I’ve used this tool myself to update my Lync image from a very low-resolution image to a higher-quality picture and it works great. Here is what you need to do:

Follow these steps to upload or edit a photo in a user’s Active Directory to have it display correctly in Lync:

1. First you need to download and install the AD Photo Edit Utility from https://www.cjwdev.co.uk/Software/ADPhotoEdit/Info.html. If you want to edit multiple users at a time, purchase the Bulk Edition of the tool.

2. After the tool has been installed, AD Photo Edit automatically detects and connects to your Active Directory. In my case it’s detecting the redmond.corp.microsoft.com domain.

3. Search for the user's name or alias and click Edit Image for the selected user. I searched for my alias, which is croman and the tool immediately pulled up my contact information.

4. Now you need to choose Select New Image, and then select a new image that you would like to have displayed. I simply switched my existing image for a higher-resolution picture.

Important: Make sure that the image is in .BMP or .JPEG format and that it is smaller than 100 KB!

5. Make any adjustments to the size or orientation of the picture and then click Apply Changes.

6. Once your changes have been applied, simply click OK to save your selected image. Allow for the Microsoft Online Services Directory Synchronization tool to synchronize the new information and wait approximately 12-24 hours for all changes to take effect.

Now try it out for yourself and see how cool this tool is!

Stay tuned!

Constanze

During this webcast, Alex and Ron will show you how you can make use of the Gesture API when creating your managed applications, and we work through the code samples and a sample library that simplify the access to these gesture APIs.

To register for the webcast, click on the following link: https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032422150&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US.

Also, to access the managed wrapper for the Gestures API, please go to: https://code.msdn.microsoft.com/gestureswm.

In his talk, Paul will show how software developers can contribute to building energy efficiency into their products. This talk provides several methods, all built around the idea that by measuring the energy costs, you can help contribute to using fewer energy resources.
In addition to addressing IT equipment, Paul will also touch on ways to improve energy use in every part of your life.

Paul’s talk will be held at 6:30 PM at the Redmond Campus in Studio F (formerly 118), in the Mt Si Room.

Amplitude picks up any sound in a user’s surroundings through the microphone and then amplifies the sound, rendering it into a rich graphical representation on the device. Amplitude can be used to amplify any sounds, such as human or animal heartbeats, that usually wouldn’t be picked up by the human ear. Amplitude provides a cool user interface featuring an oscilloscope that allows users to view and visually quantify, signal voltages, as you can see the volume of the sound that you are listening to.

Amplitude is well suited for a porting project because it combines a rich user interface with features such as alpha blending and transparency with specific audio and sound requirements, which makes it challenging to port the app but, at the same time, provides a number of helpful learning experiences.

Luke Thompson, a software developer with Gripwire.com, a Seattle-based mobile and social application development company, took on the challenge to find out what it takes to port the iPhone version of Amplitude to a Windows phone. The case study now published on MSDN outlines Thompson’s experience, and provides some key takeaways for developers who want to get into the porting business.

Thompson’s account of his porting experience is especially interesting because it outlines the Community resources he has used to get the information he needs. In his conclusion, Thompson credits the Windows Mobile Developer Community for helping him resolve the issues he encountered along the road, stating that: “The large development community, both within Microsoft and outside, and the various whitepapers, blogs, virtual labs, websites, and other online documentation, offered a wealth of information that provided direction and greatly facilitated problem resolution. The only real challenge was assuring total portability between screens, and that was assured by utilizing the concept of aspect ratios.”

Although Thompson did encounter some roadblocks while porting the Amplitude app to Windows Mobile, he was able to successfully resolve all issues and get the application to work on a HTC Touch Pro phone that runs on a build of the Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system. One of Thompson’s main takeaways was that the Visual Studio 2008 Development Environment really made a difference for him because it provided most of what he needed at one place, such as the security certificates (certs.cab) for installing the application on your device. Thompson noted that the MSDN Virtual Labs were especially helpful in getting him started with the development process.

When porting the app from the iPhone to Windows Mobile, Thompson had to pay attention to major differences in the OS, such as the fact that the iPhone does not support running applications in the background, while background operation is a requirement for all Windows Mobile applications. Adjusting the screen orientation as well as accommodating phones with keyboards was another area which required additional investigation, which led Thompson to MSDN, which ended up providing a workable solution.

Porting the UI posed some challenges, especially since the UI for the Amplitude app on the iPhone makes use of transparencies and alpha blending. Since some of these functionalities are not available in the .NET Compact Framework, Thompson had to look for community resources to find the information he needed to complete this task. When searching for a resource, Thompson discovered the UI Framework, which is posted on Code Gallery and turned out to be a major asset for Thompson’s porting efforts.

Thompson depended on community content as well to help him port the audio and sound features of the Amplitude app to Windows Mobile. The Code Project turned out to be especially helpful for Thompson efforts, as he found an article that explained how to create a framework for implementing audio effects in C#.

Thompson’s case study shows, that even though there are some challenges in porting a multimedia-rich application from the iPhone to Windows Mobile, the task can be accomplished, especially with the help of developer-friendly tools like Visual Studio, the richness of community content that is available for Windows Mobile, and last but not least by planning the project ahead and doing all the necessary research in advance. Thompson’s experience should save you time as you port your own applications to Windows Mobile. With Windows Marketplace for Mobile getting ready to open its doors to millions of potential new customers, the opportunity is compelling.

WinMoDevCamp is a series of upcoming not-for-profit gatherings to develop applications for the Windows Mobile 6.5 OS. The event is currently being planned in 6 cities around the world. Our first Windows Mobile Developer Camp event has been scheduled for August 19 in Redmond, Washington at the Microsoft Campus.

Dates will soon be announced for the following additional cities: Austin, London, New York, San Francisco, and Singapore. We will also encourage other mobile developers to host their own events on the same dates. The soon-to-be-released https://winmodevcamp.org website will have facilities for local events to organize as well.

To sign up for this free event, visit this website: https://winmodevcamp-seattle.eventbrite.com/

Date and Time: 8/19, 8 AM – 6 PM
Location: Microsoft Campus in Redmond, Washington in the Cascade Auditorium

Check out this blog post at: https://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsphone/archive/2009/07/14/get-ready-windows-marketplace-for-mobile-offers-millions-of-potential-new-customers.aspx.

Watch the video at: https://channel9.msdn.com/posts/MaxZuck/WindowsMarketplaceForMobile/.

Please note that the Windows Mobile Team Blog has moved to a new location and has a new look and feel. We would love to have your feedback on these changes, so please send us your comments!

Also, for additional information check out the Developer Portal at: https://Developer.Windowsmobile.com.

Check out the Gesture API documentation at: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee220920.aspx.

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Hope to see you guys there!