I installed Lync 2010 on my work laptop today, one of our clients had been asking lots of questions about it, and i managed to get myself a copy under the company pilot programme. I am really quite pleased with it so far, i love unified communications! Anyone who works with me knows i spend [...]
All posts in category PC & Microsoft Tech
Unified Communications with Lync 2010
Posted by Owen Richardson on July 9, 2011
http://owenrichardson.com/2011/07/09/unified-communications-with-lync-2010/
Cloud computing
I saw this balloon a couple of weeks ago literally no more than 10m from the top of my apartment building which is kind of cool. I don’t know if it was a publicity stunt but I saw it go down just the other side of the buildings next door. I do live just across [...]
Posted by Owen Richardson on July 7, 2011
http://owenrichardson.com/2011/07/07/cloud-computing/
Navigating Microsoft Services
Ive had to spend a little time looking at Microsoft Certification today and i sometimes forget what i mine field navigating your way through microsoft services can be. I have exams bound to my current company using a live id that i registered with my old employer. I then have my personal live id which [...]
Posted by Owen Richardson on July 4, 2011
http://owenrichardson.com/2011/07/04/navigating-microsoft-services/
Windows Phone 7
As an advocate of Microsoft technology i have to say that professionally the windows phone 7 is a great idea, and they have done many things to really distinguish it from its precessors – but the real question is, is it enough? Yesterday i got my hands on a handset for the first time and [...]
Posted by Owen Richardson on April 16, 2011
http://owenrichardson.com/2011/04/16/windows-phone-7/
Exploring Blog Posting In Word
I didn’t look at the blog posting functionality in word 2010 before about 5 minutes ago – I am configuring up my personal profile at work and there is a link on the page to blog with an external application. That launched this window and I successfully managed to publish to sharepoint 2010 with no [...]
Posted by Owen Richardson on March 23, 2011
http://owenrichardson.com/2011/03/23/exploring-blog-posting-in-word/
Configuring SP 2010
I am on a course – configuring Sharepoint 2010. It’s been a good day but all that listening to Swedish is exausting. Haven’t done bad for freebies on this – as well as the customary course material I got a free Addskills bag and pen! Munchies are also free though unfortunately I am on a [...]
Posted by Owen Richardson on March 7, 2011
http://owenrichardson.com/2011/03/07/2109942904/
PC vs Mac
Since the 80′s there had been the PC vs Mac debate going on – with hardened fans on each side wishing to take up the cause and stand on their soapboxes. For a while in the past i developed mac software professionally. I’ve been asked may times over the years which technology I think is [...]
Posted by Owen Richardson on January 5, 2011
http://owenrichardson.com/2011/01/05/pc-vs-mac/
Fable III
I don’t care I don’t think I will ever be the sort of person who runs for a train. I am watching an episode of “The IT Crowd” which is fun. I’ve been platings a bit of Fable III on the Xbox 360. I love all of the fable games – they are like fantasy [...]
Posted by Owen Richardson on November 23, 2010
http://owenrichardson.com/2010/11/23/1656294467/








