The 6 things you need to know about UI Suppression Mode
You’ve heard of UI Suppression in relation to Lync Desktop Development, but what does it really mean, and what can it do? Here are the 6 things you need to...
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After upgrade to TFS 2013 builds created do not execute correctly – working directory not mapped
Problem Scenario You have an existing TFS installation with TFS Build set up, which is then upgraded to TFS 2013. From that point, new builds created with the default...
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An important UCMA Application restriction to be aware of – Hybrid Lync Environments
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Webinar: Art of the Possible – Extending the value of Microsoft Lync
Today I co-presented a webinar in a series run by my employer, Modality Systems. The webinar title is “Art of the Possible – Extending the value of Microsoft...
Lync Development: Troubleshooting
Unless you’re the Chuck Norris (or the ScottGU) of the development world, you’re going to run into problems with your code. There’s a lot of moving...
Lync Development and Asynchronous Programming
Introduction Asynchronous Programming is an important construct in the world of Lync Development. If you’re already happy with programming in Async, then you can...
Lync Development: What’s Possible
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Lync Development: Picking the Right API
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Hi, I'm Tom. I'm a Microsoft 365 Developer & Architect. I empower developers, architects, and organizations to achive more with Microsoft 365 by creating applications and services with technologies like Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Bot Framework, Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Graph, Adaptive Cards, and Office Add-Ins.
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