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Key Ring

I have discovered something that I’m sure has been out for ages and everyone else knows about it, but I’ll tell you anyway…. A few weeks ago I was standing at the counter of a store that I go to quite often and practically dumping my purse upside down looking for their store card that …

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O365–Enterprise vs. Midsize Plans, something to think about

One question that many companies have about Office 365 is “what is the difference between midsize business and enterprise O365 plans”?  It’s a great question as it highlights one of the big backend differences in O365. You are probably already aware that Microsoft uses Exchange Server and SharePoint Server and Lync Server to provide services …

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O365–Delegated Admin–What is it and why would you want it?

We have had a number of customers that have asked about Delegated Administration and is it something that they want?  I’ll answer this in the reverse order and say, yes, you want it!  But, as usual, there is a bit more to it than a simple “yes”. Delegated Administration is the method that Microsoft provides …

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Office 365 MVP!

I received notification late on June 30th that I have been awarded Office 365 MVP by Microsoft.  I am very honoured to receive this recognition and more than a bit humbled.  The MVP ranks are filled with some incredibly smart and very talented people, not the least of which is our (itgroove’s) own Sean Wallbridge, …

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Moving “Search Results” to Site Collections

The parts that need to be moved Site Collection Result Sources (it’s like a content type) Search Result .aspx Pages (it’s like a template file) Site Settings > Search Settings > Configure Search Navigation How & where to move the parts It’s very easy to export and import the search settings. However the hard part …

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The Joy of Blogging

A while back a bunch of us at itgroove were interviewed about how we use our blogs within the overall context of the business.  The interviews were for a Microsoft publication specifically pointed at other small businesses and the point of the article was to highlight we use our blogs to help promote the business.  …

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Office 365 Roadmap

Microsoft has released the Office 365 Public Roadmap which you can access here.  This is a great tool to discover what updates are being rolled out, what updates/upgrades are being worked on and what is on the “map” for consideration down the road.  The roadmap also gives you a link to see what updates apply …

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A quick tip on setting up your O365 subscription

When you set up an Office 365 subscription the information that you supply for the initial setup is critical going forward.  The reason for this is your “permanent” internal O365 identity will be created as “something.onmicrosoft.com”.  So, if you set up as “mytrial.onmicrosoft.com” and you decide to convert from a trial to a “live” subscription …

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