Tenant changes required for Office Message Encryption

When setting up Office 365 Message Encryption (OME), there are some changes to your tenant's IRM (Information Rights Management) configuration which requires connecting to Exchange Online through Powershell. Once connected to Exchange Online, start by checking your existing IRM Configuration by running the following command: Note that there is no RMS Online Key Sharing Location … Continue reading Tenant changes required for Office Message Encryption

Microsoft plants the Cloud in Canadian Soil

Microsoft announced today that they are planning on delivering Office 365, Azure and Dynamics cloud services from two brand new datacenters on Canadian soil - planted in Toronto and Quebec City. This is such awesome news, as it finally answers the roadblock that many Canadian companies have around their data living in US datacenters!   … Continue reading Microsoft plants the Cloud in Canadian Soil

Creating a New User (Remote Mailbox)

This is the second of three posts detailing how to create new users in a Hybrid environment. In this case, it was Exchange 2010 on premise, Hybrid to Exchange Online, with ADFS / DirSync, and SSO. There was some confusion with the Help Desk staff on how to manage their environment going forward, so I … Continue reading Creating a New User (Remote Mailbox)

Creating a New User (Office 365)

This is the first of three posts detailing how to create new users in a Hybrid environment. In this case, it was Exchange 2010 on premise, Hybrid to Exchange Online, with ADFS / DirSync, and SSO. There was some confusion with the Help Desk staff on how to manage their environment going forward, so I … Continue reading Creating a New User (Office 365)

OneNote: Better than ever, and now even more free

OneNote is easily my most favorite productivity application ever - and most definitely the one application I can't live without! I've been using it since Office 2007, and I continue to love it all the way through to 2013 - even when I was using a Mac exclusively for a while, I couldn't find anything … Continue reading OneNote: Better than ever, and now even more free

Block and Allow in Office 365 Small Business

Dude, where's my rules? I've already written a post on how to blacklist a domain in Office 365, but if you're on the Small Business or Small Business Premium plans, that feature is not available (Source):   Now What? Thankfully, there are still a few options available for managing your junk mail flow - here … Continue reading Block and Allow in Office 365 Small Business

Pro Tip: Quieting Outlook Email Notifications

I recently took part in an Office 365 YamJam – basically, a bunch of folks in Yammer asking and answering questions, sharing information, and learning new things… it was a bit like trying to drink from a fire hose, but it was awesome! One thing that we noticed really quickly was that we were getting … Continue reading Pro Tip: Quieting Outlook Email Notifications