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  • Blog Post: Live@edu Deployment and Marketing Kits

    jamesbmarshall
    ‘Twas the night before Christmas… Can you believe it’s nearly Christmas already? It’s been a whole year since I started writing for this blog and what an exciting year we’ve had! As many of you break up for the holidays you’ll probably be looking forward to mince pies, roast turkey and the ubiquitous...
    on 19 Dec 2011

  • Blog Post: IT Academy: Office 365 Education Training & Certification

    jamesbmarshall
    The upgrade process from Live@edu to Office 365 Education has begun, and if your organisation has an IT Academy subscription then you have access to the Office 365 training material and the ability to gain a Microsoft certification! Through using the IT Academy, your institution’s IT staff can be completely...
    on 14 Mar 2013

  • Blog Post: Live@edu Upgrade: Are your details up to date?

    jamesbmarshall
    If you’re anything like me then you’re excitedly waiting to find about when you’ll be able to get your Live@edu tenant upgraded to Office 365 for education. Hot on the heels of the upgrade portal I talked about recently , I have some more information to share. In order to make the upgrade process smooth...
    on 1 Jun 2012

  • Blog Post: Resource mailboxes are the best way to handle room bookings!

    Anonymous Anonymous
    Wouldn’t it be great if you could get rid of that pile of paper, that book or binder, that holds all the bookings for a particular room or piece of equipment? Well, with Live@edu you can because resource mailboxes are the best way to handle room bookings! There are two types of resource mailbox: room...
    on 12 Oct 2011

  • Blog Post: UK Live@edu Momentum News and Office 365 for Education Update

    jamesbmarshall
    What a year! It’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly a year since the last BETT show in London – even scarier still to think that it’s just a few weeks until I, and the rest of the team, will be there again for BETT 2012! Way back in January we published our latest worldwide statistics for Live@edu...
    on 17 Nov 2011

  • Blog Post: Read twice, send once… Delaying outgoing mail with rules.

    jamesbmarshall
    Measure twice, cut once… “Keep it as long as you can, as long as you can”, the 6 Ps* – whichever adage you use to prevent making a mistake there’ll always be that time when you let one little thing slip. Maybe it’s accidentally hitting send on a email to your boss telling them what you really think of...
    on 9 Feb 2012

  • Blog Post: Updated Message and Recipient Limits - Live@EDU

    Michael Icore
    Outlook Live accounts have historically been 500 recipients per day. Microsoft has recently updated this policy to be in line with the Exchange Online offering in Office 365. All newly provisioned tenants will see these new limits immediately. For those customers who are already on Live@EDU , you should...
    on 3 Feb 2012

  • Blog Post: Welcome to Office 365 for education

    jamesbmarshall
    Starting today, Microsoft Office 365 for education is available , providing the world’s best productivity, communications and collaboration experiences to schools at no cost.    “ The cloud and online learning are key trends transforming education today. Office 365 for education delivers a...
    on 27 Jun 2012

  • Blog Post: Partner Event: Salford Software on cost savings using Microsoft technologies!

    jamesbmarshall
    In partnership with Microsoft, Salford Software is hosting two events for FE and HE organisations. With cost savings still a concern for many, the theme of the events is delivering efficiencies through Microsoft technologies. “ Make it efficient, effective and exciting using Microsoft Technologies ”...
    on 17 Nov 2011

  • Blog Post: How to integrate Live@edu into Moodle 2.0

    jamesbmarshall
    Moodlerooms, Inc., has developed an integration connecting Microsoft’s Live@edu services and Moodle, the world’s most widely-used Learning Management System. With this integration, Moodlerooms makes the rich functionality of Live@edu directly accessible within the Moodle 2.0 and 1.9 environments via...
    on 24 Feb 2012

  • Blog Post: Using transport rules to create an “Ethical Firewall”

    jonnychambers
    Hello again, I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season!  Just before the holiday break I had a few customers ask me about transport rules so I decided to put together a little demo.  This video will show you how to use the transport rules in Live ...read more
    on 21 Jan 2011

  • Blog Post: FREE Live@edu Deployment Webcast

    Anonymous Anonymous
    Who likes free stuff? I know I do! Well, I’d like to take this opportunity to invite you to join our FREE deployment webcast where you can hear about some of the many ways in which you can get the most value from the service. There’ll also be lots of time for Q&A with our UK deployment specialist;...
    on 1 Aug 2011

