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Windows 10 Creators Update has a new feature on it called “Dynamic Lock” that enables a user to walk away from their PC with their phone, and at a certain distance, the PC will automatically lock the screen.  This is done by pairing your phone & your PC, and measuring the signal strength between the two.

HOW DO YOU SHORTEN THE DISTANCE BEFORE LOCKING?
The Dynamic Lock feature however has no configuration.  It’s either on or off, and there’s no way to adjust the distance upon which the computer locks itself… and the reason for that appears to be because every computer’s Bluetooth strength is different.

There’s an article however written by Rafael Rivera from Thurrott.com that shows how to adjust this in the Registry, if you’re so bold.  Simply put:

• Create a registry key named HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NaAuth
• Within that key create a DWORD value named BluetoothRssiMaxDelta
• Set the value to an appropriate integer.  Rafael used 5 but your mileage may vary.

The issue however is that the registry tweak values are not the same for everyone.  Depending on the power of your PC’s Bluetooth transceiver, you may have completely different values from the next person.  He explains how he derived this value for himself and how you can do the same.

Read the article below.

• THURROTT: Using and Calibrating Dynamic Lock in Windows 10 Creators Update
  https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/90883/using-calibrating-dynamic-lock-windows-10-creators-update

(Note: Dynamic Lock will reduce both your PC’s & phone’s battery life.  I’ve read that this is as much as 25%-33% so be forewarned.)

I was just made aware of this amazing open source Service Client for Forefront Identity Manager or Microsoft Identity Manager, called the “Lithnet FIM Service Client”.

If you want to extend the capabilities of FIM/MIM using abstracted APIs, eliminating the need to recompile the libraries every time you upgrade the servers, this is the library you want to get.

At Microsoft for example, we have a site called “IDWebElements” that accepts inputs from the URL submitted plus the user’s identity that enables people to join groups or remove themselves from groups in just a single click of a link.  This library can help you help accomplish the same thing with much less code.

Taken from the doc article:

The Lithnet FIM Service Client is a .NET Library that makes it easy for anyone to program against the FIM web service using any .NET language. It supports create, update, delete, and search operations against the FIM service.

The library has a similar purpose to the FIM 2010 Client , but abstracts away the particulars of the SOAP web service implementation into a robust object model. The development of the FIM 2010 client was abandoned some time ago and unfortunately, the client suffers from a number of bugs and performance issues. This library is not intended to be a drop-in replacement for that library. It is a complete re-write with a new API and more approachable way of working with the objects in the FIM service.

The Lithnet Resource Management Client is designed to be easy to use and help you get started quickly.

1. First, create a new project in Visual Studio
2. Ensure Microsoft.ResourceManagement.dll is registered in the GAC (you can find this on your FIM service server)
3. Install the nuget package from the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio
4. Update the app.config or web.config file to point to your FIM service server

If you are using either Forefront Identity Manager 2010 or Microsoft Identity Manager, and want to orchestrate it or extend it’s self-service functionality, you need to check this library out.

• DOWNLOAD: Lithnet FIM Service Client
  https://github.com/lithnet/resourcemanagement-client
  (Old location: http://lithnetrmc.codeplex.com/)
• SAMPLE CODE & ARTICLE: FIM 2010: Programmatic access to FIM Service with Lithnet FIM Service Client library
  https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/32015.fim-2010-programmatic-access-to-fim-service-with-lithnet-fim-service-client-library.aspx

We are very excited to announce an upcoming opportunity to ‘Ask Microsoft Anything’ (AMA) about Yammer!

The AMA will take place on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. PT in the Yammer AMA space.

An AMA is a live online event similar to a "YamJam" on Yammer or an "Ask Me Anything" on Reddit. The Windows as a service AMA will give you the opportunity to connect with members of the Windows product and engineering teams, who will be on hand to answer your questions and listen to feedback.

Don’t forgot to add the event to your calendar. We hope to see you there!

• DATE/TIME:
  May 23rd, 2017
  9:00AM-10:00AM
• LINK:
  https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Yammer-AMA/bd-p/YammerAMA
  (Note: This link also contains the last Yammer AMA done back in March.  Download the summary here: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Yammer-AMA/That-s-a-wrap/td-p/51174?attachment-id=1329)

Microsoft has adoption materials for Microsoft Teams available on the FastTrack website:

• FastTrack Engage
  https://fasttrack.microsoft.com/office/drive-value/engage

(Select the icon to the far right “provide a chat-based workspace” and you’ll find the content that’s been released)

Communication

• Countdown template
• Announcement template
• Flyer template
• Poster template
• Banner poster [en-US]
• Tips for achieving more together
• Tips for staying connected as a team

Training

• Quick start guide [en-US]
• IT admin getting started guide
• Teams admin getting started guide
• Office 365 Live Webinar Training [en-US]

Today, we’re excited to announce Data Visualizer, a new Visio feature that automatically converts process map data in Excel into data-driven Visio diagrams.

This update, which is available to Visio Pro for Office 365 users, helps reduce manual steps while giving business analysts even more ways to create process diagrams in Visio.

