Hello, firstly please let me thank you all for downloaded the previous releases of LCS. It really has come on leaps and bounds with your help. I am now pleased to announce that version 0.0.0.5 is now available to download!
However – you will first need to remove the old versions (0.0.0.4 or less) before you install the new version.. The previous setup packaging app I was using caused far too much pain, so I have abandoned it for an MSI build.
Going forward any future updates should be a lot less painless to install. This also gives better ability for roll out via GPO.
0.0.0.5 fixes a hand full of bugs in the file handling methods, and also backs up the license key used to save constant re-entry.
0.0.0.5 also brings with it a collection of new and exciting features, including a status specific personal note and location settings!
Features
- Custom Status – This application eases the pain of creating 4 custom status options for the Microsoft Lync Client. Rather then just telling your contacts you are away or busy, you can now give them more insight into what you are on with.
- Linked Personal Notes – Now when you switch to a status, a predefined personal note will also apply
- Linked Locations – Now when you switch to a status, a predefined location will also apply
- Automated(Canned) Responses – Upon selecting a custom status, the application is capable of intercepting conversation requests and replying (automatically) with your predefined response.
- Exception Lists – Sometimes you don’t want your automated responses going to every contact in your list, the application works with a list of predefined addresses which it won’t respond to.
- Frequency of response – Much like Microsoft Outlook, you can prevent (if you want) the recipient receiving multiple copies of your ‘canned’ response in a 24 hour period. Alternatively, you can set the app to reply every time.
- Tools – The application also contains a tool set for some often required ‘tweaks’/file manipulations to resolve some of the niggles we come across in our Lync environment.
- Lync Cache Cleaning – Lync caches information locally to aid with performance, this can often cause delays when information is updated on other clients or centrally.
- Photo Cache Cleaning – The application enables the end-user to ‘point and click’ clear down the Lync Client photo cache. Very useful when diagnosing photo synchronisation issues.
- Contact Cache Cleaning – The application enables the end-user to ‘point and click’ clear down the Lync Client Contact cache cleaning. This saves having to remove all the users login information, but often helps clear spurious contact list issues. Such as people’s status’ being listed incorrectly.
- Appear Offline – The application gives the end-user the ability to enable a hidden Lync feature, the ability to appear offline.. This is especially useful if you are out of the office and need to make calls, but do not want to receive calls/IM’s
- Force GAL Download – The application enables the end-user to override the delay of download for the GAL, very handy during a rebuild of an end users machine.
- Backup GAL – The application makes backing up the local copy of the GAL a point and click process. This comes in handy when migrating a user from one machine to another.
- Lync Cache Cleaning – Lync caches information locally to aid with performance, this can often cause delays when information is updated on other clients or centrally.
As always, please let me know if you discover any bugs – or have suggestions for features. If you already have a key for the app you can download the MSI here .. If you don’t yet have a key please use this link:
Thanks
Mike