Microsoft Intune hits the street March 23

On 23 March, Microsoft announced the general availability of Windows Intune as well as the Windows Intune 30 day trial. Windows Intune simplifies how businesses manage and secure PCs using Windows cloud services and the Windows 7 operating system—so your computers and users can operate at peak performance from virtually anywhere.

If you have not already visited the Windows Intune Zone on the Springboard Series, you are encouraged to do so. As you start to the trial, please be aware of some key resources to help you make the most of your Windows Intune experience

• Getting Started With Windows Intune
• Windows Intune: Frequently Asked Questions
• Windows Intune: Help and Support
• Windows Intune IT Professional Forum on TechNet
• and our newest guide - Deploying the Windows Intune Agent

For those who prefer videos, check out Windows Intune Quick Overview, Introducing Windows Intune Client Tools, Working with Windows Intune Groups and Windows Intune Remote Assistance in Action

Also make sure to join Microsoft Technical Fellow and host Mark Russinovich for the Windows Intune Technology Tune-up. This virtual roundtable event is your chance to ask a panel of IT professionals and Windows Intune experts your questions about cloud-based PC management.

Outlook 2010: how to auto-archive (backup) emails

Emails are too important to lose. In the following scenarios, AutoArchiving can come in handy.

1. Your given email account has limited capacity.
2. You could not remember to archive (backup) your old emails regularly.

The steps to activate auto-archive are:

1. Start your favourite outlook 2010
2. Click on tab "Folder"
3. Click "AutoArchive Settings" in the tool bar, and an "Inbox Properties" message box appears
4. The default is "Do not archive", but we need to change it. Select the "Archive using default settings" or "Archive using these settings" to customize auto-archive.
5. My suggestion is to create a backup personal data file (pst files) for archiving. pst files can be easily migrated to other outlook clients. For the tip to create new pst files, see my previous blog "Outlook 2010: how to create personal data file".

Outlook 2010: how to create personal data file

It is a bit tricky to create personal data file in outlook 2010.

Here are the steps:

1. Start your favourite outlook 2010
2. Click on "New items", and a drop-down list appears
3. Hover to more items
4. Click the nice 'outlook data file...' in another drop-down list
5. Choose the location for your new data file and Save

That's it!