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The 5 Most Useful Skype4B / Teams Posts in 2018

Let’s start 2019 with a refresher. 2018 was a busy year, with new content and updates for older, more evergreen content. In today’s post I’ve listed our the 5 most popular posts in 2018, by number of unique visits. If

chris.williams January 16, 2019 Instant Messaging (IM), Microsoft Teams, Office 365, Reference, Skype for Business, Third-Party Skype for Business Products, Unified Communications, Voice over IP No Comments Read more

How to Access Skype for Business and Teams Services on Linux Computers

Want to access Skype for Business or Teams on Linux? You’re not alone. I wrote a post back in 2014 titled, “Lync on Linux: How to Access Lync Services on Linux Computers.” It remains one of the most-read posts on

chris.williams September 20, 2018January 16, 2019 Conferencing, Instant Messaging (IM), Microsoft Teams, Reference, Skype for Business, Third-Party Skype for Business Products 22 Comments Read more

Software Add-on Review: SuperToast V3

Never Miss a Skype for Business Notification Again In early 2016 I wrote a post titled, Making Sure You See Skype for Business Notifications—No Matter What!. In said post I reviewed a notification app called SuperToast, made by Modality Systems.

chris.williams July 18, 2018July 18, 2018 ChatOps, Instant Messaging (IM), Lync Server 2013, Skype for Business, Third-Party Skype for Business Products, Voice over IP 5 Comments Read more

Scenes from the ChatOps War

Group Messaging/Chat continues to expand, as each challenger battles its competitors. Here’s where we stand. Slack and Teams Stay Neck-and-Neck These two are ‘the’ names when it comes to ChatOps (business-grade chat/messaging platforms). Teams continues to expand its user base.

chris.williams May 10, 2018 Instant Messaging (IM), Intelligent Communications, Microsoft Teams, Persistent Chat No Comments Read more

What to Do When Skype4B Conversations Take Weeks to Appear in Outlook

You have a normal conversation in Skype for Business via Instant Messaging. The next day, you need to check the status of a task. You recall you mentioned this task in yesterday’s conversation. Better go check it in Conversation History.

chris.williams January 10, 2018 Exchange, Instant Messaging (IM), Lync Server 2013, Skype for Business 2 Comments Read more

Troubleshooting Reference for Skype for Business File Transfer Issues

In my last post, I mentioned a co-worker alerted me to problems with file transfers in Skype for Business failing. I did promise to do a post on her situation once we resolved the issue. Well, we resolved it! I

chris.williams May 18, 2017 Instant Messaging (IM), Reference, Skype for Business 1 Comment Read more

What’s Involved in a Skype for Business File Transfer

File Transfer in Skype for Business

Skype for Business on Mac finally got file transfer capability in April. Then, just last week, a co-worker asked me about a thorny issue they’ve had with file transfers intermittently failing. (I’ll cover this in its own post once we’ve

chris.williams May 11, 2017 Instant Messaging (IM), Office 365, Skype for Business 8 Comments Read more

3 Ways to Start Conversations With Skype for Business Auto-Contact Links

A reader comment drew my attention to this post from way back in 2011: 3 Ways to Start Conversations With Lync Auto-Contact URLs They asked a simple question: “Could you do this (set auto-contact URLs) with a Skype for Business

chris.williams March 8, 2017 Instant Messaging (IM), Lync Server 2013, Skype for Business, Unified Communications, Voice over IP 2 Comments Read more

Skype for Business vs. Workplace by Facebook

Time to continue our “VS.” series! This time, let’s do a comparison of Workplace by Facebook to Skype for Business. (Previous post: Skype for Business vs. Google Hangouts) I was introduced to Workplace during research for The Security Behind 6

chris.williams February 22, 2017 Conferencing, Instant Messaging (IM), Persistent Chat, Skype for Business, Unified Communications 6 Comments Read more

3 Ways to Make Sure Contact Photos Display in Skype for Business

Today, let’s tackle a tiny-but-frustrating issue…Skype for Business contact photos. User images, Skype avatars, we have several names for them. They’re the little circular image that shows up in Skype for Business next to your name in the Contacts List.

chris.williams January 18, 2017January 16, 2019 Instant Messaging (IM), Skype for Business, Unified Communications 4 Comments Read more
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The Skype4B Insider is a blog about the technology we use to communicate in business today. Here we talk about Microsoft's Skype for Business Server 2015, Lync Server 2013, Unified Communications, Voice over IP and related technologies like Exchange Server. Written by Chris W., MCSE in Communication and PlanetMagpie IT Consulting's Digital Marketing & Communications Manager.

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