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Device Review: Poly EagleEye Cube USB Camera

Time for a new hardware review! This time we have an impressive little device – a new 4K USB camera from Poly (formerly Polycom/Plantronics). Ben at Poly came out to demo some new hardware for us. He showed us two

chris.williams March 5, 2020September 8, 2020 Conferencing, Microsoft Teams, Skype for Business, Third-Party Skype for Business Products 4 Comments Read more

Keyboard Shortcuts in Skype for Business – Where to Find and How to Use Them

Dog on Skype for Business

I’ve blogged about Skype for Business all this time, and almost never touched on keyboard shortcuts! Shame on me. As with most tech learning, this came up out of necessity. I wanted to learn two things in particular…shortcuts to: Accept

chris.williams January 15, 2020 Reference, Skype for Business, Skype for Business Server 2019, Third-Party Skype for Business Products No Comments Read more

3 RealPresence Trio Updates Beef Up its “Communications Hub” Power

“Alexa, start the Skype Meeting.” Sounds like an easy way to kick off a meeting, doesn’t it? If you’re using a RealPresence Trio, you have this functionality available. Poly (formerly Polycom) has made several updates to their Trio conference systems

chris.williams August 7, 2019 Conferencing, Skype for Business, Third-Party Skype for Business Products, Unified Communications No Comments Read more

How the Video Interop Server Fits into Skype for Business

Entry #6 into the “How it Fits” series is…the Video Interop Server, or VIS! Of all the Server Roles, I have the least experience with this one. We’ve only done one install of it, for a customer with an older

chris.williams July 17, 2019July 17, 2019 Conferencing, Intelligent Communications, Reference, Skype for Business, Third-Party Skype for Business Products 1 Comment Read more

How to Preserve Unified Messaging

3 Ways to Keep Voicemail & Auto Attendant when Upgrading to Skype for Business 2019 Those of us who use voicemail in Skype for Business face a quandary. We did get a new Skype for Business Server, as well as

chris.williams April 24, 2019 Exchange, Intelligent Communications, Office 365, Reference, Skype for Business, Third-Party Skype for Business Products, Unified Communications 4 Comments Read more

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

Device Review: Yealink T58A Skype for Business Phone

Today I’m reviewing the Yealink SIP-T58A desk phone. Like its little brother (which we reviewed last time), this is a softphone designed for Skype for Business users. I put it through the same paces as the T56, within the same

chris.williams November 28, 2018 Intelligent Communications, Office 365, Reference, Skype for Business, Third-Party Skype for Business Products, Unified Communications, Voice over IP No Comments Read more

Device Review: Yealink T56A Skype for Business Phone

Time for a new device to review! This time we have a new desk phone: the SIP-T56A from Yealink. Matt at Jenne.com kindly sent me this unit for review, after we expressed interest in the Yealink line. The T56A is

chris.williams October 31, 2018 Reference, Skype for Business, Third-Party Skype for Business Products, Unified Communications, Voice over IP 1 Comment 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

A Tour through the Teams AppSource (App Store)

Did you know you can add third-party add-ons to a Teams channel? Let’s see what happens when you do! Microsoft calls these add-ons “Teams Apps.” They work like Chrome browser add-ons…a way to integrate third-party software into the Teams experience.

chris.williams August 1, 2018 ChatOps, Intelligent Communications, Microsoft Teams, Third-Party Skype for Business Products 1 Comment 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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