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A Windows Tip

A quick hint for Windows admins, compliments of Oliver: “You can set a program or window to a specific size & position by first placing it where and how you want it—then, hold shift and click the X button to close the window. The next time you open it, it'll be in the same position. This works for Windows Explorer windows, programs, and even things like 'new messages' in Outlook."

IT Pro Tuesday #257

Get this in your inbox each week. Welcome back to IT Pro Tuesday! On the latest episode of the Security Swarm Podcast: "Tips and Tricks for Working with CISOs,” we explore the multifaceted nature of working with CISOs on security awareness. You’ll hear some nice tips and tricks for fostering effective partnerships in the ever-evolving security and compliance landscape. As always, we're looking for

A Tip

A handy shortcut shared by Oliver: "In Windows, you can run anything as a specific user by shift + rightclick and choosing 'run as another user' There are some caveats, such as the user you're running as may not have a local user profile, and that may cause issues. When running a program as a different user, things are done in that context—so if you go to save something to the desktop, it will

IT Pro Tuesday #256

Get this in your inbox each week. Welcome back to IT Pro Tuesday! On the latest episode of the Security Swarm Podcast: "Real-World Guidance on Security Awareness Service" we discuss why employees need to be trained on security awareness, what type of training works best, and the practical challenges today’s businesses face in this area. As always, we're looking for your favorite tips and tools we

A Tip

Synssins shares a method for replacing an older Windows File Server with new, while keeping all shares and DNS intact: "Export [HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Shares] key from the registry. You want this key and everything under it. Detach the data disk (if a VM) and reattach it to the new server and assign the same drive letter, or robocopy the data from the legacy server to

IT Pro Tuesday #255

Get this in your inbox each week. Welcome back to IT Pro Tuesday! On the latest episode of the Security Swarm Podcast: "Advanced Threat Protection: A Must Have in Today’s Ecosystem?" we’re discussing common ATP techniques such as sandboxing, time of click protection and spam filters—all of which are critical in fortifying defenses against malicious actors. We also explain how the natural-language

A Documentation Tip

jaykeblakk shares a suggestion for organizing your documentation: "Use OneNote as a Knowledge Base! It has so many features that make using it as a KB so much easier than other forms like Word and PDF documents: Integrated graphs for excel spreadsheets or stat tracking—Copy/Paste from Excel and it will automatically paste the entire spreadsheet correctly into OneNote Built-in OCR for images posted

IT Pro Tuesday #249

Get this in your inbox each week. Welcome back to IT Pro Tuesday! We're looking for your favorite tips and tools we can share with the community... those that help you do your job better and more easily. Please reply or leave a comment with your suggestions, and we'll be featuring them in the coming weeks. As always, we’re updating the full list on our website here. Enjoy. A Free Tool TrueNAS

A Tip for O365

SoMundayn shares news about an underused Office feature: "If you go to this link and turn this on, the portal will be populated (over time) with all of your Office versions, additionally showing workstations that are behind on security updates. You don't need Intune for this either, I guess it works based on the UPNs logging into your tenant to the O365 Apps. You can then also go into 'Servicing'

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