Practical IT strategy and leadership for small and medium businesses
I write about running technology well, especially in Microsoft 365 environments, and about the leadership it takes. This is also where I share the free, open source tools I build along the way.
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Short, practical pieces on IT leadership, change management, and getting better at the work.
- Get ready now for the EWS end-of-life on your M365 tenant.
Microsoft is turning off Exchange Web Services in Microsoft 365, tenant by tenant. Here’s what breaks, how to buy time, and how to check your tenant. - WordPress Updates Itself. PHP Doesn’t.
PHP shipped emergency fixes for two critical flaws called PHP2Shell. WordPress won’t install them for you. Here’s how to check your site and ask your host. - Who Can Create AI Agents in Your Entra Tenant? Check Before November.
Microsoft is adding an Entra setting, on by default, that lets any user create AI agent blueprints. Here is how to check it and switch it off.
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Free & open source projects
Tools I have built and given away. No cost, no catch, and the source is on GitHub.
DNS Benchmark
Finds the fastest DNS resolver for your connection. It tests your system’s servers and popular public resolvers over UDP, TCP, DNS-over-TLS, and DNS-over-HTTPS, then ranks them by real-world speed.
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Shell Sheet
A text editor where any line can be a shell command. Press Ctrl+Enter and the output appears right beneath it, so your whole session stays in one document you can edit, search, and save.
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Moniker
A terminal built around saved SSH connections. One click opens a logged-in shell, startup sequences run your usual commands for you, and your profiles sync between your own machines with no server in the middle.
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