Tip

A Tip for O365

Mon, 03/20/2023 - 13:06
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'

IT Pro Tuesday #243

Mon, 03/20/2023 - 12:56
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 Book Automate the

Windows Shortcut

Mon, 02/20/2023 - 13:33
A handy shortcut, compliments of j8048188: "Setting this registry key… HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced Type:Dword Name: LastActiveClick Value:1 …lets you rotate between open windows of the same program by just clicking on its taskbar icon, instead of having to hover and then select the instance you want to switch to."

IT Pro Tuesday #239

Mon, 02/20/2023 - 13:24
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 Tip A handy shortcut

A Tip

Mon, 02/13/2023 - 13:51
Career wisdom for sysadmins, compliments of HouseCravenRaw: Irreplaceable is unpromotable Documentation is king Know your exits (rollback plan, etc.) Always get a CYA Toot your own horn—modesty doesn't make money ‘No’ is a complete sentence Stability is paramount—don't aim for newest or best, aim for reliable and dependable Cattle, not pets Make sure your cattle are self-minding—the less fiddling

IT Pro Tuesday #238

Mon, 02/13/2023 - 13:17
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 WeKan is an

A Interview Tip

Mon, 01/30/2023 - 12:16
Silaene shares some advice for a job interview: “You want to get them talking, the more they talk about themselves or the job, the greater the rapport you build and more rose-tinted the interview will feel for them. The goal is for you to pick up on things they don't want to outright state, like recently replacing a number of engineers (means employee churn is high), lots of troubleshooting (lots

IT Pro Tuesday #236

Mon, 01/30/2023 - 12:08
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 Cheatsheet

A Tip on Avoiding Printer Jams

Mon, 01/16/2023 - 12:42
AgainandBack shares some advice on avoiding printer jams, "It has to do not only with the finish on one side of the paper, but the "curl" of the paper. Hold an unpackaged ream by one end in your hand, and you'll see that it curls down more easily with one side up than it does with the other side up. The paper should be loaded into the tray with the more easily curling side facing down." And

IT Pro Tuesday #234

Mon, 01/16/2023 - 12:36
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