How do I block contacts from reaching me via Lync?

If you block a contact, your name and email address are displayed to them, but they can’t reach you through Lync. To block a contact in Lync:

• In your Contacts list, right-click the contact you want to block, click Change Privacy Relationship, and then clickBlocked Contacts.

Downloading and installing lync client 2013 basic

1.       Download lync client 2013 :

1.1.    For 64bit operating system (hold Ctrl key then click) : http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/5/3/45367500-0EEB-458F-9BD5-F43778C9F841/lyncentry.exe

1.2.    For 32bit operating system (hold Ctrl key then click):  http://download.microsoft.com/download/F/E/3/FE380515-C80B-4B2E-A3C6-61A4E1781374/lyncentry.exe

·         To find out what’s your operating system version is please refer to this document:

http://www.natworker.com/2014/07/how-to-detect-osversion-for-users-1.html

2.      Install lync basic 2013 :

2.1.    Double-click the LyncEntry.exe program file on your hard disk to begin installation.

2.2.    Accept the Microsoft License Terms and click Continue.

2.3.    Click on “Install Now”.

2.4.    Click Close when the installation completes. 

3.       Using lync basic 2013

 3.1.    Press windows key+R.

3.2.    Type “lync” and click on “OK”.

3.3.    Select Use recommended settings and click Accept.

3.4.    The Lync client will open to a Sign-in screen.

3.5.    Enter your username as your Sign-in address, for example “c.dalili@windavar.net”.

3.6.    Enter your password when prompted.

3.7.    Click Yes to save your Lync sign-in information, or No if you choose not to save it.

For basic tasks in lync you can refer to below link :

http://office.microsoft.com/en-001/lync-help/basic-tasks-in-lync-2013-HA103065025.aspx

How to detect OS version (For Users!)

How to detect OS version (For Users!)

1.       Download and Run “detect OSversion” batch file.

2.       It’ll show a black screen with some text in it.

3.       If the text says "This is 64 Bit Operating System" then your OS is “64bit” version

4.       If the text says "This is 32 Bit Operating System" then your OS is “32bit” version

             Press any key to exit.

Mediatek MT7630E 802.11bgn Wi-Fi Adapter Problem

Mediatek MT7630E 802.11bgn Wi-Fi Adapter connection drops!

 This wifi network adapter has been used in some laptops like Asus x552 series or HP, there is a problem with connectivity to wifi modem or CPE , this problem is related to driver and need BIOS update and in some series it needs to reinstall OS, unfortunately at the moment there is no driver fix for problem and it’s interesting that manufacturers don’t mention it and leave consumers alone .

- No thanks to the horrible support for this wifi adapter.

 there are some asus recommendations  that don't change anything as we know:

Troubleshooting :
Wireless connection unstable and automatically disconnected problem

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Solution

Please try the following steps:
1. Please check the maximum wireless range of your router, don't place your router in a corner or close to metal objects and other electronics in your home.

2. Please enter your router settings, try setting it to a different channel. Channels 1, 6, and 11 are recommended.

3. If the computer connects to Internet via PPPoE, please check your router settings for the auto-disconnect function, and please contact your ISP to check the network environment.

4. Disable your security software and firewall temporarily to see if the problem remains.

5. Disable the power saving feature of the wireless adapter: right click on Computer, select Properties, enter Device Manager.


Right click on your wireless network adapter, select Properties (The model in test machine is Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter), switch to Power Management tab (see screen shot below):

Uncheck Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power, press OK.

6. If the device manager shows the wireless network adapter driver is not installed properly, please reinstall the correct driver.
Please go to the download page of your notebook PC to download the latest version driver:
http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us
You can contact ASUS technical support center to get a new version as well:
http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx?SLanguage=en-us

7. If wireless network adapter disappears from the device manager, please access BIOS by pressing < F2 > during boot up, press < F9 > to load the setup default, then press < F10 > save and restart.

8. If you have tried all the steps above but the problem still remains, please try to reinstall the system via system recovery function or system installation disc.
Please backup your important files, then follow the instructions in user manual to reinstall the system.

If this article can't help you fix the problem, please write email our service center for further ../images/troubleshoot/troubleshooting; make sure to describe the symptom in detail:
http://support.asus.com/techserv/techserv.aspx?SLanguage=en-us

How to change prestashop admin panel url address

Firstly installed prestashop change the admin directory name to something random, like admin1389, then you have to login to your website using http://yoursite.com/admin1389

 if you want to change this url:
1- go to your hosting panel or login through ftp 
2- change the admin folder name to whatever you want
3- use your new url address to login to back-office

What is default user password prestashop john doe

PrestaShop has a default customer or user, named John DOE.

You can use this fake user to test some of your shop's features, and generally browse your shop and see it the way a regular user would.

To log in to your shop using this public account go to your website and   use these credentials to login:

• E-mail address: pub@prestashop.com
• Password: 123456789  

* Don’t forget to disable or remove this customer in a production website to prevent unauthorized access.

Scheduling Recurring Workflows in Dynamics CRM 2011 step by step video

In some cases you have a workflow which will run after some action taken. So the trigger for running workflow in this scenario needs some action.

Consider you want to schedule a workflow to run every 10 days.

The steps below are explained in video:

1.       Create a custom entity to hold configuration record.

2.       Schedule a bulk delete job to delete above records.

3.       Create a workflow which will run on records deletion and also run your desired workflow steps.

4.       At the end of this workflow you should create another record to be deleted in the next schedule.