Diagrams don’t always start in Visio. They often begin as hand-drawn sketches or—in today’s data-driven age—in Excel. Using Data Visualizer, business analysts can represent process steps and associated metadata in a structured Excel table and quickly convert that information into a visualized Visio diagram.

You can do this by either using a premade Excel template or an existing spreadsheet of your own design. The premade templates—there’s one for basic and one for cross-functional flowcharts—provide a sample mapping table to populate with diagram metadata. The table includes predefined columns for process step number, description, dependencies, owner, function, phase and more. You can also customize the table with your own columns to meet specific business requirements.

Read more here:

• BLOG: Automatically Create Process Diagrams in Visios from Excel Data
  https://blogs.office.com/2017/05/01/automatically-create-process-diagrams-in-visio-from-excel-data/

In case you missed it, a summary of all the announcements made at the SharePoint Virtual Summit are available here at this blog post from SharePoint/OneDrive Corporate VP Jeff Teper:

• RECAP: New SharePoint and OneDirve Capabilities Accelerate Your Digital Transformation
  https://blogs.office.com/2017/05/16/new-sharepoint-and-onedrive-capabilities-accelerate-your-digital-transformation/

If you’d like to see the entire event via recording, here is the video on-demand:

• VIDEO: SharePoint Virtual Summit (2hrs)
  https://event.microsoft.com/events/2017/1705/SharepointSummit/

If you missed BUILD 2017 and are interested in catching up on any of the hundreds of sessions presented, many of them have been recorded and are available for streaming at no cost.

Watch any of the 452 streaming videos & presentations at the URL below:

• VIDEO: Recordings from Microsoft BUILD 2017
  https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2017/

Every organization is impacted by the recent increased focus on data privacy rights. Microsoft has long been champion of individuals’ privacy rights and views the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as an important step forward in clarifying and enabling individual data privacy rights.

Join Brad Smith, Microsoft President, and Brendon Lynch, Microsoft Chief Privacy Officer as they discuss data privacy rights and how Microsoft can help advance your organization’s privacy practices to align with privacy regulations such as the GDPR on May 24, 2017 at 6:00 am PT.

During this webcast, you will learn more about:

• Microsoft’s commitments and approach to privacy in the context of digital technology
• GDPR and how it is an important step forward for individual privacy rights
• How moving to the Microsoft cloud can help accelerate your organization becoming GDPR compliant

Register for the event below:

• DATE/TIME:
  May 24th, 2017
  6:00AM PT
• REGISTRATION:
  https://info.microsoft.com/TrustPrivacyandGDPR-Registration?key1=gdproft.html

If you’re building a presentation for your executive management and you’re in need of a PowerPoint that goes over the details of WannaCry/WannaCrypt, the following deck from SANS Institute’s Dr. Johannes Ullrich is a good start:

1. What happened?
2. How many infections?
3. How do systems get infected?
4. What happens to the victim?
5. How to prevent infection? PATCH
6. Other mitigating controls
7. Detect affected systems
8. Ransom note
9. Cleaning up infected systems
10. Kill switch
11. Will paying the ransom help us?
12. Impact/Summary
13. Additional links

Get the PowerPoint presentation here:

• DOWNLOAD: SANS Institute Overview of WannaCrypt Ransomware
  https://isc.sans.edu/presentations/WannaCry.ppt

What do managers of highly engaged teams do differently every day?
A Gallup study found that manager behaviors drive at least 70% of the variance in employee engagement. While executives can quantify discrete business outcomes like revenue and profitability, manager behaviors that contribute to those outcomes often remain unclear, unquantified, and unseen. In this webinar, attendees will learn how behavioral analysis of the digital signals from the collaboration systems we use every day can reveal specific behavior changes that make managers more effective.

• Ryan Fuller
  General Manager, Workplace Analytics, Microsoft
  Ryan Fuller was the CEO and co-founder of VoloMetrix, a leading people analytics company acquired by Microsoft in 2015. Within Microsoft, Ryan leads Workplace Analytics, a business unit focused on leveraging the power of collaboration data to inform strategic business decisions at the individual and organizational level. Ryan is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review and speaker at industry events. Ryan was previously a management consultant at Bain & Company and holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management.
   
• Nina Shikaloff
  Senior Program Manager, Workplace Analytics, Microsoft
  Nina delivers actionable insights for improving organizational efficiency and talent management to Fortune 500 companies using Workplace Analytics. She previously led analytic consulting, R&D and product management functions at FICO and InfoCentricity.

Microsoft executives Ryan Fuller and Nina Shikaloff, published authors in Harvard Business Review, will share insights and best practices based on research conducted by Microsoft for Fortune 100 companies. They will highlight how analysis of collaboration data revealed unique manager behaviors and how those insights can increase manager effectiveness and employee engagement. Join us!

• DATE/TIME:
  June 14, 2017
  10:00 AM PT | 1:00 PM ET – 1 Hour
• REGISTRATION:
  https://veconnect.us/gk/g/kFeGmqFiJ4t-630/p/ManagersMatter-EM1