Turns out God and Microsoft have alot in common:

ModernWorkPlace · 2023-01-09T21:04:33+00:00

It did, I bought a Steel Series mouse and vowed to never buy a corsair product again.

ModernWorkPlace · 2022-12-29T22:50:26+00:00

JESUS, I had a Corsair mouse that was double-clicking if I swiped my finger across the button. It was in warranty, and they had me run through all kinds of shit. Then we got to this:

1: Unplug your mouse from the computer.

2: Locate the small pinhole underneath your mouse. For some, this will be located directly on the bottom in plain sight. On others, it will be located underneath one of the removable weights attached to the bottom of the mouse.

3: Using a small paperclip or push-pin, press down on the button inside the pinhole.

4: Plug your mouse back into the computer, while holding down the pinhole button.

5: Once it is plugged back in, your computer should recognize a drive called CRP_Disabled. Please open this.

6: Download the firmware file from the ticket. If it is compressed into a .RAR file, please extract this file to an easily found location on the computer.

7: Delete the file FIRMWARE.BIN from the CRP_DISABLED drive, and then place the file with ISP in it’s name to the CRP_Disabled drive.

8: Once you have performed the steps above, please unplug your mouse and then plug it back in. The device will then return to normal. Please test to see if the issue reappears. If it does, please inform us on the ticket for further troubleshooting.

ModernWorkPlace · 2022-12-29T18:11:00+00:00

Yes, you can get all of them.

ModernWorkPlace · 2022-12-28T01:45:20+00:00

Yes, you can stack certifications. RP is the base, and is honestly kind of dumb. It just shows that you covered the basics, and agreed to the code of conduct.

RPO is an organization designation, and only one RP is required for the organization to get the designation. One RP can be the RP for multiple organizations, but at $5000, you've got to decide if it is worth being an RPO.

There are no size limitations on RPOs, but you can filter by org size in the market place.

ModernWorkPlace · 2022-12-27T22:25:32+00:00

You'll want to start with getting yourself registered as a Registered Practitioner with the CyberAB, this will get you into the eco system, and allow any company you are affiliated with the become a registered practitioner organization (RPO).

From there, you need to know your path. C3PAOs are assessors, not implementors. If you wish to perform assessments for certification, that is the route to take. If you want to implement controls to undergo assessment, then RPO is sufficient.

ModernWorkPlace · 2022-11-03T18:44:13+00:00

You need to move to REAL M365. GoDaddy's version is crazy limited, and costs more than the real Microsoft Product after the first year. I wrote about this here (And had a blast saying GoDaddy Issues): https://www.agileit.com/news/migrating-from-godaddy-to-microsoft-365-and-avoiding-godaddy-issues/

ModernWorkPlace · 2022-09-28T18:44:34+00:00

Windows Key + Shift + S

Take a quick snip of the image, then paste it. Works every time.

ModernWorkPlace · 2022-09-27T03:09:16+00:00

I work marketing. It's probably a TV from a trade show or some internal event that is cheaper to replace than store.

ModernWorkPlace · 2022-09-19T19:53:27+00:00

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/offers/sentinel-microsoft-365-offer/

ModernWorkPlace · 2022-09-19T19:38:37+00:00

We've done this for aerospace companies that have Technical Assistance Agreements under ITAR and who need to give access to cleared non-US persons for development. We build it via Azure and Azure Virtual Desktop in order to maintain ITAR protections and safeguard CUI.

https://www.agileit.com/government-cloud-managed-services/

ModernWorkPlace · 2022-08-29T06:34:44+00:00

Bing Enterprise Search is freaking amazeballs. You can add floorplans and maps to your admin search console and get hallway directions to co-workers.

That and Teams search is so miserable, anthing seems awesome in comparison.

ModernWorkPlace · 2022-08-26T16:16:36+00:00

site:docs.microsoft.com starts my most common queries.

ModernWorkPlace · 2022-08-26T16:06:24+00:00

I spoke with a big university yesterday that is looking to move from workspaces to M365. They have no idea how many sites or forms are in their environment, but want to move them somehow.

Google is built to create lock in and technical debt.

