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Pre-load awesome background images for Microsoft Teams Virtual Background using PowerShell
July 09, 2020
Microsoft Teams officially rolled out Virtual Backgrounds back in March, around the time COVID-19 went crazy in the United States....
How to check Exchange Online Distribution List activity over 30, 60, 90+ days?
July 06, 2020
All growing and/or large organizations will experience this. We have all of these Distribution Lists, but does anyone even use...
Tracking and Automating Business Processes
November 08, 2018
As businesses grow, it becomes challenging to keep up with business processes. To keep up with a constant flow of...
Using PowerShell with RESTful API's - BirdDogHR API Module
August 06, 2018
In the last few months at work, we have been concentrating on integrating different cloud-hosted systems with our on-premise systems....
Building a Desired State Configuration (DSC) Lab
September 26, 2014
Recently I presenting at the Indianapolis PowerShell User Group and talked about Desired State Configuration. The presentation was 100% demonstrations,...
PowerShell: Check for user accounts running Windows Services
September 25, 2014
Recently I worked with a client to validate that if a user account were to be disabled that it wasn't...
GriffinMonitor Module v1.5 - Additional Functionality
June 19, 2014
This evening I've decided to add additional functionality to the GriffinMonitor Module. I noticed that I am filling up my...
Exploring Windows Management Framework 5.0 May 2014 Preview
June 01, 2014
The Windows Management Framework 5.0 Preview was released in early April, and an update to it was posted during Microsoft...
Monitoring Storage Pool Health - GriffinMonitor Module
May 26, 2014
There have been times in the past (more than I like to remember) where I've had a hard drive fail,...
PowerShell Summit Round Up
May 19, 2014
I've been fairly distant from my blog for quite a few months... work has been very busy and preparing for...
PowerShell Summit: PowerShell Makes SharePoint oh so Magical - PowerPoint
April 28, 2014
My second session of the PowerShell Summit 2014 covered Automating the installation of SharePoint 2013 SP1 using multiple community based...
PowerShell Summit: PowerCLI - Automating Your VMware Environment Reporting - PowerPoint
April 28, 2014
This morning I presenting PowerCLI - Automating Your VMware Environment Reporting at the PowerShell Summit 2014. Below is the PowerPoint...
IndyPoSh and Indy VMUG PowerShell Basics v3 and v4
January 09, 2014
Hello everyone! Long time no post; more details surrounding that will be coming! Tonight I would like to share the...
Get Most Used Document Libraries and Lists in SharePoint
August 25, 2013
Lately I have been putting a lot of my time into developing useful PowerShell scripts for managing Windows environments. While...
PowerShell One Liner for Count of all Documents in SharePoint 2010 Farm
July 26, 2013
Last week I had a client reach out to me, asking for a count of all documents in their SharePoint...
IndyVMUG Conference PowerCLI - Community Session Slides
July 25, 2013
Today I presented Intro to PowerCLI at the IndyVMUG Conference. As promised I am posting the PowerPoint slides that were...
PowerShell v4 Desired State Configuration Deep Dive
July 01, 2013
During my time at Microsoft TechEd many new things were announced. My all time favorite announcement was PowerShell v4. There...
PowerShell v4 Ping and Telnet Replacement
June 28, 2013
**Note: Article Written on Server 2012 R2 Preview Build, the functionality may change when released.** ** meeting and I was tasked with getting the survey for...
Storage Space Virtual Disk Disconnected on Restart
February 10, 2013
So I recently had to rebuild my Server 2012 virtual server. I had storage spaces setup and after I finished...
Backup Linux using PowerShell
December 29, 2012
As a follow up toĀ [Backups are Important! Here is How I do it!](http://mattblogsit.com/oob/backups-are-important-here-is-how-i-do-it "Backups are Important! Here is How I...
Setting up a HomeGroup with Windows 8
October 27, 2012
While recently blogging about using my Surface to share media from my desktop to my Xbox it occurred to me....
#60Days2MCSE I Failed
June 11, 2012
Today is the day that I was hoping to call myself an MCSE, I am thrilled to hear that some...
