting article on “Nokia Lumia 800 reaches 105,000 feet”… just check it out!!

Windows Phone 7’s latest update: 7.10.8107.79

I got the latest Windows Phone update: 7.10.8107.79

It fixes the following:

• On-screen keyboard. Fixes an issue to prevent the keyboard from disappearing during typing.
• Email. Fixes a Google mail syncing issue.
• Location. Fixes a location access issue. With this fix, the Me feature in the People Hub sends anonymous information about nearby Wi-Fi access points and cell towers to Microsoft only if you agree to allow the Check In function to access and use location information.
• Security. Revokes digital certificates from DigiCert Sdn Bhd to address an encryption issue.
• Email threads. Fixes an email issue related to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003. With this fix, when you reply to or forward a message, the original message is now included in your response.
• Voicemail. Fixes a voicemail notification display issue that occurs on some European and Asian networks under certain conditions

To learn how to install updates, check if there’s an update available for you to download, and determine which version of Windows Phone you have now, see Phone updates FAQ.

Fix: Windows Phone 7.5 & Facebook Password update “0x83cf1202”

http://www.facebook.com/widgets/like.php?href=http://blogs.msdn.com/b/deva/archive/2011/12/06/fix-windows-phone-7-5-amp-facebook-password-update-0x83cf1202.aspx

Recently one of my customer changed his Facebook password via laptop. Later when he tried connecting via my Windows Phone/Facebook chat, it requested him to update the password. Unfortunately, he opted to delete the Facebook account, but it failed. After this, he can’t update his password. Doing so (Settings > Email+accounts > Facebook), it throws “Attention required – can’t delete Facebook” and error code “0x83cf1202”. 

Tried the following steps, which helped him to fix the issue:

1. Disconnect all devices/desktop apps and login with browser
2. Delete Facebook account (connected with Hotmail account) using the browser
3. Boot the phone
4. In Phone, Sync the Hotmail account. At end of this, delete the Facebook account
5. Now you can connect the Facebook account using Settings > Email+accounts > Facebook in the phone.

Note: Prior to that I learnt that he is connected with messenger desktop app browser, Windows Phone to the Hotmail account. Also the Facebook updates, notifications, still seem to work, but only chat doesn’t

Windows Phone 7 – Mango RTM

It’s nice to see an update from Windows team blog regarding from Terry Myerson Windows Phone 7’s upcoming Mango that Windows Phone development team officially signed off on RTM (Release to Manufacturing). For more info, click here…

Download: Windows Server Solutions Phone Connector for Windows Home Server 2011

Today Windows Server Home Server announced the release of the Windows Server Solutions Phone Connector for Windows Home Server 2011 (aka Integrating Windows Phone 7 with your WHS 2011 Server). This add-in enables you to connect to your home, business, or storage server by using your Windows Phone 7 phone. This installation package provides the Windows Server Solutions Phone Connector server component for integration of Windows Phone 7 into Windows Home Server 2011, Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials, and Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials.

Once the integration of your Windows Phone 7 phone into a Windows Server Solutions server, you can use your phone to perform remote server management tasks (such as view alerts, manage users, and start and stop backups). In addition, with appropriate permissions, you can use your phone to view or access media files that are stored on the server.

The Phone connecter requires both a server sided add-in which you can download from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=214671 , and a Windows Phone 7 Application which can be downloaded through the Zune Market place on your phone or via your PC or simply search for My Home Server to find the application.

References:

Windows Team blog : http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/windowshomeserver/archive/2011/07/15/windows-server-solutions-phone-connector-for-windows-home-server-2011-releases.aspx

TechNet:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh319881.aspx