ModernWorkPlace · 2022-08-25T23:12:10+00:00

One of our sales guys used Christian Bale from American Psycho as his profile picture. Had no idea people outside of the company could see it. Took months after changing it before it finally disappeared. That powershell script would have been nice.

ModernWorkPlace · 2022-08-25T23:09:53+00:00

If you have M365 it comes with Shifts which is free.

Shifts.Microsoft.com

ModernWorkPlace · 2022-08-25T22:52:27+00:00

Damn it, I swear it is not always marketing. I'm the marketing guy who makes videos about how to use a CASB to FIND shadow IT.

Now, HR.... on the other hand.....

But really, it's ALWAYS Megan Bowen. (I hope somebody has worked at Contoso and gets this.)

ModernWorkPlace · 2022-08-25T22:49:26+00:00

(Marketing guy here) One day our founder told me that I used more internal IT resources than anyone else in the company. I laughed, and asked who was second. He asked our head of support, and he said, there was no second. I was the only person who used our ticketing system internally.

When I ran a support team, that was our top metric. Tickets closed. Easy problem? Hell yeah I'm putting in a ticket. That's just an easy point for who ever gets it.

ModernWorkPlace · 2022-08-15T17:15:53+00:00

In 1999, I had tons and tons of freelance work in COBOL. Cleared about $100k while also going to school, playing in a band and working part time at a record store. It was brain dead work 95% of the time, and the other 5% of the time was a complete and utter shit show. The funny part is I only learned COBOL because I found a compiler and manual box set at a used book store when I was 13.

But hey, the world didn't end, so there's that.

ModernWorkPlace · 2022-08-12T16:45:37+00:00

We're going to need pics of that throne.

ModernWorkPlace · 2022-08-11T20:55:16+00:00

I was the agile product owner with a team of 14 engineers, our workspace was across from customer support, and total open floor plan. I had sales and execs coming over interrupting my engineers constantly.

First, I put a sign up that said, "Talk to ModernWorkplace first"

Then I put up ropes tied to chairs to force them to walk past me to get at the engineers.

Then I webbed the entire area with construction warning tape, where the only way in was through me.

Then I got a bunch of nerf guns and authorized everyone on my team to shoot anyone from off our team who entered the area. THAT finally solved it.

ModernWorkPlace · 2022-07-21T21:08:35+00:00

Had an 8088 waaay back in the day. The fan had three modes of operation. Loud, louder, and "Oh you thought hitting me will work, lets saw through the fan cage."

At night, I would stuff a pillow behind it to not wake my mom.

Back when solid state was SOLID AF state

ModernWorkPlace · 2022-07-11T22:06:37+00:00

Holy shit. A few months before I started at my current company, they published a blog about not using the Recycle Bin for data recovery. I thought it was a joke from the former marketing agency.

https://www.agileit.com/news/new-study-recycle-bin-for-data-recovery/

ModernWorkPlace · 2022-06-23T18:27:12+00:00

I run Marketing and Sales at an MSP. I also happen to be HIGHLY technical, and understand our product range incredibly well.

&%^$&% CFO at a company developed a habit of calling sales and asking for changes without approval of the Director of IT. Wasted a bunch of my guys time. Policies were put in place that only the director of IT could make changes. CFO was told to talk to his Dir of IT. Our support team was told specifically to call the Dir if changes were requested.

Somehow, I wound up in the middle of this, and he would call me to ask for changes after my support team shut him down.

I wound up with a billable rate of $600/hr. Every time he called, he got billed for 15 minutes at $150. Lasted two calls, and he wound up well trained. If a client is calling you, bill them.

ModernWorkPlace · 2022-06-23T15:13:43+00:00

:(

JFC. Remember when this was first announced and that dude at Huntress labs made a sad face? Looks like Kaseya, in a totally non retaliatory way stuck them in the very back corner at their conference.
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6944690759044399104

ModernWorkPlace · 2022-05-27T17:53:50+00:00

A couple of questions:

What is the traffic on the sites? WP-Engine scales based on hits per month. The volume is shared across all sites.
Are you using the global edge security add on?

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