Microsoft Teams does many things – including serving as a platform for group-based games
(Note: This is the first in a series of posts we’ll be producing that focus on the fun and games possible with Teams.)
Read MoreBe wary of attackers seeking to exploit the pandemic
Reports from organizations around the world indicate a significant uptick in phishing and malware attacks as bad actors seek to exploit the instability resulting from the coronavirus outbreak. As if you didn’t have enough on your plate.
Read MoreWe were excited to hear that there was a way to create custom backgrounds for Microsoft Teams video calls. We found several backgrounds online and customized them by adding our logo to the images. We were impressed with the results!
Read MoreRecently, Microsoft announced that the ability to use a custom background when on a Teams video call. This was a nice upgrade from the background blur feature that allowed you to blur out the guest bed or your kids pouring a bowl of cereal in the background. But, the 24 options Microsoft has given us are simply not enough. We want to create our OWN custom backgrounds!
Read MoreThe Modern Workplace is undergoing a big test. Here’s some advice on how to make sure your meetings earn a passing grade.
Thrust into an unusual – and for some, unprecedented – working environment, everyone with the good fortune to still be employed is doing their best to replicate the familiar tropes of office life in a remote setting. Chief among those endeavors is almost certainly conducting virtual meetings.
Read MoreIf you’re reading this there is a high likelihood that you’re doing so in an unfamiliar environment. Our comfortable workplaces have been upended by global events and your organization may be experiencing chaos, uncertainty and disconnectedness. While Office 365 offers an array of apps to help us bridge some of the gaps we’re now confronted with, there’s one in particular that we think deserves your attention – Microsoft Planner. This article will help set the wheels in motion and help you leverage the oft overlooked application that many organizations may not even realize has been included in their Office 365 subscription.
Read MoreMany of our clients use Microsoft Software Assurance Training Vouchers (SATVs) to help in deploying, managing, supporting, and driving the adoption of Microsoft software. Kiefer clients with Microsoft Enterprise Agreements can use the SATVs by contacting us and scheduling sessions with Kiefer subject matter experts (SMEs).
Read MoreRealm is the mobile database to use for those looking for a modern, fast, and off-line centric solution that works across all major mobile platforms. When you’re starting from scratch, then it’s easy to just dive in and get going. But sometimes you will have existing data that you need to convert over first. In this article, we will walk through on how you can accomplish this task with a little help from Xcode and Swift.
Read MoreEver wanted to make your roll-up of content look better than the out of the box (OOB) look and feel provided by SharePoint? If you have used a Content Search Web Part in SharePoint 2013 you know what I mean. The OOB templates provided to display the search results are not as spectacular anymore and it would be great to make it look so much better.
Read MoreUPDATED: March 24, 2020
Successful projects are often the direct result of asking the right questions during the initiation and planning phases of a project. By leveraging the Project Readiness Assessment, project managers can engage in open and candid conversation with project sponsors and other project stakeholders.
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