Comments on: The 10 Things I Love about Lync

By: Pansy

Pansy — Wed, 30 May 2012 14:52:31 +0000

good blog mate

By: Susanne Teichmann

Susanne Teichmann — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:55:14 +0000

I am a dyed-in-the-wool Mac user. Lync features the kind of usability magic that makes having to use a PC in my work life bearable!
As project manager, ‘urgent’ is my ‘normal’ gear. Lync gives me the opportunity to quickly get a hold of folks and make decisions in real time.

By: Sam Anzalone

Sam Anzalone — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:51:10 +0000

Instant answers to questions!

By: Lauren Morotti

Lauren Morotti — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:15:19 +0000

I love the Lync iPhone app! I constantly IM my contacts throughout the day so having access to IM from my iPhone elimates the stress I get when I have to be away from my computer during business hours. And you can turn on the call forwarding option in the app to forward calls to your mobile phone, so I never have to worry about missing my Lync calls.

By: Colleen Murphy

Colleen Murphy — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:00:33 +0000

In reply to Boris Seibert. I rely on the tagging status feature being on the other side of the world and down under I only have a small window of time to catch associates at HQ now I can catch them when they are online. Also sharing desktop is a huge benefit when I collaborate and also for training purpose

By: Leslie Hagen

Leslie Hagen — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:34:19 +0000

All great points above! Numbers 3, 4, 5 are all features that are now a natural part of my world. I had completely forgotten about that tagging feature, so thanks for that reminder! I also appreciate just being able to see if someone is “there”, whether in the office or somewhere else. I recall, in days of yore, having to get up and go see if someone was at their desk. No longer. Pretty cool!

By: Scott Hoogner

Scott Hoogner — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:15:46 +0000

Frequent Contacts. By pinning those associates who I regularly collaborate with to ‘Frequent Contacts’ under the ‘Groups’ setting, I save myself time by not having to conduct individual searches in order to see who on my “team” is available. I rely on this time saving feature daily.

By: Karen Auby

Karen Auby — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:58:47 +0000

Number 7 is my new favorite. And the best part, once I knew it was possible to have Lync dial in the speakerphone in the conference room, it was SO easy- Just found the room on Lync and drug it into the call. On the fly even…. Thank for that tip Amy! Now I just have to get Lync on my Android and I’m good to go!

By: Boris Seibert

Boris Seibert — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:37:27 +0000

Two major benefits I saw after being “Lync-ed”:

1. Voicemails are a thing of the past. In the “old” days, I dialed into voicemail and played phone tag with my co-workers and customers all day long. I used to receive over 10-15 voicemails a day; I receive less than 3-5 voicemails per week after Lync was introduced into or work environment. People that I work with know when I am busy, and they will contact me when I am available.

2. Smarter Working. Working where I will be most effective vs. Working where I have an assigned cubical and PBX phone. The PBX phone is an anchor. I am now able to collaborate effectively by locating my workspace on-the-fly based on what I am working on… Assigned cubicals are a thing of the past!