#60Days2MCSE Challenge ā Week 6 Update
May 28, 2012
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#60Days2MCSE Challenge ā The Plan ā The Resources
April 20, 2012
On April 15th **[@MichaelBender](http://twitter.com/#/MichaelBender)** challenged the readers of MS LearningāsĀ **[Born To Learn](http://borntolearn.mslearn.net/)** blog. The challenge is to complete...
Making a Windows 8 Slate
January 22, 2012
Back when Windows 8 was shown off at the Developers conference someone I work with mentioned it in a meeting,...
How to Install Windows 8 Developer Preview with developer tools English, 64-bit As A Virtual Machine
September 14, 2011
Tonight Windows 8 was released (LEGALLY) at least the Developer Preview edition was! You are able to get your own...
Athletics (1 post)
What are Adaptive Sports, and why they matter?
June 08, 2020
My entire blog has historically been about my background in technology and my technology career. To be honest, I started...
Developer (5 posts)
My Microsoft HoloLens Adventure - Updates on Studying
June 06, 2016
A couple of weeks ago, I made a post on the study materials I planned on leveraging to learn how...
My Microsoft HoloLens Adventure - First Impressions of the HoloLens
June 03, 2016
it's been over two weeks since my last post; however I have an excuse! It may not be a good...
My Microsoft HoloLens Adventure - Preparing Study Resources
May 19, 2016
As I continue my adventure of learning how to program for the HoloLens, the first step is actually learning how...
My Microsoft HoloLens Adventure - Setting up the Development Tools
May 16, 2016
I've started my adventure of learning how to program for the Microsoft HoloLens. If you haven't heard about this new...
My Microsoft HoloLens Adventure - Introduction
May 13, 2016
I'm back!!! It's been almost a year to the day! I previously had claimed I was going to become much...
Microsoft (65 posts)
Microsoft Teams The Hub for Modern Collaboration
October 01, 2020
We are getting deep and will wrap up the Modern Collaboration blog series by tying all of the products we...
Restore Previous Versions and Deleted Files from OneDrive for Business and SharePoint
September 15, 2020
We are getting deep into the Modern Collaboration blog series. If you haven't read the previous articles, I'd strongly recommend...
Modern Collaboration: Sharing Files in OneDrive for Business and SharePoint
September 10, 2020
I hope you are enjoying the Modern Collaboration blog series. If you haven't read the previous articles in the series,...
Modern Collaboration: Accessing and Saving Files in OneDrive for Business and SharePoint
September 07, 2020
The time has come in my Modern Collaboration blog series to start diving deep into the how-to. We started this...
Modern Collaboration with Microsoft OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams!
August 06, 2020
I've recently worked a lot with the Microsoft Cloud, specifically around productivity and Modern Collaboration. I decided to start a...
What is Modern Collaboration, and how does it impact business?
August 03, 2020
Modern Collaboration, Collaboration Transformation, Technology Revolution, Technology Transformation; I'm sure you have heard one or more of these terms before....
Pre-load awesome background images for Microsoft Teams Virtual Background using PowerShell
July 09, 2020
Microsoft Teams officially rolled out Virtual Backgrounds back in March, around the time COVID-19 went crazy in the United States....
How to check Exchange Online Distribution List activity over 30, 60, 90+ days?
July 06, 2020
All growing and/or large organizations will experience this. We have all of these Distribution Lists, but does anyone even use...
Creating and Managing a Backlog using Microsoft 365 Apps
June 18, 2020
In the last few months, I've spent a lot of time organizing and planning. Most of this time was spent...
Getting things done while working from home using Microsoft To Do!
June 05, 2020
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, heck before the World Health Organization declared a pandemic. I started working 100%...
Tracking and Automating Business Processes
November 08, 2018
As businesses grow, it becomes challenging to keep up with business processes. To keep up with a constant flow of...
Centralizing Your Chat Clients - Including Multiple Microsoft Teams Accounts!
November 01, 2018
[]({{ site.baseurl }}/assets/img/10/msteams.png) I ran into a scenario where I wanted to use Microsoft Teams more. I am...
Using PowerShell with RESTful API's - BirdDogHR API Module
August 06, 2018
In the last few months at work, we have been concentrating on integrating different cloud-hosted systems with our on-premise systems....
