My manager asked me to add a new user to one of our Persistent Chat rooms. Since we hadn’t used this particular room yet, I was happy to do so. (It meant starting up a new project!) However I encountered
December Poll Results, and What to Expect for the 2016 Skype4B Insider
First off, I have to say Thank You to everyone who responded on the December poll. Not only did we get a healthy variety of answers, we had several emails from readers sharing how this blog helped them out last
Encountering a Persistent Chat Error? How to Resolve the “500 Internal Server Error” After December 2014 CU
This past week we encountered a Lync Server error internally. We found a solution online, thanks to a fellow Lync blogger. I’m blogging about it today to document how we handled the troubleshooting process, and to showcase the blogger, a
Lync Add-Ons: MindLink Anywhere Extends Persistent Chat’s Reach
Another third-party Lync app to test! I signed up for a trial of MindLink Anywhere. MindLink describes the product like this: “MindLink Anywhere brings the power of Microsoft Lync Persistent Chat, Presence and Instant Messaging through your web browser to
Why Doesn’t Lync Online Include Persistent Chat? 4 Reasons
Lync Online is a helpful introduction to the world of Lync. It’s handy for a lower-cost communications solution when smaller offices need on fast. However, it has painful limitations – no external VoIP calls (yet), limitations to online meetings, and
Is There a Way to Use Persistent Chat as a Web App – Without a Lync Account?
Time for another reader question! I received this the other day from Jean: “A client is asking us if it’s possible to integrate a Lync Chat Room inside a PHP website. They have about 1000 people who want to use