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How to Update User Photos for Microsoft 365 Accounts

Last Update: Jun 04, 2025

Photos Enhance the Tenant Directory In the past I have written about the desirability of assigning photos to guest users and how to use PowerShell to assign a default photo to guest users. Nice as it is to have photos for guest users, it’s even more important to have photos for tenant user accounts, especially…

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How to Create a PowerShell Powered Web Server Using Pode

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Pode is a unique cross-platform PowerShell web server designed to host REST API’s, web sites, and TCP/SMTP servers. Support for templating languages, middleware, authentication, and SSL certificates. In this article, we explore creating a simple web site served via Pode and how a REST API server may be implemented. Installing Pode and Creating the First…

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How and When to Use Breakout Rooms in Teams

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

In a move that mirrors in-person meetings, Microsoft has released breakout rooms for Microsoft Teams. Breakout rooms were originally expected to arrive in October and after a delay, they have finally arrived in December. It is a wise assumption that the delay was to listen to feedback from customers who were using the feature in…

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GET-IT: Azure and DevOps 1-Day Virtual Conference is Happening Wednesday

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Petri’s GET-IT: Azure DevOps 1-Day virtual conference is a full day of free learning dedicated to deep technical content aimed at IT Pros and Developers who are looking to enhance their knowledge and skills for developing, deploying, managing, and scaling their operations.

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How to Use Acme.sh to Provision LetsEncrypt SSL Certificates

LetsEncrypt has changed the face of SSL certification issuance. Making it easy for website developers to freely and easily issue an SSL certificate, LetsEncrypt has opened the floodgate to properly securing every website.

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Why You Should Use Windows Update for Business Instead of Windows Server Update Services

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

As more employees work from home, Windows Update for Business provides a simpler way to update Windows endpoints with the latest patches.

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How to Use Restic for Backup

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Restic is a Go-based backup utility. Built on the design principles of an efficient, easy-to-use, secure, and verifiable backup system, Restic meets and exceeds those goals.

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How Azure AD and a Load Balancer Can Simplify App Delivery

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

This post was sponsored by Kemp Microsoft’s offering in the single sign-on space for several years has been Azure Active Directory, which serves as the underlying directory service for Microsoft 365. This service is also widely used as the SSO and provisioning service compatible with most third-party SaaS applications such as ServiceNow, Salesforce, Atlassian, and many more.   In a surprising turnaround from…

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How to Use PowerShell Calculated Properties

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Manipulate PowerShell object output using calculated properties.

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Teams Previews Personal Features for Desktop and Browser Clients

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

Following Personal Support in Teams Mobile Clients On November 19, just before things started to wind down for the Thanksgiving holidays, Microsoft announced the preview of “personal” features in the Teams desktop and browser clients. Preview availability for personal features on desktop (Windows only) and browsers follows up the debut of Teams at home for…

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