My Microsoft HoloLens Adventure - Updates on Studying
June 06, 2016
A couple of weeks ago, I made a post on the study materials I planned on leveraging to learn how...
My Microsoft HoloLens Adventure - First Impressions of the HoloLens
June 03, 2016
it's been over two weeks since my last post; however I have an excuse! It may not be a good...
My Microsoft HoloLens Adventure - Preparing Study Resources
May 19, 2016
As I continue my adventure of learning how to program for the HoloLens, the first step is actually learning how...
My Microsoft HoloLens Adventure - Setting up the Development Tools
May 16, 2016
I've started my adventure of learning how to program for the Microsoft HoloLens. If you haven't heard about this new...
My Microsoft HoloLens Adventure - Introduction
May 13, 2016
I'm back!!! It's been almost a year to the day! I previously had claimed I was going to become much...
Reflecting on Ignite 2015 - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
May 18, 2015
I know I am late to the game, Ignite ended over a week ago! I would just like to share...
Building a Desired State Configuration (DSC) Lab
September 26, 2014
Recently I presenting at the Indianapolis PowerShell User Group and talked about Desired State Configuration. The presentation was 100% demonstrations,...
PowerShell: Check for user accounts running Windows Services
September 25, 2014
Recently I worked with a client to validate that if a user account were to be disabled that it wasn't...
GriffinMonitor Module v1.5 - Additional Functionality
June 19, 2014
This evening I've decided to add additional functionality to the GriffinMonitor Module. I noticed that I am filling up my...
Exploring Windows Management Framework 5.0 May 2014 Preview
June 01, 2014
The Windows Management Framework 5.0 Preview was released in early April, and an update to it was posted during Microsoft...
Monitoring Storage Pool Health - GriffinMonitor Module
May 26, 2014
There have been times in the past (more than I like to remember) where I've had a hard drive fail,...
TechEd 2014 Round Up
May 21, 2014
TechEd has come, and TechEd has gone... there were some cool announcements and some disappointments in the overall conference. Let's...
PowerShell Summit: PowerShell Makes SharePoint oh so Magical - PowerPoint
April 28, 2014
My second session of the PowerShell Summit 2014 covered Automating the installation of SharePoint 2013 SP1 using multiple community based...
PowerShell Summit: PowerCLI - Automating Your VMware Environment Reporting - PowerPoint
April 28, 2014
This morning I presenting PowerCLI - Automating Your VMware Environment Reporting at the PowerShell Summit 2014. Below is the PowerPoint...
IndyPoSh and Indy VMUG PowerShell Basics v3 and v4
January 09, 2014
Hello everyone! Long time no post; more details surrounding that will be coming! Tonight I would like to share the...
PowerShell Pranks - Making Work Fun with Creepy Voices!
October 10, 2013
In every IT office I have worked in, pulling pranks co-workers has been a standard. They tend to be low-tech;...
Having fun around the office with PowerShell Pranks - PowerPoint
October 10, 2013
Last week I presented to the Indianapolis PowerShell User Group about PowerShell Pranks. I will be doing a much more...
The road to become an MCT
October 09, 2013
I have had a goal over the last two years to become a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT). I was already...
Train The Trainer Presentation - Introduction to Basic Administration with PowerShell v3
September 17, 2013
This week I am attending the MCT Summit in Bellevue Washington. After today I am going to be an MCT!...
Get Most Used Document Libraries and Lists in SharePoint
August 25, 2013
Lately I have been putting a lot of my time into developing useful PowerShell scripts for managing Windows environments. While...
PowerShell One Liner for Count of all Documents in SharePoint 2010 Farm
July 26, 2013
Last week I had a client reach out to me, asking for a count of all documents in their SharePoint...
IndyVMUG Conference PowerCLI - Community Session Slides
July 25, 2013
Today I presented Intro to PowerCLI at the IndyVMUG Conference. As promised I am posting the PowerPoint slides that were...
PowerShell v4 Desired State Configuration Deep Dive
July 01, 2013
During my time at Microsoft TechEd many new things were announced. My all time favorite announcement was PowerShell v4. There...
