WordPress: .com vs .org

For years I’ve built most of my sites using the open source WordPress platform, i.e. WordPress.org. For this site I decided to try the free offering of WordPress.com instead. Setup Setup is significantly easier on WordPress.com. If you already have a web host, setting up your own may not be much extra work, but if

Security Essentials: Multi-factor Authentication

I typically have two main pieces of advice for basic information security that anybody can and should do. Use multi-factor authentication everywhere it is offered Use a password manager to generate good passwords, remember them, and make your life easier with auto-fill I’ll look at the benefits of a password manager in another post soon.

Security Essentials: Password Manager

I typically have two main pieces of advice for basic information security that anybody can and should do. Use multi-factor authentication everywhere it is offered Use a password manager to generate good passwords, remember them, and make your life easier with auto-fill My previous post dealt with multi-factor authentication. This post will look at password

Microsoft Ignite News Day

Today was the first day of the spring edition of Microsoft Ignite, the primary conference for Microsoft IT professionals. The first day always includes a lot of news for upcoming features which tend to get dumped all at once the same time as the opening keynote. After reviewing several of these news blogs and watching

Microsoft Viva Topics – User Experience

In my previous post, I walked through my thoughts on the configuration process for the new Microsoft Viva Topics functionality within Microsoft 365. In this post I’ll dive into what the experience is like for users once it is configured. Creating / Editing a Topic You can edit a topic page similar to editing any

MS-101 Prep: How I’m Studying

Over the last few months, I’ve been working on preparing for the MS-101 exam. This exam covers a few topics around enterprise device management and security. I’ve mostly been studying with a few methods: The official practice test from MeasureUp Reading the learning paths from Microsoft Reading a prep booklet from Nate Chamberlain Trying as

Microsoft Viva Topics – Configuration

Microsoft recently launched their new Viva platform. Nothing about the announcement was radically new – everything had at least been previewed – but the new Viva branding helps tie them together with the shared goal of improving the employee experience. The most interesting component for me is one piece that did launch that day: Topics.