Finding Nimo
It's a new day and a new shiny toy for us homelabers. Last month, the processor on my old laptop finally breathed its last. It was a good laptop, but it was ready to pass on. However, what made this crappy is my little Dell gave up as well. I had to rethink how I was...
Maybe Financials
Maybe, Just Maybe, someone will enjoy Maybe Financials. It's a powerfull self hosted financial system and it's something I need. I'm switching from my factory IT job to a School system. The school system moves me from a weekly paycheck to a monthly paycheck and a pay...
Global Reader Role Security Concerns
It started like most of my learning sessions do. I cracked open a cold Dr Pepper and decided to poke around Microsoft 365 Explorer just to see how it really works. Not trying to solve a ticket or check alerts, just digging through the Security & Compliance Center...
DeepSite Review
Not much takes me by Suprise, but this little tool has really done just that. I want to do a Deepsite Review in today's post. Deepsite is a unique AI tool that builds websites. Unlike chat gpt, you don't have to feed it a complex prompt to make one page look decent. I...
Intune devices vs app policies
Ever feel like you’re just guessing which Intune policy to use? You go into Microsoft Intune thinking, “I just want to block copy/paste from Teams to a student’s phone,” and suddenly you're knee-deep in device configs, app restrictions, compliance policies, and...
Upcoming OneDrive changes
Oh Microsoft, we love you, and sometimes we can't stand you. Announced on Microsoft Roadmaps, Upcoming OneDrive changes are going to be a mess. (Link) The skinny on this one is simple, You will be able to sync your personal one drive files with your company OneDrive...
PowerShell regex use case
If you've ever needed to extract specific information from a log file or validate user input in a PowerShell script, you've probably wished for a magic tool that could do the heavy lifting. Well, that’s exactly where regular expressions (regex) come in. Regex is one...
CG-NATed Home lab
Recently I switched ISP providers. The one I was using started the price increase game. We picked up the ISP while it was $70 per month for 1 GB. They are the only physical line provider in my town. The town has a law that "beautifies" the power lines. This means only...
Automate Windows 11 Upgrade
Upgrading Windows 11 across multiple machines is one of those tasks that sounds simple—until you realize you need to manually download the ISO, mount it, and run the upgrade for every single computer. If you're managing a fleet of devices, that’s a lot of clicking and...