PowerShell v4 Ping and Telnet Replacement
June 28, 2013
**Note: Article Written on Server 2012 R2 Preview Build, the functionality may change when released.** ** meeting and I was tasked with getting the survey for...
Storage Space Virtual Disk Disconnected on Restart
February 10, 2013
So I recently had to rebuild my Server 2012 virtual server. I had storage spaces setup and after I finished...
TechEd 2013 is Coming!
February 06, 2013
Hello Everyone! Sorry for the delay in posting but this is super important! Tech Ed 2013 registration will be opening...
Backup Linux using PowerShell
December 29, 2012
As a follow up toĀ [Backups are Important! Here is How I do it!](http://mattblogsit.com/oob/backups-are-important-here-is-how-i-do-it "Backups are Important! Here is How I...
How Windows 8 change my view on Microsoft
November 24, 2012
I have always loved the Windows Operating System, but their phones were a joke back it the day, and their...
Configure Surface to use MicroSD as Primary Storage
November 09, 2012
After about a week of excitement and playing around with features, I decided it was time to start optimizing and...
Setting up a HomeGroup with Windows 8
October 27, 2012
While recently blogging about using my Surface to share media from my desktop to my Xbox it occurred to me....
Is the Microsoft Surface for Me?
October 27, 2012
In the last 2 days the biggest questionĀ I'veĀ heard is what makes this device good for me? The best responseĀ I'veĀ had for...
Windows 8 is here and so is the Surface
October 26, 2012
Today was a big day for Microsoft. Today was the release of Windows 8 and of the Surface RT. I...
Windows 8 is Nearly Here!
October 20, 2012
I personally have been using Windows 8 off and on since the Developer Preview was released over a year ago,...
TechEd Week Summary
June 19, 2012
TechEd was an extremely busy week, and it was a ton of fun. There were many challenges throughout the week...
#IAMKREWE, Should you?
June 19, 2012
ā**The Krewe**Ā is a group of hard working/fun-loving IT Pros and Developers. We gather every year at Microsoft TechEd North America,...
TechEd Day 2 Summary
June 13, 2012
Day 2 was a rough start, every day you progress through TechEd the more exhausted you feel in the morning....
TechEd Day 1 Summary
June 11, 2012
Day 1 is coming to a close as I write it sitting pool side using the Samsung Series 7 Slate....
TechEd Day 0 Summary
June 11, 2012
The drive from Indianapolis to Orlando wasn't as bad as I anticipated. I arrived within 16 hours and got registered...
#60Days2MCSE I Failed
June 11, 2012
Today is the day that I was hoping to call myself an MCSE, I am thrilled to hear that some...
TechEd 2012 ā It Begins Now
June 08, 2012
Ever since last year when I first attended TechEd I knew I wanted to come back. I decided to wait...
TechEd 2012 ā The Schedule
June 05, 2012
If you read my post on [Important Resources](http://mattblogsit.com/2012/05/30/tech-ed-2012-important-resources/) for TechEd you will notice that I mentioned building your schedule, and...
Tech Ed 2012 ā Important Resources
May 30, 2012
Hello All! We are a mere 10 days until Tech Ed Day 0, with that in mind Iāve began throwing...
#60Days2MCSE Challenge ā Week 6 Update
May 28, 2012
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#60Days2MCSE Challenge ā The Plan ā The Resources
April 20, 2012
On April 15th **[@MichaelBender](http://twitter.com/#/MichaelBender)** challenged the readers of MS LearningāsĀ **[Born To Learn](http://borntolearn.mslearn.net/)** blog. The challenge is to complete...
Lets Go To TechEd 2012!
February 04, 2012
This week at work I was informed that I was approved to go to TechEd 2012! Last year was my...
Making a Windows 8 Slate
January 22, 2012
Back when Windows 8 was shown off at the Developers conference someone I work with mentioned it in a meeting,...
How to Install Windows 8 Developer Preview with developer tools English, 64-bit As A Virtual Machine
September 14, 2011
Tonight Windows 8 was released (LEGALLY) at least the Developer Preview edition was! You are able to get your own...
Out of Band (35 posts)
COVID is getting better, right?
October 27, 2020
I've been asked this question directly by more than one person, simply because I have friends who didn't understand why...
