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TIL I learned that my old Technet Blog was indeed ported over to the docs.microsoft.com site–you can go find it here:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/blogs/undocumentedfeatures/
It’s old, doesn’t look great, but it’s neat to see that we did something with all the content from a preservation standpoint.… [ Continue reading ]
While updating my EOP best practices post (which you most definitely should read), I was thinking about a task that I get asked with some regularity (not as much as when I was in the field consulting, but still pretty regularly). … [ Continue reading ]
I’m super excited to announce another forthcoming title: Workflow Automation with Microsoft Power Automate, Second Edition!
I’ve updated the second edition to reflect our new terminology and UI enhancements as well as introduced working with Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Microsoft Graph via the HTTP connector, and a sample of AI Builder sentiment analysis.… [ Continue reading ]
At long last–after almost a year of development, updates, and revisions, I’m super-excited to announce that our Microsoft Teams book has finally landed!
Big shout out to my co-authors who helped make it happen:
Also, we couldn’t have gotten over the finish line without Denzil and Aaron! … [ Continue reading ]
Today’s a bugfix day! Woo!
One of my peers, @DerrickBaxter, brought a few issues to my attention that I resolved:
I’ve also updated a few other things, including updating the checks for DCOM/OLE permissions, trusted sites, and execution policies.… [ Continue reading ]
After getting my new Windows 11 device out of the box, I installed the Microsoft 365 apps suite and was off to the races. Or so I thought.
It would appear that Outlook didn’t register itself as a the default mail protocol handler (mailto: hyperlinks), so every time I click on a mail link, I get prompted to configure Windows Mail.… [ Continue reading ]
In my spare time, one of the things I do is help out someone with their Shopify store. As part of their marketing strategy, they needed to add a newsletter signup page that integrates with the default Shopify experience, adding customers to the ‘accepts email marketing’ list.… [ Continue reading ]
So, I finally got a new device and have been getting it set up the way I use it.
I still do a lot of scripting between authoring, customer assistance, and tooling for the general public. While I do store all of my scripts in OneDrive, having to navigate to \Users\<username>\OneDrive - Microsoft\Scripts is a pain when you need to do it frequently.… [ Continue reading ]
Last week, while I was working with a customer to on-board OneDrive and Teams, we started a discussion around governance. I had an older template that I had put together a few years ago for another government customer, but I decided to revisit it and update it with current controls.… [ Continue reading ]
And it’s a wrap! Thanks to our great team for working tirelessly to make this an exciting and complete book covering the entire Teams experience.
Thanks to everyone on our scoping, authoring and review team (Yura, Grant, Angel, and Alan) who helped get this book over the finish line. … [ Continue reading ]
Apologies for the delay–but with the advent of Operator Connect and a few other new features, we wanted to make sure we brought you the most up-to-date desk reference for configuring Microsoft Teams. We’ve also included a great flow chart on the number porting process, which we think will be really helpful to organizations starting up with cloud voice!… [ Continue reading ]
Greetings!
While working with a new customer this week, I was reviewing the Azure AD Connect prerequisites, and it turns out we have updated the prereq list as well made some information public about what the installation wizard checks for.
As such, I have updated the tool.… [ Continue reading ]
Recently, while working on a book, I needed to take screenshots. I was moving across multiple devices and working with other authors on this project, so it was important that all screenshots be taken from the same window size.
As long as you close all of your Edge browser windows, you can fire up a new instance with command line parameters that will configure it for you.… [ Continue reading ]
For folks who want to get started on bringing your intranet into Teams, here’s a quick take on configuring Viva Connections, including screenshots, tips, and the ever popular “what happens to the end users” question answered.
Buckle up.
Viva Connections, from our marketing material, is “a desktop and mobile experience that brings together relevant news, conversations, and resources in one place for your organization.”… [ Continue reading ]
Seeing as how we’re just a few days away from the launch of another title, I wanted to release a teaser chapter for our updated and upcoming MS-900: Microsoft 365 Certified Fundamentals exam prep guide.
This was another great team effort with Yura Lee, Marcos Zanre, and the entire Packt publishing team (Romy Dias, Aamir Ahmed, Prachi Sawant, Vaidehi Sawant, and Shazeen Iqbal). … [ Continue reading ]
