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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 I am still staying extremely socially distant. Why would they...
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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 have discussed together using Microsoft Teams as our hub! Before...
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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 starting from the...
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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, I highly recommend you do. We started this series by...
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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 series by broadly talking about [what Modern Collaboration is and how...
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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 series of posts, and this is the second post in...
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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. They are very common to talk about in...
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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. With COVID-19 came a slew of people working from home,...
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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 have been...
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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 them or know why they were created 5, 10, 15...
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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 smart home tech previously, but never tried to tie it...
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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 on my personal life organization around the house, but contrary...
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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...
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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 this blog reasonably early in my professional career, and I...
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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% from home; this was primarily due to my being a...
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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 pandemic. The pandemic placed a strain on many industries, even...
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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 tasks associated with these processes, you need to track them,...
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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 one of those odd people...
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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. Integration usually means using some ETL Tool to interact with...
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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, work has been busy, and I took a step back...
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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 to program for the Microsoft HoloLens. This weekend was the...
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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 excuse, however I went on a vacation to beautiful Las...
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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 to program! I am lucky enough that I took some...
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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 adventure please check out my blog post [My Microsoft HoloLens Adventure...
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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 more active in my blogging and that turned out to...
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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 my perspective on how the week went, as it was...
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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 would love to have been posting all of this time;...
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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 must make when someone in IT leaves a company or...
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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, and I decided it would be a good idea to......
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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 going to break any of their currently running applications. You...
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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 storage on my lab server fairly quickly. With that in...
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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 quickly realized that if I continued down this path for...
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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 home. The computer was solid, a Dell XPS 630i. It...
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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 TechEd in May. Some major things are changing with PowerShell;...
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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, a raid 5 fail, and eventually I am sure I'll...
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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 start with the cool announcements and fun things that did...
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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 the PowerShell Summit really took quite a bit of time....
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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 tools. Once we installed SharePoint we started exploring how...
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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 that was used during this presentation, with additional slides...
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Learning PowerCLI Book Review
February 27, 2014
I was recently asked to write a review for [Learning...
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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 my life lately and I've been chugging along to keep...
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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 PowerPoint I used for the IndyPoSh/Indy VMUG presentation I presented...
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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; co-workers leave their computers unlocked, change their background, and maybe...
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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 in depth blog post about it in the near future....
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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 half way there by holding an MCITP certificate in Windows...
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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! For me to become an MCT I have presented a...
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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 working on these scripts I've developed some really cool 1-liner...
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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 2010 internal farm. They were planning on implementing Metalogix StoragePoint...
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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 used during that presentation. This session covered the basics you...
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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 are many great things coming out with PowerShell v4, things...
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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 our meetings setup. I did not want to follow the......
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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 the install the Virtual Disk was not mounted. I realized...
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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 on February 12th so make sure you start begging your...
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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 IT career. In the process I was also asked...
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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 cooking is big chunk of what I enjoy doing in...
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Backup Linux using PowerShell
December 29, 2012
As a follow up to [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 do it!") I decided I should...
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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 actual consistent visitors. In my early web days I was doing things just for...
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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 in-house hardware was just accessories and a game console. I...
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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 making this thing run the way I wanted. The first...
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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 I had last time. I still have more things I'd...
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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 attacked and the hackers nuked the drives.
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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. Some people may not know how to setup a HomeGroup, and...
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Is the Microsoft Surface for Me?
October 27, 2012
In the last 2 days the biggest question I've heard is what makes this device good for me? The best response I've had for that is if you are a standard user, the Surface...
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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 have been using Windows 8 quite a bit already and...
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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, more frequently after I received a Samsung Series 7 Slate...
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He Just Disappeared… Like That!
July 31, 2012
I first want to start off by apologizing on my disappearance from Twitter and blogging for the past 1 1/2 months. Things have been quite crazy since the return from TechEd but...
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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 maintaining my schedule however it was overall another amazing year....
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#IAMKREWE, Should you?
June 19, 2012
“**The Krewe** is a group of hard working/fun-loving IT Pros and Developers. We gather every year at Microsoft TechEd North America, the largest Microsoft technology education conference. Our...
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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. The day started with another Keynote that was all about...
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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. I have learned a lot of new cool stuff is...
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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 at the massive OCCC convention center.
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#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 who have taken the challenge have completed it and I...
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TechEd 2012 – 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 until I was closer to becoming full time before I...
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TechEd 2012 – 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 overbooking...
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Tech Ed 2012 – Important Resources
May 30, 2012
Hello All! We are a mere 10 days until Tech Ed Day 0, with that in mind I’ve began throwing my schedule together and getting organized! I wanted to provide...
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#60Days2MCSE Challenge – Week 6 Update
May 28, 2012
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#60Days2MCSE Challenge – The Plan – The Resources
April 20, 2012
On April 15th **[@MichaelBender](http://twitter.com/#/MichaelBender)** challenged the readers of MS Learning’s **[Born To Learn](http://borntolearn.mslearn.net/)** blog. The challenge is to complete...
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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 first year going, and getting to go back again sounds...
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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 a technical job it becomes much more challenging to answer....
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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, I went into depth about what I knew about it...
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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 copy at [http://dev.windows.com/](http://dev.windows.com/). I have an interest in...
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