Building a Smart Home focused on physical accessibility Part 2 - The Resources!
July 08, 2020
Just over a week ago, I blogged about the [Smart Home I've just started to build](https://mattblogsit.com/oob/building-a-smart-home-focused-on-physical-accessibility). The post seems to...
Building a Smart Home focused on physical accessibility
July 02, 2020
About a year and a half ago, I decided to jump headfirst into Smart Home Technology. I had used some...
Organizing life, while trapped at home during COVID-19
June 17, 2020
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about "[Getting things done while working from home using Microsoft To...
What are Adaptive Sports, and why they matter?
June 08, 2020
My entire blog has historically been about my background in technology and my technology career. To be honest, I started...
Why should you have a mobile-first workforce?
June 01, 2020
In the last several months, many organizations have shut down, at a minimum, significantly slowed down due to the COVID-19...
Life Update
August 05, 2018
This blog has been quite dead for a while now. Never fear I am still around! Life has been busy,...
Reflecting on Ignite 2015 - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
May 18, 2015
I know I am late to the game, Ignite ended over a week ago! I would just like to share...
Long Absence, but I'm back!
May 17, 2015
It has been nearly 8 months since my last blog post. For that I'd like to apologize, as I really...
Considerations When an IT Employee Leaves
September 29, 2014
Recently I've helped clients and even off-boarded IT employees from our own team. There are quite a few considerations you...
The ever Evolving Career of IT - Reflecting on the last Decade
June 13, 2014
I've been working professionally in IT for 6 years, and I have been working with computers for over 10. I...
Building The New Battle Station
June 08, 2014
For the last 5 years, I've owned the same desktop computer that I do most of my work from at...
New Year New Changes
January 30, 2014
It's been quite a bit of time since I've made a true blog post. Things have been very exciting in...
PowerShell Pranks - Making Work Fun with Creepy Voices!
October 10, 2013
In every IT office I have worked in, pulling pranks co-workers has been a standard. They tend to be low-tech;...
The road to become an MCT
October 09, 2013
I have had a goal over the last two years to become a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT). I was already...
How the Microsoft TechEd Experience Changes with #TheKrewe
June 19, 2013
The last three years I have been extraordinarily lucky that I have been able to attend Microsoft TechEd. Every year...
Summarizing The Microsoft TechEd Experience 2013
June 18, 2013
Two weeks ago I was lucky enough to be sent to Microsoft TechEd by the company I work at. It...
Now that #IAMKREWE, how the hell do I meet you?
June 01, 2013
As I sit here reflecting on my last 2 years being with #TheKrewe I was thinking. There are quite a...
Arris TG862G/CT from Xfinity Port Forwarding - Signature Support Sham
May 30, 2013
Recently I received a letter in the mail that Xfinity had increased the speed of the internet in my area......
TechEd 2013 is Coming!
February 06, 2013
Hello Everyone! Sorry for the delay in posting but this is super important! Tech Ed 2013 registration will be opening...
My 15 Minutes of Fame
January 31, 2013
Recently I was asked to be on the **[People Talking Tech Podcast](http://peopletalkingtech.com/)** to talk about my transition from college to...
My Second Passion in Life - Cooking
December 31, 2012
Now I know this is an IT focused blog, but it is also my personal blog and I feel like...
Sharing is Caring
December 27, 2012
I've been running websites for nearly a decade now and I've always been interested in what brings in actualĀ consistentĀ visitors. In...
Backups are Important! Here is How I do it!
November 09, 2012
As I promised I would blog about the additional backup procedures I planned on putting in place after the outage...
Captain Hindsight! Always have Remote Backups!
November 06, 2012
On Thursday afternoon I started receiving alerts that both of my personal websites had gone offline. My provider had been...
He Just Disappearedā¦ Like That!
July 31, 2012
I first want to start off by apologizing on myĀ disappearanceĀ from Twitter and blogging for the past 1 1/2 months. Things...
TechEd Week Summary
June 19, 2012
TechEd was an extremely busy week, and it was a ton of fun. There were many challenges throughout the week...
#IAMKREWE, Should you?
