Practical notes on running Azure and Microsoft 365 platforms — scripts, how-tos and reference material.https://scottmcgrath.com/https://scottmcgrath.com/articles/outlook-for-mac-m365/https://scottmcgrath.com/articles/outlook-for-mac-m365/If you have an Exchange online mailbox that you want to connect to with Outlook for Mac, here's the step-by-step process.Sat, 09 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://scottmcgrath.com/articles/powershell-script-header/https://scottmcgrath.com/articles/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.Thu, 20 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://scottmcgrath.com/articles/installing-rsat/https://scottmcgrath.com/articles/installing-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.Sat, 15 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://scottmcgrath.com/articles/authentication-vs-authorisation/https://scottmcgrath.com/articles/authentication-vs-authorisation/These are important concepts you need to understand for Azure and certainly to pass your Fundamentals and Administration exams.Sat, 25 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://scottmcgrath.com/articles/customising-terminal-ubuntu/https://scottmcgrath.com/articles/customising-terminal-ubuntu/How I set up zsh, Oh My Zsh, the zsh-autosuggestions plugin, and the PowerLevel10k theme on the stock Ubuntu terminal.Wed, 18 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://scottmcgrath.com/articles/thoughts-on-az-900/https://scottmcgrath.com/articles/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.Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://scottmcgrath.com/articles/customising-windows-terminal/https://scottmcgrath.com/articles/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.Sun, 18 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://scottmcgrath.com/articles/sql-copy-table-between-databases/https://scottmcgrath.com/articles/sql-copy-table-between-databases/A quick SELECT INTO pattern for copying tables between SQL Server databases, plus what it won't copy and how to handle that.Wed, 19 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://scottmcgrath.com/articles/microsoft-edge-page-blocked/https://scottmcgrath.com/articles/microsoft-edge-page-blocked/Edge blocking pages unexpectedly? Tracking Prevention set too aggressively is usually the cause — here's how to fix it.Sat, 28 May 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://scottmcgrath.com/articles/microsoft-teams-stuck-on-loading-screen/https://scottmcgrath.com/articles/microsoft-teams-stuck-on-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.Sat, 21 May 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://scottmcgrath.com/articles/powershell-unable-to-download-providers/https://scottmcgrath.com/articles/powershell-unable-to-download-providers/Getting 'Unable to download the list of available providers' when installing a PowerShell module? TLS 1.2 isn't enabled in your session.Fri, 24 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://scottmcgrath.com/articles/getting-size-of-all-exchange-mailbox-folders/https://scottmcgrath.com/articles/getting-size-of-all-exchange-mailbox-folders/A PowerShell script using the Exchange Online Management module to report mailbox and archive sizes across all users and export the results to CSV.Wed, 03 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://scottmcgrath.com/articles/plex-disabled-dsm-6-1-1-update/https://scottmcgrath.com/articles/plex-disabled-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.Tue, 23 May 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://scottmcgrath.com/articles/onedrive-for-business-library-wont-sync/https://scottmcgrath.com/articles/onedrive-for-business-library-wont-sync/Hitting a sync error when setting up OneDrive for Business on Windows 10? The fix is switching to the Next Generation Sync Client.Tue, 11 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://scottmcgrath.com/articles/changing-a-volume-name-in-lightroom/https://scottmcgrath.com/articles/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.Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://scottmcgrath.com/articles/rdcman-problems-decrypting-credentials/https://scottmcgrath.com/articles/rdcman-problems-decrypting-credentials/Moving an RDCMan .rdg file to a new machine breaks saved credentials. Here's why it happens and how to fix it.Fri, 10 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://scottmcgrath.com/articles/exchange-2013-upgrade-uninstall-search-foundation/https://scottmcgrath.com/articles/exchange-2013-upgrade-uninstall-search-foundation/If Exchange 2013 setup fails while uninstalling Search Foundation for Exchange, a missing environment variable is almost certainly the cause.Wed, 11 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://scottmcgrath.com/articles/find-and-export-disconnected-mailboxes/https://scottmcgrath.com/articles/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.Tue, 06 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT