Microsoft 365 & Identity
Adding a Microsoft 365 account to Outlook for Mac
If you have an Exchange online mailbox that you want to connect to with Outlook for Mac, here's the step-by-step process.
Articles
How-tos, fixes and write-ups from day-to-day platform work — Azure, Microsoft 365, PowerShell and the surrounding tooling.
PowerShell & Automation
My typical PowerShell Script header
This is the template I use at the top of a script. I find it helpful to type this out and refer to it as I go along.
Windows & Endpoint
Installing the Remote Server Admin Tools (RSAT)
RSAT is a Windows package of remote administration tools from Microsoft. A complete list can be found on the RSAT page on the Microsoft Website.
Microsoft 365 & Identity
Authentication vs Authorisation
These are important concepts you need to understand for Azure and certainly to pass your Fundamentals and Administration exams.
Linux & Terminal
Customising Terminal on Ubuntu
How I set up zsh, Oh My Zsh, the zsh-autosuggestions plugin, and the PowerLevel10k theme on the stock Ubuntu terminal.
Azure Infrastructure
Thoughts on AZ-900
I recently passed the Microsoft AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals exam. Here are my thoughts and tips if you're thinking about taking it.
Windows & Endpoint
Customising Windows Terminal
A walkthrough of aesthetic and functional customisations for Windows Terminal — acrylic effects, colour schemes, Nerd Fonts, Oh My Posh, and background images.
SQL & Data
SQL to Copy a Table from One Database to Another
A quick SELECT INTO pattern for copying tables between SQL Server databases, plus what it won't copy and how to handle that.
Windows & Endpoint
This Page Has Been Blocked by Microsoft Edge
Edge blocking pages unexpectedly? Tracking Prevention set too aggressively is usually the cause — here's how to fix it.
Microsoft 365 & Identity
Microsoft Teams Stuck on the Loading Screen
If Teams hangs on the loading screen every time you open it, stale cached credentials are usually to blame. Here's how to clear them.
PowerShell & Automation
PowerShell: Unable to Download the List of Available Providers
Getting 'Unable to download the list of available providers' when installing a PowerShell module? TLS 1.2 isn't enabled in your session.
Microsoft 365 & Identity
Getting the Size of All Exchange Mailboxes
A PowerShell script using the Exchange Online Management module to report mailbox and archive sizes across all users and export the results to CSV.
Homelab & Media
Plex Disabled After DSM 6.1.1 Update
DSM 6.1.1 warns that Plex won't start after the update. The fix is straightforward — stop Plex first, update, then start it again.
Microsoft 365 & Identity
OneDrive for Business Library Won't Sync
Hitting a sync error when setting up OneDrive for Business on Windows 10? The fix is switching to the Next Generation Sync Client.
Homelab & Media
Changing a Volume Name in Lightroom
Rename a shared folder that Lightroom is pointing to and it'll lose track of everything in it. Here's how to relink it without starting over.
Windows & Endpoint
RDCMan: There Were Problems Decrypting Some Credentials
Moving an RDCMan .rdg file to a new machine breaks saved credentials. Here's why it happens and how to fix it.
Microsoft 365 & Identity
Exchange 2013 Upgrade/Uninstall Fails at Search Foundation
If Exchange 2013 setup fails while uninstalling Search Foundation for Exchange, a missing environment variable is almost certainly the cause.
Microsoft 365 & Identity
Find and Export Disconnected Mailboxes
When an AD account is deleted the mailbox enters a disconnected state and sits in retention. Here's how to find them and restore the content to another mailbox.
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