June 19, 2012
ā**The Krewe**Ā is a group of hard working/fun-loving IT Pros and Developers. We gather every year at Microsoft TechEd North America,...
TechEd Day 2 Summary
June 13, 2012
Day 2 was a rough start, every day you progress through TechEd the more exhausted you feel in the morning....
TechEd Day 1 Summary
June 11, 2012
Day 1 is coming to a close as I write it sitting pool side using the Samsung Series 7 Slate....
TechEd Day 0 Summary
June 11, 2012
The drive from Indianapolis to Orlando wasn't as bad as I anticipated. I arrived within 16 hours and got registered...
TechEd 2012 ā It Begins Now
June 08, 2012
Ever since last year when I first attended TechEd I knew I wanted to come back. I decided to wait...
TechEd 2012 ā The Schedule
June 05, 2012
If you read my post on [Important Resources](http://mattblogsit.com/2012/05/30/tech-ed-2012-important-resources/) for TechEd you will notice that I mentioned building your schedule, and...
Tech Ed 2012 ā Important Resources
May 30, 2012
Hello All! We are a mere 10 days until Tech Ed Day 0, with that in mind Iāve began throwing...
What do you DO?
January 25, 2012
I get this question almost daily. It seems like a very easy question to answer, but when it comes to...
Review (1 post)
Learning PowerCLI Book Review
February 27, 2014
I was recently asked to write a review for [Learning...
User (13 posts)
Microsoft Teams The Hub for Modern Collaboration
October 01, 2020
We are getting deep and will wrap up the Modern Collaboration blog series by tying all of the products we...
Restore Previous Versions and Deleted Files from OneDrive for Business and SharePoint
September 15, 2020
We are getting deep into the Modern Collaboration blog series. If you haven't read the previous articles, I'd strongly recommend...
Modern Collaboration: Sharing Files in OneDrive for Business and SharePoint
September 10, 2020
I hope you are enjoying the Modern Collaboration blog series. If you haven't read the previous articles in the series,...
Modern Collaboration: Accessing and Saving Files in OneDrive for Business and SharePoint
September 07, 2020
The time has come in my Modern Collaboration blog series to start diving deep into the how-to. We started this...
Modern Collaboration with Microsoft OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams!
August 06, 2020
I've recently worked a lot with the Microsoft Cloud, specifically around productivity and Modern Collaboration. I decided to start a...
Pre-load awesome background images for Microsoft Teams Virtual Background using PowerShell
July 09, 2020
Microsoft Teams officially rolled out Virtual Backgrounds back in March, around the time COVID-19 went crazy in the United States....
Creating and Managing a Backlog using Microsoft 365 Apps
June 18, 2020
In the last few months, I've spent a lot of time organizing and planning. Most of this time was spent...
Getting things done while working from home using Microsoft To Do!
June 05, 2020
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, heck before the World Health Organization declared a pandemic. I started working 100%...
Centralizing Your Chat Clients - Including Multiple Microsoft Teams Accounts!
November 01, 2018
[]({{ site.baseurl }}/assets/img/10/msteams.png) I ran into a scenario where I wanted to use Microsoft Teams more. I am...
How Windows 8 change my view on Microsoft
November 24, 2012
I have always loved the Windows Operating System, but their phones were a joke back it the day, and their...
Is the Microsoft Surface for Me?
October 27, 2012
In the last 2 days the biggest questionĀ I'veĀ heard is what makes this device good for me? The best responseĀ I'veĀ had for...
Windows 8 is Nearly Here!
October 20, 2012
I personally have been using Windows 8 off and on since the Developer Preview was released over a year ago,...
Making a Windows 8 Slate
January 22, 2012
Back when Windows 8 was shown off at the Developers conference someone I work with mentioned it in a meeting,...
VMware (2 posts)
PowerShell Summit: PowerCLI - Automating Your VMware Environment Reporting - PowerPoint
April 28, 2014
This morning I presenting PowerCLI - Automating Your VMware Environment Reporting at the PowerShell Summit 2014. Below is the PowerPoint...
IndyVMUG Conference PowerCLI - Community Session Slides
July 25, 2013
Today I presented Intro to PowerCLI at the IndyVMUG Conference. As promised I am posting the PowerPoint slides that were...