With this cool new feature, you can @mention either a person or group chat, and send a quick message without having to switch main context in your Teams client.
Just enter @person <msg>
Sending a Quick Message from the Command Bar – Microsoft Teams
Update VMWare ESXi from Shell
Do you know the feeling of creating USB drives to update/upgrade your VM hosts?
Stop!, You can do this now from the CLI!
I will explain you how to do this.
The New Microsoft Teams & Skype for Business Admin Center
To enable a better manageability for admins, Microsoft has started to roll out a new Microsoft Teams & Skype for Business Admin Center.
This new experience provides you with a unified experience to manage both Teams and Skype for Business and will also incorporate Call Analytics and the Call Quality Dashboard (direct links to the legacy portals).
Create a Microsoft Teams messaging policy
This is where you can create custom policies to disable deleting or the use of Giphys in conversations
Assign Policy to Users
To assign policy’s to user you will need to go to the “Users”, find the user and click “edit assigned Policies”
External Access
In the new Admin portal you also have the setting to define External Access
You can set external access on/off and you can set the on/off switch for external communication with other Skype users.
Guest Access
Guest access in Teams lets people outside your organization access teams and channels. Use the settings below to control which features guest users can or can’t use.
More info about the new Admin Center you can find on the Microsoft Docs site.
Microsoft is rolling out the new Microsoft Teams & Skype for Business Admin Center in stages. As a result, all customers will not see the new Admin Center at the same time. Microsoft will notify you when you can start using the new Admin Center. Keep an eye on the Message Center.
Review: Hidester VPN
Why should you need a VPN?
Cybercriminals, Hackers, spies, government, overeager retailers and even internet service providers can watch what you do online but only if we let them.
So in this review i tested the VPN service of “Hidester VPN” for a couple of days, I used my iPhone to test and i must say i like the speed of the network and the simplicity of the client. I tried to reach out to some blocked sites, and these are working fine.
Hidester VPN is registered in Hong Kong, as this country does not have any data retention law, and therefore a complete no log VPN service could be legally operated from there. Some key points on Hidester VPN are:
- High Speed VPN
- Zero Logging
- AES-256-CBC TLS 2048 encryption
- Use of 5 simultaneously
- Torrenting and P2P allowed
- Allow access to blocked sites
At the moment of writing they have 45 servers in 41 locations available for you.
Common Area Phones – Skype for Business Online
Microsoft has enabled a new service called “Common Area Phone”, this way you can enable IP Phones as a generic device. The “Common Area Phone” License contains:
- Phone System
- Skype for Business Online (Plan 2)
You can now try 25 licenses for 1 month.