  • Blog Post: Dynamic Distribution Groups–Part 2

    Anonymous Anonymous
    Now you see me… Now you don’t! In part one of this blog-couplet I talked about how you can very simply create a dynamic distribution group using a little bit of PowerShell. We also looked at how you can test to make sure that the right people will get an email when you send a mail to that DDG. In this...
    on 6 Oct 2011

  • Blog Post: Skype is Replacing Messenger for Instant Messaging and Presence

    jamesbmarshall
    Have you seen the good news?  Skype and Messenger are coming together.  Soon millions of Messenger users will be able to reach their Messenger friends on Skype.  By updating to Skype, Messenger users can instant message and video call their Messenger friends plus a whole lot more. ...
    on 7 Nov 2012

  • Blog Post: SkyDrive – built for the modern web using HTML5

    Anonymous Anonymous
    Have you been to http://skydrive.live.com recently? GO! Check it out! Something’s changed… It’s Faster Common tasks and scenarios, like clicking on folders and navigating photo albums will go from 6-9 seconds down to 100-300 milliseconds. We took advantage of hardware accelerated graphics, advancements...
    on 21 Jun 2011

  • Blog Post: Managing Office 365 for education using PowerShell

    jamesbmarshall
    PowerShell is cool – at least I think it is! We’ve been talking about using PowerShell to manage Live@edu since the early days of Exchange Labs , and several times since. As more and more customers complete the upgrade from Live@edu to Office 365 for education I thought it would be a good time to talk...
    on 23 Jan 2013

  • Blog Post: Welcoming Fraser Public Schools to Live@edu!

    jonnychambers
    Fraser Public Schools in Michigan is fostering learning outside the classroom with a new suite of online messaging and collaboration services from Microsoft. The district chose Microsoft Live@edu instead of Google Apps for Education to give students experience ...read more
    on 4 Feb 2011

  • Blog Post: Updated: Webcast: Migrating to Live@edu and Office 365 for education

    jamesbmarshall
    This Thursday, 1st March (St. David’s day, if you’re Welsh!), and again on the 6th of March, we’ll be running a webcast where you can learn about some of the different methods and tools there are to aid your migration to the cloud! The webcast will cover both services at a high level and there’ll be...
    on 27 Feb 2012

  • Blog Post: Two Accounts after Live@edu to Office 365 Upgrade

    jamesbmarshall
    Check out this video explaining the two accounts users will have after their institution upgrades from Live@edu to Office 365 Education.
    on 18 Mar 2013

  • Blog Post: Banish Attachments Forever!

    jamesbmarshall
    Please see attached… Ok, put your hands up. Who still sends files as attachments in their email? Come on, be honest! I’m guilty of it myself – just ask my boss, after I dropped a 7MB “email bomb” on him recently. Despite having both SharePoint Online and SkyDrive at my fingertips there are times I find...
    on 13 Feb 2012

  • Blog Post: SkyDrive and Office Web Apps

    jamesbmarshall
    For schools, colleges and universities looking for a powerful tool for their students to help them better collaborate on group projects, SkyDrive and Office Web Apps is the ideal solution. Those looking for a web based solution often think about Google Docs. While tools such as this may work well for...
    on 30 Jan 2012

  • Blog Post: Action required: Changes to Live@edu SSO Toolkit

    Anonymous Anonymous
    Important Changes As per the recent posting on Outlook Live Answers , there are some changes that will need to be made if you are using SSO. The URL used to validate a Windows Live ID is changing, so any single sign-on solutions that are built using the Microsoft Live@edu SSO Toolkit must be modified...
    on 26 Aug 2011

  • Blog Post: Kentucky Department of Education saving $6.3m in costs with Live@edu

    jonnychambers
    Hi folks, Around a year ago,the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) rolled out Live@edu to their 174 school districts to much acclaim. We have just completed the formal case study on this fantastic state-wide implementation. I know you will all want to read more, here is an excerpt to whet your...
    on 20 Sep 2011

  • Blog Post: Three new UK universities adopting Microsoft Live@edu

    Anonymous Anonymous
    Heading to Brighton, Plymouth or Huddersfield this year? Then you’re in for a treat at these three universities as well as many other academic institutions will be rolling out Microsoft Live@edu to their students starting this academic year . Great news! Are you? Are you rolling out Live@edu ready for...
    on 16 Aug 2011