Exchange server 2013 – Publishing rule using TMG

Now that Exchange Server 2013 is available, some of you may well be wondering how to publish it to the Internet using Microsoft Threat Management Gateway (TMG) or perhaps the Microsoft Unified Access Gateway (UAG).

The first thing to know is that there is no Exchange Server 2013 publishing wizard, but do not panic as you can instead use the 2010 wizard, and then make some changes described here…Read the blog article from exchange team blog

Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 mainstream support ends

Today I’ve come across the blog from David Musgrave .

Mainstream Support for Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 is ending today, on the 9th October 2012. Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 now enters an Extended Support period until 10th October 2017.

Original blog post from Sarah Purdy…click here.

Microsoft Product Lifecycle for Dynamics GP, Click here

 

Microsoft Dynamics GP Web Client – 2013

In the Microsoft Dynamics GP Technical Airlift, thanks to Mariano Gomez who has explained in his blog that this was communicated the release of Dynamics GP Web Client in phases, addressing each core application functionality.

Installing the web client also explained in the Dynamics Confessor BlogSpot by Leslie. Good article.

Enjoy!!!

Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online

Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online, gives you a powerful CRM software delivered as a cloud service from Microsoft. More info, click here

Alloy Software – Best enterprise-level IT infrastructure management suite based on ITIL principles

Alloy Software – Best enterprise-level IT infrastructure management suite based on ITIL  (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) principles

I’ve come across this software for the past 5 months, and to be frank this is the best software so far I learned which can do all the IT inventory/asset management and support portal for the end users. It also has the best feature to do workflow management and alerts within the product, tightly integrated, with out additional programming/customization.

With the tight integration of flexible service desk, asset management and network inventory tools, the ability to manage the entirety of IT operations are automatically simplified through the use of intelligently designed features. Alloy Navigator  allows users to manage the complex interrelationships, dependencies and life cycles of workstations, servers, network devices and software licenses and related service history, contracts, warranties and financial information so that users can gain true visibility and transparency.

They have a great support towards this software, and to be frank, I used it rarely. This shows how good is this software.

Enjoy!!!

Browser end of support for Internet Explorer 7

Its the end of life support for Internet Explorer 7…Read the blog and update your browser to the newer version.

Microsoft Dynamics GP – Discontinuing sales of Extender Module

Announcement from Microsoft 

Discontinuing sales of the Extender module both sales and support. Read more from Victoria Yudin’s Blog (Thanks Victoria!!!)

Extender will revert back to eOne Solutions, the original developer of Extender, starting February 1, 2013.

I wonder why this move from Microsoft?

 

Nokia Lumia 920 – The Phone that sets the standard

  • 8.7 megapixels Camera sensor (main camera resolution)
  • Nokia PureView Camera
  • 4.5 ” Display size
  • Snapdragon™ S4 Processor name
  • 10 h Talk time (3G)
  • 400 h Standby time (3G)
  • 67 h Maximum music playback time

Operating system and software

The Nokia Lumia 920 runs the Windows Phone 8 operating system. As with other Lumia devices, the 920 includes Nokia-exclusive apps, like Nokia City Lens, an augmented reality software that gives dynamic information about users’ surroundings. Click here for Specifications.

Inductive charging

The phone can be recharged either physically or inductively using the Qi technology. Rather than requiring the use of a physical connection to the phone, this requires the phone to be placed upon a charging pad which, unlike a physical connector, hinders use of the phone while charging. The charging pad requires a separate power supply.

Processors, memory, and storage

The Lumia 920 has a 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Krait, and a Qualcomm Adreno 225 GPU, and has 1 GB of system RAM

Nokia Lumia 920 comes with an internal storage capacity of 32 GB. Although Windows Phone 8 supports storage expansion using microSD cards, Lumia 920 does not support them.

Screen

The Lumia 920 has a 4.5-inch curved glass display running at WXGA (1280 × 768) resolution with an aspect ratio of 15:9 using enhanced IPS screen technology which Nokia calls “PureMotion HD+”. It has less than 9 ms average transition times, where conventional IPS LCDs have an average of 23 ms, which reduces motion blur.

Camera

The Lumia 920 has Nokia’s PureView technology on the rear camera, which Nokia claims to be the best currently available on any smartphone, capturing “five to 10 times more light than competitor devices” via a “floating lens technology that surpasses the optical image stabilization system of most digital SLRs.

Click here for accessories list.

 

Windows 8 – Keyboard Shortcut

The Windows logo key  also known as the Windows key, the home key, the meta key, the start key, MOD4, or the flag key is a keyboard key which was originally introduced on the Microsoft Natural keyboard before the release of Windows 95. This key became a standard key on PC keyboards.

Main Keyboard Shortcut to remember for Windows 8

  •  : Toggle between Tile screen and the last accessed application
  • + C: Access the charms bar
  • + Tab: Access the Modern Desktop Taskbar
  • + I: Access the Settings charm
  • + K: Access the Devices charm
  • + Q: Access the Apps Search screen
  • + F: Access the Files Search screen
  • + W: Access the Settings Search screen
  • + X: Access the Windows Tools Menu
  • + E: Open Computer
  • Alt + F4 : Close the active program/Screen

Other Keyboard Short Cuts

  • + O: Lock screen orientation
  • + H: Access the Share charm
  • + P: Access the Second Screen bar
  • + . : Move the screen split to the right
  • + V: View all active Toasts/Notifications
  • + PrtScrn: Takes a screenshot of the screen and automatically saves it in the Pictures folder as Screenshot
  • + Enter: Launch Narrator
  • + Z: Brings up the App Bar when you have a Modern Desktop App running
  • + R: Open the Run dialog box
  • + U: Open Ease of Access Center
  • + 1..10: Launch a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number
  • + B: Select the first item in the Notification Area and then use the arrow keys to cycle through the items Press Enter to open the selected item
  • + T: Cycle through the items on the Taskbar
  • + M: Minimize all windows
  • + D: Show/Hide Desktop (minimize/restore all windows)
  • + L: Lock computer
  • + Up Arrow: Maximize current window
  • + Down Arrow: Minimize/restore current window
  • + Home: Minimize all but the current window
  • + Left Arrow: Tile window on the left side of the screen
  • + Right Arrow: Tile window on the right side of the screen
  • + Shift + V: View all active Toasts/Notifications in reverse order
  • + Shift + . : Move the screen split to the left
  • + Shift + M: Restore all minimized windows
  • + Shift + Up Arrow: Extend current window from the top to the bottom of the screen
  • + Shift + Left/Right Arrow: Move the current window from one monitor to the next
  • + Shift + 1..10: Launch a new instance of a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number
  • + Ctrl + B: Access the program that is displaying a message in the Notification Area
  • + Ctrl + 1..10: Access the last active instance of a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number
  • + Ctrl + F: Open Find Computers dialog box
  • + Alt + 1..10: Access the Jump List of a program pinned on the Taskbar in the position indicated by the number
  • + F1: Launch Windows Help and Support
  • + Pause/Break: Open the System page
  • PageUp: Scroll forward on the Modern Desktop Start screen
  • PageDown: Scroll backward on the Modern Desktop Start screen
  • Esc: Close  a charm
  • Ctrl + Esc: Switch between Modern Desktop Start screen and the last accessed application
  • Ctrl + Mouse scroll wheel: Activate the Semantic Zoom on the Modern Desktop screen
  • Ctrl + A: Select all items
  • Ctrl + C: Copy the selected item
  • Ctrl + X: Cut the selected item
  • Ctrl + V: Paste the selected item
  • Ctrl + D: Delete selected item
  • Ctrl + Z: Undo an action
  • Ctrl + Y: Redo an action
  • Ctrl + N: Open a new window in Windows Explorer
  • Ctrl + W: Close current window in Windows Explorer
  • Ctrl + E: Select the Search box in the upper right corner of a window
  • Ctrl + Shift + N: Create new folder
  • Ctrl + Shift + Esc: Open the Windows Task Manager
  • Ctrl + Alt + Tab: Use arrow keys to cycle through open windows
  • Ctrl + Alt + Delete: Access the Windows Security screen
  • Ctrl + Click: Select multiple individual items
  • Ctrl + Click and drag an item: Copies that item in the same folder Ctrl + Shift + Click and drag an item: Creates a shortcut for that item in the same folder
  • Ctrl + Tab:  Move forward through tabs
  • Ctrl + Shift + Tab: Move backward through tabs
  • Ctrl + Shift + Click on a Taskbar button: Launch a new instance of a program as an Administrator
  • Ctrl + Click on a grouped Taskbar button: Cycle through the instances of a program in the group
  • Alt: Display a hidden Menu Bar
  • Alt + D: Select the Address Bar
  • Alt + P: Display the Preview Pane in Windows Explorer
  • Alt + Tab: Cycle forward through open windows
  • Alt + Shift + Tab: Cycle backward through open windows
  • Alt + F: Close the current window Open the Shut Down Windows dialog box from the Desktop
  • Alt + Spacebar: Access the Shortcut menu for current window
  • Alt + Esc: Cycle between open programs in the order that they were opened
  • Alt + Enter: Open the Properties dialog box of the selected item
  • Alt + PrtScn: Take a screen shot of the active Window and place it in the clipboard
  • Alt + Up Arrow: Move up one folder level in Windows Explorer (Like the Up Arrow in XP)
  • Alt + Left Arrow: Display the previous folder
  • Alt + Right Arrow: Display the next folder
  • Shift + Insert: CD/DVD Load CD/DVD without triggering Auto play or Auto run
  • Shift + Delete: Permanently delete the selected item without sending it onto Recycle Bin
  • Shift + F6: Cycle backward through elements in a window or dialog box
  • Shift + F10: Access the context menu for the selected item
  • Shift + Tab: Cycle backward through elements in a window or dialog box
  • Shift + Click: Select a consecutive group of items
  • Shift + Click on a Taskbar button: Launch a new instance of a program
  • Shift + Right-click on a Taskbar button: Access the context menu for the selected item
  • F1: Display Help
  • F2: Rename a file
  • F3: Open Search
  • F4: Display the Address Bar list
  • F5: Refresh display
  • F6: Cycle forward through elements in a window or dialog box
  • F7: Display command history in a Command Prompt
  • F10: Display hidden Menu Bar
  • F11: Toggle full screen display

Windows 8 – Versions

Windows 8 Version details

  • Windows 8 is the basic edition of Windows for the x86 and x86-64 architectures.
  • Windows 8 Pro succeeds Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate and is targeted towards enthusiasts and business users.
  • Windows 8 Enterprise provides all the features in Windows 8 Pro (except the ability to install the Windows Media Center add-on), with additional features to assist with IT organization.
  • Windows RT will only be available pre-installed on ARM-based devices such as tablet PCs, and was named for the Windows Runtime (WinRT) development platform that Microsoft is introducing in Windows 8.

Unlike Windows Vista and Windows 7, there are no Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, or Ultimate editions